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

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BIOGRAPHIES OF GRADUATES 203 Quebec, Canada, in 1868, and lives in Abington, Conn., Where he is engaged in farming. His mother 's maiden name was Jennie Rennie, and her home in Rockburn, Canada. James has one sister. He prepared at the Willimantic High School, and was a member of the Class of 1913 at the University of Maine, entering our Class in Senior year. He was on the Track and Basketball teams of the University of Maine, and Went out for basketball, tennis and lacrosse on coming to Sheff. He has numerals from Maine. Yale Battery. He roomed with Douglas Seelye at 333 York Street. Platt took the Select Course, and expects to go into educa- tional work. His address is Abington, Conn. YM W J yy 5, 3 Ie .wwf .5 vig l 0,5 1 'lil i ii' 2 Z . 004 0 - V is 0 U j X 1 X K 'x.Y5 E K 'fe ' fu -- ' 5-nxxX 5! ' N A'rH,xN PoDoLoFF Pody was born in New Haven, Conn., August 11, 1895. He is the son of Abraham Podoloff, who was born in Russia in 1868, and lives in New Haven, where he is in the real estate and insur- ance business, the firm name being A. Podolotf 85 Sons. His mother, Dora Chernoff, also lived in Russia before her marriage, there are four sons and one daughter in the family. Maurice

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202 HISTORY OF 1916 S. 'IME woaw Phelps took the Civil Engineering Course, and expects to make that profession his life Work. His address is Canton, N. Y. SNS Lx if K. 53 ' ' 1 'Wf Cl as 5 'Ns nl? A Jiuvms NELSON PLATT Senator was born in Abington, Conn., August 24, 1892. His father, George S. Platt, was born in Rookburn, Province of

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204 HISTORY OF 1916 S. Podoloff, Yale 1913 and 1915 L., and Jacob Podoloif, 1915, are brothers. He prepared at the New Haven High School, and received general honors during his entire course in Sheff. Sigma Xi. He has lived at home during the three years. Podoloff took the course in Civil Engineering. He will enter the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and will become a construction engineer. His address is 368 Ellsworth Avenue, New Haven, Conn. -1 Wir fel 74 ' 4 7' RAYMOND MACPHERSON POLLEY Poll was born in Buffalo, N. Y., December 9, 1893. His father, Cyrus H. Polley, was born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1862, and lived in Buffalo, Where he was president of the Seneca Coal Mining Company. He died in New York City, in September, 1913. His mother's name was Maud B. MacPherson, and her home was in Rochester, N. Y. Raymond has one brother and one sister. He prepared at the Lafayette High School, and the Nichols Preparatory School in Buffalo, and on entering Sheff was on the Apollo Mandolin-Banjo Club, and went out for swimming. Theta Xi and Franklin Hall. He roomed at 12 Prospect Place alone in Freshman year, Junior year with Paul Sims at 84 Wall