Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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TRANSVK VOL.XLV WYNANT WILLIAMS, C.E., Instructor in Electrical Engineering and Physics. R. P. I., '05g TBHE5 Born March 9, 1884, at Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. Prepared at I-Ieriot Watt College, Edin- burghg entered Institute in 1901. Assistant Engineer to Dr. W. 1... Robb, '05-'06, Appointed As- sistant in Electrical Engineering and Physics at the Institute in '06. CARI.. S. WACHTER, A.B., Assistant Professor of the English Language. Born at Green Island, N. Y., November 18, I88Ig educated at Public Schoolsg graduated from Troy Academy in 1901, attended Cornell University and Emerson College of Oratory. Instructor of Elocution at Troy Academy, 1903. In 1905 appointed Assistant in Oratory and Tutor in Ger- man at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y., granted degree of A.B., from Union in 1909. Ap- pointed German and Latin Master at Troy Academy, and Assistant Professor of English at R. P. I. in 1909. Professor Wachter has done considerable lecturing and is well known as an orator. AMEDEE SIIVIONIN, B es 1.., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of French. Born at Nancy, France, june, 1872. Prepared at the lycee of Pont it Nloussong took the degree of B es 1...g entered University of Paris in t89lg was appointed Teacher of Latin and Cxreelc at Uilleg then took the degree of Ph.D.g went to Montreal in 1901 as Professor at St. Lawrence College, came to Providence, R. I., where he tool: the Rhode Island State certificate to teach French, Latin and Creek, and taught in different schools. 449 r

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RENSSELAER POLYTECI-INIC INSTITUTE GORDON SAXTON THOMPSON, C.E., Assislanl in Rational and Technical Mechanics. R. P. I,,'O55fIvA9,EfE'.,TB1T. Born August 6, 1883, at Lansingburgh, N. Y.g prepared at Waban School, Vvaban, Mass., and al Troy Academy in 1900, entered Williams College in the class of 1904. Left Williams February, 1902, entered R. P. I., February, I902g was graduated in 1905, with degree of C.E. LEROY WALTER CLARK, C.If.., Assistant in Rational and Technical ltflechanics. R. P. I., '06. I 7 'I' 1 B H, - H, Born September 4, 1882, at Nassau, N. Y., prepared at Cortland Normat School, and Y. M. C. .A. Night School, entered Institute September, '02, graduated June, '06, with degree of C.E. Ap- pointed Assistant in Rational and Technical Mechanics in '06. g ,iff 41 1 1 , 'ilu l wht t, til ' LN' 1 , . QWWH' nl 110 'Q 1' JOHN I-I, SPENGLER, C.E.., Assislunl in Rational and Technical Mcchaiiics. R. P. I., '09, Born in Kansas City, Mo., january 2, 1885. Prepared at IVIanual Training I-Iigh School and Prosso Preparatory School, Kansas City, Mo. Entered R. P. I., September, 1905. Graduated june, 1909. Appointed Assistant in Department of Rational Mechanics, September, 1909. 451257 as ff, ., gn, C . L- :y a ' V. I

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RENSSELAER POLYTECPHUC INSTTTUTE WILLIAM WESTLEY EDWARDS, B.S., Assislanl in Mechanical Engineering. C. S. A. S., '06, K E. Born May 10, 1883, East Liverpool, Ohio. Prepared in East Liverpool schoolsg graduated Case School of Applied Science in B.S. of 1Vl.E.., 1906. instructor in University of Missouri, '06-'07. 1 Draftsman at Warner 8: Swazey Co., Cleveland, Western Gas Construction Co., Fort Nvayne, lndiana. CHARLES HENRY ANDROS, C.EL., Assislanl in Descriptive Ceomelry ana' Drawing, R. P. . LjW,AKnE1TBH. ' Born January 2, 1885, at Troy, N. Y., prepared at Troy Academy, entered R. P. l. in Febru- ary, 1904, and was graduated in june, 1907, with degree of C.E.g appointed Assistant in De- scriptive Geometry and Drawing, September, 1907. V EARQVLEELAIR FOX, C.E.., Assislanl in Nlaihemalics and Surveying, R. P. I., '07, R. T. S., A Born May 21, 1584, at Red Cliff, Colorado. Prepared at Coldwater, Mich., High School and at Sidney, N. Y., High School. Entered R. P. l. September, 1903, and was graduated in June, A 1907, with degree of C.E..g was appointed Assistant in Mathematics September, 1907.