Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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EDWARD RICIIARD CARY, C.E., Professor of Geodesy and Railroad E1zgi1zeeri11.g. R. P. I., '88, R. S.1E,,2ZE, TBI1. llorn December 19, 1865, at Troy, N. Y., was educated in the public schools of Troy, N. Y. lllntered Rensselaer in September, 1884 and graduated in June, 1888, Appointed Assistant in Geodesy in September, 1888, Instructor in Botany, September, 1892, and Professor of Railroad Engineering and Geodesy in 1904. In general engineering practice in the firm of Cary and Roemer, Troy, N. Y., from 1890 to 1905. Engineer for the 1-loosiek Falls lflleetric Railway, Y the Hoosick Falls and liennington Electric Railway and the Ballston Terminal Railway. City lflngineer for Green Island, N. Y., Water- Vliet, N. Y. and 'l'roy, N. Y. Consulting Engineer for Sewer Systems at Poultney, Vt., and Corning, N. Y., for the Watervliet Hydraulic Company and for the IYy- nantskill linitting Company. Member of the Am. Soc. C.lC., N. Y. R. R. Club and Soc. Engrs. of E. N. Y. ARTHUR D111 P1nRPoN'r, I3.Rs L., Professor rj F oreigrz Languages and Lrzieramre. liorn at Liege, Belgium, of FI'0ll1'l1 parentage, December 18, 1857, educated in lfranee at the College of .lesuits, took his degree of Hliacheller es Lettresl' in France and the degree of Gradue en Lettresn in Belgium, entered the School of Mines at Liege, where he studied Mining lingiueering for three years, and which he left to per- form his military service, eaine to this country for the first time in 1890 and decided to live here on his third trip in 1893, became ln- structor in the School of Languages in Burlington, Vt., then came to Troy, where he was appointed French Instructor in Troy Academy, and in Septelnber, 1890, became l'rol'essor of French in Rensselaer, which position he now holcls. He has been a. Visiting Professor at Columbia l'niversiIy during the five summer sessions of 1916-1920. , THOMAS R. LAwsoN, CE., Head of Department of Civil Engirzeerirzg, Professor of Rational and Technical Me- charzrcs. R. P. I., '98, HE, EE, TBI1. Born at VVheeling, NV. Va., December 24, 1873. Entered Rensse- laer September, 1894 and graduated in June, 1898 with degree of CE. Assistant in Mechanics, 1898-1903, Assistant Professor of Mechanics, 1903-1900, Associate Professor of lNlechanics, 1906- 1908, William Howard Professor of Rational and 'lleelmieal Me- chanics, 1908 to date. He has engaged in a general consulting prac- tice along Structural and Hydraulic lines. Member American Society C. IC., American Soc-iety for Testing Materials, ltlember Fatigue l'henomena. Committee of the National Research Council, Past President of the Society of lflngineers of IC. N, Y. Member of the Harbor and Dock Com mission of the City of Troy. 2--1

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Jfanultp VVILLIAM Prrr MAsoN, C.E., MD., LL.D., SCD., Emeritus Professor of f'11cmf1'c'al E11gi11eeri11g. R. P. I., 'Tlg Alb, EE, TBII. Born October 12, 1853, in New York City, prepared at Bernard French Institute in New York City and entered Rensselaer in Sep- teniher. 1870, and was graduate in 1874, with degree of C.lC. He spent t-he following year in Europe, appointed Assistant in Chemis- try and Natural Science in the Institute in '75, received the degree of B.S. from the Institute in '77, M.D. from Albany Medical College in '81, LL.D. froin Lafayette College in 'OSQ Sc.D. from I'nion in 1917, appointed .Xssistant Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science in '82, Professor of Analytical Chemistry in 185, and Pro- fessor of Chemistry in '95. Societies: Meniber of Ain. Phil. Soc., Member Institute Consulting Engineers. IYICIIIIJOI' Ain, Soc. C. IC., Ain. Puhlic Health Assoc.. Royal Sanitary lInst. Cllrcat Iiritainj, New Iingland IYatcr Works Assoc., Ifranklin Institute, Ani. Chem. Soc., Inst. Chem. Iingineers, Ilon. Member Assoc. Iflngr. Hyg. tParis5, Ani. XYater Works Assoc., Fellow of A..-X..-MS., etc. Pulmlications: Notes on Qualitative Analysisn, '82, 'flllxaniination of Portable Voter , '90, Water Supply , '95, and contributed to Various cheinical journals. Expert. in nunierous con- tested cases dealing with Water Supply and Sewage Disposal. CH.xHL1gs IYIXTIIROP Cnockicrr, A.B., C.I5., AAI., LL.D., Pnjessor of .lfatlzcnzatics Cl1ld.'lSfl'OIZUHZ'1'. R. P. I., 'S-lg Southern KA, EE, TBII. Born October 6, 1862, at Macon. Cla.. was graduated froin Mercer I'niversit.y in '79, with degree of AJS., entered Rensselaer in Septem- ber, ISS9, and was graduate in ISS-I with degree of CE., appointed Assistant Professor of Mathclnatics and Astronomy in September, 1884, received the degree of .-LM. froni Mercer Vnivcrsity in ISSG, and of I.L.D. in 1913, appointed Professor of Matlieinatics and As- I . tronolny in IS93. Professor Crockett is a Ineniber of A. A. S., Anierican Math. Soc., and of other societies and is a Fellow of the ,L .L A. S. l'ulvlications: 'tI'lxplanation of the Mannhiein Slide Rule , Plane and Spherical Tl'igonon1etry , Logarithmic and 'l'rigononietric Tables , Methods for liarthwork Q'oniputations , and HBI2itllPIIltlfil'til Review . Designer of Crockett YOIIIIIIO Slide Rule. IVILLIAM L1sPENARn Roms, LI,.D., Ph.D., Head of llc- jvortmelzl of Elcctrioal E1lgZ.Il66'VZilIg, Professor of Electrical ElZgZ.ll66fl.7Ig and P1lj'SI.CS. Columbia, '89, Adv, fbBK, EE, R. S. E. fHlJ11.D liorn at. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., on May 9, 1861. He prepared for college at the Owcgo Acadelny and entered Columbia in 1876 and graduated in 1889. He was awarded the fellowship in science upon graduation and spent the next three years in Germany, where he studied under Iiohlrausch, von Helmholtz and Iiirehotf, receiving the degree of Ph.D. from the Iinivcrsity of Berlin. Upon his return 1 H he was appointed Assistant. in Mathematics at the School of Mines of Colunihia IYI1IVCl'SiIY. In IS85 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 General Railway Signal Co., the Hartford lilectric Light Co., the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, the General Electric Co., and the Troy Gas Co. During the Spanish war he was in charge of the installation of submarine inines in Long Island Sound. Ile is a lneinbcr of the Anierican Physical Society, the .Xinerican Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the New York Academy of Sciences. .J-3

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1 , EDXVIN ALLAN F1sssicNDicN, Head of the Departmerrt of M eclzarzical Eugfzfrzeerirrg, Professor of M echarzrfcol Engrrzeerirzg. U. of Mo., '04. ATS2, EE, TBI1, ZIT. Born August 14, 1882, at Seven Mile, Butler Co., Ohio. Educ-ated at the St. Louis Manual Training Sehool, St. Louis, Mo., Washington University, St. Louis. Graduated from Vniversity of Missouri in '04 with the degree of ILS. and reeeived the degree of M.E. in '06, Chief Draftsman and Assistant Supt. Aetna Foundry and Ma- ehine Co., Springfield, Illinois, Draftsman li. and W. Co., Draftsman National Candy Co., Turbine Test and Publieity Departments ' ' Westinghouse Eleetrie and Mfg. Co. Appointed Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, U. of Mo., September, '05, Assistant Pro- fessor in charge of Department, '07, Assoeiate Professor and Aeting Dean of Engineering Sr-hool, '13, Professor of Meehanieal Engineering and Head of Department, Pennsylvania State College, '16, Professor of Mer-hanical Engineering and Head of Dept., Ii. P. I., '22, Miseellaneous eon- sulting praetiee. Member: A. S. M. E., S. P. E. and Soe. Eng. N. Y. ENRIQUI-1 TorTeEDA, C.E., Professor fyfi'VIetc1lI11rg,1'. R. P. I. '87, Xfb. Born in 1863 in Matanzas, Cuba. Prepared at Georgetown Col- lege, graduated from R. P. I. in 'ST with degree of CE. Employed hy Troy Steel and Iron Co. in Chemieal Department. AYithin two years advaneed to position of Prineipal Assistant in Chemical Labora- tory and Aleehanieal Engineer in Charge of Drafting Room. In 1802 he was employed hy The VV. A. lYood Blowing and Reaping Machine Co. of Hoosiek Falls, X. Y., as Chief Chemist and Metallurl gist, but returned in a short time as Chief Chemist and Metallurgist to the Troy Steel and Iron Co. Professor Toueeda's eonsulting work soon grew to sueli an extent that he resigned his position in '94 and estalrlislied eonsultation laboratories. lie is retained by the year hy many large manufacturers, and has examined and reported on the proeesses of many mining properties in the I'nited States, C'anada. Alaska. llemher of A. S. C'. lf., A. I. M. A. C. S., A. S. T. AI.. A. S. E. E. N. Y. EDWARD FENNIMORE CHILLMAN, CE., Professor of Des- crrptr1'eGe0rizetry and Drawing. R. P. I., '88, R. S. E., GNE, EE, TBTI. Born August, 26, 1866, at Philadelphia. Prepared at Philadelphia High School and Haverford College, Pa., entered Rensselaer in 1 September, '84, was graduated in '88 with the degree of C.E., appointed Assistant in Descriptive Geometry and Drawing in June, '88, and was made Assistant Professor of the subjeets in January, '02, Associate Professor in '08, and Professor in 1916. In addition to regular Institute work Professor Chillman has held positions in the drafting and engineering departments of the New Jersey Steel and Iron Co., of Trenton, N. J., the American Bridge Com- pany, the Cooper YVigand Cooke Co., and the R. H. Hood Co. of New York and was also Von- sulting Engineer for the Dunshaeh Ferry Bridge over the Mohawk River. 2.3