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

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22 - THE UNIVERSITY 'BADGER - '95 His frequent contributions to leading magazines and journals, his establishment of numerous economic societies and his connection with them show him to be an earnest executor as yvell as an illustrious ad- visor. fMore than any other man he was identified with the formation of the American Economic Association in 1885. Witli several others he established the American Branch of the Christian Social Union, an organiza- tion to encourage the study of social science, especially among the clergy and theological students. He has taken an active part in the Chautauqua movementg is the director of the School of Political Economy in the Chautauqua College of Liberal Arts, and has lectured for several years at the annual summer assembliesfj All his Work proves him to be a most thorough student of practical affairs. In his writings his clear style and independent thought, shovving broad experience and careful investigation, convince his readers that truth has been his guide and vvin for him the confidence of the great thinkers of the day. Through the influence of Dr. Ely the Department of Economics, Political Science and History has become one of the most pop- ular in our institution, attended by graduate students, not only from neighboring universities, but also by many from the East and South. Though established only txvo years ago, the school shoxvs its progress in its instructional force and its rapidly increasing library. Through the efforts of their director, the students of this department have been privileged to listen to eminent lecturers on special phases of the science. Dr. Ely's ability as an executor and educator has been of inestimable benefit to the entire institution, and by his presence and untiring energy he has made the Department of Economics, Political Science and History one of its chief strongholds. ' Eugalb Gialeb 3achson. UGALD CALEB JACKSON, Professor of Electrical Engineering, was born of Quaker parents, in 1865, at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He received his early education in the common schools of his native to xvn. Later he entered the Hill School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he was prepared for the Pennsyl- vania State College, in which his father occupied the chair of Mathematics. After completing the course in

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'95 My g--1545,-Qfyfyefesfry TQADGER 21 for criminal prosecutions without indictment by a grand jury. In 1873 he was appointed with Williain F. Vilas to revise the first twenty volumes of the Reports of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and this task was completed in 1875. During that year he prepared for the press the 37th VVisconsin Reportsg in 1878, as mem- ber of the Wisconsin Assembly, he was chairman of the Assembly Committee on the Revision of the Statutes, and spent several months on the revision of 1878, in 1884 he published the Wiscoiisiii Justice, a manual of substantive law, and of the procedure in justices' courts. He has now in press a work on code pleading. Among the books he has written for the College of Law are Code Forms, Review of Common Law Pleading, Review of Law of Jurisdiction and a condensed review of Pomeroy's Remedies. 1Ricbarb IE. JEIQ. ICHARD THEODORE ELY was born in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 18541. His life, until the age of eighteen, was spent in work upon his father's farm, and his early education was gained at Fredonia. He passed his Freshman year at Dartmouth College and was graduated from Columbia College in 1876. As Fellow of Letters he continued his studies at several German Universities, receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, suninia cum laude at Heidelberg in 1879. On his return to America he delivered courses of lectures at Cornell, Johns Hopkins and other universities, and in 1891 was called to the chair of Political Economy at Johns Hopkins, resigning this position in February, 1892, to become Director of the School of Economics, Political Science and History in the University of Wisconsin. . Dr. Ely is well known to be one of the ablest representatives of the new school of political economists, and he has done more to enlighten and direct public sentiment upon economic problems than has any other single American economist. Many of his books have attained a wide circulation and gone through numerous edi- tions. QThese are: French and German Socialism in MOdCf11T1mCS1, Q1883j, The Past and Present of Political Economy Q1884fj3 Problems of To-day Q1888jg Social Aspects of Christianity, An Introduction to Political Economy Q1889,l, and Outlines Of Economics, published during the past year.j

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'Qs THE UN1V.15Rsf7'Y 'BADGER pp gp yy 23 Civil Engineering there, he went to Corncll University to study under Professor Anthony, then at the head of the departments of Physics and Electrical Engineering. He remained at Cornell University two years and was elected successively to the positions of Fellow and Instructor in Electrical Engineering. During this time he entered with Prof. Anthony into experiments with alternating current motors. These experiments con- tinued during later years and developed interesting results. Leaving Cornell University in 1887, with two others he organized the Western Engineering Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, which carried out the installa- tion of several important electric light and railway plants. One of the earliest electric plants supplying power to large motors was installed by him during this time. The company finally sold its interests to the Edison Electric Company, and Prof. Jackson became Assistant Chief Engineer of the Sprague Electric Railway and NIotor Company which was then related to the Edison interests. I-Ie remained in the employ of the Edison interests as Engineer until his appointment in 1891 to the chair of Electrical Engineering which he now occu- pies in the University of VVisconsin. He is a member of various engineering societies, the author of a text- book ondynamo construction, and is also a contributor to numerous technical journals and society pro- ceedings. 0 Ilmilliilltll HYHOII 'lb6l1lZQ. ILLIAM ARNON HENRY was born june 16, 1850, at Norwalk, Ohio. He was a student in the classical department of the Ohio Wesleyan University from 1869-70, and had charge of the public schools of New Haven, Indiana, from 1871-2, and those of Boulder, Colorado, from 187 3-6. He was grad- uated from Cornell University in 1880, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Agriculture, and in the same year he was appointed Professor of Botany and Agriculture in the University of Wiscoiisiii. Relinquishing the botanical instruction in 1882, he became Professor of Agriculture. In 1881, by the direction of the legislature, he conducted investigations in the manufacture of sugar from sorghum cane. Upon the establishment of the Wisconsiii Experimental Station in 1883, Professor Henry was made its director. In 1890 he was elected Dean of the College of Agriculture.