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

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JOSIQPH KENNEDY, M. A. DEAN OF TIIE NORMAL COI.l.EGIi .IND PROFICSSOR OF l'llll,USOI'HY ANI! IillUCA'l'ION. Horn at Oshawa, Minn.: graduated from University of Minnesota in 13865 Came to this University in 189.2 as Assistant Professor of Pedagogy and Principal of the Preparatory Department. Later he was promoted to the position he now holds. Professor Kennedy has been identified with institute and lecture work throughout the state and l1as been at the head of the University Summer Sehool for several years past. Ii XRI lf I I'ROFESSUR UI .. F A ININT XXI N I I XI I U X, AND DEAN Ulf 'l'lllC t'tlI.I.liGl5 OF MINING ICNGINIEICRING. Born at St. Charles. Minn.: izradualed in 18539 from University of Minnesota: heeanle iustruetor in Chemistry and Mineralogy at the University of North Dakota in 1890: made Professor of Chi-nlistry and Geology in 1891: appointezl Dean of the School of Mines in 1898: State Geologist from 1895 until 1902. Professor lialmeoek was the author of the tirst hiennial report of the Slate Geological Survey. CALVIN Il. CROUCII. M. E. I'ROI'IiSSl1R or xii-:e11,xN1c.x1. IQNGINEERING, ANI: DEAN or Tllli co1.1.1a4:1e or x112C11txN1cA1. AND E1.Ee'r1ucA1. 1zNu1N1c1:1uN1:. Born in Oswego, N. Y.: received degree of M. from Cornell University in 1892. Previous to his eoming to the University in 1901, Professor Croueh held a position as traveling engineer. stationed in Iiu rope. 17

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Faculty ALL DEPARTMENTS EXCEPT THAT OF LAW VVIIIBSTICR MliRRll ll2l.lD, M. A. l'RESlDEN'l' or 'rinc UNiviaiesl'rY AND PROFESSOR OF l'tH.I'l'It'AI, AN11 soeml. scnaNei:. President Merrifield was born at Williamsville, Vt. llc was graduated from Yale in 1877, and taught for the next two years in a private school at Newburg, N. Y. For four years he held a position at Yale as tutor in the classics and niatheniaties. ln 1883 he was appointed to the chair of Latin and Greek in the newly established University of North Dakota. In 189i he was advanced to the presidency, which position he has held for the last fifteen years. GEORGE S. THOMAS, M. A., Ph. D. 1'RoFEssoR or T1-ns GREEK AND LATIN LANGUAGIQS AND Li'1'ERA'rUREs AND DEAN or Tina c'nI.r.i2GE OF LIBERAL Airrs. Born in Richmond Va., graduated with degree of M. A. from University of Virginia in 18795 studied in Universities of Berlin and Leipsig, receiving degree of Ph. D. from the latter. He was elected to his present position in 1893. 'X 16

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MIELVIN A. BRANNON, M. A. 1'11o1-'sssolt or 111o1,omsv AND c111:,'xTo1z or '1'111c Muslzun. Born at Lowell. Indiana, received his A. li. and A. M. degrees from Wabash College in ISSQ and 1890, respeetivelyg spe11t two summers doing research work i11 lmacteriology at the University of Cliieago. Professor Brannon has filled l1is present position since ISQ4. JOHN MACNIIE, N. A. l'R0l'l'IF-SOR Ulf 'l'llli FNICNCII AND SIHXNISII LANGUAGES A N ll I.l'I'liRA'l'UltliS, AND Sl2t'Rli'l'.XRY Ulf 'I' HE l'ACIlL'l'Y. Professor Maenie is a native of Scotland: studied 111 University of Glasgow and holds degree of M. A. l.l'tllll Yale. lle came to this University in 1885, and till IQOZ was Professor of French and Gernian. lle has pnhlished :1 treatise lllltlll the 'I'heo1'y of Algebraic l':tlll1lll0llS, and a text-hook on lilementary VERNON P. SQUIRIES, M. A. l'liUlflCSStJR ol-' 'rms 15Nu1.1s11 1.ANc:U,xf:1: AND 1.1T1z11,1'1'u111s. Born at Cortland, N. Y.g graduated from State Normal School i11 ISS5, and from Brown University in T889 with degree of ll. A. He was Fellow in linglish at the University of Chicago from ISQ3 to INQ7, receiving l1is M. A. degree in 1395. Professor Squires has been at the University since 1897 with the exception of 0110 year. 18