University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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faculty MRS. MARY WHITESIDE EMERY, Professor of Pedagogics and Principal of the State Normal School. Professor Emery was educated in Elmwood Academy, Oberlin, Ohio, and later at the Illinois Normal Uuiveisity. She taught for six years in the schools of Peoria and Cliicago, and was head assistant in the Jones School in the latter city. She tatight for two and one-half years in the Higli School of St Lonis. For twelve years she was -Superintend- ent of Public Instruction in Peoria county. 111 , and has been Principal of the Nevada State Normal School and Professor of Pedagogy for nine and one-half yearsi. Received M. A. in Pedagogics degree from Nevada State Univer- sitv in 1895. RANSOM H. McDowell, Professor of Agriculture and Horticulture. Pro- fessor McDowell spent his early life in practical agriculture on a Wisconsin farm, and, later, on several large farms in Michigan. He graduated from the Michigan Agricultural College in lh74, with the degree of B. Sc. He spent three years in work at the college after graduation and after- ward took one term ' s work in the creamery at Wisconsin University, and spent one year in charge of the Department of Agriculture at Pur- due University. Spent three years at the Colo- rado Agricultural College in special work in Agriculture and Horticulture. He came to the Nevada State University in March, 1891. % % ' ROBERT LEWERS, Professor of Logic and Economic Science and principal of the Commercial School. Professor Lewers is a native Nevadan He was born at Mills Station, Washoe county, in June, 1862. He re ceived his education in the public schools and from private tutors. Subsequently he worked on his father ' s farm. He began to teach school jn September, 1882, and taught at Mills Station for two years; and at Dayton for four years. In 1890 he was appointed instructor in the Nevada State University, where he holds the oflflce of Registrar. 11

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Beard of Regents HON. JOHN MKWTOM EVANS, Was born in DefiaiK-e, Oliio, May 13, 1835. He |)ursiied hi.s eai ' ly studies under a private tutor. A hile quite a young man lie came west with several brothers and settled in Long Valley, forming a co-partnership well known as the Evans Brothers. Since his residence in Reno he has taken a very active interest in University affairs, and the people, not slow to appreciate a true friend of the institution, elected him Hegent in 1896. ' % HON. W, E. F. DEAL, Was born in Maryland and educated at Dickin- son College, where he received the degrees of B. A. andlM. A. Mr Deal came to California about 1860, and after teaching school for two years moved to Nevada, where he began the study of law. In 1864 he was admitted to the bar and has since shared Nevada ' s prosperity and reverses. His untiring zeal in behalf of the University caused him to be elected Regent in November, 1894. HON. HENRY S. STARRETT, Was born in Warren, Knox county, Maine, March 26, 1863. He graduated from the Warren High School, and from the Maine State Normal School in 1883. Shortly afterward he came west and settled in Battle Mountain, where, since his residence in the State, he has been engaged in teaching school and in mining pursuits. In Jan- uary, 1895, he was elected a member of the Board of Regents, and his faithful service as such has twice caused his re-election. 10

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TaCUlty— Continued NATHANIEL ESTES WILSON, Professor of Agricultural Chemistry and Dairy- ing, was born at Orono, Maine, October 15, 1867. He entered the Preparatory Department, Pennsylvania State College, in 1883, and en- tered the Freshman Class in September, 1884. He left the Pennsylvania College in 1886 and entered the Maine University as a Junior, grad nating in 188S. He at once became assistant chemist at Vermont Experiment Station In 1889 he took post graduate work in agricultural chemistry at Cornell, and was chemist, for the Standard Oil Company in 1891). He became chemist at the Nevada Experiment Station in 1891, and in 1895 he was appointed to the posi ' tion which he now occupies RICHARD BROWN, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and Professor of Practical Mechanics Mr. Brown is a man of wide experience, having spent nearly twenty years in Nevada as a mechanic in various positions. He was employed in the mint at Car- son before coming to the University, and was selected by the Regents to equip the new work- shop, which was erected in 1896, and to give the students instruction in wood and iron work. In 1898 Mr. Brown become encumbered with too many duties and it was decided in September, 1890, to place the cares of the Mechanical De- partment under the supervision of Professor Blessing, Professor Brown still being instructor in carpentering in that department. HENRY THURTELL, Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics. Pro- fessor Thurtell was born in Rockwood, Canada, in 1865. His parents moved to Michigan the same year He grew up on a backwoods farm. He went to the Michigan Agricultural College and was made assistant professor in 189(1. He spent the winters from 1888 to 1891 in Ann Arbor, taking special work in mathematics. He came to Nevada in 1891, and has spent one sum- mer at the University of Chicago since then. 12