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nervous system; the location and function of 

 the cells in the spinal cord. 



Collins, Prof. Jos(eph) V(ictor), 217 Division St, 

 Stevens Point, Wis. Mathematics. Wooster, 

 O, Dec. 26, 58. Ph.B, Wooster, 79; Hopkins, 

 80-81, 82-83; Ph.D, Wooster, 86. Tutor math, 

 Wooster, 79-80; prof, Hastings, 84-88; Miami, 

 88-93; State Nor. Sch, Stevens Point, Wis, 94- 

 Math. Soc; Int. Ass. Prom. Quaternions. Vec- 

 tor analysis. 



Collins, W(illia)m H(enry), Haverford College, 

 Haverford, Pa. Astronomy. Peekskill, N. Y, 

 Oct. 22, 59. B.S, Haverford, 81, A.M, 92. 

 Director, Astron. Observatory, Haverford, 92- 

 04, prefect of College, 91- Astron. and Astro- 

 phys. Soc. Double star measurements. 



Colson, H(arold) R(oy), 15 Walker St, Cambridge, 

 Mass. Astronomy. Batchellerville, N. Y, 

 Feb. 21, 76. Harvard, 00-03. Asst, Harvard 

 Col. Observatory, 95- Astron. and Astrophys. 

 Soc; assoc. Ornith. Union. Astronomical pho- 

 tography. 



Colton, Prof. B(uel) P(reston), Normal, Ills. 

 Biology. Princeton, Ills, March 23, 52. A.B, 

 A.M, Amherst, 74. Teacher nat. science, high 

 schools, Princeton, Keokuk and Decatur, Ills; 

 principal, Ottawa; prof. nat. sciences, Ills. State 

 Nor. Vniv, 88- Soc. Nat. Development of 

 Arbacia punctulata. 



Colvin, Prof. Stephen S(heldon), Champaign, Ills. 

 Philosophy, Psychology, Education. Phenix, R. 

 I, March 29, 69. Ph.B, Brown, 91, A.M, 94; 

 Ph.D, Strasburg, 97; Clark, 97-01. Instr. 

 rhetoric, Brown, 92-95; English, English High 

 Sch, Worcester, 97-01; asst. prof, psychol, Illi- 

 nois, 01-03; philos, Brown, 03-04; assoc. prof, 

 psychol, Illinois, 0k~ Psychol. Ass; West. 

 Philos. Ass. The philosophical phases of psy- 

 chology. The temperature sense in relation to 

 the temperature of the atmosphere; the inter- 

 ests of adolescence as shown in school composi- 

 tions; color perception of animals. 



Comey, Dr. Arthur M(essinger), 54 Concord Ave, 

 Cambridge, Mass. *Chemistry. Boston, Mass, 

 Nov. 10, 61. A.B, Harvard, 82; Ph.D, Heidel- 

 berg, 85. Instr. chem. and director, Summer 

 Sch. of Chem, Harvard, 85-89; prof, Tufts, 89- 

 93 ; anal, and consulting chemist, 93- Chem. 

 Soc; fel. Am. Acad; Soc. Chem. Indust; Chem. 

 Gesell. Analytical and technical chemistry. 



Compton, Prof. Alfred G(eorge), 40 W. 126th St, 

 New York, N. Y. *Physics, Astronomy. Lon- 

 don, England, Feb. 1, 35. A.B, Col. City of 

 N. Y, 53, A.M, 56. Tutor, Col. City of N. Y, 

 53-69, prof, applied math, 69-01, physics, 01- 

 Civil Eng; Elec. Eng. Acoustics; optics. 



Comstock, Dr. Charles W(orthington), 213 Boston 

 Building, Denver, Colo. Engineering, Mathe- 

 matical physics. Maroa, Ills, Feb. 10, 70. 

 E.M, C.E, Colo. Sch. of Mines, 90; M.C.E, Cor- 

 nell, 94, Ph.D, 98. Instr. civil eng, Cornell, 

 90-92; asst. to Geo. S. Morison, civil engineer, 

 92-93; instr. civil eng, Cornell, 93-97; prof, 

 mining eng, Colo. Sch. of Mines, 97-02; prac- 



tising civil and mining engineer, 02- F.A.A. 

 (sec'y, D, 01) ; Civil Eng; Min. Eng; assoc. 

 Elec. Eng; Colo. Sci. Soc. (sec'y, 98-00); Int. 

 Ass. Prom. Quaternions ; London Inst. Min. 

 and Metal; N. of England Inst. Min. and Mech. 

 Eng. Elasticity of solids, especially in its en- 

 gineering applications. 



Comstock, Gen. C(yrus) B(allou), U. S. A. (re- 

 tired), 124 E. 27th St, New York, N. Y. En- 

 gineering, Geodesy. West Wrentham, Mass, 

 Feb. 3, 31. Grad, U. S. Mil. Acad, 55. All 

 grades from lieut. to brig, gen, U. S. A, retired, 

 95. Pres, Miss. River Commission; permanent 

 mem. Board of Engineers for Fortifications. 

 Nat. Acad; Civil Eng; Am. Acad. Engineer- 

 ing; geodesy. 



Comstock, Elting H(oughtaling), Houghton, Mich. 

 Mathematics. Milwaukee, Wis, June 26, 76. 

 B.S, Wisconsin, 97; fellow, Cornell, 97-98; fel- 

 low, Chicago, 98-99 ; hon. fellow, Wisconsin, 99- 

 00. Instr. math, Blaine High Sch, West Su- 

 perior, Wis, 00-01; principal, High Sch, 

 Houghton, Mich, 01-03, supt. schools, 03- 

 Math. Soc; Wis. Acad. Harmonic curves of 

 three frequencies. Abelian functions. 



Comstock, Prof. F(rank) M(ason), 85 Cornell St, 

 Cleveland, O. Natural history. Leroy, N. Y, 

 May 20, 55. A.B, C.E, Union, 76, fellow, 76- 

 77, A.M, 79. Instr. science, LeRoy Acad. Inst, 

 78-79, principal, 79-91 ; prof. nat. hist, and 

 English, Case, 91-02, nut. hist, and descriptive 

 geom, 02- Asst, Adirondack Surv, 76. Hon. 

 Ph.D, Union, 91. Forestry Ass; Nat. Geog. 

 Soc; Ohio Acad; Rochester Acad; Can. For- 

 estry Ass. Glacial geology. 



Comstock, Prof. Geo(rge) C(ary), Observatory 

 Hill, Madison, Wis. *Astronomy. Madison, 

 Feb. 12, 55. Ph.B, Michigan, 77; LL.B, Wis- 

 consin, 83. Prof. math, and astron, Ohio State, 

 85-87; assoc. director, Washburn Observatory, 

 87-89, director, 89- Recorder and asst, U. S. 

 Lake Surv, 74-77 ; asst. engineer, Improv. 

 Mississippi River, 78-79. Nat. Acad; F.A.A. 

 (sec'y, A, 89, v. pres, 94) ; Astron. and As- 

 trophys. Soc; Soc. Astron. de Mex; Astron. 

 Gesell; Soc. astron. de France. Astronomy of 

 position. Structure of the sidereal system. 



Comstock, Prof. J(ohn) H(enry), 43 East Ave, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. *Entomology. Janesville, Wis, 

 Feb. 24, 49. B.S, Cornell, 74. Instr. and 

 prof, entom, Cornell, 14- Entomologist, U. S. 

 Dept. Agr, 79-81 ; non.-res. prof, entom, Stan- 

 ford. Soc. Nat; Entom. Soc; Soc. Zool; Cal. 

 Acad; Soc. entom. de France. Coccidae; classi- 

 fication of Lepidoptera; skeleton of the head 

 of insects. Manual of North American Arach- 

 nida. 



Comstock, Mrs. J. H. (Anna Botsford), 43 East 

 Ave, Ithaca, N. Y. Entomoloqy, Nature study. 

 Otto, N. Y, Sept. 1, 54. B.S, Cornell, 78. 

 Lecturer, Exten. Dept, Cornell, and asst. to 

 Prof. J. H. Comstock in his work on scale 

 insects. Bronze medal, Pan-Am. Expos, 01. 

 Soc. Am. Wood Engravers. Entomological 

 illustration and engraving. 



