Vassar College - Vassarion Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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, Y Y Wir-I .- . ,av I Y Y Y 77 . , .. . ,fiery 'fine .1926 vassasionm Member Macdowell Club, Life Member New York State Music Teachers' Association , Music Teachers' Association , Music Teachers' National Association. Published: Various Works on Technique and Pianoforte Playing, and numerous Mag- azine Articles. VIARION ELLEN EDMAN, M.A., Instruction in Music B.Mus., State University of Iowa, 1924, M.A., State University of Iowa, 1925. PHILIP SEVASTA, Instruction of Harp Grand diploma and first prize, Royal Conservatory of Music, Palermo, Italy. Published: Critical survey on the Study or the Harp. Research on the History of the Harp. General Catalogue for old and new publications for the Harp. JOHN W. NICHOLS, Instructor tn Singing Studied in New York with Dr. Carl E. Dufft, in London with Edward Icles, in Paris with Gabrielle La Pierre, Charles W. Clark and Jean derteszke, a course under Isadore Braggiette of Florence, Italy, with Mme. Alice Garrigue, an old pupil of Mme. Louise Cappmi of New York, Percy Rector Stephens or New York, and Frederick H. Hay- wood, teacher of Orville Harrold. As Singer, appeared with Chicago Apollo Club, Chicago Mendelssohn Club, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Musical Art Society, New York Mendelssohn Club, New York Banks Glee Club, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Athletic As- sociation, Congressional Club, Washington, U. C., Columbia University, Brooklyn ln- stitute of Arts and Sciences, Vassar College, Ward Belmont College, Ocean Grove As- sociation, Chautauqua Association, Providence Ai-ion Society, Northwestern Univers- ity, Southwestern University, Milwaukee Downer University, Boston Festival Orches- tra, etc. Two years Instructor at Columbia University, seventeen years' private teaching expe- rience in Paris and New York City, in charge-of Vocal Department of Summer School of University of Vermont for eleven seasons, Musical Director of Trininy Church Choir, Newburgh, N. Y., Instructor in Singing, Vassar College, 1919-. LILLIAN LITTLEHALES, A.R.C.M., lVIUS.M,. Instructor' in Vtotincello A.R.C.M., London, Eng., Mus.M Qhon.l, University of Syracuse. DOROTHY K. LEACH, Assistant tn Music Studied pianoforte with Edward Noyes, Kate S. Chittenden, E. Robert Schmitz, and Robert Casadesus fParisJ, ensemble with Franz Nilcke and Madame de Launey QParisJ, theory with R. Huntington Woodman and Harry Jepson QYaleJ, Taught pri- vately in New York City and its suburbs, in N cw Haven, and also in the Bedford Hills School for Boys and the American Institute of Applied Music, New York City. KATHERINE MIRIAM STEEVES, A.B., Instructor in Music A.B., Vassar College, 1904. EDITH S. WOODRUFF, A.M., MUs.B., Instructor in Music A.B., Vassar College, 1909, Studied Piano with Theodore Hoeck, New York City, 1910, Teacher of Piano, Brunswick, Me., 1911-13, Assistant in Music, Vassar College, 1914- 15, Music Graduate, Northwestern University, 1917 , Marston Fellow, 1917-18, A.M., Vassar College, 1918, Instructor in Music, Smith College, 1918-19, Assistant in Mu- sic, Vassar College, 1920-21, New York School of Social Work, summer course, 1921, Instructor in Music, Vassar College, 1923. GLADYS NORTH, Instructor in Violin Concert work in connection with the Olive Mead Quartet. LEAH A. DAVIS, Marston Fellow, Instructor tn Music A.B., Pennsylvania College for Women, Pittsburgh, Pa., Teacher in High School, Bellevue, Pa., 1922-23, Teacher in High School, Homestead, Pa., 1923-24. T7

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f P 192 o iivassnaronilil Chicago, 1897-98, Fellow in Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College, 1899-1900, Student of Ontario Normal College, 1900-10, Instructor in Mathematics, St. Margaret's College, 1901-02, Instructor in Mathematics, Vassar College, 1902, Assistant Professor, 1915, Associate Proressor, 1919-. Member American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America. lVlARY EVELYN WELLS, PH.D., CD B K, 2 E, Associate Professor of Mathematics A.B., Mt. Holyoke College, 1904, S.M., University of Chicago, 1907, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1915, Holder of '86 Fellowship of Mt. Holyoke College, 1906-07, Talcott Scholar, University of Chicago, 1914, Fellow in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1914-15, Instructor in Mathematics, Mt. Holyoke College, 1907-02, Instructor in Mam- ematics, Oberlin College, 1914-15, Instructor in lvlathematics, Vassar College, 1915, Reader and Examiner for College Entrance Examination Board, Assistant Professor oi Mathematics, Vassar College, 1919, Associate Professor, 1922. Member American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America. GERTRUDE SMITH, A.M., QB K, Assistant Professor of Mathematics A.B., Vassar College, 1897, A.M., 1903, Graduate Student, Vassar College,19 00-01, Associate Fellow in Mathematics, University of Paris, 1907-08, Instructor in Portland, Maine, 1897-99, Instructor in Englewood, 12599-1900, Instructor in Mathematics, Vas- sar College, 1901, Assistant Proiessor, 1920. Member American Mathematical Society. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Ciaoauri COLEMAN Gow, MUS.D., 111 B K, Professor of Music A.B., Mus.D., Brown University, Newton Theological Seminary, Teacher of Piano and Theory, Smith College, 1889-95, Professor of lviusic, Vassar College, 1895-, Europe, issz-ss, 1906-07, 19zz-23. lg, L, Member Music Teachers' National Association , New York State Music Teachers' As- sociation, Bohemian Club, International Musical Society, Societe Francaise de Musi- cologie, President of the Music Teachers' National Association, 1912. Uublished: Structure of Music, 1895 , Lessons in Elementary Theory, Elementary Harmony cmd Advanced Harmony, in the American Encyclopedia and History of Mu- sic, 1910, also Songs and Part Songs and Publications in Musical Magazines. GEORGE SHERMAN DICKINSON, MUSQD., A.M., fb B K, Professor of Music A.B., Oberlin College, 1909, Mus.B., 1910, A.A.A.G.O., 1910, A.M., Harvard Univers- ity, 1912, Berlin, 1913-14, London, Paris, Vienna, 1921-22, Instructor in Music, Ober- lin College, 1910-11, Assistant Professor, 1912-13, 1914-16, Assistant Professor of Mu- sic, Vassar College, 1916-19, Associate Professor, 1919-22, Professol, 1922-. lil. HAROLD GEER, A.M., lllUS.B., F.A.G.O,, College Orggmist A.B., Doane, 1906, Mus.B., Oberlin College, 1907, A.M., fin absentiaj, Doane, 1910, Graduate Student, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1907-09, Paris, 1911-13, Pupil of George W. Andrews, Charles M. Widor, Andre Gedalge, T. Tertius Noble, Andre Bloch and Edward C. Barstow, Instructor in Organ and History of Music, Lake Erie College, 1907-095 1uS131'uCt0I' in 0129-11 and Theory, Albion College, 1909-11, Organist and Choir- luaS'D0I' Of First CODSTGSZ-Fi0u9-1 Church, Fall River, Mass., 1913-16, College Organist and Assistant Professor of Music, Vassar Cgllege, 1916, Associate Pyofessgr, 1919-5 Professor, 1922-. Fellow the American Guild of Organists. Published: T'I'Uf7LS0TiZ1ti1mS f 07' OTQCWL Cmcl for Women's Voices, Cantabile for Organ,- Magazine Articles. I KATE S. CHITTENDEN, Professor of Magic CPianoforteJ Educated at Heumuth College, London, Canada, Studied Piano with Jules Fossier, Lucy H. Clinton, A. R. Parsons, and Harold Bauer, President Metropolitan College of Music? ViCe'P1'eSide11t and Dean AI!1e1'1Can Institute of Applied Music, President Syn- thetic Guild of Pia-I10f01'l30 T02-Che1'S3 Fflunder American Guild of Organists, Lecturer in New Y01'k City Public Lecture Course, 1892-1919, Organist and Choir Director Cal- vary B2.ptiSt Church, New Y01'k City, 1879-1906, Head of the Piano Department in the Catharine Aiken School, Stamford, Conn., 1890-1916, Head of the Piano Department in Vassar since 1899. 26

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A, Latin and Mathematics, High School, Belfast, N. Y., 1893-955 Principal of Park, Place School, Elmira, N. Y., 1895-985 Instructor in Latin, Vassar College, 1900-035 1904-05 5 19075 Assistant Professor of Latin, Vassar College, 1913-165 Associate Professor of Latin, 1916-. Published: Costume in Roman Comedyf Papers in the American Journal of Philol- ogyg Transactions of the American Philological Association 5 Classical Philology5 The Classical Review. ' LILY Ross TAYLOR, Professor of Latin. Leave of absence ' ' A.B., University of Wisconsin, 19065 Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College, 1912 5 Reader in Ar- chaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 1910-125 Instructor in Latin, Vassar College, 1,912-195 Assistant Professor, 1919-. On leave of absence, 1917-205 Fellow American Acad ' emy in Rome, 1917, 1919-20. Member American Philological Association 5 Archaeological Association of America5 Association of University Professors. , Published: Thesis, The Cults of Ostia, 19125 Local Cults in Etruria, 19235 Publica- tions in Classical Periodicals. LOUISE ADAMS HOLLAND, PH.D., fb B K, Assistant Professor of Latin A.B., Barnard5 A.M., Columbia University5 Ph.D., Bryn Mawr. ' Publications: A Study the Commerce of Latium, 19205 The Faliscans in Prehistoric Times, 1925. PHILIP H. DAVIS, A.M., Instructor in Latin and Greek 9 ELIZABETH TAPPAN, PH.D., Instructor in Latin A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 19105 Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 19235 Teacher of Latin and English, Shippen School, Lancaster, Pa., 1910-125 Teacher of Latin, Miss Madeirafs School, Washington, D. C., 1912-205 Instructor in Latin, Vassar College, 1922-. Member American Philological Association, ' DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS' HENRY SEELY WHITE, PH.D., LL.D., fr B K, EE, Professor of Mathematics A.B., Wesleyan University, 18825 Ph.D., University of Gottingen, 18905 LL.D., North- western Universlty, 19155 Assistant in Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 1882-835 In- structor in Mathematics and Chemistry, Centenary Collegiate Institute, 1883-84 5 Tu- tor in Mathematics, Wesleyan University, 1884-87 5 Assistant in Pure Mathematics, Clark University, 1890-925 Associate Professor and Noyes Professor of Pure Mathematics, Northwestern University, 1892-19055 Professor of Mathematics, Vassar College, 19055 ex-President of the American Mathematical Society and Editor of the Society's Tran- sactions, 1907-145 Past Vice-President, Section A, American Association for the Ad- vancement of Sciences. ELIZABETH BUCHANAN COWLEY, PH.D., 'L B K, Associate Professor of Mathe- matics A.B., Vassar College, 19015 A.M., 19025 Ph.D., Columbia University, 19085 Graduate Scholar in Mathematics and Astronomy, Vassar College, 1901-025 Studied in Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Universities of Gottingen and Munich 5 Read- er on College Entrance Examination Board5 Instructor in Pennsylvania Public Schoolsg Instructor in Mathematics, Vassar College, 19025 Assistant Professor, 19135 Associate Professor, 1916-. I I Member History of Science Society 5 American Mathematical Society5 Member Executive Council of Mathematical Association of America 5 Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science5 Association of Teachers of Mathematics. Published: Definite Orbit of Comet, 1826, 115 Plane Curves of the Eighth Order with Two Four-Fold Points having Distinct Tangents and No Other Point Singularities5 Articles in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Societyg American Mathemath- ical Monthly5 Educationg School and Society,' and in the Revue Semestrielle des Pub- lications Mathematiqucsg Associate Editor the Revue Semestrielle des Publications Mathematiques 'fAmsterdamJ, 1908-5 Publication in Vassar Medieval Studies, 1923. LOUISE DUFFIELD CUMMINGS, PH.D., Associate Professor of .Mathematics A.B., Toronto University, 18955 A.M., 19025 Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College,-19145-Fellow in Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 1896-97 5 Graduate Student, University of 25, is .Une 1926. VAs.sAaron-