DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Page eighteen JOSEPH P. NAYLOR, MS. Profmsm' of Physics Professor Naylor is a man of science. He came from Ohio. He studied at Adrian. Michigan, and received his A. M. degree from Indiana University in 1885. He taught in Tndianapolis and later was instructor in Tndiana University. He came to DePauw in 1891 as Professor of Physics. 1 lc has done much research work and his department is quite popular. He is a Fellow of the Tndiana Acad- emy of Sciences, 21 member of the Scientific Teachers' Association. and 0f the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is what you might call '13 hale fellow well mctf, HENRY? BUYER LONGDEN, A.M. Professor of Hie German Language and L'z'fcratnrc The Sabbatical year has been established with Prof, Longden and he is now traveling and studying abroad, especiahy in VVoimar and Ticvlin. In 1881 he received his A. R. degree from Delimiw University. virith honors. 111 1884 he received his Master's degree. He studied Philology for him years. 111 1882 he was made Assistant of Latin at DePauw and a little later was chosen as Professor of German Language and Literature. He studied in the Universities of Gottingcu. Leipzig and Munich. :He is a member of the Modern Language Association of America and the Goethe Gesellschaft, He has proved himxelf as a splendid teacher, having very high ideals. He is one the foremost men of the faculty.

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jAMES RILEY WEAVER, A.M., S.T.R. Professor of Political and Economic Sciences Prof. XVeaver was born in W7cstmorcland County, Pennsylvania, He received his Masters degree from Allegheny College in 1863, and later in 1866 he grad- uated from the Garrett Biblical Institution at Evanston. He was for sixteen years Consul and Consul-General at Antwerp and Vienna. He came to DePauw in 1885, as Professor of Modern Languages. Then he took up History and Political Science. Then he had charge of Political Science and Sociology. Later he was head Of Political Science and Economics and now is Professor of Political Science. He is the man we like to call Colonel? iN'ILLIAM FLETCHER SVVAHLEN, A.1VI., PILD. Robert St'orlezcwll Professor of the Grccle Language and Literature Dr. Swahlen is well prepared for his position as Professor of Greek. He was born in West Virginia. He attended Columbia College and received his Masters and Doctor's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He became Professor of Greek and German at McKendree College, Illinois, in 1867. In 1873 he was made President of the same college. He accepted the offer of Professorship of Greek at DePauw in preference to becoming President of Kansas Wesleyan University in 1887. He is known as our Greek God iiZeus. Page seventeen

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VVlLIELJ'R VLNCENF IERUWN, PHD. Pi'ofcssm' 0f Atlathcmatics mid zlev'anomy, and DI'I'rL'tm' 0f Obst'ri'atm'y Tf there is any man 0n the faculty who can truly say that he has hitched his wagon to a star. it is Dr. 'men. Every Clear night finds our philosophic astronomer engaged in his favorite pursuit of star gazing: at the college Observ- atory. Dr. Brown was graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was assistant at the Harvard observatory. and in the three years of his stay there he took advanced work in Mathematics. In 1885 he came to De Pauw University and has been connected with that institution ever since. Dr. Brown has ever shown himself to he a profound student of his subject and has done some original work in research. He is generally admired and revered among DePauw students. I ANDREW S'JiEP'HENSON, A.Rl., PHD. Profcsxor of H istory Dr. Stephenson is quite proud of the fact that he is 21 member of the famous class of 82. He was Principal of the Public Schools in Sparlzmd, Tllinois; and afterwards received his PhD. degree at johns Hopkins University in 1890. He then became Profasor of Latin and Greek in the Upper Towa University. He was Assistant Professor of l'listory in W'csleyan University, Connecticut. He became Professor of History at DePauw University in 1894. He has published several historical studies of importance. livery one knows that History is no easy science'y under HStCViC,H for he is recognized as an authority on that subject. Page nluttcru