Vassar College - Vassarion Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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SOPHIA FOSTER RICHARDSON, A.B. - - - Instructor in Mathematics A. B., Vassar, 1879. Teacher in Private School, Rutherford, N. J., 1879-823 Principal of Rutherford Institute, 1882-85. Graduate Student at Newnham College and Chicago University for two years. Instructor in hlathematics, Vassar, 1886. Member American Mathematical Society. GERTRUDE SMITH, A.M., 112 B K ---- Instructor in Mathematics A. B., Vassar, 18971 A. M., 1903. Instructor in Portland, Me., 1897-99g in Engle- wood, N. J., 1899-1900. Graduate Student in Vassar, 1900-01. Fellow in Mathematics, University of Paris, 1907-08. Instructor in Vassar, 1901-07, 1908. Member American Mathematical Society. ftlllnsir GEORGE COLEMAN Gow, Mus.D. ----- Professor of Music i A. B., Brown Universityg hlus. D., Brown University. Newton Theological Sem- inary. Teacher of Piano and Theory at Smith College, 1889-95. Professor of hlusic, Vassar, 1895. Europe, 1892-93, 1906-07. Publislzecl: Structure of Music, 1895g Lessons in Elementary Theory, Elementary Harmony and Advanced Harmony, in the American Encyclopedia and History of Music, 19103 also Songs and Part Songs. A Music Teachers' National Association. New York State Music Teachers' Association. International hlusical Society. KATE S. CHITTENDEN ------ Instructor in Pianoforte GU Studied with Jules Fossier, Lucy H. Clinton, A. R. Parsons and Harold Bauer. Presi- dent, Metropolitan College of hlusicg Vice-President and Dean of American Institute of Applied Musicg President of Synthetic Guild of Pianoforte Teachersg Founder of American Guild of Organists. Lecturer in New York City Public Lecture Course. Organist and Choir Director of Calvary Baptist Church. New York City. 1879-1906. In charge of Piano De- partment in the Catherine Aiken School, Stamford, Conn. Member Macdowell Association. Life Member of New York State Music Teachers' Association, and Life Member of National hlusic Teachers' Association. Published: Various works on Technique and Pianoforte playing and numerous mag- azine articles. sfmv DANNREUTHER - - ----- Instructor in Violin Berlin-Hochschule fur M usik. Pupil of De Ahna and Jos. Joachim. Player and teacher in London, England, 1873-77. Member of Boston Mendelssohn Quintette Club, 1877-80. Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Society, 1882-84. Concert Master of the New York Symphony and Oratorio Society for two years. Member of Philharmonic Society until 1906, occupying a place at the first desk. Organizer of the Dannreuther String Quartette in 1884. Dannreuther String Quartette, 1884-1907. Instructor in Violin, Vassar, 1906. Publiisl1efl.' Set of Scale and Chord Studies, published by Breitkopf and Hartel, Leipsic. 29

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GRACE GUTHRIE, A.M. ------- Instructor in Latin A. B., Bucknell University, 1894. Graduate work at Yale University, 1895-98. Instructor at Miss Whedon's School for Boys, New Haven, Conn., 1897-1900, McDuPfie School, Spring- field, Mass., 1900-02, High School, Westfield, N. J., 1902-06. Instructor in Vassar, 1906. Member American Philological Association. MARY BRADFORD PEAKS, Ph.D., Liv B K ---- Instructor in Latin A. B., University of Chicago, Graduate Scholar, 1901. Fellow, 1903-05, Ph. D., 1905. Instructor in Greek and Latin, Milwaukee-Downer College, Milwaukee, 1901-03. Instructor in Latin, Vassar, 1905. Member American Philological Associationg Classical Association of the Atlantic States. PubIis1wd.' Chicago Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. IV, pp. 161-230, The General Civil and Military Administration of Noricum and Reatiaug a few brief articles and book reviews in classical journals. illliaihrmatira HENRY SEELY WHITE, Ph.D., 112 B K - - - Professor of Mathematics A. B., Wesleyan University, 1882. Assistant in Astronomy, 1882-83. Instructor in Mathematics and Chemistry, Centenary Collegiate Institute, 1883-84. Tutor in liflathematics, Wesleyan University, 1884-87. Ph. D., University of Gottingen, 1890. Assistant in Pure Mathematics in Clark University, 1890-92. Associate Professor and Noyes Professor of Pure Mathematics in Northwestern University, 1892-1905. Professor of Mathematics, Vassar, 1905. Ex-President of the American Mathematical Society, and Editor of the Society's Transactions, 1907- Publishcd: Paper in American Journal of Mathematics, in Illathcmatisclze Annaleng in Bulletin and Transactions of American Mathematical Societyg in Annals of Mathematicsg also a part of Lectures on Mathematicsfl the Boston Colloquium. ELIZABETH BUCHANAN COWLEY, Ph.D., CP B K - Instructor in Mathematics Instructor in Pennsylvania Public Schools, 1893-97. A. B., Vassar, 1901g A. M., 1902. Graduate Scholar in Mathematics and Astronomy, Vassar, 1901-02. Instructor in Mathe- matics,Vassar, 1902-. Reader on College Entrance Examination Board. Studied at Columbia University. University of Chicago and Universities of Gottingen and Munich. Ph. D. from Columbia University. Member of Circolo Matematico di Palerrrzog American Mathematical Societyg Associ- ation of Teachers of hlathematicsg Deutsche ,zllatlzematiker Vereinigung. PuZ2li.slzecl: Definitive Orbit of Comet 1826 II, published at Kiel, Germany, 1907. Plane Curves of the Eighth Order with Two Four-fold Points having Distinct Tangents and no other Point Singularities.', Articles in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. Associate Editor of the Revue Semestrielle desi.jPubIications Illatlzematiques. CAmster- damj LOUISE DUFEIELD CUMMINGS, A.M. - - - Instructor in athematics A. B., Toronto University, 1895: A. III., 1902. Fellow in Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 1896. Graduate Student in University of Chicago, 1897-98. Fellow in Mathe- matics, Bryn Mawr, 1898. Graduate Student in Bryn Mawr, 1899-1900. Student at Ontario Normal College, 1900-01. Instructor in Mathematics, St. Margaret's College, Toronto, 1901. Instructor in Mathematics, Vassar, 1902. A Member American Mathematical Society. 28

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ELLEN M. FITZ, A.B. - - - Instructor in M usic and Assistant Organist A. B., 1VIount Holyoke, 1904. Assistant Organist and Assistant Choir Director, Mount Holyoke College, 1904-06, Smith College, 1906-08. Studied organ with William C. Ham- mond and Gaston M. Dethier. JOHN CORNELIUS GRIGGS, Ph.D. ---- Instructor in Singing A. B., Yaleg Ph. D. Leipsic. Instructor in Singing at Vassar, 1897. JEAN STUYVESANT SINCLAIR H----- Instructor in Music Graduate of St. Gabriel's School, Peekskill, N. Y., 1896. New York College of Music, 1899-1901: Columbia University, 1903-05. Studied piano with Hans T. Seifert, Alexander Lambert, Edward lVIacdowell, Eugene Hetfley, Harold Bauerg Theory and Composition with Hermann Spielter, Leonard B. McWhood, Edward Macdowell, Cornelius Rubner. Vocal study with Herbert Wilbur Greene, John C. Griggs. Ten years' experience in teaching in New York. At Carnegie Hall, 1906-075 St. Margaret's School, New York, 19063 Powell Institute of Music and Languages, Brooklyn, 1907. Instructor in Music, Vassar, 1908. Member lNIusic Teachers, National Associationg Macdowell Association. EMMA THORN WILLIAMSON ---- Assistant to M iss Chittenden Studied with Kate S. Chittenden, Myra S. Dilly, Edward Nfacdowell, Leslie J. Hodgson and Harold Bauer. Studied Pianoforte and Pianoforte Pedagogy at Metropolitan College of Music. Taught four years at the Ossining School, Ossining, N. Y. Member Macdowell Association. SUSIE PEERS SNELLING ---- Assistant to Miss Chittenden Studied with Kate S. Chittenden, A. R. Parsons, Leslie Hodgson, Dudley Buck. In- structor at Vassar 1900-07. Assistant to Miss Chittenden, 1911. Elihilnanphg JAMES M. TAYLOR, D.D., LED., CID B K ---- Professor of Ethics A. B., University of Rochester, 1868. D. D., Rochester, Yale: LL. D., Rutgers. Roches- ter Theological Seminary, 1868-71. Studied in Europe, 1871-72. Minister, 1873-86. Trustee of Carnegie Foundation. President of Vassar, 1886. - Published: Practical or Ideal? g Psychology Syllabus for Classesg Ethics Syllabusg A New World and an Old Gospel. Many educational and other articles. I. WOODBRIDGE RILEY, Ph.D., iv B K - - - Professor of Philosophy A. B., Yale University, 1892g A. M., 1898. Instructor in English. New York University, 1897-98. Graduate Study in Philosophy at Yale, Columbia and Johns Hopkins University. Ph.D., Yale University, 1902. Professor of Philosophy, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1902-0111. Johnson Research Scholar in Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 19041-07. Professor of Philosophy, Vassar, 1908. ' Fellow of the American .Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Philosophical Association. Associate Editor of The International Year Book. Puhlisl1.efl.' The Founder of Mormonism: a Psychological Study of Joseph Smith, Jr. 'ig American Philosophy: The Early Schoolsf, About sixty reviews and articles, chiedy on American and Italian Philosophy and Psychology, in the Psychological Bulletin, Psycho- logical Review, Journal of Philosophy, Nation, Bookman, etc. 30