Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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David Todd is professor of astronomy, emeritus. He took his B.A. at Amherst in 1875 and then got his M.A. in 1878. He received his Ph.D. from Washington and jefferson in 1888. He was made professor of astron- omy and director of the Amherst observatory in 1881, in which post he served Amherst for thirty-six years, being appointed professor emeritus in 1917. He was made director of the National Academy Eclipse Expedition to Japan in 1887. He acted as chief of the Gov- ernment Eclipse Expedition to Japan in 1896. He is a member of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, of the Astronomiche Gesellschaft of Ger- many and of Phi Beta Kappa. 'fl 6 Professor Plough is assisted by Biologist McKee Arthur. Richard Francis Nelligan is associate professor of hy- giene and physical education, emeritus. After graduating from the Boston School of Gym- nastics in 1886, he became instruc- tor at the Young Men's Christian Association Gymnasium at De- troit for a year. The following year he held the same position at Chel- sea, Massachusetts. He was gym- nasium instructor at Cornell from 1887 to 1892. He was made gym- nasium instructor at Amherst in 1892. He was appointed instructor in hygiene and physical education in 1906 and associate professor in 1910. During the war he served as civilian director of athletics at Camp Devens, where he was com- missioned captain in 1918. He retired in 1929. Astronomy Warren Kimball Green, profes- sor of astronomy and director of 7 the observatory on the Sidney Dil- lon Foundation, served as marshal on the present administration. Having received his B.A. degree at Harvard in 1913 and his M.A. there in 1914, he was awarded his Ph.D. at the University of Cali- fornia two years later. A student at the Lick Observatory from 1914 to 1917, he served the U.S. Army Signal Corps, A.E.F., during the World War. Returning to enter the Amherst faculty in 1921, he has become a full professor. He is a member of Theta Xi and Sigma Xi. Biology Otto Charles Glaser obtained his B.A. from Johns Hopkins in 1900 and took his Ph.D. there in 1904. After five years' graduate work at Johns Hopkins, including study at marine laboratories, Beau- fort, North Carolina, Cameron, Louisiana, Naples, Mt. Desert, Maine, and at the University of Budapest, he was made instructor and professor of Zoology at the University of Michigan from 1905 to 1918. He is a trustee of the Marine Biological Laboratory. He was appointed Stone Professor of Biology at Amherst in 1918 and com- pleted his M.A. at Amherst in 1923. He is a member of Phi Chi and Phi Beta Kappa. Harold Henry Plough is the Rufus Tyler Lincoln Pro- fessor of Biology. After graduating from Amherst in 1913, he went on to take his M.A. and his Ph.D. at Columbia. On obtaining his Ph.D., he returned to Amherst as instructor in biology in 1917. He was appointed associ- ate professor in 1919 and professor in 1924. During the War he was commissioned second lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps, he is now a captain in the Sanitary Reserve Corps of the United States Army. He has studied in Germany, Naples and Florida during vacations and has done outstanding work in the held of evolution and genetics. He is a member of Delta Upsilon and of Sigma Xi. -19-

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Emeritus Arthur Henry Baxter, professor of romance languages, emeritus, has taught at Amherst since 1900. His petition for retirement was granted by the trustees this year. He took his B.A. atjohns Hopkins in 1894 and his Ph.D. at the same institution in 1898. He was instruc- tor in Italian at Johns Hopkins in 1897 and 1898 and first came to Amherst as instructor in romance languages in 1900. ln 1906 he was made assistant profes- sor and two years later associate professor, in which capacity he served till 1922. From 1922 to 1938 he was professor of romance languages. He is a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Xllilliam Pingry Bigelow is professor of music,emeritus. After taking his B.A. at Amherst in 1889, he studied music in Worcester for a year. He was particularly fortunate in being ' able to pursue his studies in Berlin and Dusseldorf from 1890 to 1894. He then returned to Amherst to become instructor in German and music from 1894 to 1901. He was appointed associate professor in 1901 and professor in 1906. He was made professor of music in 1908, which post he held until 1936, when his petition for resignation was accepted by the trustees. He completed his M.A. at Amherst in 1912 and is a member of Chi Phi Fraternity. Arthur John Hopkins is professor of chemistry, emeri- tus. He took his B.A. at Amherst in 1885,goingon to take his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins in 1893. He taught at Cotuit, Massachu- setts, and at Peekskill Military Academy from 1885 to 1890. After being ajohns Hopkins Fellow and teaching at Westminster College, he came to Amherst as instructor of chemistry in 1894. He was made professor of chemistry in 1907. He is a fellow in the American Associ- ation for the Advancement of Sci- ence. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society, the Johns Hopkins Chemical Society and the History of Science Society. He is affiliated with the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. Paul Chrysostom Phillips is the Parmly Billings Pro- fessor of Hygiene and Physical Education, Emeritus. He graduated from Amherst in the Class of 1888, Going to Columbia, he obtained his M.D. from that institution in 1895. He acted as medical and athletic director of the General Board of the Young Men's Christian Association in Chicago in 1895. He first came to Amherst in 1899 as assistant professor of hygiene and physical education. He was appointed professor of hygiene and physical educa- tion in 1908, serving in that capacity till 1929, when he was made professor emeritus. He obtained his M.P.E. at Springfield in 1921. He is a member of the Council of the American Physical Education Association and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was president of the Society of College Gymnasium Directors in 1902 and secretary of the last named organ- ization from 1910 to 1920. He is affiliated with Theta Delta Chi. The observatory is well equipped for astronomy enthusiasts Joseph Osgood Thompson is professor of physics, emer- itus. On graduating from Amherst in 1884, he became in- structor in Park College from 1884 to 1886. Returning to Amherst for graduate study, he then became Walker Instructor in Mathematics from 1887 to 1889. He took his Ph.D. at Strassburg during the following two years. He was in- structor in physics at Haverford from 1891 to 1894 and returned to Amherst as associate professor of physics in 1894. He taught here continuously, being appointed professor in 1918 and pro- fessor emeritus in 1928. Author of many scientific works, he is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Phi Beta Kappa. ...181

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Alfred Shepard Goodale is associate professor of botany. He graduated from Amherst in the Class of 1898. After serving as acting registrar in 1901, he was oflicially made registrar from 1902 to 1918. He was ap- pointed instructor in botany in 1904, holding this position to 1911, at which time he was made assistant professor. He remained an assistant professor only two years, being promoted to associate professor in 1913. He is a member of the New England Botanical Club, the Torrey Botanical Club and the American Fern Society. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Oscar Emile Schotte is assistant professor of biology. He is a graduate of the Imperial Russian State Gymnasi- um and received his D.Sc. degree at Geneva in 1925. His first position was as an instructor at the Institut de Zoologie et d' Anatomie Cam- paree of Geneva University from 1920 to 1928. He was a research fellow at the Rockefeller Founda- tion at the University of Freiburg during the year 1931-32 and at Yale University from 1932 to 1934. In 1934 he became assistant pro- fessor of biology at Amherst College. He is a member of the Societe Suisse de Zoologie, of the American Zoologi- cal Society and of the corporation of the Marine Biologi- cal Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. His publications in- clude research papers in the embryological field. George Percy Child is an instructor in biology. After taking his B.S. at New York University in 1929, he went on to take his Ph.D. there in 1934. He was an assistant in biology dur- ing his senior year and a graduate assistant in biology from 1929 to 1933. In 1933 he was appointed Rockefeller Research Assistant in Poultry Husbandry and Genetics at the University of Minnesota. Coming to Amherst as research i Q assistant in biology in 1935, he was appointed instructor in biol- ogy in 1937. He has conducted important research in ex- perimental embryology. He is a member of the New York Museum of Natural History, of the Genetics Society of America and of the American Zoological Society. Chemistry Ralph Alonzo Beebe graduated from Amherst in the Class of 1920. He was engaged in graduate study at Princeton during the years 1920 to 1923. On obtaining his Ph.D. at Princton in 1923, he was ap- pointed instructor in chemistry at Amherst. He was promoted to as- sociate professor in 1925 and fur- ther advanced to professor of chem- istry in 1937. He has done out- standing and significant chemical research in the field of molecular adsorption of heat. He is a member of the American Chemical Society. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Child helps students in a biology problem. Howard Waters Doughty is Massachusetts Professor of Chemistry. After attending Johns Hopkins, he engaged in commercial work for seven years. Returning to Johns Hopkins in 1900, he received his Ph.D. in 1904. After working as Carnegie Research Assistant in Vvlashington for a year, he taught at the Uni- versity of Missouri and at the Uni- versity of VVisconsin. He came to Amherst in 1907 and was appointed successively assistant professor, as- sociate professor and, in 1913, pro- fessor. He received his M.A. from Amherst in 1916 and his B.E., extra ordinen, from Johns Hopkins in 1927. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, of Phi Gamma Delta, of Sigma Xi and of Phi Beta Kappa. 20-