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

Page 12 text:

VN VERSITY OF ILLI GIS unnis anil Girilersf' which were the result uf nriginal investigations by Dr. Riclcer, antl which cnnstitute distinct contrilmtiinis to technical literature. Nus inernus pimfessit-iizil papers antl reviews have been published antl architectural perinilicals. .Xn entirely new anil authttritative treatise un mnfs, which has been in care- ful lll'Cl?llI'2lllVPll fur years, will appear in 11112, Dr. Ricker has also cwntrihutcc'l extensively to technical lit- erature by translatinn into English trnni the tiernian and in Various technical lfrench. including part of the mwlcs of Gaudet. the faninus teacher uf design at the lfcnle iles Dealix Arts. K l'erhaps one of the most mlistinctive and significant ' -- f ' 'Ji nf his ClIlliI'llJUtlH1li tn engineering eilucation was the W 2' yur. ,fii-f introiluction into :Xinerican , l technical sclirmls of the Sci- Q ' ence of Graphic Statics, the Eiga A' fisf value anil necessity of this ini- 'Q 4',' Q :fl. ?t55'-1 f t- 1- purtant stuily being early recog- ' 1 ' '- .9 . Q nized and appreciated hy him. Q Al .. lie was also instrumental in A i ,l'9fillTA f wigs the lIlll'ilIlUCfl0ll anrl further- ance of lalmratm'y work in shop practice. renmvn tw her, as well as tn himst ' heliwerl hx' all with wliuin he has li Urn lfiuiixivs Ilns brief narrative tlties not pimnuse to be a story of llr. Rickens life. lt is merely a sketch to show linw strrnig anal restiurceful is his character, litnv bmatl and varieil his activities. The L'nix'ersity nf Illinois is his great tlelitttr. Tu his Alina Hater. antl tw her tlevelrvp- nient he has tlevoteil the best of his life, and has brought Lll Il , e is universally een associateil. cul- leagues. stutlents. neiglilinrs. Nut une uf the multitude uhm have crime intn his inlluence but has fleparteil with ll feeling uf gratituile fur the kintlly sniile. the xrarin S 4 Yi' . ' 4 - H RW HT greeting. anti the sincere interest he in i El ',gt57fijw vii' V ffxikbit Q1 l6l has shi iwn.

Page 11 text:

II-IE NINETEE 'TI-HRTE ILLI L'11iversity, afterwards going aliruatl tu study at llauacadeiiiie in llerliii, during the summer in the year 1373. After some mutitlis uf travel in lftirnpe, he re- turned to take up his life-wwrk of teaching. lflegimiing with September, 1873, he assumed full charge tif the deirartment uf Architecture at the Utiiversity of llliutiis. and retained it for thirty- seveif years. llisllmig peritltd tif Seri V fy:-b ,,,'-a vice las permittem him tu 1 ircct am aid in tl1e develwlmieiit ttf the de- Niglf ' partmeut trom thettime when lie jl. Mf,, il.4- 371.5 W' ' ' himself taught drafting lll the same 'Ling' ' -'A'1'i 353' 1'4 11,1111 that held a class of rhet-vrlc, tw .ti.,,,,,,,41, .3-ss -uf the present. when the ilepartmeut ' fills an Cllllft' floor of Engineering ', e l Hall with offices, class rocniis. drafts ' , ing 1'4i11111s,'a11cl zilittve all. the iuagms D ,N licent HI'QllltCCllll'Hl lilirary, p1'ul1al,rly X 1 hvrliiis, --, the lvest Ill -the cou.ntry, lllQ'SCl1.'L't1H.ll --Leff-',4,',,j -' , X f tit lumks ter which he lumselt ls Tm' Mm DAM respuiisililt-.v -ln lQOO he received trtnu the Lmversltv the degree 01 Dectm' of Architecture in appreciatifm uf the alrility. devwtiuu and imseltisliuess i11 the development of his work. In addititm tu lieing head uf the deiiartiiieiit ttf architecture he tilled the posititgm of Dean of the College uf Engineering fur twenty-seven years. frwm M78 tw IQOS. lle was married to Mary Carter Steele tm ,-Xugust , 25, 1875. -ws His public service includes memliersliip in the llli- L21 1 nuis State Board of Examiners nf Architects, of which Ii board he has served as president since 13119. He is I, president of the recently aliintinteml tlviiiiiiissiim tu pre' 4. ffi 5 pare 21 revisiun of the lnuildiitg laws ttf Illinois. lfurther 'V K 'Sgt - he is an active and also an htmttrary lfellfww memlier nf A- 7 the American Institute of A-Xrchitects. Nlemlier .if St 1- x ciety fur I'rm1i1itim1 nf lingiiieering liducatitm, lfel- low of American Asst tciatit 111 fur the .X4lY2lllCClllL'lll uf Axe , Science. etc. ' DE I' , W... W Nwtwitlistandiiig the fact that his i wurk as El pmfessiuiiztl instructor and as executive ofticel' iff the ifwllt-ge nf lirigineering has left little leisure fur the 111'ey1z11':1tit111 :if wtirk fur pulwlica- tit 111, he has written a lit-1-lc +111 illl'llFSt'tl limits, which appeared in 1385. Later there were pulnlislied lay the lfugiueerf ing lixperimeiit Sllllltlll. three lrullet- i11s entitled respectively. 'HX11 lfxteiif Nlull uf the Dewey llL'CllllZll Classiti- t ttitiii tu .Xrcliitecture and Building. A Study ttf 'Vrussed lirvrvfsfi and liase and llearing l'lates fur Ctrl- His Fucsr Fcumii. tsl

Page 13 text:

THE NINETEENTHIRTEEN ILLI SECTIONS 1 . '1'1112 L'x1x'1c1 S111 H r1111f11111Lx1x1 111 1111 xx1fxr1f1xw IX 1111 11111 w1s111111x 1 111xw1s I 1