University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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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

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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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faCMltV— Continued MISS STELLA M. LINS(X)TT. Listrnctor iu Latin. Miiss Lins-cott w;is lioni in Lake City. Modoc ct)unty, California, Noven]i)er I. 1873. Here her childhood da s were passed. She attended the public schools at Cedarville. anii iu September, 189 ' , entered ihe Nevada State Univer.-ity, from which she Hiadiialed in 18it5. The next tej ' ni was spent in post Tadiuile work and teachini, ' in the same institution. She received her M.A dej ree from tlie UniverNily of California in 1898, and was called to the Nevada State University in September of the same year to become an instrnctor in Latin. MRS. ALICE LAYTON. instrnctor m Vocal Music. Mrs. La ti)n was burn in Lowell, Mass. Durinu- childhood she pursued the study of music, and later took a course of three years at Soutli Bend, Ind., under Professor Zieyfeld. Mrs. Layton tiien studied at the Boston ConservatcrN of Music, from which she f. ' raduated in 1870. Slie has been a success- ful teacher in all lines of music, and is at preseid instructor in vocal music in our University and in the public schools, and is also organist of the Trinity Church, where she leads a choir of sixteen youny ladies. Mrs. Lnyton also gives in-;truction to private pupils. LYSANDER VV. CUSHMAN. Professor of English Language and Literature. Born in Glenn county, California, November 24, 1860; received early education in di.stnct school, and entered Pierce Christian College at eiiihteiMi and |)repared for Hai ' vard. Began teaching in 1887 as instructor in English and Science in Drake University Iowa; was aj)pointed teacher of History in High School at Watsonville. Cai., afterwards becoming princi|)al of same school; in 189.5 was President of Santa Cruz County Board of Education: gave up public school work in 1896 for jjurjiose of travel and study in Europe. Professor Cusliman has a small work on tlie early history of some of the conventional characters on the English stage at press in Halle. Germany. Was aii[)ointed to his present position in the Nevada State University in 18.19. 17 I