University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Faculty. CHARLES FRANCIS REEVES, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Professor of German Language and Literature. B. S., Pennsylvania State College, 1878 5 M. S., 1881 5 Student at the University of Chicago, 1897. Professor of Modern Languages and Librarian, Pennsylvania State College, 1879-905 Assistant to the President, in charge of the business office, 1884-905 Professor of Modern Languages, University of Washington, 1894-97 5 Professor of German since 18975 Acting President, 1897-985 Dean, 1899-. ADOLPH FREDERICK BECHDOLT, Professor of English Language and Literature. V A. B., Lafayette College, 18665 A. M., 18695 Ph. D., Franklin and Mar- shall College, 1890. Professor of Chemistry and German, Mercersburg College, 1869-765 Superintendent of City Schools, Mankato, Minnesota, 1876-80 and 1885-925 Professor of Chemistry, Minnesota State Normal School, Mankato, 1880-855 Professor of English Language and Literature, University of North Dakota, 1892-955 Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Washington, 1895-. HENRY LANDES, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy. A. B., Indiana University, 18925 A. B., Harvard University, 18925 A. M., 1898. Assistant, U. S. Geological Survey, 1891 and 18935 Assistant to State Geologist, New Jersey, 1892-945 Principal of Rockland fMe.D High School, 1894-955 Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of of Washington, 1895-. EDMOND STEPHEN MEANY, Professor of History and Instructor in Forestry. B. S., University of Washington, 18855 M. S., 1899. Reporter and News Editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Press, 1885-935 Member of Washington Legislature, 1891 and 18935 Assistant to Executive Com- missioner for Washington, World's Columbian Exposition, 1890-18945 Secretary of the Board of Regents, University of Washington, 1894-975 Registrar, and Lecturer on Northwest History and Forestry, 1895-975 Professor of History and Instructor in Forestry, 1897-. J ALLEN SMITH, Professor of Political and Social Science. A. B., University of Missouri, 18865 LL. B., 18875 Ph. D., University of Michigan, 1894. Attorney-at-Law, Kansas City, 1887-925 Professor of Economics and Sociology, Marietta College, 1895-975 Professor of Political and Social Science, University of Washington, 1897-. ARTHUR RANUM, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. A. B.. University of Minnesota, 18925 Graduate student and Fellow in Mathematics, Cornell University, 1893-965 Fellow in Mathematics, Uni- versity of Chicago, 1896-97. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Washington, 1897-. HOMER REDFIELD FOSTER, Professor of Biology. Ph. B., University of Michigan, 18975 M. S., 1898. Teacher and Super- intendent of Michigan Schools, 1887-935 Principal and Professor of Biology, Benton Harbor College, 1893-945 Superintendent of Schools, Hartford, Michigan, 1894-955 Professor of Biology, University of Washington,.1898-.

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President of the Unibersify. HOUGH just completing his second year among us, President Graves is loved and respected by the entire University, and appreciated by the people of this and neighboring commonwealths of the Pacific Northwest. The reasons for this are inherent in the man. Scholarship, energy, alertness, loyalty-these are the characteristics that have enabled him to achieve remarkable success. When he ar- rived at this University as its newly-elected executive, the affairs of the institution, from various unhappy causes, were at a low ebb. The attendance hadfallen below two hundred, and there were many disheartened ones. ln less than two years the attendance has leaped above the five-hundred mark, and now discouragement has been displaced by an all-pervading and ambitious hope. But everyone knows that in college life numbers are not by any means the best standard of measure- ment. The character of the work done, a wholesome uplifting college spirit, animating both instructional force and student body, and an ambition to improve body, mind, and soul, are of far greater value. This spirit is the guide for our energetic president's ambition, and everyone familiar with the University of Washington knows what this spirit has wrought. Frank Pierrepont Graves, Ph.D., LL.D., is from old colonial ancestry. His parents were from Massachusetts, and his father is an alumnus of Harvard. The family moved to New York, and at Brooklyn the subject of this sketch was born in 1869. He prepared for Columbia in the Polytechnic Institute, where he led his classes in Greek and Latin. At Columbia he continued to make a specialty of the classics, and Won the highest prize for Latin in his junior year, and when he graduated took first honors in classics. He at once began work in the University for the doctorate in philosophy, and later had the advantage of graduate work in Boston and Harvard Universities. His first work' as a teacher was as instructor in Greek in Drisler School, New York City. He next taught Greek in his Alma Mater, and his Work was so satisfactory that in 1891 he was offered an adjunct professorship at Tufts College, Massachusetts. Here his success was pronounced, and in two years he was made Professor of Classical Philology, the chair being especially created for him. His tastes, however, were more in the line of executive work. So in June, 1896, after five very successful years at Tufts College, he accepted the position of President of the University of Wyoming, receiving a unanimous election over fifty competitors for the position. The record of his success in Wyoming seems almost phenomenal. The attendance at the institution was speedily doubled. The tone and spirit of the University were emphatically elevated. Though bur- dened with much executive work, he conducted classes in political science which were well attended. One well-known college president said of him: 't He is a good disciplinarian, a fine scholar, and has the faculty of awakening the enthusi- asm and winning the affections of his pupils. . Desiring a broader field, he accepted in 1898 the presidency of the University of Washington, and left Wyoming with the best wishes of hosts of friends in all Walks of life. President Graves is the author of several books and articles, among which may be mentioned The Burial Customs of the Greeks, The Philoctetes of Sophocles, A First Book in Greek, and The State University ideal. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, the Society of American Wars, the Western Historical Association, and was one of the founders of the Tufts Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a vice-president of the Trns-Mississippi Exposition. Q

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