University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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lqarrg 1511111 Zluhann A ARRY PRATT J UDSCN, the president of the University, to whom this volume of the CAP AND GOWN is dedicated, was born in Jamestown, New York, December 20, 1849. His father, Rev. Lyman Parsons Judson, was a Baptist l iii, minister, the son of Silas Judson of Connecticut, a cousin of ' W gh Adoniram Judson, the famous Baptist foreign missionary. n His mother, Abigail Cook Pratt, was the daughter of Harry Pratt of Hartford, Connecticut, who became one of the early settlers of Rochester, New York, as his ancestor, John Pratt, had been of Hartford. In the female lines the maternal ancestry leads back to Susan Cleveland of Norwich, Connecticut, who was the aunt of Grover Cleveland, Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, William E. Dodge, and Edmund Clarence Stedman, and was a cousin of Gen. Moses Cleveland, the founder of Cleveland, Ohio. With such an ancestry of American pioneers, and himself born on forefathers' day, Mr. Judson could not possibly have escaped being the characteristically strong American he is. ' He was prepared for college at Lansingburg Academy, Lansingburg, New York, and then entered Williams College, from which he graduated in 1870, deliv- ering the Philosophical oration, one of the commencement honors. His high scholarship was further attested by his election to Phi Beta Kappa and by the win- ning of first prize honors in Greek and German. In 1893 his Alma Mater con- ferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. He is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. After graduation he taught in the Troy, New York, high school for fifteen years, during which time he served for six years in the famous military company called the f'Troy Citizens' Corps, of which he wrote a history. He also served as commandant of cadets in the high school, these two experiences making him always interested in military affairs. During his Troy residence he was married, January 14, 1879, to Rebecca A. Gilbert, the niece and foster daughter of Hon. William Kemp, the mayor of the city. Their daughter is the wife of Gordon J. Laing, of the department of Latin in this University. In 1885 Mr. Judson resigned the principalship of the high school to accept a professorship in history in the University of Minnesota, where he served until 1892, also lecturing on pedagogy during six of the years. The institution was in a stage of rapid development and Mr. Judson became at once a leader in every field. He was in the innermost counsels of the president. His progressive policies were welcomed in the faculty meetings, where he was intrusted with impor- tant committeeships, notably those which gave attention to shaping the unfolding courses of study. His experience in secondary school work made him a power Tr' ' I