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

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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.

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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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SAMUEL PETERSON, Ph. Di, D. C. L. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 019' POLI'I'ICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND INSTRUCTOR 1N PROPERTY, CRIMINAL LAW, COXTRACTS, BILLS AND NOTES, DAMAGES AND SURETYSIIIP. Born near Osage City, Kansas, in 1871. At twelve years of age he began working at the printer's trade. At the age of fifteen he went to Los Angeles, California, where he secured a posi. tion as stenographer in a law oHice, which position he held for flve years, at the same time studying in preparation for a college course. He was ad, mitted to the bar at the age of twentyvone, and then attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, and two years later went to Yale University, graduating from there in 1895, and receiving the degree of Ph. D, In 1897 he entered the Law School at Yale, re ceiving the degree of LL. B. in 1898 and D. C. L. in 1899. In 1899-1900 Dr. Peterson traveled exe tensively in Europe. Upon his return to this country he was admitted to the bar in Ohio. He came to the University in 1902. ORIN G. LIBBY, P11. D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY. Doctor Libby was born in 1864 and is a native of Wisconsin. His early education was obtained in the public schools of his native State. He at- tended the State Normal School at River Falls, and graduated from the four yearsi course there. On leaving the Normal School he entered the University of Wisconsin, receiving the degree of B. L. from that institution in 1892, and the de- gree of Ph. D. in 1895. He was Fellow in History from 1893 to 1895, and during the succeeding seven years was instructor in History there. He entered upon his duties in our University in 1902. f; -1