Vou. VIII. No. 3.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1898.
Price Tren Crnrs.
FACULTY CHANGES,
Sketches of the Men Affected by Cor-
poration Action.
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The May and June meetings of the
Yale Corporation made changes in the
personnel of the Faculty and ordered
many promotions. The changes went
into effect with the opening of the pres-
ent term, and a sketch is herewith pre-
sented of each of the men who have
thus joined, or taken new positions in,
the teaching staff.
PROFESSOR J. C. SCHWAB.
Assistant Professor J. C. Schwab, who
was advanced to a full professorship in
Political Economy, graduated from
Yale in 1886. The following year he
spent in studying Political Economy
under Professors Hadley and Sumner
in the Graduate Department and in
1887 entered the University of Berlin,
where he spent a year studying under
Professors Wagner and Schmoller.
The next year he also spent in Germany
at the University of GOttingen, where
he took courses with Professors Cohn
and Lexis. In 1889 he was awarded the
degree of Ph.D. by Gottingen in Eco-
nomics and Philosophy, his thesis be-
ing on the history of the property tax
in New York. During the years 1889-
90 he pursued extensive studies among
the libraries of New York. In 1890-
gi he lectured in Yale University and
was Assistant to Professor Sumner.
For the next two years he was Instruc-
tor in Political Economy at Yale and
the following year was advanced to an
Assistant Professorship.
Professor Schwab has been an editor
of the Vale Review since 1892. He
has written articles on the history of
the Confederate States in the Politi-
cal Science Quarierly, and Yale Review,
and is the author of an article on “Fin-
ance” in Johnsan’s Cyclopedia. “The
Revolutionary History of Fort Number
Eight” is from Professor Schwab’s pen.
Professor Schwab is a member of the
American Economic Association, the
British Economic Association, the Re-
form Club and the Century Club.
PROFESSOR IRVING FISHER.
Assistant Professor Irving Fisher was
advanced to a full professorship in Poli-
tical Science. Professor Fisher was
graduated from Yale in the Class of
Eighty-Eight, and was awarded the de-
gree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1891.
From 1890 to 1893 Mr. Fisher was an
Instructor in the University. He was
an Assistant Professor in Mathematics
in 1893, and became Assistant Profes-
sor in Political Economy in 1895. The
year 1893-1894 he spent in study in
Berlin and Paris. Professor Fisher
is the author of “Mathematical Investi-
‘gations in the Theory of Value and
Prices” and “Appreciation and Inter-
est.” He has also written various arti-
cles on Bimetallism, Capital, Statistics
and Mathematical Economics. In 1893
he edited the “Yale Bibliographies” and
in 1897 published a bibliography of
Mathematical Economics; he is author
i an “Introduction of Calculus,” and
with Professor Phillips wrote ‘“Ele-
ments of Geometry.” He is one of the
editors of the Yale Review. —
PROFESSOR E. H. SNEATH.
Assistant Professor E. H. Sneath was
promoted to a full professorship. Pro-
fessor Sneath was graduated from
Lebanon Valley College, Pa., in 1881,
and from the Yale Divinity School in
1884. In 1889 he received his Doctor’s
Degree from Yale. He taught three
years at Wesleyan University in Philoso-
phy and then went to Miss Porter’s
School, Farmington, where he remained
teaching in the same subject until 1891,
when he accepted a call to Yale, having
previously lectured here in the Graduate
School. Professor Sneath is the organ-
izer and editor of ‘The Series of Modern
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PROFESSOR J. C SCHWAB.
Philosophers,” a work in eight volumes,
also of the Ethical Series in six
volumes. He is the author of the
“Philosophy of Reid,’ and of the
“Ethics of Hobbes,” and is one of the
contributors to the ‘‘Memorial Volume”
of President Porter.
CHARLES SEARS BALDWIN, PH.D.
Dr. Charles Sears Baldwin, who has
been appointed Assistant Professor of
Rhetoric, prepared for College in Plain-
field, New Jersey, at the school of Mr.
John Leal, a Yale graduate. From
there he went to Columbia College,
where he took honors in Greek and
received a fellowship in English. After
graduation, he taught English Composi-
tion at Columbia for several years and
English Literature both at Barnard
College, the women’s department. of
Columbia University, and for two years
at Mrs.. Reed’s school. In the Fall of
1895 he came to Yale in the capacity
of Instructor in Rhetoric, which posi-
tion he has held up to the present time.
Dr. Baldwin received. his Master’s
and his Doctor’s degree at Columbia.
He has published the following books:
“Inflections and Syntax of Malory’s
Morte d’Arthur,’. Ginn and Co.;
“Specimens of Prose’ Description,”
Henry Holt and Co.; an edition of
DeQuincey’s “Revolt of the Tartars,”
for Longman’s English Classic Series;
and “The Expository Paragraph and
Sentence,’ Longmans, Green & Co.;
several reviews of text-books. In addi-
tion he has had articles in the ‘“Educa-
tion Review” and in ‘“Modern Language
Notes.”
DR. PHILIP E, PROWNING.
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Dr. Philip E. Browning, who was
promoted to-he. Assistant Professor in
Chemistry, is a graduate of Yale, Class
of Eighty-Nine. On graduation he was
appointed Assistant in Chemistry. He
filled that position, at the same time
taking higher courses in Chemistry, -
and in 1892 received the degree of
Ph.D., continuing as”Assistant during
the year 1892-93. In July of the latter
year he went to Germany and spent the
next year studying at the Ludwig
Maximilian University in Munich. On
his return to New Haven in September,
1894, he took up the duties of Instructor
in Chemistry, receiving in June, 1895,
a reappointment for a period of three
years. He has done a great deal of
work along the line of original re-
search, and a number of papers on
Analytical Chemistry from his pen have
been published in German and Ameri-
can journals of science. His “Lecture
Notes on Qualitative Analysis” with
Professor F. A. Gooch has recently ap-
peared.
CHARLTON M. LEWIS.
Charlton M. Lewis, recently ap-
pointed to an Assistant Professorship
in English, has been an Instructor. in
the Academic Department for the past
three years. Prof. Lewis was graduated
from Yale in 1886 and spent the follow-
ing year in post graduate work in
Economics and History. In 1887 he
entered the Columbia Law School,
where he took a degree two years later.
Professor Lewis practiced law in New
York City until the Fall of 1894, when
he returned to Yale and enrolled him-
self as a graduate student in English
Literature. The following year he was
made an instructor in the English De-
partment, which position he held until
his recent appointment. Professor
Lewis took a doctor’s degree at the
University Commencement last Spring.
CHARLES S. INGHAM.
Dr. Charles S. Ingham, B.A., who
was made Tutor in Latin, was graduated
from Yale with the Class of Ninety-One.
For two years he taught at Holbrook’s
Military School and then for three years
he studied in the Graduate Department
at Yale, where he was Foote Fellow,
Dr. Ingham received the degree of
Ph.D. in June, 1896. During his work
in the Graduate School he was Assistant
Examiner in the Sheffield Scientific
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PROFESSOR IRVING FISHER.
School. Dr. Ingham spent the year of
1896-1897 in Europe. During the year
just passed he has been Instructor in
Latin in the University, teaching one of
the divisions of the Freshman class.
HOLLON A. FARR.
Mr. Hollon A. Farr, B.A., 1896, who
was appointed Tutor in German, re-
ceived the Scott Hurtt Fellowship at his
graduation, which has enabled him to
spend the last two years in study at the
Universities of Jena and- Berlin.
GUSTAV A. ANDREEN.
_ Mr. Gustav A. Andreen, B.A. 18094,
who was made an Instructor in the
Scandinavian Lang ages and given a
two years’ leave of absence for study
abroad, was graduated from Augustana
College, : Rock Tsland, -Tlt; in ~ 188r.
After graduation he taught in the Col-
lege for three years, after which he was
called to. Bethany College, Kansas. He
was Vice-President of that College and
taught both Latin-and-German. He
left Bethany College in 1894 and en-
tered 'the Senior class in Yale. Since
graduation Mr. Andreen has been
studying in the Graduate Department
and has been teaching German. Mr.
Andreen will go abroad about the last
of July and will reach Christiania in time
to attend the Scandinavian Philologi-
cal Convention held there. He will
spend the first year in Norway and
Sweden, studying at the University of
Upsala. His second year’s work will be
done for the most part in Denmark, al-
though he intends to spend some time
in Germany. Mr. Andreen will return
in time to take charge of his classes
at the beginning of the college year in
1900. : :
THOMAS C. STEARNS.
Mr. Thomas C. Stearns, B.A., grad-
uated from Yale in 1886. For six years
he taught in Connecticut and then came
back to Yale and entered the Graduate
Department, where he studied Philoso-
phy. Part of the time he was in the
Graduate School, he taught the Acad-
emic Classes in Greek. During the last
two years Mr. Stearns has been study-
ing Early Greek Philosophy in the Uni-
versity of Berlin under ~Professor
Diehls, who is acknowledged to be the
highest authority on this subject. Mr.
Stearns is an accomplished scholar in
both Greek and Philosophy, and his ap-
pointment as Instructor in Ancient
Philosophy in the Graduate School and
the College is well deserved.
FRANK HERBERT CHASE.
Frank Herbert Chase, who has been
made Tutor in English, was born in
Portland, Maine, in 1870. He pre-
pared fro College at the High School
at Haverhill, Mass., and graduated from
Yale with the Class of Ninety-Four, of
which he was Valedictorian. He also
received the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy from Yale in 1896. After
graduation he taught at the Cheshire
Academy until May, 1897, when he
went abroad, spending fifteen months
in travel and in study, especially at Ber-
lin and in the great libraries of Eng-
land. A ee
Mr. Chase’s special line of study is
Old English svntax, in which he has
gained a remarkable reputation for a
man of his years. He will have charge
of the Freshman classes in English this
Fall, and will in addition igive an elec-
tive course in the History of the Eng-
lish Language.
GEORGE D. KELLOGG.
Dr. George D. Kellogg, B.A. 1895,
who was appointed an Instructor in
Latin, was prepared for College at the
St. Louis High School, St. Louis, Mo.
He was valedictorian of his Class at
graduation. During the three years
since graduation Mr. Kellogg has been
studying in the Graduate Department.
During the year 1896-1897 he took the’
Sophomore classes in Latin of the late
Guy V. Thompson, and the Freshman
divisions of Dr. Ingersoll during his
absence. Dr. Kellogg received the de-
gree of Ph.D. in 1808.
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