Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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William Lispenard Robb, LED., Ph.D., Profeffor of Electrical Engineering and Phyftcf. Columbia ,805 CIJBK, TBILEE. Born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., on May 9, 1861. He prepared for college at the Owego Academy and entered Columbia in 1876 and graduated in 1880. He was awarded the fellowship in science and spent the next three years in Germany, where he studied under Kohlrausch, von Helmholtz and Kircholf, taking the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Berlin. Upon his return he was ap- pointed Assistant in Mathematics at the School of Mines of Columbia University. In 1885 he was called to Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., as Professor of Physics, where he remained seventeen years. He is Consulting Engineer of numerous corporations, notably the Hartford Electric Light Co., the New York Shipbuilding Co., the General Electric Co., and the Troy Gas Co. During the Spanish war he was in charge of the installation of submarine mines in Long Island Sound. He is a member of the American Physical Society American Electro Chemical Society and of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the New York Academy of Sciences Edward Richard Cary C E Profeffor of Geodesy and Railroad Engineering R P I 88 R S E L , T B ri Born December 19 1865 at Troy N Y was educated in the public schools of Troy N Y Entered the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in September 1884 and graduated in une 1888 Ap pointed Assistant in Geodesy in September 1888 Instructor in Botany September 1892 and Professor of Geodesy and Railroad En ineering in 190-I In general engineering practice in the firm of Caiy Sc Roemei lrov N Y from 1896 to 1905 Engineer for the Hoosick Falls Electric Railwax The Hoosick Falls and Benn in ton Electric Railway and the Ballston Terminal Railway E gineer foi Green Island N Y and Watervliet N Y City Engineer ofTroy N Y from January 1900 to January 1903 and from anuary 1906 to January 1908 Consulting En meer for Sewer Systems at Poultney Vt and Corning N Y for the Watervliet Hydraulic Company and for the Wynantskill Knitting Company Member of the Am Soc C E N Y R R Club and Soc Engrs ofE N Y ohn G Murdoch, A B A M Pro error of the English Language Princeton, 83 Born in Pittsburg Pa October 11 1861 prepared at public schools and the Pingry School at Elizabeth N I 77 79 entered Princeton College in 79 vias graduated in 83 with hi h honors receivin the degree of A B and was appointed Chancellor Green Fellow in Mental Science for the year 83 8-I studied in Chicago 84 86 appointed Instructor at Troy Academy 86 appointed In structor at the Institute in 88 Professor in 97 and Principal of the 19105 Academy in 07 Charles D Babcock C E Y' T BH , Instructor in M athernatzef and Surveying Born April 2 1887 at Leon N Y Prepared at Cattaraugus High School Entered Institute 1903 and graduated in 1909 Assistant in Departments of Mathematics and Surveying Member of Society of Engineers of Eastern N Y at DU lrn 2 cn cn ITI F' 11 lTl 20 E aa lllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IlllllllllIlllllllllllIllIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllll L. a ' J 4 I 4 l I ' 'F . . . , . . . . . , . . ., - 1 El . I 7 x x - -i , . . I , 5 . v 4 . , , . . . . 4 g L. . I . .7 27 ' . ' . ' 1. - . 4 . - ' 1 - - .g U . n - s , . ., , . ., v ' -9 i 4 I .I ' . 3 . . 1 -1 1 - -2 , , . f Y , H J . . ., . ., f ' J r -s s i ' ' J -: . K - . , . , , . ',. - , l I 5 ' E g v g . . . . , , I I . . . a v 2 w, -1 7 , ' 1 . ' - , 9 x J H., . . , . , . . ' , , , v -v ' .1 ,':.55' f - ' - ' f ' -. . ' I laiiil' 7 K i 1 , gwils ' , K ,-, - I . - y ' J - -v -J '59 - iii:-. E4 ' 'f ' - ,3l,.-,,, .- 1 11 a . a - - . .:' ' A ' xx... i' t . l 7 l ' as-n ea X - 1 ' ,-

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7' D . Wrnell French Thompson, B.S., M.S. CI-Ion.j Pro- feffor of Defcrrjntioe Geometry, Sterelomy and Drcztoirzg. Dartmouth ,695 A K E, Z E, T B H. Born at Bangor, Penobscot Co., Me.,'January 1, 1846, prepared for and entered Bowdorn College, remamrng there two years, entered Dartmouth College, was graduated rn '69, with degree of B. S., tutor at Dartmouth for Qthreeryears. When Professor Warren's place became vacant, Professor lhompson was appointed Professor ol Descriptive Geometry and Drawing rn '72. He revised Mahan's Industrial Drawing Uolrn Wiley Sc Sonsj rn '90. Wrllranr Prtt Mason, C E M D LL D P10 error o Cremrftry R P I 7:1 AKD Born October 17 ISJ3 rn New aorle Crtv prepared at Bernard French Instrtrrte rn New York and entered Rensselaer Polvtechnrc Instrtute rn September 70 was raduated rn 74 mth degree of C F , spent the folloxxrnfv xear rn Europe appointed Assistant rn Chemrstrx and Natural Scrence rn th lnstrtute rn 73 received the degree of B S from the Institute rn 77 M D from Albany Medrcal Collefre rn S1 II D from Lafaxette College rn OS rppornted Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Natural Serence rn the Instr tute rn S7 Professor of Analxtrcal Chemrstrx rn S5 appointed Professor of Clremrstrx rn 9v Societies Member of the Am Phrl Soc Member Am Soc C I2 Am Public Health Asso Royal Sanrtarx Inst QGreat Brrtarnj New England Water Works Asso, Am Chem Soc Inst Chem hnfrrneers I-Ion Member Asso Ingr Arch Htl, CParrej, Am VVater Works Assoc, Franklin Institute 1el1owsofA A A S, MemberA S C I: etc Publrcatrons Notes on ualrtatrve Analssrs S Examrnatrons of Potable Water 90 Water supplx 93, and contributed to various chemical Journals lfxpert rn numerous contested cases between crtres 'md water companies Charles Wrnthrop Crockett, A B C E A M LL D P10 error o Marhematrcr and Alftronomy R P I 84 Southern K A, V' T B H Born October 6 1667, at Macon, Ga was graduated from Mercer Unrversrty rn 79 wrth degree of A B , entered the Rensselaer Polvtechnrc Instrtute rn September O8 was raduated rn 8-1 mth degree of C II Appointed Assistant Professor of Matlrematrcs and Astronomy rn September, S4 recerved the devree of A M from Mercer Unrversrty rn 86 and of LL D 1n1913 appointed Pro fessor of Mathernatrcs and Astromony rn 93 Professor Crockett rs a member ofA and A S A and other socretres and rs a fellow of tl A A A S Publrcatrons Explanatron of the Mannheim Slrde Rule, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry Logarithmic and Trrgonometrrc Tables Methods for Earthwork Computa tions and Mathematical Review Desrgner of the Crockett Volume Slrde Rule .Ai Z 2 IT! -'I ffl IT! 2 P!! X -I TTI TTI 2 E 'r lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII J l a . ., . ., . ., f f 1 ,' 7 . , xp fp . . . ., , , .4 r... , ,, . , , . I Q E 7 7 .. 7 Y ' ' , . . , ' I . , A . - . I ! 3 ,L g K' 7 Y . ,.' f ,Q if ' 3 1 . , , . . , . , . I . 2 e l 5 . . , I 1 .A J . . . . , . ., . ' 7 . - v 7 7 . V l A ,D , .1 J. . 1 V' V , L , I 4 4 P . , . . . ,7 . . . , , . , . 7 . . 1 e ' ' I . 2 A ' . . . I R 1 - A -' - i :R A e. i - - . 4 . . . ., . . . C, , . . . , . . '02 ' . ' . ' J, r , ' ' ' . ' ' .ff Q P vs 1 cc A, sy Q ,' cc 'ns Q . ' ' ' I 3 -K -TY . ' s A I C . ., . ., . ., . ., , J , f-1 - ' ., , .r rm, . ' ' ' 1 ' . J - ' , . . , vl, . M . . . , . , f . A ,X 4 . r , f 2 . , ' - V- ,r . . . , .,, -xpt, ga 4 - 11,3 ' ' '2 ' '-asf ' ' 1 1, , ' - .5., , - - S ' 'Q . . , . l .- . . I H , . . re . . . . . ' 71 fr' ' ' 17 LK ' ' , , - ' :J rc 1 D ' JJ KC ' ' ' JJ ' , . T2 , N, '- M

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R Arthur Maurrce Greene, r B S M E P10 error 0 .Mechanical Ll'l'l,g'L7'LKE71'l'Lg Pennsylvanra, 93, K L, TB1'IQHor1j,L , MfIJA,R S E Q1-lon Born at Phrladelphra Pa february 4 1872 graduated from the Manual Trarnrng School of Phrladelphra 89 B S Unrversrty of Pennsylvanra 93 M E Unrversrty of Pennsvlvanra 94 Instructor Drexel lnstrtute 9-1 95 Instructor rn Mechanrcal lxngrneerrng Unrversrty of Pennsylvanra 18951907 Professor of Mechanrcal Ln rneerrn Unrvcrsrty of Mrssourr 02 07 unror Dean School of En rneermg Unrversrty of Mrssourr 06 07 Connected Wrth the Phrladelphra Tractron Companres rn the oflice of the Clucf Engrneer Mechanrcal Engmeer for the Natural Lxport Lrcposrtron of 1899 Sotretres Pranklrn Instrtute Pellow ofthe A A A S Man ager Amerrcan Socretres of Mechanrcal ljngrneers Councrl Member Socrety for the lromotron of Engrneerrng Educatron Pa Presrdent ofSoc1ety of Engrneers of lwastern New York Publreatron Wrth H W Spangler and S M Marshall Elements of Steam Bngrneer mg 0 Pumprng Machrnery 1911 Elements of Heatrng and Ventrlatron 1917 Applred Thermodynamrcs 1914 Con ohn Mason Clarke Ph D SCD LL D Pro e5Jo1 of Geology Born at Cananclargua N Y 1857 A B Amherst 1887 A M 1882 Studred at Goettrngen 1887 84 Hon A M and PhD Marbur 1898 LL D Amherst 1902 ScD Colgate 1909 1 structor rn eology Amherst 1879 Professor of Geolo yand Zoology Smrth College 18815 Lecturer on Geolo y Mass Agrrcultural Colle e 1885 Asst N Y State Paleontolo rst 1886 Professor of Geology R P 1 1894 State Paleontologrst 1898 04 State Geolo grst and Paleontolo rst and Drrector State Museum and Scrence Drvrsron N Y Department ofEducat1on 1904 whrch posrtron he now holds Member of the Natronal Academy of Scrences and honorary member of several Amerrcan Englrsh German and Russran socretres Recrprent of the Hayden gold medal 1908 Author of 200 books and papers on screntrhc subjects Wrllram Ralston Headden, B S C E Irzftmacior 'rn .Mathematrcf and Surwymg R P 1 04 R S E L , T B rr Born February 76 1881 College Park Maryland Graduated from State Agrrcultural College of Colorado rn June 99 entered the Instrtute rn September 1901 and was graduated rn June 1904 Wrth de ree of C E appornted Assrstant rn Mathematrcs and Surveyrng rn September 1904 Elwyn M Clark, C E Irznfructor rn M athematzcf and Surweymg R P 1 04,2 ,TBH Born December 14 187: at Hampton Wrndham County Conn prepared at Wrndham Hrgh School Rrverhead Academy Rrverhead L 1 and Connectreut A rrcultural College After a year of practrcal work as rodman and transrtman he entered the R P 1 rn September 1900, and was graduated rn June 1904 Wrth the degree of C E appornted Assrstant rn Mathematrcs rn September 1904 19 Z 2 m -I m m 2 92 x -1 m m 2 E L? lllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII llllllllllllll llllllllllllllll L i 'll' 'V 1 I' '1 W .ll JI. - - J ., . ., . ., - f f . . . . , 4 . , . 1 K V in , ,, 4 , g S ' . . . . , 7 I . . . , h D r s - - -x, . a 5 - -z 7 . Q 5 ' . , -, l . . 4 . . -A . , , n 4 . y 1 . . V . . 7 . Q. ,Hi , .7 I g ' gv A J ' S ,l 1 2 . . . . . . , -, . , 3. 2 . . 1 ' . s ' . ' ' 1 T T ' ' , I . I . , . . . 4 , . . I , I . . l . ., 7 1 . 1 4 4 . . I 7. . ' J 4 4 1- - h D L ' . I I I 1 . . . . 1 , H 1 7. ' ' - 11 1 lf - I - 1: za ' a 2: r a 4 . ' ' :J cc - ' J: , - 1 7 . My I . , .Q 1 trrbuted to Technrcal press and Proceedrngs ofthe A. S. M. 13. J 7 ' '7 'J ' ' f . Q . - -r 5, ' -1 z v ' -r . , .,' . . . . ., l gs S ' -: 9 3 - -7 1 ' n' . g , , s ft t , 7 7 ' ' - g in - e , s - - - 1 - g , , s ' y - - -J I 5 A 7 ' V S I ' , . . g f . . . . y - - ' - : 1 r ' 1:1 1 1 . . . , 7 . , . . .3 . ., ' . . , u . . . . ., , . . .7 9 E . Y 5 Y ' . . , ' . 1 s . a . , F . . ., 7 .g . - -S , . , . . ., V I , 4 -1 l'1 . . . .7 rl: . - I . I : ' 1 ' 1 . a 'J . I J 7 . 9 - . ., g- . n 4 ' l , I . . . A, Y I r -1 I : - -3 a ' - Y