University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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More About the Alumni. RUDOLF DE ROODE, CLASS OF ’85. Rudolf de Roode, a prominent alum- nus of this institution, was born in Lex- ington, Ky., August 2, 1865. His father, Professor R. de Roode, is a musician of rare culture and ability and for many years has been a prominent figure in musical circles in Lexington. Dr. de Roode received his early education at Christ Church Seminary, an institution very ably conducted by the Misses Tot- ten, whom the writer of this sketch re- members very pleasantly as women of unusual culture and refinement. A. few years later young de Roode entered the Academy of Kentucky University, where he had the rare good fortune to receive instruction at the hands of James Lane Allen. The benefit resulting from such training and influences can scarcely be overestimated. After several years study at Kentucky University he attended the State College of Kentucky and in 1885 received the degree of Bachelor of Science from this institution. It was from old Dr. Peter, as the young fellows then were in the habit of calling him, that de Roode got his love for chemistry, which was to become his life work. After graduation he pursued post- graduate studies in chemistry and modern languages at the State College, and for one year was assistant chemist in the Kentucky Agricultural Experi- ment Station, which was at that time just being organized under the direc- tion of Professor Scovell. In the fall of 1886 de Roode entered the -Johns Hopkins University for post-graduate work in chemistry, together with phy- sics, mineralogy and geology as minor subjects required for the Doctor’s de- gree. Plis work at the university was always accurate, thorough and schol- arly. He received in rapid succession every university honor to which he was eligible as a chemical student. First, the university scholarship in chemistry; second, the position of lecture assistant, and third, the fellow- ship in chemistry in 1887; and in 1890 he received his Doctor’s degree. It is somewhat remarkable that while all of his training was in pure chemistry his life work should have been entirely in the field of technical and indus- trial chemistry. Since his graduation from the Johns Plopkins University he has held successively the following positions: Chemist to the American Graphophone Co., of Bridgeport, Conn. Chemist to the Agricultural Experiment Station of West Virginia. Chemist with Fraser Co., Druggists, 262 Fifth Ave., New York City. Superintendent of Tests of the International Paper Co. The last named position he now holds. These are many changes to come to a professional man in ten years, and with him each change has meant a rise in his profession, both in point of increased remuneration and larger responsibilities. The work of the analytical chemist requires the utmost care and patience, involves the complete mastery of a multitude of details, which to the unini- tiated multitude must seem indeed endless. It is largely a matter of being faithful over little things and it not infrequently happens, and such is the case with de Ro»de. that he is virtually ruler over many cities, in the sense that all the vast quantities of raw materials consumed by this great paper syndicate of which he is chemist, in the preparation of wall paper, are pur- chased on the basis of his analyses. The testing laboratories and office of the bureau of tests of the Interna- tional Paper Co., of which Dr. de Roode is in charge, are located at Glens Falls, New York, in connection with one of the company’s principal paper mills. - Dr. de Roode was for some years an active member of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, and is at present a member of the American Chemical Societ . the Society of Chemical Industry of England, the Deut- sche Chemische Gesellschaft of Berlin, and the Verein Deutscher Chemiker. JZ? THOMAS HUNT MORGAN, CLASS OF ’86.' Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan has achieved for himself a well-merited reputation and is regarded as an authority in his specialty of embryology. Some fifty or more published papers communicating original investigations, one book pub- lished and another now in press bear witness to his activity as a writer and investigator in this field. Much of his work which has attracted the attention of biologists has been upon the artificial division of the egg and the embryo of certain lower animals; also upon cross-fertilization or hybridization, and a discussion of heredity in the light of the results obtained. His book, “The Development of the Frog’s Egg; An Introduction to Experimental Embry- ology,” published in 1897,was well re- ceived and is extensively used as a text-book, being one of the best of its kind and the most complete treatise on that subject. It is used at the State Col'ege by advanced tudents in biology. The book entitled “Regener- ation,” now in press, is expected to appear this fall.

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and philosophy of Evolution, an evidence of the scope of instruction in the lecture rooms and a warm tribute to the work of the young student. It received much recognition and reflected honor on Kentucky at the South- ern Inter-state Contest. The community at Kentucky State College is large enough to give more interest to literary work in the societies. Class debates, inter-society debates and a senior class play would awaken a healthy rivalry, put un- known, unnoticed talent to work and would stimulate this interest. A de- bate with C. U. would, perhaps, receive enough support to make it a suc- cess. It is a mistake to think that the days and occasions for oratory are gone. The school is changing it is true, changing more to the simple and sincere; and the occasions are more frequent, the social, religious and political ques- tions are listened to more than they are read, by the many; the stage grows in importance and demand with every successful dramatized life scene: the teachers of the sciences and philosophy take their pupils to the lecture room and tell them the facts and truths. The powers of the voice are not. lessened, but are growing greater; and it is perhaps the soul’s closest ser- vant. To cultivate a ready and easy expression is a necessity to all voca- tions and especially to all teachers. The Alumni congratulate the representative on the victories he has won for the College, and believe that this prestige in oratory will stimulate not only the literary societies, but every student, to cultivate a ready speech. The College Fraternities. The past college year marks an advance in educational circles, over even the prosperous conditions of the year preceding. The endowing of colleges and universities by our wealthy Americans seems to have grown from a spirit of benevolence to the popularity of a fad; the states have shown more than ever a material pride for the equipment and building up of the state institutions; the country was never so prosperous, and the opportunities and means, for men to attend some institution of learning, seem almost doubled. It is a happy sign, in the midst of so much material prosperity, that the people and nation are so generous to the education of their future citizenship. College fraternities have accordingly prospered, as indicated by the larger chapter rolls of each, or better by the larger average of membership and more chapter houses owned and rented. The fraternities at State College have been increased in number, from three, to six flourishing chapters, and the recognition of the College, by thinking, interested college men over the country, as a field for fraternity work and fraternity life, is a recognition of the leading place it has taken by reason of its work, endowment and attendance, among the institutions not only of the South, but also the similar institutions of the States. Fraternity life was begun here, in the spring of 1893, when chapters of Kappa Alpha (South) and Sigma Chi were chartered; their charter mem- bers mumbering some of the best men the college has graduated. The high standing of these chapters year after year caused the Greek Letter world to quickly look upon the College as having plenty of good men to support creditable chapters. In the spring of 1901, the local social club organized in 1895 as the E. S. Society, was chartered as a chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. During the past year, Kappa Sigma has moved its Lexington chapter from Kentucky University to the College, and the members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity attending State College, who have heretofore been initiates of the K. II. chapter have received their charter and will begin work in the fall as a char- tered chapter. During the year, the Phi Tau Club organized in 1898, was chartered as the Kentucky Epsilon chapter of Phi Delta Theta. The application from this College being one of the three granted out of thirty applications to the fraternity for charters. At Commencement a number of the College boys were initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and will begin life this fall as a chapter. The fraternities at State College with their present membership here and the number of their national chapters, are as follows: Chapter Chapter Membership. Roll. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 16 57 Kappa Alpha (Southern) - 13 39 Sigma Chi 12 51 Phi Delta Theta 10 66 Pi Kappa Alpha 8 43 Kappa Sigma 7 52 All of the fraternities have some system by which they are endeavoring to acquire a chapter house. The chapter of Phi Delta Theta have leased a three story house at 177 South Upper street, and in this the chapter will live during the next year. College men in their relations to one another form one great band of brothers—they have been initiated into the same mysteries of Science and Philosophy, they have toiled the same road to the temple of the Muses and have filled their spirits from the same fountains of Horace and Homer; and whether they come from Harvard or Leland Stanford, from Michigan or Tulane, they have read the same Darwin, studied the same Euclid, their hopes are the same, their purposes are united, and they view life from the same lofty plane. Fraternities are the families in this great society-—fam- ilies wedded by true, pure, beautiful principles, principles in every way safe to be pledged by young men. The six chapters doing work at State College mark a period of needed advance in the social side of the student life.

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Dr. Morgan belongs to one of the old families of Lexington, being the son of Col. Charlton H. Morgan of that city. He received the best of home and school training and developed a taste for Natural History studies before en- tering college. While attending the State College these studies were pur- sued under Crandall, with whom he was also associated during the summers of 1884 and 1885 as an assistant in some field work on the Geological Sur- vey of Kentucky. He graduated from the State College of Kentucky in the scientific course in 1886 and took his masters degree in this institution in 1888, after which he attended Johns Hopkins University, winning a fellow- ship in biology in 1889. He received his Doctor’s degree at Johns Hopkins in 1890 and was also awarded the Adam T. Bruce Fellowship for the next year. In 1891 he was appointed Associate Professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr College, and in 1894-’95, while still connected with that institution, spent sixteen months studying in Berlin and at the Stazione Zoologica at Naples, a privilege enjoyed by only a few. In 1895 he was made full Professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr, a position which he continues to fill with distinction. Dr. Morgan’s published papers include two Johns Hopkins studies, five papers in the Journal of Morphology, five in the Anatomischer Anzeiger, twelve or more in the Archiv fur Entwickiungsmechanick, six in the Biolog- ical Bulletin, one in the Quarterly Journal, one in the International Monthly, besides fifteen or twenty shorter ones. JZ? Obituary. During the past year the association suffered a loss in the death of two members, both of whom were well known, though one was a graduate of 19 years ago, and the other was a member of our youngest class. The death of George G. Berry removed from among us a man of sterling worth, quiet, unostentatious, who by his modest demeanor had made a host of friends. For many years he was in the Internal Revenue Service of Ken- tucky, and his death came as a great shock to a wide circle of friends. We shall always cherish his memory. A committee appointed at the annual meeting in June adopted the following report: Whereas, It has pleased God to take from us one of our members, George G. Berry, of the class of ’82; and whereas, we have lost, in him, a kindly, loving spirit and faithful friend, therefore, be it Resolved, That we make this record upon the minutes of our association in recognition of our loss and respect to his memory. [Signed.] Alfred M. Peter, Merry L. Pence, Committee. Jo. H. Kastle, ) On March 17. 1901, Eugene F. Rieser, of the clas3 of 1900, died at his home in Louisville, Ky. The following was written by Mr. L. K. Frankel, a friend and classmate : “Entered into rest on the morning of March 17, 1901, Eugene Feist, the noble and beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rieser. “Eugene F. Rieser was born October 19, 1880, in Louisville, Ky. He re- ceived his early education in the Louisville Graded Schools, graduating from the Louisville Manual Training School in 1897 with honors Ever eager to continue his education he entered Kentucky State College in the fall of ’9 and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in the class of ’00; his college career being equally as successful as his earlier school days. Leaving many friends he went to Chicago, entering the employ of Fraser Chalmers Co., in the capacity of draughtsman. Here he contracted pleural pneumo- nia, and with the same perseverance and will that he always manifested when any obstacle presented itself, he fought for seventeen weeks to again be able to continue his work, but growing weaker and weaker, he breathed his last Sunday morning, March 17, 1901, at 2:35. With his friends he was a delightful companion and we will forever keep a bright spot in our memory for him.” The following resolutions were adopted by a committee appointed at the last annual meeting: Whereas, God, who knoweth and doeth all things that are best for Plis children, hath in His infinite wisdom seen fit to remove from our midst one of our beloved members, Eugene Feist Rieser, of the class of ’00; therefore be it Resolved, That the Association of Alumni of the Kentucky State College feels his loss deeply and extends to the bereaved family its heartfelt sympa- thy in this their hour of grief. Resolved, That his memory be cherished by this association on account of his high attainments, and for his many lovable traits of character, which endeared him to all of its members. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, as an assurance of our heartfelt sympathy for them in their affliction. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the asso- ciation and published in the city papers. Signed, L. K. Franked, 4 B. T. Southgate, Committee. C. L. Humphrey. ) jZ? Facility. 1900—1901. (In the order of appointment.) James Kennedy Patterson, Ph. D., LL. D., F. S. A.. President. Professor of History, Political Economy, and Metaphysics. James Garrard White, A. M.. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. John Henry Neville, A. M., LL. D., Vice-President, Professor of Greek and Latin.