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F.A.A; Mycol. Soc; Wash. Biol, and Bot. So- 

 cieties. Grass and forage plant problems and 

 plant diseases. Diseases of cranberries; cotton 

 root-rot; systematic mycology. 

 Shearer, Dr. J(ohn) S(andford), 608 E. Seneca St, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. * Physics. New York, N. Y, Oct. 

 20, 65. B.S, Cornell, 93, Ph.D, 01. Teacher, 

 Homer Acad, 87-88; instr. physics, Cornell, 

 93-03, asst. prof, 03- Special lecturer, Sum- 

 mer Sch, Cornell. M.A.A; Physical Soc. 

 Effect of temperature on tuning-forks; electro- 

 strietion; heat of vaporization; liquid air; 

 oxygen; nitrogen; specific heat of air; other 

 low temperature work. Coefficient of expansion 

 at low temperature; dielectric strain. 



Shedd, Prof. J(ohn) C(utler), 1103 Wood Ave, 

 Colorado Springs, Colo. Physics. Urmia, Per- 

 sia, June 30, 68. A.B, Princeton. 91; M.S, 

 Cornell, 92; fellow, Wisconsin, 97-99, Ph.D, 99. 

 Prof, physics, Marietta, 93-97; instr, Wiscon- 

 sin, 99-00; prof, Colo. Col, 00- M.A.A; Phys- 

 ical Soc; Astron. and Astrophys. Soc; Elec. 

 Eng. Radiation in magnetic field; elasticity 

 of rubber. Observations on forms of snow 

 crystals at high altitudes; radio-activity of 

 spring waters. 



Shedd, Prof. S(olon), Pullman, Wash. Geology, 

 Mineralogy. Mercer Co, Ills, May 25, 60. B.S, 

 Monmouth, 89; A.B, Stanford, 96. Instr. nat. 

 science, Ore. State Nor. Sch, 90-94; asst. prof. 

 geol. and miner, Wash. Agr. Col, 96-01, prof, 

 01- Geologist, Wash. Geol. Surv. M.A.A; 

 Geol. Soc; Min. Eng. Iron ores of Washing- 

 ton; building and ornamental stones of Wash- 

 ington. Clay and clay industries of Washing- 

 ton; metamorphic rocks of the Santa Cruz 

 Quadrangle, Cal. 



Sheldon, Edmund P, Lewis and Clark Exposition, 

 Portland, Ore. Botany. Bowling Green, Mo, 

 Aug. 9, 69. B.S, Minnesota, 94. Instr. bot, 

 Minnesota, 94-97; special agent for bot. explo- 

 ration in eastern Oregon, U. S. Dept. Agr, 97; 

 sicpt. forestry for State of Oregon, La. Purchase 

 Expos, 04; Leivis and Clark Expos, 05- Minn. 

 Acad. North American species of Astragalus, 

 Indigenous plants of the Pacific slope, espe- 

 cially the Leguminosae, Orchidaceae and Lilia- 

 ceae; forestry. 



Sheldon, Prof. Henry D(avidson), 374 E. 11th St, 

 Eugene, Ore. Pedaqoqy. Salt Lake City, 

 Utah, Oct. 3, 74. A.B, Stanford, 96, A.M, 97; 

 Ph.D, Clark, 00. Asst. prof, philos. and educ, 

 Oregon, 02- Lecturer hist, of educ, Summer 

 Sch, Clark, 99. History of student societies; 

 elementary method; the educational awakening 

 in America; children's voluntary societies. 

 Bibliography of the educational awakening in 

 the United States, 1800-1850; history of the 

 teaching profession. 



Sheldon, Prof. John L(ewis), West Virginia Uni- 

 versity, Morgantown, W. Va. Botany, Ento- 

 moloay, Agriculture. Voluntown, Conn, Nov. 

 10, 65. B.S, B.Ped, Ohio North. Univ, 95, M.S, 

 99; B.S, Nebraska, 99, A.M, 01, fellow, 00-03, 

 20 



Ph.D, 03. Teacher, Conn. pub. schools, 85-90; 

 Mt. Hermon Sch, 92-94; pub. sch, Southington, 

 95-97 ; Prep. Sch, Nebraska, 98-99 ; Nebr. State 

 Nor. Sch, 99-00; instr. bot, Nebraska, 00-03; 

 prof, bacter, West Virginia, and bacteriologist, 

 W. Va. Exp. Sta, 03- Collaborator, veg. path, 

 and physiol. investigations, Bur. Plant Indust, 

 U. S. Dept. Agr, 02-03. F.A.A; Nebr. Acad. 

 Vegetable pathology and physiology. Rusts of 

 asparagus and carnation; parasitism of Dar- 

 luca filum; cultures of Empusa; diseases of 

 melons and cucumbers; ripe-rot of the guava; 

 cane-blight of the rose. 



Sheldon, Dr. Samuel, Polytechnic Institute, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. *Physics. Middlebury, Vt, March 

 8, 62. A.B, Middlebury, 83, A.M, 87; Ph.D, 

 Wiirzburg, 88. Instr. math, Middlebury, 84- 

 85; asst. physics, Wiirzburg, 87-88; Harvard, 

 88-89; prof, physics and elec. enq, Brooklyn 

 Polytech, 89- Expert, Swiss Dept/ Justice and 

 Police, 03-; mem. Elec. Jury of Awards, La. 

 Purchase Expos, 04. Int. Elec. Cong, St. Louis, 

 04 (sec'y, Sect. B). F.A.A; Physical Soc; Elec. 

 Eng. (manager, 98-01, 03- v. pres, 01-) ; Elec- 

 trochem. Soc. (manager, 02-) ; Electrothera- 

 peut. Soc; N. Y. Elec. Soc. (pres, 02) ; Brooklyn 

 Inst. Electromagnetism; electrochemistry. 

 Alternating current electrolysis; an electromag- 

 netic coulomb standard; high frequency dis- 

 charges; electrostatics. 



Sheldon, Dr. W(ilmon) H(enry), Princeton Uni- 

 versity, Princeton, N. J. Philosophy. New- 

 ton, Mass, April 4, 75. A.B, Harvard, 95, 

 A.M, 96, Ph.D, 99. Asst. philos, Wisconsin, 

 99-00; teaching fellow, Harvard, 00-01; asst. 

 philos, Columbia, 01-03, tutor, 03-05; precep- 

 tor, Princeton, 05- Int. Cong. Arts and Sci- 

 ence, St. Louis, 04 (sec'y, Sect. Logie). M.A.A; 

 Philos. Ass; N. Y. Acad. Logic. 



Shelton, E(dward) M(ason), 2904 Franklin Ave, 

 Seattle, Wash. Agriculture. Hilton, England, 

 Aug. 7, 46. B.S, Mich. Agr. Col, 71, M.S, 74. 

 Teacher agr, Japanese Govt, 72; prof, Kas. 

 State Agr. Col, 74-89 ; instr. to Govt, of Queens- 

 land, Australia, 89-98; principal, Queensland 

 Agr. Sch, 98-99; mine operator, Alaska and 

 British Columbia. Director, Kas. Exp. Sta, 

 88-89. _ F.A.A; Soc. Prom. Agr. Sci. Experi- 

 ments in stock feeding and in the growth of 

 grains and grasses. 



Shepard, Dr. Edward M(artin), 1403 Benton Ave, 

 Springfield, Mo. Geology. Winsted, Conn, 

 May 15, 54. A.M, Williams, 81. Curator, 

 Mus, Roanoke, 78; prof. biol. and geol, Waynes- 

 burg, 78; Drury, 79-, dean, Col. Faculty, 03- 

 Acting pres, Drury, 93-94; mem. Board of 

 Managers, Mo. Geol. Surv, 93-95, asst, 94-97, 

 v. pres, Board of Managers, 01; acting state 

 geologist, Mo, 01; field asst, U. S. Geol. Surv, 

 03- Hon. Sc.D, Waynesburg, 02. Geol. Soe; 

 Min. Eng; Min. Cong; Nat. Geog. Soc; State 

 Soc. Sons of the Revolution (historian). Origin 

 of land and zinc deposits; asphalt and petro- 

 leum. Devonian rocks of Missouri; asphalt 

 and petroleum; hydrology of Missouri. 



