Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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E. A. A. GKANCI.. HERMAN K, KDDl ' .K.

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milliam James Bcal, Pb. d., I ' rotcssor of PxHany and Forestry, was born at Adrian, Mich., March ii, 1833. When sixteen years of a ■e he entered the Raisin Valley Seminary the term it opened. In 1855 he spent some months at the Lodi Academy (long since closed), Lodi, Mich., preparing for college. October i, 1855, he entered the classical course at the University of Michigan, and graduated in 1859 with the degree of A. 15. lie at once became teacher of natural science in the Friends ' Academy, Union Springs. L ' ayuga county, N. Y., remaining there until March. 1861. when he entered the scientific school of Harvard University, and for one and a half years studied botany, zoology and comparative anatomy under Gray, Agassiz and Wyman. In 18(13 he began teaching in the Ilcjwland School. . V.. and ctMitinued until 1868, with the excejilion of a spring term spent at Harvard, where he graduated with a B. S. in 1865. In 1862 he received the degree of M. A. from the I ' niversily of Michigan. From 1866 to 1871 he was Professor of Natural History at the Chicago University. He came to M. A. C. in 1871 as Professor of Botany and Horticulture, and in 1881 became Professor of Botany and Forestry, which position he now holds. He was the first president of the Association of Botanists of the U. S. Experiment Station, in 1888. and one of the organizers of the S. P. Agricultural Circle. From 1888-91 he was director of the State Forestry Commission. In 18S5 he became president of the People ' s Savings Bank of Lansing, which position he still holds. Dr. Beal is the author of many reports, lectures and papers, and a frequent contributor to agricultural and horticultural papers. In 1887 he published a volume on the grasses of North America, and is now at work on a second volume.

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€. K K Grange, u. %., Professor of ' etLMiiiar ' Scit ' iice. was born in London, lini land. Apiil 9. 1S48. His fatlu-r intending iiiin for ilu ' Hrilisli navv secured for liiin a cadetslii|i. lie spent one winter in the W ' esi Indies and lierniudas. most of the lime on the llagsliip Nile. In 1873 lie graduated from th e (Ontario clei ' - inarv College and remained there for one year as demonstrator of anatonu ' . In 1874 he secured tlie professorshi] ' ) of ' eterinar Science at the Ontario . gi-icultural College at Guelph. At the same lime and for a number of ears subsequent iie held the commission of etcrinarv surgeon to the Wellington P ' ield Batterv. He returned with the rank of captain. For some time he heltl the position of live stock veterinary inspector of Ontario. In the winter of 1883 he was engaged In liie L niversil ' of Minnesota to deliver a series of lectures before a farmer ' s lecture course in velerinarv. He came to M. A. C. in 1883. Ilrst as lecturer, then as professor of Veterinar ' Science. Shorth ' after he was made consulting eterinarian of Michigan. In 1S93 he was special agent of the United Stales government and had ciiarge of tiie velerinarv exhibit at the World ' s Fair. He is the author of a number of bulletins issued by the veterinary department of the College. He has recenth j ' made hacteriolog - a subject for study in the veleiinary clas sivelv in the United States. Canada and Europe. Dr. fjiange has traveled exlen- Rerman K. Uedder, c. e., Professor of Mathematics and Civil Engineering was born October 7. 1866 at St. Johnsville. X. Until sixteen he attended the public schools and during vacations worked on the farm or in his father ' s store as clerk. He then took classical and commercial studies at the Clinton Liberal Insti- tute of Fort Plain. X. ' . l ' [ion giaduating from ihe ci il engineering course at Coinell in 1S77 he was awarded a fellowship in that branch. Professor Wdder began the business of bridge construc- tion immediately after graduation, returning to Cornell in the fall of 87 to study on his fellowship, but w IS appointed instructor of civil engineering. He atieiwards spent two summer vacations in the bridge business, acting as contracting agent in Pennsyhar.ia after the great floods of 1889. In 1890 he took charge of tf)]iographical survevs fo. the Ithaca. X. Y. Waterworks Co. and continued teaching at Cornell until the spring of 1891. in the fall of which year he assumed his present position at this College.