Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. I I 5 Department of Agriculture and Commerce, ISQ6-COITP mittee to organize Japan Papetery Cog 19oo-Engaged with the Japan Marine Insurance Co., Osakag organized Japan Raw-Silk Export Co., Kobog organized the firm of Issa Tanimura Sz Co., in Tokyo, for exporting and import- ingg 19o5-'Was sent by the government to Europe and America to make a report 'for commerce and finance of several countries 5 IQO6-Ellgageil in copper and iron min- ing. He is Vice President of the Class. Home address-' 43 Gondawara, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. Permancnzt 7l1U'l.Z'Z'7lg' adci1'ess: Post Ofhce Box 1, Tokyo, Japan. AMASA TROWBRIDGE was born November IO, 1870, in Hartford, Conn. He prepared at Hillhouse High School, and entered college in the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Mechanical Engineering course. Before entering Yale he attended the New Haven public schools. 'While he was in college he was a statistician, and assisted in compiling the Class Book. His father, Elisha Trowbridge, son of John VVorks and Delotia CLyonj Trowbridge, was born April 25, 1833, in Eastford, Conn. His ancestors were farmers as far back as the settlement of Connecticut. He was married October 3, 1861, and died February 4, IQOI, in VVest Haven, Conn. He was an iron founder with the Mathushek Piano Co. of VVest Haven. His mother, whose maiden name was Agnes Brown, daughter of Matthew and Janet QAndersonj Brown, who came to the United States from Scotland, was born Sep- tember Io, 1834, in New Haven, Conn. , He has two brothers: John Matthew and Elisha Grant CYale Ph.B., 189455 also three sisters: Janette QColumbia B.Sc., 19065, Mary Arsina, and Cornelia Burton C Cornell B.Sc., ISQQJ. He married Mary Caroline Bishop, daughter of Joseph E. Bishop, a farmer of North Haven, Conn., September 4, IQOO, in North Haven. x

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II4 CLASS OF 1891 S., YALE COLLEGE. tion in japan 43 years ago he fought as an important officer against the Fudal Lord from that famous Cho-Shu Clan. After the war he was rewarded by the Emperor. He died December 22, 1887, at his residence in Tokyo. His mother, whose maiden name was Shige Arita, was born March 2, 1847, 'in Furu-Hagi, I-Iagi, Province of Nagate. I-Ier parents and antecedents were of the Fuji- wara Clan. Her mother's name was Akiko, and fatherys, Chuichi of Arita. She died in Tokyo, june 23, 1882. He has one brother, Issey Arita, also one sister, Takeko Arita. He is another of the unmarried members of the Class. Tanimura is editor of the f1'zte1'rzczti011afI Review, a monthly magazine, written both in English and japanese, and is manager of Shohosha, or Bureau of Information. In March, 1907, he bought the Oh-Ya copper mine. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce published the report made by him for the government trip made during the year IQO5 over the United States and Europe. He also published a japanese book called Modern European Wfar History, of which 10,000 volumes have been sold. He received the degrees of Ph.B. from Yale, and LLB. and D.C.L. from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. He also graduated with excellence in Staff or Line from the Yale Military course. He is a member of the Methodist church. The following is a complete history of his life since leav- ing Yale: April, I8Q3-A1J1DOi1ltCCl by the Governor of the Province of Fukui as the special representative from that province to the Columbian Exposition. In that exposition he also held the oftice of Secretary to judges of all japanese exhibits, special advisory to the japanese tea house, etc, ISQ4-CO1T1H1lSSlO1161' General to the Augusta Fair, Georgia, Representative General to the japanese section and a mem- ber of judges to the International Exposition, held in Antwerp, Representative of the japanese exhibits-silk department, with International Exhibition in Lyons, France, ISQS-COYIIIIIIUICC of new Commercial Museum in the

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II6 CLASS OF ISQI S., YALE COLLEGE. Trowbridge became a sales-engineer for the Nonpareil Cork Worlqs of New York City, February 1, 1906. Fol- lowing is a list of some of his publications: Translation of 'Weisbaclrs Mechanics of Air Machinery-D. Van Nostrand Co., New York, 1904, Editorial-The Revival of Qur Ship- ping-New York Sim, November 14, 1903, Article-The Value of Being Able to Draw-American Machinist, janu- ary 7, 1904, Article-The Courses in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture at Columbia University-Marine Engineering, july, 1905, Reviewed-Suplee's Mechanical Engineer's Reference Book, Peabody's Naval Architec- ture, Attwood's Warsliipsg Simpsonls The Naval Construc- tor g Sames, Mechanical Engineering g Martin's Elementary Applied Mechanics, all for the Eiigifzzeer-iizg News. He also defined 3,000 or more words for the Century Dictionary of 1905. In 1906 he was engaged on the revision of the Mechanical and Marine Engineering subjects for the new International Encyclopaedia, also some articles for Nelson's Encyclopaedia. He is independent in politics. He has an excellent military career, having enlisted inthe Connecticut National Guard, Naval Battalion, October 17, 1896, as HTC- man. He was appointed machinist, December 9, 1895, Ensign and Assistant Engineer, April 24, 1897, Chief Engi- neer and Lieutenant Commanding Engineers' Division, November 9, 1897, was commissioned Passed Assistant Engineer with the rank of Lieutenant C junior gradej in U. S. Navy, june 22, 1898, served as Chief Engineer, U. S. S. Catskill until he was honorably discharged, September 27, 1898. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Society of Naval Engineers, New England Society of Naval Engineers, a Royal Arch Mason, and Sigma Xi. The following is a history of part of Trowbridge's life: VVorked in an iron foundry summer before entering college, worked both summers while in college, July 6, 1891, to January, 1892, draughtsman for C. B. Cottrell Sz Sons, Westerly, R. I., january, 1892, to