University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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DAVID HAMILTON ROBINSON. rvrix iaxxraxxorz ,xxo 1.1'1'1a1:A'1'U1t12. IlIltlIfIQSSt IK Il. II. KtJlIINSt JN was born in the State of New York, in the year 1843. He ls:lg1'21tltI11lt'0l the l'niversity of Rochester, and holds the degrees of A. Ii., A. M.,and l'h. ID. Ile was inaiiit-tl in 18o8 to Miss Il. l'. Beach. Professor Robinson has held the chair of Latin I.:1nenagea1nI l,Ilt'I'illlIIC inthe llniversity of Kansas since 1866, having been appointed to that position -non after Ieax ing college. He is the author of a Latin Grannnar of Pharmacy and Xlvtltriiit-, and was one of tI1e principal contributors to the History of the University of Kansas, pulilishcd in ISQI. He is a ineniber of the Phi lleta Kappa,and also of the American Iblllltlltlglflll 5t!t'lt'ly. EPHRIANI MILLER. MA'1'HI'IMATICS AND ASTRONUIIIY. ICPHRIAKI KIII.I.lfR, Professor of Illathcmatics and Astronomy in the University of Kansas, was horn at Liarrollton, Ohio. After a thorough preparatory education in the puhlir schools of his native State, he went to Alleghany College, where he took the degrees A. ll. and A. M. In 1861 he married Anna A. Hoge. Professor Miller has held successively the positions of superintendent of eity schools of Findlay, Ohio, superintendent of eity schools of Lawrence, Kas., and principal of Lawrence High School. Since 1874 he has been connected with the University of Kansas. Professor Miller is a ineiuher of the New York Mathematical Society. Astrononiirial Society of the Pacific, and OfSI'Lfll11l Xi. He is also tI1e author of various artiwles on Differentials and Determinants, and of a work on Plane and Spherical Trigolxoiiietry. JAMES WOOD GREEN. ITICAN OF LAW SCHOOL. JAMES XY, KQIQIZIQN was horn April 4, 1842, at Cambridge, N. Y. After attending the district schools of his native town, he left to enter Phillips Academy at Andover. After grad- uating here he entered XYiIlian1s College in 1862. He graduated in the class of 1866 at XVIIIIZIIIIS with the degree of A. li. Later he received the degree of A. Nl.f1'OlI1 his alma mater. He earne to the Lfniiersity of Kansas in 1878 to take charge of the then struggling law school, which he has hnilt np to its present high standing. He is a member of the fraternity of Ilelta Kappa lipsilon. WII.I.IANl HERBERT CARRUTH. GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITICKATURE. XYILLIANI IIICKlSlfR'I' CARRUTH was born at tlsawatomie, Kas., April 5, 1859. He received his eaily education in the city schools of Lawrence, Kas. In 1874 he entered the l'niversity of Kansas, where in 1880 he took the degree of A. I3. and later that of A. M, In 1882 he inarritrd I iant'es Schlegel, Professor of Gernian at the University of Kansas. The year of 1881-5 l'roft-ssor Carruth spent at the Universities of Berlin and Illtinirli. He graduated at Ilarvrird in 18Ho with the degree of A, NI. Professor Carruth has been connected as teacher with the Vitiit-isity of Kansas sinre 1879, first as Instructor in Modern Languages, and since IiiPi.' as I'rofessot ol tierinan. Ile is the author of various literary produf'tions, among theni UA11 at-count ol the tiist election in Kansas under the lllunieipal Suffrage Law, and poems in Sriiliiiers Nlazgafitn,t'osn1opoIitan,Newllngland Magazine, etc. He is a ineniber of lleta 'I ltttta l'i, I'In llwta Kappa, Aineriratr Modern Language Association, and District Secretary til tht .X111t1n.t11IJ1:1It't1Sot'1ety. is