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

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wiiliam freeman Vilas Born at Chelsea Vermont July 9 1840 Dzed at Madzson Wzscofzszn August 27 908 A B Unlverslty of WISCOHSIH 1858 LL B Albany Law School 1860 A M Umverslty of W1SCOHS1H 1861 LLD Umverslty of NV1scons1n 1885 Admltted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of New York and of W1scons1n 1860 Captam of Company A Twenty th1rcl reglment of the WISCOHSIH Volunteer mfantry Vlajor February 1863 Lleutenant Colonel March 1863 Reslgned August 186.1 Professor of Law 1n the Umverslty of W1scons1n 1868 1885 Revlser of the Statutes of W1scons1n 1875 1878 Trustee ofthe WISCODSIH Soldlers Orphans Home 1874 1893 Regent of the UHIVSYSIKY of W1scons1n 1881 1885 Permanent Cha1rman of the Democratxc Natlonal Conventlon 1884 Member of the Assembly of the Lebls lature of WISCOHSIH 1885 Postmaster General of the Un1ted States 188: 1888 Secretary of the Interlor 1888 1889 Unlted States Senator 1891 1897 Member of the State Hzstorxcal Llbrary Bulldlng Commxssxon 18961906 Regent of the Umverslty of W1scons1n 1898 1905 VICE Pres1dent of the State Hlstorxcal Socxety 1898 1908 Member of the W1scons1n Capltol Comm1ss1on 1906 1908 Author of A V1,ew of the Vlcksburg Campa1gn publlshed by the WISCOHSIH H1StOFy Com m1ss1on October 1908 By the terms of h1s wxll the un1vers1ty wxll receue 1n years to come an e dowment of thrrty m1ll1ons of dollars 1 1 1 ' . . . . Y 1 1 1' 'U -1 A 1 1 - -1 . I 1 1 - '1 I 1 1 - -1 1 .1 , . 1 1 ., - , l . . . ' . ,,. 1 1' 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . I . . . , , 1 ' 1 , l 1 1 s I 1 ' 1 I - o' - 1 1 . . l . ,. . 1 1 1 ' 1 . . l. - .' . . . l - ' . . . ' - ' . . 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 H . . . ,, . . . . 1 1 1 ' . . . r ' n- 28

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William Underhill Moore, LL. B. Assistant Professor of Law Born in New York Cityg educated at Drisler's School, New York, and Columbia University, receiving degree of A. B., 1900, A. M., 1901, and LL. B., 1902. Practised law in New York city until 1906, associate professor of Law, University of Kansas, 1906-08. Now preparing volume on Bills and Notes. Earle Bertram Norris, M. E1 Assistant Professor of M ochanicat Engineering University Extension Division Born at Jamestown, N. Y., September 17, 1882. Graduated at Warren, Pa., high school, 1899, and Pennsylvania State College, 1904, with degree of B. S. in Mechanical Engineering. Clerk, E. Bement's Sons, Lansing, Mich., 1904-Sq assistant superintendent, Implement Company, Standish, Mich., 1905-065 Superintendent, Standish Electric Light Company, 1905-063 instructor, Pennsylvania State College, 1906-08. M. E., Pennsylvania State College, 1908. Member, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. John Bell Sanborn, Ph. D. Lecturer in Law Born at Elkhorn, Wis., May 12, 1876. Educated ta Wisconsin Academy and University of Wisconsin, receiving degrees of B. L., 18963 M. L., 1897, and Ph. D., 1899. Managing editor, Daily Cardinal, 1894-955 editor-in-chief, 1895-965 holder of first Tennis W , Instructor in American History, Ohio State University, 1899-1900. Member lirm of Sanborn and Sanborn, 1901-05, now member of Firm of Sanborn and Blake. Treasurer, Wisconsin State Bar Association,g secretary, Wisconsin Cardinal Association. Member American Bar Association, American Eco- nomic Association, American Historical Association, American Political Science Association, Wisconsin State His- torical Society. Author, Congressional Grants of Land in Aid of Railways, joint author, Supplement, Wisconsin Statutes, 1906. William L. Westermann, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of History Born at Belleville, Ill., September 15, 1873. Graduated from Decatur QIll.j high school, and from University of Nebraska, 1894. A. M., University of Nebraska, 1896. Ph. D., Berlin University, 1902. Has held positions as instructor and assistant professor of Greek, University of Missouri, assistant professor of history, University of Minnesota. Member, American Historical Association, Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Karl Young, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of English Born at Clinton, Iowa, November 2, 1879. Received degrees of A. B. from University of Michigan, 1901, and A. M. and Ph. D. from Harvard University, 1902 and 1907 respectively. Instructor and professor of English, United States Naval Academy, 1903-05, Fellow of Harvard University, 1907-08. Author, Origin and Develop- ment of the Story of Troilus and Criseyde, London, 1908. 27

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in THE LINCOLN MONUMENT To be unveiled on the Upper Campus in june fC0uriesy ILaF0llet1fe's Wfeklyj