University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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PR OFESSOR FRED MANVILLE TAYLOR, PH. D

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Health and Hope. The air is thick with blinding snow, And wild the wintry weather, -- liut what care l l or lowering sky With health and hope together. Though north winds blow the drifting snow Glad hearts make gladsoinc weather, A happy pair, .X well-matched pair, Are health and hope together. There's joy so high in the whitened sky, As the snow-flakes dance together, How they whirl and fly And Hit swiftly by, Like youth and hope together. Through frosty years with slivery snows, Our heads will soon be hidingg Time cannot chill The hearts that still Keep youth and hope abiding. R. U

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Professor Fred Manville Taylor, Ph. D. HE subject of this sketch was born july 1 1, 1855, at Northville, Wayne County,'Michigan. His parents were both of New England stock, descendants of families that settled in Connecticut several generations ago. They are to be numbered among Michigan's pioneers, for they came here in the third decade of the century, while Michigan was yet in the territorial stage. The death of his mother when he was scarcely two years old left Mr. Taylor to the care of his maternal aunt, and the first eleven years of his life were spent in the home of his birth. Here he received instruction in a select school and for a portion of the time attended the school of the village. The remarriage of his father brought the family again together, and Mr, Taylor Spent two years in Houghton, to which charge his father, a Methodist minis- ter, had been appointed. He gave his attention mainly to the ancient lan- guages during his sojourn, studying Latin and beginning Greek in the High School. At the expiration of the customary three years of residence as pastor, Rev. Mr. Taylor moved with his family to Mt. Clemens, and here the son Completed his college preparation. In 1872 he entered upon the classical course in Northwestern University. A natural fondness for mathematical and philosophical study soon revealed itself, and the enlarged opportunities offered, encouraged the gratification of his tastes. It was not long before Mr. Taylor was recognized as easily pre- eminent in these lines. He entered with ardor into the varied college con- tests. His vigorous style of speaking and writing served him in good stead and gained him many honors. The Intercollegiate Literary Association suggested by Colonel Higginson in 1873, through the columns of Scribner's Monthly, admitted North- western University as the only western institution in january, 1876. The Contest of the succeeding fall included representatives from Cornell, Brown, Princeton, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, and other colleges. Mr. Taylor's recognized ability led him to be chosen to represent Northwestern in mental science and