Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Henry Thatcher Fowler llcnry 'Vhatchel' Fowler graduatecl from Yale in 1890, taking: the degree Ph. D. at Yale in 18516. In 1891 he was instructor in Norwich Academy and in 1895-G assistant in Biblical Literature at Yale. ln ISM he came to Knox to the chair of Philosophy. Herbert Vincent Neal llcrhert Vincent Neal graduated from Hates College in 1890. ln 1893, '94 and '96, at Harvard, hc tookthe degrees of A. B., A. M. and Ph. D. respectively. 1111896-'97 he wont to the University of Munich for further study. ln 12597110 became Professor of Biol- ogy at Knox. Herbert Eugene Griffith llerlzert linizenc Gritlith attended illinois Wesleyan University in 1883-'84, but later went to Northwestern lfniversity where he graduated in 1892. He made a special study of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. in 1897 he became Professor of Chemistry at Knox. George Tucker Sellew George Tucker Scllew graduated from Rochester University in 1889. After being instructor in Mathematics in Pennsylvania State Collczc, he did graduate work in Cornell and Vale. ln 1898 hc was instructor in Mathematics at Yale and the following year came to Knox as Professor of Mathc- niaties. '

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' f ' E218 Thomas R. Willard Thomas R. Willard graduated from Knox in 1886 and during the two following years he was instructor in the academy. After four years of study in a divinity school, hc returned to Knox and became instructor in Rhetoric and Logic. Prof. Willard was a student of Greek and German at the Uni- versity of Leipzig from 1873 to 1875. Since that time he has been Professor of Greek and German. William Edward Simonds William Edward Simonds attended Phillips Andover Academy, graduating in 1879. After graduating from Brown Uni- V'2I'SiU' in 1886, he went to Germany, study- ing at the University of Berlin and Strass- hurg. He came from Cornell, where hc wus an instructor in German, to Knox, where he occupies thc chair of English Literature. Albert Hurd Albert Hurd prepared for college at St, Lawrence Academy, Ogdenshurg, N- Y., and was graduated with high honors from Middlebury College in 18511. He has been identified with Knox College ever since. He was acting president of Knox from 1872 to 1875 and in 1897 became Professor of Latin. Charles Burton Thwing Fharles Burton 'I'hwing, Professor of Physics aml Astronomy. graduated from Northwestern University. and from 1888 to 18915 was instructor in Physics in Northwest- ern Academy. ln 1893 hc went to the Uni- versity of Bonn. Germany, after which he became instructor in Physics in the Univer- sity of Wisconsin, coming to Knox in 1896.

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1 IHNIILILIUI IH lnlflll und Mnthcnmtics in Knox Acad Mary C. Hurd Mary C. Hurd was grzuluuturl from Knox in thu ulnss of 1880. After studying in Paris for some time Shu IICCIIIIIC instructor in French in Knox College. Sara M. McCall Nauru M. Mcfzlll gruduutcfl from Mt. Holyoke in 1561. On moving Wt-st shvhu- czunc l'rinuipul of tI1olE:llvsln1l1.: High School :md lute' ' .A ' - ' ' ' ' only. Jessie R. Holmes .lL'SSil' R. llohncs zrmluutcwl from Knox in 1885 und from Cornvll in 1893. She was un instructor in Yzlnkton College in 1886-'B7. coming then to Knox us ins trnctor in His- wry. V Ida M. McCall ldn M. McCall lIl'2llh.llIlCfl from Knox in thc class of 1875.:n1cl Inter hccunn'instructor in the Gulcshnrg High Suhool. ln 1887 she bccmnc instructor in Lutin in Knox .Xand- Ollly.