University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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jfa@. BLUE HEN- ' D ' Clinton Osborne Houghton, A. B. Professor of Bioloc y Professor Houghton was born at Helena, New York, in 1873. He pre- pared for college at Potsdam State Nor- mal School, where he was graduated in 1898. In the same year he entered Cornell University, where, in 1902, he was graduated with the degree of A. B. Professor Houghton came to Delaware College in 1902 and has held the chair of Professor of Biology to the present time. He is a member of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, the American Entomological Society, the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, the Gamma Alpha Society and the Sigma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi Fraternities. Earnest Vancourt Vaughn, Ph. D. Professor of History and Political Science Doctor Vaughn received the degree of L. B. from the University of Missouri in 1900. In 1904 he received the degree of A. M. from the same university. In 1910 the degree of Ph. D. was con- ferred upon him by the University of Pennsylvania. From 1906 to 1911 Dr. Vaughn was Instructor in History at the University of Missouri. In 1911 he was elected to the post of Professor of History and Economics (State of Dela- ware Chair of History) at Delaware College and he has filled this place to the present time. Dr. Vaughn is the author of many historical papers and is a member of the American Historical Association, the Political Science Association, the Delaware Historical Society, and the Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Seventeen

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BLUE HEN-afaa. Wilbur Owen Sypherd, Ph. D. Professor of EngUsli Doctor Sypherd was born in Cecil County, Maryland, in 1877. He entered Delaware College in the spring of 1893, and was graduated in 1896 with the degree of B. A. Entering the Junior class of the University of Pennsylvania in 1898, he was graduated in 1900 with the degree of B. S. In 1901 he received the degree of M. A., and in 1906 the de- gree of Ph. D. from Harvard. Since then he has been Professor of English at Delaware College. In the summer session he gave three courses in English at New York University. He is the author of a number of articles on litera- ture. He is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Kappa Phi Fraternities. Reinhold Eugen Saleski, a. M. Assistant Professor of Modem Languages Professor Saleski was born in Meri- den, Connecticut, in 1890. From 1903 to 1907 he studied at Tilton Seminary, Tilton, New Hampshire. In 1907 he entered Harvard, and in 1911 was grad- uated with the degree of A. B. From 1911 to 1912 he was Master of German at Pomfret School, Connecticut. In 1916 he again entered Harvard, and in 1917 the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him by that institution. In 1917 he became Assistant Professor of Mod- ern Languages at Delaware College, which he has held to the present date. He is a member of the Harvard Philo- sophical Society and the Harvard Aero- nautical Club. Sixteen

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BLUE HEN-»D a, the Promotion of Engineering Philadelphia. George Albert Koerber, E. E. Professor of Electrical Engineering Professor Koerber was graduated from Lafayette College in 1908 with the degree of E. E. After being graduated he remained at Lafayette as Instructor in Electrical Engineering and Physics until 1912. He became Professor of Electrical Engineering at Delaware College in 1913, and remained here until 1919. After a year ' s absence to engage in business, Professor Koerber again returned to Delawai-e College as Pro- fessor of Electrical Engineering. Pro- fessor Koerber is a member of the Sigma Nu and Phi Beta Kappa Fra- ternities, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Society for Education, and the Engineers ' Club of Thomas P anklix Maxxs. M. S., Ph. D. Professor of Plant Pathology and Soil Bacteriology Doctor ilanns was born in Logan, Ontario, November 7, 1876. In 1901 he received the degree of B. S., and in 1903 the degree of M. S. from North Dakota Agricultural College. He re- ceived the degree of Ph. D. from the L ' niversity of Pennsylvania in 1913. From 1904 to 1907 he was Principal of Provincial High Schools in the Philip- pine Islands. In 1907 he went to the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station as Assistant Botanist and Plant Path- ologist. In 1912 he became Plant Path- ologist and Soil Bacteriologist of Dela- ware College. He is the author of eight volumes on Plant Diseases, Soil BacteriologA- and Soil Fertility. He is also a contributor to several tech- nical journals, and is Collaborator of the United States Plant Disease Sur- vey. Dr. Manns is a member of the Sigma Xi and the Phi Kappa Phi Fraternities. Eighteen