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kins, N. Y, July 21, 61. A.B, Colgate, S3, A.M. 

 8G; fellow, Chicago, 02-94, Ph.D, 98. Prof, 

 math, Peddie Inst, 83-89, principal, 89-92; 

 asst, later assoc. and instr. math, Chicago, 94- 

 00, asst. prof, 00- Math. Soc. The cross- 

 ratio group of 120 quadratic Cremona transfor- 

 mations of the plane. 



Slichter, Prof. Cha(rle)s S(umner), Madison, Wis. 

 Mathematics. St. Paul, Minn, April 16, 64. 

 Northwestern, 85. Instr. math, Chicago Athe- 

 neum, 85-86, Wisconsin, 86-S9, asst. prof, 89- 

 92, prof, applied math, 92- Asst. hydrographer 

 for work on ground water, U. S. Geol. Surv, 

 97-02; commissioner and sec'y, Wis. Geol. and 

 Xat. Hist. Surv, 99-02; consulting engineer, U. 

 S. Reclamation Service, and engineer in charge 

 of investigation of motion of underground 

 waters, 03- F.A.A; Wis. Acad, (pres, 99-02). 

 Theoretical investigations on the motions of 

 ground waters and other work in hydrodynam- 

 ics. Motions of ground waters; theoretical 

 and field work in southern California; motions 

 of viscous and plastic solids. 



Slichter, Walter (Irvine), 16 Gillespie St, Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y. Electrical engineering. St. Paul, 

 Minn, May 7, 73. Col. City of N. Y, 88-90; 

 E.E, Columbia, 96. Student and asst. to C. P. 

 Steinmetz, Gen. Elec. Co, 97-05. Elec. Eng; 

 Mech. Eng. Alternating currents and motors. 



Slingerland, Prof. M(ark) V(ernon), 109 Summit 

 Ave, Ithaca, N. Y. Entomology. Otto, N. Y, 

 Oct. 3, 64. B.S, Cornell, 92. Asst. entomol- 

 ogist, Cornell Exp. Sta, 89-; asst. prof. econ. 

 entom, Cornell, 99- F.A.A; Ass. Econ. Entom; 

 Wash. Entom. Soc. The principal injurious in- 

 sects of the United States. Grape pests and 

 other injurious insects. 



Sloane, Dr. T(homas) O'Conor, South Orange, 

 N. J. Chemistry, Physics, Engineering. New 

 York, N. Y, Nov. 24, 51. A.B, St. Francis 

 Xavier, 70, A.M, 72; E.M, Columbia, 72, 

 Ph.D, 77. Prof. nat. sciences, Seton Hall; 

 lecturer scientific subjects; inventor and scien- 

 tific expert, 77- Mem. ed. staff, 'Plumber and 

 Sanitary Engineer,' ' Scientific American ' and 

 'Youth's Companion.' Chem. Soc. Electricity; 

 liquid air and the liquefaction of gases; a new 

 and exact method for the determination of all 

 the sulphur in illuminating gas. 



Slocum, Prof. Allison W(ing), 295 Maple St, 

 Burlington, Vt. Physics. Dartmouth, Mass, 

 April 22, 66. A.B, Haverford, 88, A.M, 89; 

 A.M, Harvard, 90, Tyndall scholar, 91, Morgan 

 scholar (Berlin), 92. Teacher math, West 

 Chester State Nor. Sch, Pa, 92-93; prof, phys- 

 ics, Vermont, 98- Physical Soc. Dichroism 

 of crystals for ultrared rays. 



Slocum, Prof. Frederick, Ladd Observatory, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. Astronomy. Fairhaven, Mass, 

 Feb. 6, 73. A.B, Brown, 95, A.M, 96, Ph.D, 

 98. Instr. math, Brown, 95-00, asst. prof, 

 astron, 00- Acting director, Ladd Observatory, 

 04-05. M.A.A; Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. 



Slocum, Dr. S(tephen) E(lmer), University of 

 Illinois, Urbana, Ills. Mathematics. Glen- 

 ville, N. Y, June 5, 75. B.E, Union, 97 ; Ph.D, 

 Clark, 00. Instr. civil eng, Cincinnati, 00-01, 

 applied math, 01-04, asst. prof, 04-05; math, 

 Illinois, 05- Math. Soc. Lie's theory of con- 

 tinuous groups. The continuity of groups 

 generated by infinitesimal transformations; 

 strength of materials. 



Slonaker, Dr. J(ames) Rollin, Stanford University, 

 Cal. Zoology, Physiology. Farmland, Ind, 

 June 17, 66. B.S, Wisconsin, 93; Ph.D, Clark, 

 96. Asst. prof, zool, Indiana, 96-01 ; research 

 asst. neur, Chicago, 01-02, assoc, 02-03; asst. 

 prof, physiol, Stanford, 03- M.A.A; Soc. Nat; 

 fel. Ind. Acad. Eyes of vertebrates; the eye of 

 the mole. The daily activity of the white rat 

 from birth to natural death ; the influence of 

 food on the growth and activity of the white 

 rat; the optic traits in the brain of a congeni- 

 tally blind pigeon. 



Slosson, Prof. Edwin E(mery), 130 Fulton St, 

 New York, N. Y. Chemistry. Albany, Kas, 

 June 7, 65. B.S, Kansas, 90, M.S, 92; Ph.D, 

 Chicago, 03. Asst. chem, Kansas, 90-91; prof, 

 chem, Wyoming, and chemist, Wyo. Agr. Exp. 

 Sta, 91-04; assoc. ed, 'The Independent,' 04- 

 F.A.A. Effect of salt solutions on seeds and 

 plants; halogen amids; Wyoming petroleum; 

 food adulteration. 



Small, Prof. Albion W(oodbury), 5731 Washing- 

 ton Ave, Chicago, Ills. Sociology. Buckfield, 

 Me, May 11, 54. A.B, Colby, 76; Newton 

 Theol. Inst, 76-79; Berlin, 79-80; Leipzig, 80- 

 81. Prof. hist, and econ, Colby, 81-88; reader 

 hist, Hopkins, 88-89; pres, Colby, 89-92; head, 

 Dept. Sociol, Chicago, 92- Ed, ' Am. Jour. 

 Sociol,' 95- LL.D, Colby, 00. Int. Cong. 

 Arts and Science, St. Louis, 04 (v. pres.). 

 Econ. Ass; PInst. Int. de Sociol. The method- 

 ology of sociology. Determination of sociolog- 

 ical categories applicable to history and con- 

 temporary analysis ; a demonstration of the 

 dependence of concrete ethics upon sociology. 



Small, Dr. John K(unkel), Perry Ave. and 

 207th St, New York, N. Y. *Botany. Harris- 

 burg, Pa, Jan. 31, 69. A.B, Franklin and Mar- 

 shall, 92; fellow, Columbia, 92-94, Ph.D, 95. 

 Curator, Herbarium, Columbia, 95-98; Mu- 

 seums and Herbarium, ~N. T. Bot. Garden, 

 98- Special agent, Ga. Geol. Surv. Silver 

 medal, Atlanta Expos. F.A.A; Torrey Bot. 

 Club (cor. sec'y). Flora of southeastern 

 United States; flora of North America; flora 

 of Patagonia; morphology of the Spermato- 

 phyta; genera and families of flowering plants; 

 regional botany. 



Small, Dr. Maurice H(erman), 196 W. Lincoln Ave, 

 Oshkosh, Wis. Psychology, Pedagogy. Wil- 

 ton, Me, March 18, 61. A.B, Colby, 87; Clark, 

 95-98, fellow, 97-98, Ph.D, 05. Principal, High 

 Sch, Norway, Me, 87-92 ; Westbrook, Me, 92-95 ; 

 Passiac, N. J, 98-02; chairman, Dept. Pedag, 

 State Nor. Sch, Oshkosh, Wis, 03- Nat. Educ. 

 Ass; Wis. Acad. The suggestibility of chil- 



