University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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faculty— Confinued MISS JENNIE ELIZ. BETH WIER, Instructor in History. Miss VVier wms born iu Grinnell. Iowa. She was educated at the Iowa State Normal Schonl, and «:raduated in 1898 with the dejfree of B.l). Hlie taufflit school in Iowa and in Oregon for five ears. She was tutoring and assisting in the Department of His- tory atStanfoid Univer. ' -itv and at the same time pursuing a c )urse of study in that department, when requested (o assume charge of the History Department of the University of Nevada in October, 1899, during the absence f Miss Martin, the regular instructor. F. E ROSS, Instructor in Mathematics Graduated from San Rafael High School iu 1891; entered the Univer- sity of California, and in 1894 was assistant in Astronomy in that University; in 1895 graduated from University of California, and in the same year was teacher of Vlathematics and Physics at Mt Tamalpais Military . Academy; was assistant in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey of Southern California in 1898, and in 1899 was assistant in Mathematics in the University of California. In January, 1900, he was appointed instructor in Mathematics in the University of Nevada. GEORGE F BLESSI.NG. Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in charge of the det)artmerit. Mr Blessing was born in Carrollton. Ky.. and received his early educatit)n in the Carrollton schools; graduated from the Carrollton High Sch ' )i)l in 1890; entered . the Kentucky Slate College in September, 1K93; was graduate 1 iu 1897 with the degree of B M E ; was iu engiueeriug corps of Snead Company ' s Iron Works for one year, and with Browu- Ketcham Iiou Works of Indianapolis one year; resigned from the latter position in February, 1899, to accept a position with Jos. Mc Williams Company, mechanical engineers and con- tractors, at Ij )ULsvdle, Ky., and left this position to accept the one he now holds in the Nevada State University. 15

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faculty— Continued MISS LAURA DE LAGUNA, In.structor of Modern Langunges. Was born in California of European paientage. Her early education was received under private instruction and, later on, in public schools. She took special work in French at the University of California. In 1887 she was appointed teacher of English at at Mills ' College, but resigned from this position in 1889 and spent a year in travel and study in the East. Taught French at the Oakland Sem- inary one year. Entered Stanford University in 1891, receiving thedegree of A. B. in 1894. Spent next two years traveling. Returned to California in 1896, and was appointed instructor in the Nevada State University. WILLIS GAYLOllD CAFFERY, Instructor in Electrical Engineering and Prac- tical Mechanics. Born at Bethlehem, Pa.. Jan- uary 8, 1862 Entered Moravian Parochial School at that place in 1868. Entered class of 1882, Lehigh University, in 1878. Subsequently worked for the Bethlehem Iron Company one and one-half years. Worked as expert electrician for the Thomson- Houston Electric Company from 1884 until 1889, erecting light and power plants all over the United States. Erected the Heno plant in 1889, and, resigning from the Thom- son-Houston Company, became manager of the Reno Light and Power Company. In 1897 he re- signed fiom this company, and in 1898, became instructor at the Nevada State University. ■% SAMUEL UNSWORTH. Instructor in Greek and Latin. Mr Unsworth was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, Feb ruary 8, 1852. He came to Utah in 1863, and pre pared for college in St. Mark ' s School, Salt Lake City. He entered St. Stephen ' s College, Annan dale, N. Y., in 1871. He received the degree B.A. and Primus of class in 1875, and M.A. at the same college in 1878. He was S.T.B. and McVicker Prizeman in Greek at the General Theological Seminary, New York, in 1878. Has been pastor of Episcopal churches in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Reno and teacher of some Latin and Greek in all three places. 14

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faCMlty— Continued MRS. NETTIE W. BLUME, Mistress of Girl ' s Cottage. Mrs. Blnme was borrl near Dubuque, Iowa, aud at an early age re- moved with her parents to California. She at- tended pulilic school in California and gi ' adnated from the Petaluma High School. Later she taught .school at Sonoma for two years. For several years Mrs. Blume was Matron of the! Orphan ' s Home at Valiejo, Cal., and, resigoing from that poMition two years ago, came to Nevada to live. In January, 1900, she was appointed to her present position as Mistress of the Girl ' s Cottage. GEORGE DAVIS LOUDERBACH, Professor of Chemistry and Ph sics Was born in San Francisco April 6, 1874. Entered the University of Calilornia in 1892, receiving degree A.B. in 1896. Fellow in mineralogy, July, 1897, to July, 1898. Immediately after receiving his A.B. degree he entered upon work in geologyi chemistry and palseontology, receivmg degree of Ph.D in May, 1899. Has devoted summers for several years back to geological field work in California and Wyoming. Was assistant in min- eralogy at the University of California from 1898 to January, 1900, when he resigned to accept his present position in Nevada. SAMUEL BRADFORD DOTEN, Meteorologist and Instructor in Botany and Biology. Mr. Doten was born in Gold Hill, Ne- vada, December 14, 1875. His parents moved to Reno in 1884, where he entered the public schools, graduating in June, 1893. In Septem- ber, 1893, he entered the Freshman Class at the Nevada State University, but left before the end of the year, returning in Sei)tember, 1894. He took an A.B. degree in June, 1898, and in Sep- tember of the same year was appointed instructor in Latin, Civics and Mathematics in the State University, but left this work upon being as- signed his present position. IG