University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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FACULTIES, INSTRUCTORS AND OFFICERS. 13 CHARLIQS A. VAN VEIZICR, Ph. D., Professor of Mathcnnttics. Born in 1851. Cornell, 1876. Instructor in Mathcinatics at Cornell, 18741-77. Fellow in Mathe- matics at Johns Hopkins, 1878-81. Appointed Instructor in INIZLUIICIIIKUSICS :tt University of Wisconsin in 1881. Assistant Professor, 18831-85. Professor of Matlimliatics since 1885. XVILLIAM H. NVILLIAMS, A. ii., Assistant Professor of Greek and Instructor in Hebrew and Sanskrit. University of XVisconsin. 1876. Instructor in Greek, U. W.. 1870-811. Assistant Professor of Greek since 18821. STIMSON JOSEPH BROWN. Professor of Mathematics, United States Navy. Detailed for duty at the Washburn Observatory. Born in 1851. U. S. Naval Acacleiny, 1S7li. Ens1gn.1S77. Acting Assistant, Coast and Gcodctii: Survey. 18751-81. On duty at U. S. Naval Observatory, 1881-85. Professor' of Matlienmt-ics. U. S. Naval Academy, 18821-87. On special duty at thc Washburn Observatory, 1887-91. STORM BULL, Mech. li., Professor of 'Mechanical Engineering. Hom in 1856. Polytechnic Institute at Zurich, Switzerland, 1877. Caine to Madison in 18711 Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, U. XV., 1879. Assistant Pro- fessor, 1885-86. Professor since 1886. CH.-iRI.15s R. BARNES, A. M., Ph. D., ' Professor' of Botany. Born in 1858. Hanover, 1877. Taught for three years. Attended the Summer School of Botany at Harvard during 1879 and 1880. Professor of Botany and Geology at Purdue University, Indiana, 1880-85. Studied at Harvard. 1885-86. Professor of Botany, U. W., since 1887. , I GEORGE C. COMSTOCK, Ph. B., LL. B., Professor of Astronomy, Associate Director of the Washburn Observatory. Born in 1855. University of Michigan,1877. College of Law, U. W., 1883. Assistant in the Observatory at Ann Arbor, 1877-8. Assistant Engineer on the improvement of the Upper Mississippi,1878-9. Assistant in the Washburn Observatory. 1879-83. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Ohio State University, 1885-7. Professor of Astronomy and Associate Director of the Wash- burn Observatory since 1887. CHARLES R. VAN HISE, M. S., Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography. Born in 1857. U W., 1879. Instructor in U. W., 1879-83. Assistant Professor of Metallurgy, 1883. Professor of Meta11urgy.1886. Commissioned Assistant U. S. Geologist in the Department of Microscopic Lithology and Field Geology in 1883. U. S. Geological Survey, 1888. Present chair, 1888. X

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12 THE BADGER. DAVID B. FRANKENBURGER, A. M., Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. ' Born in 1845. U. W., 1869. Instructor in U. W., 1869-71. Gracliiated from U. W. College of Law in 1871, and afterivarcls practiced inMilwaul.iee. Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. U. W., sincel1878. EDWARD T. OWEN, A, B., Professor of the French Language and Literature. Born in 1850. Yale, 1872. Studied in Europe, 1874-G. Professor of the French Language and Literature, U. W. since 1878. Professor of French. University - A of California, 18813-7. FRANKLIN H. KING, 2 Professor of Agricultural Physics. Born in 1848. Whitewater Normal School, 1872. Cornell, 1876-78. Professor of Natural Sciences in the River Falls State Normal School, 1878-88. Professor A of Agricultural Physics, U. W., 1888. EDXVARD A. BIRGE, A. M., Ph. D., Professor of Zoology. Born in 1851. Williams Col1ege.18T3. Studied at Harvard, 1873-TIS. Ph. D., Harvard, 1876, Instructor in Natural History. U. W., 1876-TD. Professor of Zoology since 1880. Studied in Germany, 1830-Sl. ALLEN D. CONOVER, C. E., Professor of Civil Engineering. Born in 1851. U. W., 1371. Government work on Wisconsin River, 1875. Instructor in Civil Engineering, U. W., 1875-77. General Engineering in Madison, 1877-78. Professsor of Civil Engineering since 1370. City Surveyor of Madison, 1882-84. Topographer of State Geological Survey. 1874-75. FREDERICK B. POWER, Ph. G., Ph. iii., Professor of Pharmacy and Materia Medica. Born in 1853. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1871. University of Strasburg, Germany, 1880. Prof. of Analytical Chemistry at Philadelphia College of Pharinacv, 1880-83. Prof. of Pliarinacy and Materia Medica, U. W., since 1883. GEORGE B. RANSOM, Passed Assistant Engineer, U. S.'N.. V ' Professor of Steam Engineering. Born in 1851. Oswego, N. Y., Normal School. 1869. United States Naval Academy, 1874. Instructor in U. S. Naval Academy, 1880-83. Professor of Steam Engineering, U. W., 1888. LUCIUS HERITAGE, A. M., . Professor of Latin. Born in 1818. Milton College, 1875. Taught in Milton College. Taught in the St. Paul High School and in Milwaukee, 1875 and 1876. Studi-ed in Gerxnany, 1876-78. Instruc- tor in Latin, U. W., 1878. Assistant Professor, 1882. Went again to Germany in 1883. Professor of Latin, U. W., since 1886. I

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14 THE BADGMQ. WILLIAM A. HENRY, Agr. B., Professor oi Agriculture. ' Born in 1850. Cornell, 1880. Taught in Indiana for two years, and in Colorado for three fears, previous to college course. Instructor in Botany in Cornell in 1880. Professor of Agriculture, U. W.. since 1830. JOSEPH JASTROW, Ph. D., Professor of Coinparative and Experimental Psychology. Burn in 1863. University of Pennsylvnmizi, 1882. Student and Fellow at Johns Hopkins, 1882-8. Professor of Conilamative and Experimental Psychology, U. W.. 1888. I JULIUS li. OLSON, B. L., Assistant Professor of the Scanclinzwian Languagezfancl Literature. Born in 1358. U. W., 1884. Taught several years before graduation. Instructor in Scandi- nzivian and German Languages, U. W., 1831-S7. Assistant Professor of Scaudinzivisn Languages and Literature siuce1SST. - JAMES A. COLE, 2d Lieut., 6th Cavalry, U. S. A., Professor of Military Science and Tactics. Burn in 1SG1. U. S. Military Academy, 1884. Detailed to thc University of Wisconsin in 1888. VICKERS T. ATKINSON, V. S., Professor of Veterinary Science. Toronto Veterinary College, IST4. State Veterinziriain. Professor of Veterinary Science, U. W.. since ISSS. CHARLES I. KING. 4 Superintendent of the Department of Mechanical Arts. Born in 1840. Cornell. non-grzuluate. 'Iwo years ut niacliine work in the South. 'Superin- tendent of U. W. Machine Shops since 1877. SUSAN A. STERLING, B. L., Instructor in Gerrnan. ' Born in185S. U. W., 1879. Wellesley College, 1880-Sl. '1'ung.fht at Ferry Hall, Lake Forest., 1881-Ii. Traveled and studied in Europe in 1884. Instructor in French and German at Ferry Hail, 1835-G. Instructor in German, U. W., since 1886. Y h LUCY M. GAY, B. L.. Instructor in French. Horn in 1862. U. W., 1882. Post Gracluzttc and Instructor in French, U. W.. 1882-3. Teacher of Latin and French in the Madison High School, 1833-4. Instructor in French, U. W., since 1884. HOMER W. HILLYER, Ph. D., Instructor in Chemistry. Born in 1859. U. W., 1882. G'1'H,dl'l3,tG Scholar and Fellow at Johns Hopkins, 1882-5. Instructor in Chemistry. U. W.. since 1885. - LEANDER M. HOSKINS, C. E. M. S.. Instructor in Engineering. Born in 1360. U. W., 1883. Taught one year at Fountain City, Wisconsin. Held Morgan Fei- lowship at Harvard, 1884-5. Instructor in Engineering, U. W., since 1S85. K I