Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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a member also of the Political Science Association of the Central States, recently organized at Chicago. Although Prof. Tuttle hitherto has been engaged mainly in laying broad and deep the foundations which prepare for useful economic literature, he has already published The Wealth Concept: A Study in Economic Theory, which appeared in the Annals of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science, April, 1891, and The Outline of Economic Theory, December, 1894. Of his position as an economist it may be said that he is in hearty sym- pathy with Prof. Karl Knies, of Heidelberg, and Prof. John B. Clark, of Amherst, also a pupil of Prof. Knies. Like them, he is conservatively pro- gressive. He holds, with them, that our economic and social systems are historic products-the fruits of a growth which has been in progress for many centuries. Hence it is not wise to set them aside wholly, or even to tamper with them rashly, for the presumption is in their favor. Cn the other hand, they are confessedly imperfect 5 changing conditions-social, political and eco- nomic-have givenrise- to wants for which the existing system provides either inadequately or not at all. But the remedy lies in the direction of reform rather than revolution-in the patient, well-considered adaptation of inherited laws and institutions to the actual needs of the present, rather than in any scheme, however specious, which would discard these and build up a new system on foundations wholly untried. Prof. Tuttle's record at W'abash richly fulfills the promise of his earlier record as student at Amherst and Heidelberg, and again as teacher at Amherst. 27

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prize of SIOO, Hfor the best production spoken on the Commencement stage. He received, at the same time, the Woods prize of S6o, for general culture and improvement. He was also one of the six contestants for the Hyde prize in oratory. During the year which followed graduation he was principal of the High School at Ware, Mass. Here he endeared himself to the pupils and won the respect of the community to such a degree that a strong effort was made to retain his services. He had, however, resolved upon a course of study in Germany. In 1884, he resigned his position at Ware and established himself at Heidelberg. Here he studied political economy, finance, political science and politics under Prof. Karl Kneis, the Hphilosopher of the historical school, in the opinion of many the greatest living economist. In addition to these courses he studied comparative, constitutional and administrative law, German constitutional law and international law under Prof. von Bulmerincq, the development of the German Constitution under Prof. Hermann Schulze, the history of Roman law under Prof. Bekkerg the history of Christian philosophy under Prof. Kuno Fischer. In july, 1886, he received a degree Ph. D., z'11.vzgfzz' rum ltzmie, in political economy, international law and comparative, constitutional and administrative law. This achievement in so short a period means that the two years at the German university were not less laborious than those spent at Amherst. It would, however, be a great mistake to assume that he brought from Germany nothing save his degree and a substantial addi- tion to his library. He enjoyed the high privilege while abroad of being an inmate of one of the best German homes, and he came to know to the full the fascination of the scenery in and about this, perhaps, the most beautiful uni- versity town of the world. In the summer of 1886 he received notice of his appointment as Instructor in Political Economy at Amherst College, and resumed, in September of the same year, the vocation of teacher. In 1887 international law was added to his department. He was married january 6, 1891, to Miss Affa Miner, daughter of David Worthington Miner, M. D., of Ware, Mass. In 1892 the title of his position was changed to that of Associate Professor of Political Economy and International Law. In 1893 he resigned at Amherst in order to accept the Professorship of History and Sociology at Wabash College. Prof. Tuttle has been a member of the American Economic Association since his return from Germany, he is now a member of the Council and also of the Committee of Economic Theory of this association. He is a member and councillor of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and 26

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3811165 flD21Dl5Ol1 Chapman. In nature all types and classes agree within certain limitations, but re- markably diversified sometimes are the individuals of any class. It is the way in which the qualities which are common to a class are combined in an individual that makes an interesting personality. He is most interesting, and quickest wins the applause of the world, who is what he is by the endowments of nature, and whose balance of powers never reminds us of others. Such is the subject of this sketch. Professor Chapman has a strong and impressive personality. He never reminds one of any one else. He has a rare dignity of bearing, impressiveness of speech, and the power of throwing his own peculiar personality into conversation, and thus from the start he wins attention, and impresses himself upon those whom he meets as a person of originality and im- portance. Besides, he has an uncompromising persistency in the pursuit of what he has desired to attain, so that he has forced success and won attention. Nothing better illustrates this pertinacity of purpose than his unswerving de- votion, in spite sometimes of delicate health, to the work of preparing for his profession. James Madison Chapman was born May 7, 1851, in Newmarket, N. H. His father, James Madison Chapman, was, for many years, a prominent lawyer and politician, and was related to not a few of New England's most famous men. After completing the regular course of study in the schools of his native town, he took a special course in the New Hampshire Seminary at Tilton, N. H. But his health did not allow him to take a college course. He early began teaching in his native town. Besides teaching several private schools, he was Principal of the Grammar School at Newmarket. After teaching about four years, notwithstanding his services were sought after by not a few school committees, he decided to permanently give up school-teaching and to prepare himself to teach elocution. He studied with private tutors in Boston for two years. His principal elocutionary training, however, was received from Prof. Ralph G. Hibbard, of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., although he received some instruction from Prof. Lewis B. Monroe, late of Boston, and also the late Samuel K. Murdock, of Philadelphia, brother of the distinguished actor. Prof. Hibbard still mentions with pride the early promise of his pupil who has since become so favorably known as a public reader and teacher of elocution. 28