University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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r 1 The Faculty.

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cRufus H. Halsey, PRESIDENT of the Oshkosh State Normal School, was born in Blooming Grove, Orange County, N. Y., in 1856. 11 is parents removed to Brooklyn in 1858, where he spent his boyhood, receiving his education in the public schools. At that time, however, a young man could not be litted for college in the public schools of Brooklyn, so in 1871, Mr. Halsey entered upon a preparatory course of study in the Adelphic Academy. In 1875 he entered Williams College, graduating from that institution in the class of 77. Immediately thereafter he began his career as a teacher. The first year was spent at Newtonville, near Albany, N. Y., and the next five years as an instructor in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. In 1885, Mr. Halsey was invited to assume the principalship of the Oshkosh High School, which position had previously been held by Mr. Charles B. Gilbert. He accepted the position and remained in Oshkosh thirteen years. During the last five years of that term he was Superintendent of the Oshkosh city schools as well as principal of the high school. Under his able administration many improvements were made in the system of city schools. Kindergartens were established and the teaching force largely increased in number and efficiency. In 18%, the School Board of Binghamton, N. Y.. sought the services of Mr. Halsey as superintendent of schools in that city, and in September of that year he removed to the East. The citizens of Oshkosh realized their loss more and more during the next two years, and when the position of president of the Normal School became vacant, it was the wish of all who appreciated his power and integrity that he be recalled to Oshkosh. The faculty of the Oshkosh school were equally desirous that he should succeed President Albee. with whom he bad long been on terms of honored and intimate friendship. At a meeting of the Board of Regents, held December 1, 1898, Mr. Halsey was elected to the presidency of the Oshkosh school, and entered upon the duties of his position January 51, 1899. 11

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Prof. J. E. Lough. DR. LOUGH was born in Baton, Ohio. In 18 1 he was graduated from Miami University with honors in Philosophy. He taught two years in the public schools of Baton, Ohio, and in ’93 entered Harvard University. In ’94 he was graduated from Harvard College with the degree A. B. In ’95 he received the degree A. M., and in '98 Ph. I). The subject of his doctor thesis was, “The Physiological Basis of Intensity of Sensations.” In '93-95 he was assistant in the Phschological Laboratory of Harvard. He was instructor in the School of Experimental Psychology at Harvard from '95 to '98, also instructor in Psychology in Radcliffe College in ’94-'98. Instructor of Experimental Psychology in Wellesley College in ’97-’98. In the Harvard Summer School of ’96, '97 and '98 he was one of the instructors of Psychology. I)r. Lough is a member of the American Psychological Association. In '96 he read a paper before the Association upon “The Intensity of Sensations” and in '98 upon “The Correlation of Breathing with Mental Change.” In the fall of '98 he was elected to the chair of Psychology at the Normal. We feel fortunate in securing the services of Dr. Lough. He has already gained the confidence and respect of the entire school as a teacher, and as a man he is highly esteemed by everybody. 13