City College of New York - Microcosm Yearbook (New York, NY)

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o en. lexarpdel' tizwart eimb, Irlr. D. . Q ca ...i49....,... ri EACE hath her victories, but it is not given to all of us to seek honor at the cannon's moutl1 Q and, finding it there, to receive still greener laurels from the hands of Peace. That those Q? qualities and virtues which help to make up the genius of a great soldier sometimes shine with as great brilliancy in the arts of peace as in tl1ose of war is shown in the interesting career of Alexander Stewart Webb, for over a quarter of a century tl1e honored President of the College of the City of New York. President W'ebb, a son of Gen. james Watson Webb, was born in New York in 1835, and was educated at private schools and at the United States Military Academy. After his graduation fron1 the Academy he served in Florida and in Minnesota until his return to West Point, in 1857, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Upon the breaking out of the war, he again entered active service, and, after participating in a number of engagements was promoted to the filllk of Major. In July, 1863, he received his commission as Brigadier-General and was given the command of the Second Brigade CSecond Division, Second Army Corpsl, which under his direction gallantly helped to repulse Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. In this battle General Webb was woundedg l1is distinguished personal gallantry in this engagement was such as to 111erit him the rank of Brevet-Major CU. S. Armyj, and to wi11 for him a medal for bravery on the field. To review the many engagements i11 which General Webb took a prominent part would be a work of considerable magnitude, since his active service continued to the end of the war. His most conspicuous services were rendered at Gettysburg, Bristow Station, the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, in which last battle he was severely wounded, for the second time, and upon which occasion his bravery and coolness resulted in his being brevetted Colonel QU. S. Armyj. A second medal was bestowed upon the General by General Meade for gallantry at Spottsylvania. After serving as Chief of Staff of the Army of the Potomac in the operations against Petersburg, he was successively brevetted Brigadier-General and Major-General. Upon the close of the war he returned again to West Point to take up new duties as principal Ass't-Professor of Geography, History and Ethics at the Academy. In 1869, this distinguisl1ed soldier was chosen to be President of the College of the City of New York, and since that time he has devoted the energy and talents Wl1lCl1 have made him famous in other fields, to the welfare of our Alma Mater. Since the war, General Webb has contributed to the history of the great conflict 11un1erous authoritative and well written works 5 l1is narrative and critical study of the Peninsula Campaign is noted for its thoroughness and for its impartial spirit. The City College has had but two presidents since its foundation and has been so fortunate as to secure in those, Horace Webster and Alexander Stewart Webb, a union of soldierly vigor and academic erudition. It is our sincere hope that the coming century may lend many fruitful years to round out the work that President Webb is doing for the college, and that he may yet see his cherished hopes and plans for the good of our Alma Mater entirely realized. I5

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GEN. ALEXANDER S. WE1111, PuEs1u1sN'r.

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ROBERT OGDEN DOREMUS, M. D., LL. D., A Ii' E, V12'e-Prarziiczzl amz' 1'r1yc.v.ror ry' Chemzlvfry mmf Ph-yslks. received the degree of B. A. from the University of the City of New York, in I842Q A. M. 18455 M. D. 1850: LL. D. 1871. He was Chemistry Assistant, University of City of New York, I843-I85OQ Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, New York Medical College 18505 Professor of Natural History, New York Free Academy, I852-18621 Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, I86IQ Professor of Chemistry and Physics. College City of New York 1863: President, New York Philharmonic Society, 1869-18715 President, Medico Legal Society, 1884-1885, author of numerous medical and scientific articles, Fellow of New York Academy of Sciences, and member of Historical and Geographical Society. Medico-Legal Society. Union League Club, St. Nicholas Society, etc. ADULPH VVERNER, P11. D., A A KD, ID B K, l'rqfu.vsar ty' Me Gvrumu LlI1I.g IIII'g'L' ami Lz7cr'afzu'u. Received his A. B. from the College of the City of New York. 13572 Ph. D. Rutgers, he was appointed as Tutor of German in the Fall of 18573 in 1861 he was made Professor of German Language and Literature in the College, he was for many years Secretary to the Faculty: at present, President of Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. ' ALFRED GEORGE COMPTON, A. M.. P2'lffY'.YJtlI' :ff .-fppllhz' JlaMc111rlIz2'.r. Gr iduated from the College of the City of New York in 1853, with the degree of B. A. and received M. A. in 1856. He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, Century Club, City College Club, and the Author of several manuals of instruction in wood and metal working, a Manual of Logarithmical Computation, and Common Errors of Speech. I6 Www? em