Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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'WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OLLA PODRIDA HERBERT WILLIAM CONN, PH. D DANIEL AVRES PIIUFESSGII OF BIOLOGY. Q13 j. HJ Q3 High St. ELINIER TRUESDELL MERRILL, M. A ROBERT RICH PROFESSOR IIE THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LIIEIIATURE C4 S. CJ Q8 Collfglf Sf. REV. ANDREVV CAMPBELL ARMSTRONG, JR M A PROFESSOR OF I'HII.0SoPHY. C8 S. C1130 Pear! St. KARL POMEROY HARRINGTON, M. A 'rumk IN LATIN. C40 Aff CJ Q3-fflgh Si. YVILLIAM JOHN JAMES, M. A., TUTOR IN MATHEMATICS, AND REGISTRAR. 22 NY C. FRANKLIN HENRY TAYLOR, M. I'U'I'oR IN GREEK. 32 Colfege St. A EDWARD BURR VAN VLECK, M. A 'rU'1oIe IN IVIATHEIWIATICS. 17 0. H., WALTER PARKE BRADLEY, PH. 1Ns1'NUCTr:R IN GI-IEIIISTRY. 05 Broad Sf., LEVI OSCAR KUHNS, M. A., LIBRARIAN, AND INS'I'11Uc'I'oI: IN FRENCH. 18 IVY C. AARON LOUIS TREADWELL, B. ASSISTANT IN NAI-URAI. I-1151-okv. C13 j. HJ 7 S. C. JOHN LAW BRIDGE, B. S., ASSISTANT IN CHEIVIISTRY. 42 N. C. DUDLEY CHASE ABBOTT, B. A ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. 42 N. C. HENRY LINCOLN HOUGHTON, B. ASSISTANT IN PI-IYSICS. 80 College Sf. D. S., S.

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Wi:-ISIEYAN UNIVERSITY OLLA PODRIDA. A G FACULTY. EE, REV. BRADFORD PAUL RAYMOND, D. D., LL.D., PREs1DENz ' AND A. V. STOUT PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. C24 M CJ 135 H1g1'L Sf. JOHN MONROE VAN VLECK, LL.D., FISK PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY. C22 0. 76 Chzwfch St. JAMES COOKE VAN BENSCHOTEN, LL.D., NB A. SENEY PROFESSOR OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND 1.l'1'ERA'lURI-L Q1 5. CQ Joi High St. REV. GEORGE PRENTICE, D. D., M. L. TAFT PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES C40 N CJ 1 PUIZUI Ave. RALPH GUERNSEY I-HBBARD, M. A., INSTRUCTOR IN ELOCUTION. New l5'rz'Zaz'n. REV. WILLIAM NORTH RICE, PH. D., LL.D., I SENEY PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, AND SECRETARY OF 'I'I-IE FACULTY C11 f. 2 College Placf. WILBUR OLIN ATVVATER, P1-I. D., BEACH PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY. C4f HJ 175 Hzfglz sf. CALEB THOMAS WINCHESTER, M. A., OLIN PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND ENGLISH LITERATURI' fjb N. CJ 1 Pear! St. MORRIS BARKER CRAWVFORD, M. A., FOSS PROFESSOR OF PI-IYSICS. fig 0. HJ-82 Cfzurch SZ. WOODROW WILSON, PH. D., I,L.D., HEDDING PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. mb my 51.

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'WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OLLA PODRIDA. I3 PRQFESSGR W. U. ATW TER. 141 ILBUR OLIN ATWATER, was born May 3, 1844, at Iohnsburgh, lVarren County, N. Y. He was graduated at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., in 1865. After three years spent in school-teaching, Mr. Atwater entered the Sheffield Scientinc School at New Haven, Conn. After two years of study there Mr. Atwater left the institution with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The next two years were spent in European travel, and in study of chemistry and allied branches of science at the universities of Berlin and Leipsig, and in various European experiment-stations. Returning home, he was appointed professor of general and agricultural chemistry in East Tennessee University, at Knoxville. He was made pro- fessor of chemistry in the Maine State College at Orono, in 1873. Next year he was elected professor of chemistry in Wesleyan University, an oflice he still retains. Soon after he had removed to Middletown, Professor Atwater gave a lecture before the State Board of Agriculture in which he set forth the urgent need of experiment stations. This discussion led to an attempt to establish an experiment station in this state. In 1874, the Connecticut legislature appropriated 52,800 per annum for two years, for beginning such work at Wesleyan University. Mr. Orange Judd, a warm friend of Professor Atwater's, also gave 51,000 yearly to help the new work forward. After two years of successful labor, the experiment station was removed to New Haven. In 1882-3 Professor Atwater was absent in Europe, giving his time, mainly, to work in biological chemistry in Munich, Heidelburg and other places. When the Storrs School Agricultural Station was established at Middletown, Conn., in 1889, Professor Atwater was made its Director. Professor Atwater was appointed by the Commissioners of Agriculture to the important and difficult business of giving unity, variety and comprehensiveness to the work that is going on at the Experiment Stations in the various states and territories, under the recent act of Congress, giving every state and territory 515,000 for doing such work,