Hobart College - Echo of the Seneca Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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William Robert Brooks, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.A.S., Professor of Astronomy. M.A. Hobart, 1891. D.Sc., Hamilton, 1S98. 4 B K. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society. Member Seleno- graphical Society of Great Britain. Member British Astronomical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Lecturer on Astronomy and other subjects since 1870. Early worker in photography and it application to Astronomy. Established Red House Observatory, 187.}, making all its telescopes. Became director of the Smith Observatary in 188S. Discoverer of twenty-five comets, the first one Oct. 21, iSSt, the twent -fifth Jan. 26, 1906. Winner of the ten Warner Gold Prizes for cometary discoveries. Seven medals from the Astronomical Society for the Pacific Lick Observatory. Lalande Medallist of the Paris Academy of Sciences awarded for numerous and brilliant astro- nomical discoveries.” Professor of Astronomy at Hobart, 1900. Gold Medal for photographs of comet discoveries in Hobart exhibit at St. Louis World’s Fair, Fair, 1904. Gold Medal from the Astronomical Societ , of Mexico, i 906. John Ernest Lansing, A.B.. A.M., Professor of Chemistry. A.B. Harvard, 1898. A.M., Harvard 1900. Travelled in Europe, 1898-99. Student in Harvard Graduate School 1899- 1901. Instructor in Natural Sciences at Phillips Academy, Andover. Mass., 1901-05 Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Hobart College, 1905. Professor 1906. Robert Mii.ls Beach, B.D., Ph.D., Professor of Romance Languages. Vale, 1879-81. Teacher Classics and Modern Languages, Springfield High School, Mass., Holderness Preparatory School, Xew Hampshire, Newark Academy, Newark, X. J , St. Paul’s School. Long Island. B.D. Episcopal Theological School, 1S95, Cambridge, Mass., (Thesis: Life and Times of Savonarola) Ph.D. Univ. of Penn., 1907, (Thesis: Traces of Greek Literature in the ()bras Poeticas and the Anotaeiones sobre Garcilaso of Francesco Herrera.)

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John Art hick Silvicr, A.B., A.M., Ph.I)., Professor of I listory. A.H. Princeton, 1886; A.M., 1888. ♦!) K (J. II. U 189 . Instructor in JalTna College, Ceylon, 1SK6-8S. Sturlent at the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge. Mass., 1888-90. Student of Philosophy and History in the L'niversities of Berlin, Heidelberg and Paris. 1890-93. Student of History and Philosophy in the Graduate Department of the Johns Hopkins University, 1S92—95; Pli.D., 1895 J. II. U.). Author of “The Provisional Government of Maryland 1774 77' Pro- fessor of History, Hobart, 1895; Instructor in Economies anq Politics. 1897-1908. Member of the American Historical Association. Member of Kappa Alpha Society. Tin : Rev. Joseph Alexander Leighton, A.B., B.D.. Ph.I)., Chaplain and Pastor of Hobart C allege. I fcss r ( f Philt s phy and Psych b gy. H A and Governor General's Medallist in Science. Trinity Univer- sity, Toronto, 1891. Graduate Scholar, 1891-9.4, and Fellow, 1894—94, in the Sage School of Philosophy of Cornell University Ph D . Cornell, 1894; Student at Harvard University and Episco- pal Theological School, 1894—96. B.D., Episcopal Theological School iSgft. 4» B K. Assistant, Grace Church, New Vork, 1890-97. Student in Berlin and Erlangen 1897. Examiner in Philosophy Trinity University 189,4-96. Member of the American Psychological Association and American Philosophical Association Author of numerous articles and Reviews in the Philosophical Review and the Journal of Philosophy: “Typical Modern Con- ceptions of God, with a constructive Essay.’’ 1901; What is Personality? in Proceedings of Church Congress 1902. “Jesus i ’hrist and the Civilization of Tc«day,” 1 107. Editor and contribu- tor to the United Editor’s Encyclopaedia and Dictionary. Arthur Avery Bacon. A.B.. A.M.. Prender- gast Professor of Physics. Secretary and Registrar. A B. Dartmouth. 1897, A.M., 1901. Tutor in Physics, OBerlin College, 1897—98. Assistant in Physics, Dart- mouth, 1898—1900. Instructor in Mathematics and Astronomy, 1900—01. Mathematical Master of olk- inunn School, Boston. 1901-0.4 Professor of Physics, Hobart College, 190,4 Member of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Societv and French Physical Society; Member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 1 2

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Willis Pattkx Woodman. A.B., A.M.. Ph.I).. Professor of Latin. A.B. Ihirvanl. i. AM.. iXgo Ph.I)., u;o.». Student nt American School ol Classical Studies in Rome i Xgg— i goo.. Instructor in Oreek, Princeton University, igos Master in (’lassies, Morristown School, igo.1-5. Instructor in Latin and Greek, Hobart, igo( . ‘I B K Hobart igoX. Professor of Latin igo;. Edward John Williamson, A.B., A.M., Ph.I)., Assistant Professor of German. A.H. Queen’s I’Diversity, Kingston, igo.X. A.M. ibid., 1 goo; tutor in Modern Languages at Queen’s University, iXgg—igoi: student at the University of Leipzig, igoi-05; lecturer on Modern Languages in .St. John’s (’allege, Uni- versity of Manitoba, 11)04-05; student at the University of Chicago, 1005; fellow in Germanic Languages at University o| Chicago, igo( . Ph.I). ibid., igoj. Assistant Professor of German at Hobart, igoy. ELon Howard Baton. A.B., A M.. Professor of Biology. A.H. Rochester, 1 Sg o. AM. iSg . «I» 11 K Assistant Principal and Instructor in Sciences, Canandaigua Academy 1S00-05; Master in Sciences, Bmdstrcct School, Rochester, i8c 6— i 07; Columbia Graduate School of Philosophy, iSgg—igoo; Advisory Council, “ Bird-Lore,” igoa-og. I’ellovv of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Pellow o! the Rochester Academy ol Science: Member of the American Ornithologists’ Union; Member of the American Forestry Association. Professor of Biology Hobart, tgoS. 14