University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Samuel Wilson Parr, M.S. Samuel Wilson Parr, Professor of Applied Chemistry, was born at Granville, 111., in 1857. Three winters were spent at Normal in the High School and University. From 1876 to 1878 he was principal of the school at Cedarville. In 1878 he entered the University of Illinois. The next two years were spent on the farm. He re-entered the University and graduated in 1884. While a student here he was connected with the lllini, and was the first president of the Athletic Association. He spent the year 1884-85 studying special chemical and biolog- ical work, at Cornell University. He then went to Illinois College, at Jacksonville, 111., as instructor, and the next year was appointed Professor of Chemistry. In January, 1891, he was appointed to his present position. Herbert Jewett Barton, AA t . Herbert Jewett Barton, Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, is a native of New Hampshire. After preparing for college at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary, he entered Dartmouth College. He spent his Sophomore year in Wesleyan University at Mid- dletown, Ct., but finished his course at Dartmouth. For two years he was principal of the Newport, N. H., High School. Coming west, he was principal of the Waukegan, 111., High School, and later, superintendent of the city schools. After a year and half rest from teaching he became principal of the High School Department of the State Normal School, at Normal, in 1883. Eight years later he came here. He has delivered frequent and varied lectures and addresses before educational associations. Civics has occupied his spare time for many years, and as a result of his study he has published The Civil Government of Illinois. Charles Melville Moss, Ph.D. Y. Charles Melville Moss, Professor of Greek, was born at New York Mills, N. Y., and fitted for college at Cazenovia (N. Y.) Seminary. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1877, and was granted the Degree of Ph.D. in 1881. In 1877-78 he was Associate Professor in Victoria University at Cobourg, Ont. In 1878 he went to the Illinois Wesleyan University as Professor of Greek, and in 1S91 he was appointed to the same position here. Daniel Kilham Dodge, Ph.D. Daniel Kilham Dodge, Professor of English Language and Literature, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1863. He received his early education in a German-American school in that city, and under private tutors. He graduated from Columbia College in 1884. In 1885 he re- ceived the degree of A. M., and in the following year that of Ph. D. He has spent most of his time since graduation as Tutor of the English and Scandinavian Languages in Columbia College. His summers have usually been spent in Copenhagen, where he has made a special study of the languages. He is a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, Modern Language Notes, American Journal of Philology, The Outlook, The Independent, Gold- thwaite ' s Geographical Magazine, and the Dial. In 1890 he published a Bibliography of Danish and Swedish Dictionaries. He is a member of the Modern Language Association, American Philological Association, Danish University Jubilee Society, Society for the Publi- cation of Old Norse Literature, and an honorary member of the Danish Historical and Philo- logical Society. He was appointed to his present position in 1892. 11