University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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HENRY BYRON NEWSON. ,'lSSIltfI.X'I'li IN A1,x'1'111Qx1.x'1'1cs. H ENRY BYRON NICXYSUN was horn july IO, 1861, at Mt. Gilead, Ohio. His early ed- ucation was obtained i11 tl1e connnon schools of his native town. He took the degree of Ii. from Ohio XVL-sleyan i11 1883, and l'h. IJ. from the same institution in 1891. He also attended johns Hopkins, lleidellierg and l.eipsie. Before taking up his work as Assistant Professor i11 Mathematics i11 the University of Kansas, Professor Newson held the positions of Instructor in Mathematics i11 L'ent1':1l TCIIIICSSCC College and XVestern Normal College, Illinois. He is a memlier ot' Sigma Xi and the New York Mathematical Society. He is tl1e author of a nnmlmer of matliematical papers. MILES WILSON STERUNG. Ass1s'rANT IN Gmaizk. MILES XVILSON S'I'ERl.lNG was l1orn at lndependence, XVest Virginia, December 22, 1855. He graduated from the University of Kansas 1883 with the degree of IS. A. Later he attended johns Hopkins for a time. He was the editor of the Quarter Centennial History of tl1e University of Kansas. In 1883 he was elected Assistant in Latin lllltl Greek. Since 1885 he has been assistant i11 Greek alone. He was married i11 1883 to a classmate, Miss Clara E, Fellows. He is Z1IllCIIIl3Cl'0fll1Cl,lll Kappa Psi fraternity. EDWARD CHARLES MURPHY. ASSISTANT IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. EDVVARIJ CHARLES MURPHY was born at Ontzirio, Canada, June 17, 1859, and is the SOII ofa manufacturer, Mr. Murphy received his early education at Phulnix Academy, New York, his college training at Cornell University, New York. He graduated from Cornell i11 1884, receiving the degree of B. C. Ii., in 1885, M. S., and in 1889, C. E.g was fellow in Cornell '84-'85, Matl1e111atical Examiner i11 Cornell, '85-'86, Assistant in Civil Engineering in the Uni- versity of Kansas '87, which position he still holds. On November 27, 1885, he married Miss lda M. Lamlnertson. Mr. Murphy is the author ofa number of mathematical papers. EDWARD CURTIS FRANKLIN. ASSlS'I'AN'I' IN CIIIQM ISTRY. IZDXVARIJ CQUR'l'lS lfR.XNKl.lN was born i11 lioniphan County, Kansas, in 1862. Mr. Franklin is an alinnnns of the lfiiiveisity ol K2lIlSHS,ll1lX'lIIg received the degree of IS. S. from that institution ill 1888, Since llllltlllllllllf he has been Assistantin Chemistry, with the excep- tion of one year wliirh he spent at the l'11ire1sityof llerlin. lle is a memlmer of the Honorary Seientilie lfiatt-111i1y,5ign111Xi,:11nl isJ1l:-3uz1111C111lJC1' ol' the Deutche Chemische Gesellschaft. ylI'.l'I'2lIllilll1lS1llllll lJell:1'l'liel:1, Q5