University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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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

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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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TaCUlty— Gontinuca JAMES E. CHURCH JR„ Professor of the Latin Lang.iatje and Lituiature Professor Church graduated from the Michigan State Uuiversity in June, 1892, with the degree of A. B. He came in September of th e same year to the Nevada State Uuiversity to accept the position of professor of Latin and assistant professor of German. In June, 1897, he was granted a leave of absence for two years, which he purposed to devote to the study of Latin. For some time lie pursued his studies in Ann Arbor. Mich., and is at present studying abioad. % CHARLES PELEG BROWN, Acting Professor of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Brown was born at Brown ' s Station, Washue county, Nevada, September 30, 1871. He at- t3nded district school until 1888 when he entered the Nevada State University. In 1889 he be- came a member of tbe Freshman Class and gradtiated in 1893 from the School of Mines. Upon graduation he was appointed analytical chemist in the Slate Mining Laboratory. In June, 1897, he was given the rank of assistant professor of Mathematics, and in January, 19ll(i, assumed his present position in the School of Mines. MISS MILDRED MAUDE WHEELER, Instructor in Mathematics. Born October 7, 1875, near Susanville, Cal. From there her parents moved to Reno, where she attended the public schools, and graduated from the Reno High School in June, 1892. She entered the State University in September, 1892, and grad- uated in June, 1896. Entered tlie University of California in September of the same year, with the rank of graduate student, taking Latin and German as major and minor studies. Here she obtained the degree of M. A. in 1898, and was called to the University of Nevada as in- ittruotor in Latin ani Mathematics. 13 r