University of North Dakota - Dacotah Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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GEO. ST. JOHN PERROTT, B. A. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 0141 LATIN AND GREEK. Professor Perrott was born at Stratford-upon Avon, only about oine-half mile from the birth-place and home of Shakespeare. He studied the Latin and Greek languages in the same school which the great, poet himself is supposed to have attended. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford, in 1878, at the age of twenty-one. Subsequent to this he taught six years in Brighton, England. Professor Perrott came to this country in 1883, and came west to North Dakota. .His connection CARL J. ROLLEFSON. B. A. ASSISTANT mmxsmsou 0r PHYSICS. Professor Reliefson was born in Fillmore County, Mimi, in 1866. He obtained his preparatory education at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. He then entered St Olaf College, Northiield, Minne- sota, and graduated from that institution in 1890 with the degree of A. B. The year following he had charge of the departments of Physics, Chem- istry and Mathematics in his Alma Mater. He then resigned to take up the study of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the University of Minnesota, and in 1892 was recalled to his former position zit St. Olaf. From 1894 to 1895 he held a graduate scholarship in Physics at Cornell Uni- versity. Again in 1895 he was recalled to St. Olaf College, and remained there two years. In 1897 he went to Cornell. He, came to North Dra- kota University in March, 1898. with the University began in the fall of 191, as instructor in Latin and Greek; he became Assist- ant Professor in these subjects in the fall 01 J7. I

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VERNON P. SQUIRES, M. A. i'ROFESSOR OF Tim ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERA- TUNE. Born at, Cortland, N. Y., November 4th, 1866. He graduated from the State Normal School at, Cortland in 1885, and from Brown University in 1889, receiving the A. B. degree, With special honors in English and Greek. He was instructor in Science at Worcester Academy, Mass, and afterwards held the professorship of Greek and Latin at the State Normal School at Oneonta, N. Y., for three years, He was Fellow in English at. the University of Chicago from 1893 to 1897, receiving the A. M. degree in 1895. He spent the greater part of 1895 abroad, and on his return became an instructor in the University of Chicago. Professor Squires came to the University of North Dakota. first in 1897. He resigned in 1901, but re- turned to take his former position, after having been absent one year. JOHN TINGELSTAD, M. A. PROFESSOR OF SUANDJNAVIAX AND GERMAN LANGUAGES AND LITEILVI'URES Professor Tingelstad was born in Norway in 1861. He came to Dakota in 1879. Later he be- came a student at Luther College, Decorah, iowa. receiving there his B. A. degree in 188.5. The fol- lowing two years he was Professor of Mathematics in that institution. He then took up the study of Theology, at first at Concordia. Seminary, St. Louis, for one year. In 1890 he graduated from Luther Seminary, Minneapolis, With highest hone ors, at the same time receiving the degree of M. A. from his Alma Mater for postgraduate work in Greek. He then became pastor of congregations in Mayville and Vicinity, moving later to Pottr 13nd, where. he held the position of Principal of Brufiat Academy for five years. Professor Tine gelstad made a trip to Germany and the ScandinaA vian countries in the summer of 1895, and again in 1902, studying modern Scandinavian Literature 1nd Old Norse. He took up his present work at the University last fall.

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ELWYN F. CHANDLER, M. A. ASSISTANT Pummssou 01v MATHEMATICS. Professor Chandler was born in Ohio, his par- ents being from New England. He obtained his preparatory and college education at Ripon Col- lege, Wisconsin, receiving an A. B. degree in 1,894. From 1894 to 1897 he was engaged in academy and high school work. He was City Engineer in Ripnn for some time. He took up graduate work at the University of Wisconsin in 1897 and during the collegiate year of 1898-9 he held a Fellowship in Applied Mathematics in that institution. Professor Chandler came to North Dakota University in 1899 as instructor in Mathe- matics. He became Assistant Professor in 1901. CALVIN H. CROUCH, M. E. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AIECIIANICAL ENGINEERING,AYU DIRECTOR 01? THE COLLEGE OF lxIECIIANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. Professor Crouch received his early education in the public schools of Oswego, N. Y. Upon graduating from the High School he became con- nected With the Vulcan Iron Works of Oswego as an apprentice. He won a State scholarship at Cornell University and entered in 1888, receiving the degree M. E. in 1892. Since the completion of his Univeraity course he has been connected with several concerns in various capacities, in- cluding the A'nles Iron Works of Oswego, the Rome, VVatertowu and Ogdensburg Railroad. and the Deane Steam Pump Co, of Holyoke, Mass. Later he became instructor in Machine Shop Prac- tice and Steam Engineering in the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trade, Pennsylvania, resigning to accept a position With the Baldwin Locomotive Works as traveiing engineer, stae tioned in Europe. In 1901 Professor Crouch was called to take charge of the hewly established College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University.