Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY HOMER SMITH. I'll.I).. I cgaii lii higher educa-lion al Amherst Collide in Amherst. Mass., from which In obtained his . 15. decree in 1891. From Ili92 lo 1895 lie was a graduate student at the I niversi| of Pennsylvania. He was awarded his IMi.I), there in 1895. He was instructor in English at the I niversil) of Pennsylvania from 1892 to 1898. Professor of English at the Kamehaineha School. Honolulu, from 1899 to 1901. and Acting Professor of English at iilherst College from 1901 to 1903. He came to I rsinus in 1903. serving here from that lime to the present day. His position at present i' Professor of the Fnglish Language and Literature. Dr. Smith is a memhei of the Modern Language Association. MATTHEW BEARDAAOOD. A.M.. M l).. Sc.D.. receix ed his A.B. degree from the Philadelphia Central High School in 1890. lie was a sjreeial student of chemistry at the I Diversity of Pcmisyl-vania in 1890-91. In 1891 he received his M.D. degree from Aledieo-Chirurgieal College, and in 1895 his .M. from Philadelphia Central High School. In 1890 lie went to Aledieo-Chirurgieal College a» instructor in Chemistry: lie retained this position until 1899 when lie became lecturer on Clinical Chemistry. From 1900 to 191 I lie was Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, and from 191 I-16. Professor of General Chemistry and Toxicology. He has been associated with I rsinus ('ollegc since 1903, and received his Sc.D. from I rsinus in 1916. lie is a member of the American Chemical Societx and also of the liuiiklin Institute. JOHN WENTWORTH CLAWSON. AM.. Sc.D.. graduated from the I niversity of New Brunswick in 1901. receiving his A.B. degree at that time, and in 1905 securing his A.M. degree from the same institution. He attended Cambridge I niversity. receiving an A.B. there in 1901. From 1901 to 1905 he was lecturer in Astronomy at the I niversity of New Brunswick, at the end of which time he was awarded his A.M. degree. He was Assistant in Physics at Ohio State I niversilv in 1905-1906. In 1907 he came to I rsinus College, where he is now Professor of Mathematics. He is a member of the American Mathematical Society. CALX IN DANIEL YOST. A.M., D.IL. is a graduate of I rsinus College, receiving his A.B. degree here in 1891. his A.M. in 1895. and his B.D. in 1907. After his graduation from I rsinus College in 1891 he was a student in the I rsinus School of Theology until 1893. after which he studied for a year at Yale I niversity. returning to secure his A.M. from I rsinus in 1895. From 1896 to 1901 he served as principal of the high school in Ma-hanoy City, Penna. lie acted as pastor from 1901 to 1906. In 1907 he became General Secretary of the Reformed Evangelical and Educational I uioii. an office which lie held until 1910 when he returned to I rsinus College where he has since been serving as Professor of the German Language and Literature. 24

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Gkorgf. L. Omh vkk. Ped.I).. 1.1..I).. President

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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY CAUL AKR.NON TOAAKR. Ph.D.. received his . Ik degree from Brown I niversitv in 1893. and his .M. from the same institution in 1895. In 1896 lie In-gan his work at Cornell I Diversity in which lie was a fellow of the Sage School of Philosophy. 1896 97. and from which institution he received hi I’ll.I), in 1898. He then went to the I niversity o! Michigan where lie was instruetor in Philosophy from 1898 to 1900. From 1999 to 1901 lie was Assistant to the President at Clark University, leaving there to heroine Professor of Phi!osoph at Knox College from 1901 to 1902. From 1902 to 1909 he was at the I Diversity of Vermont, and from 1909 to 1910 lie acted as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the I Diversity of Michigan. In 1912-13 lie served as Acting Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College, after which lie came to I rsinus. serving as Professor of Philosophy, the position that lie now holds. J A AIKS LAW BAKYAKI). Pli.l).. attended Syra cuse I niversity. receiving liis B.S. degree there in 1892. He received his Pli.l). from the I niversitv of Pennsylvania in 1897. after which he became Professor of History and Political Science at I i-siiilis College until 1901: then lie hecame a graduate student at Columbia University for a year. During 1905-06 he did social work in New A oik and Philadelphia. From 1906 t« 1929 lie was Professor of History ami Government at the Philadelphia School of Pedagogy. In 1929 lie yy.is made Director ol Social Studies in the Department of Public Instruction at Harrisburg. This office lu-retained until 1927 when he came to 1 rsinus College as Professor of Political Science and Directoi of Social Studies for Teachers. MARTIN VYKAYER A IT.MKR. A.Ik. graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1991. receiving the A.Ik degree. During the year following his graduation In- was instructor in Knglish, Latin and Creek at I nion Seminary I New Berlin. Pa. I. In 1905 he became Principal of Union Seminary, serving in this capacity until 1907 when lie went to Franklin and Marshall Academy as instructor in Knglish. This position lie retained until he came to I rsinus College in 1929 as Professor of Knglish Rhetoric. This is his present position. Professor itmer is a member of the Modern Language Association. J A.MKS LANK BOSWELL. A.M.. Pli.l).. began his higher education at Georgetown University, graduating from there in 1929. receiving the A.Ik degree. In 1919 he was a student at the I niversity of Toulouse, and from 1921 to 1928 a graduate student at the I niversity of Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1921 he attended Columbia I niversitv. From 1920 to 1923 Jic held a position as instructor in the secondary schools, after which he came to I rsinus College, serving here as Professor of Kco-uoinics and Business Administration since 1923. In 1933. Professor Boswell received his Pli.l). degree from the I Diversity of Pennsylvania.