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Mfg. Co, 06-07; asst, elec. lab, West Virginia, 

 08-09; asst. physics, Cornell, 09-10, instr, 10- 

 13 ; asst. prof, and later head of dept. cxp. and 

 elec. eng, West Virginia, IS- Physical See; 

 Elec. Eng; Eng. Educ. Special prony brake and 

 recording mechanism; effect of magnetization on 

 opacity of X-rays. 



Forman, Prof, Jonathan, College of Medicine, 

 Columbus, Ohio. Pathology. Austinburg, Ohio, 

 Sept. 30, 87. A.B, Ohio State, 10; M.D, Star- 

 ling Med. Col, 13. Asst. path, Starling Med. 

 Col, 11-13; instr, Ohio State, 14-16, asst. prof, 

 16- A.A; Am. Med. Ass; Ohio Acad. 



Forrest, C(harles) N(eedham), Maurer, N. J. 

 Chemistry. Baltimore, Md, Sept. 30, 73. Mary- 

 land Inst; George Washington. Asst. chemist, 

 B. and O. R. R, 92-96; South. Ry, 96-97; 

 chemist. Long Isl. R. R, 97-04; chief chemist, 

 N. Y. Testing Lab, 04-14; Barber Asphalt Pav- 

 ing Co, 14-17, manager, tech. dept, 17- A.A; 

 Chem. Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust; Soc. Test. Mat; 

 Civil Eng; Min. Eng. Asphalt and petroleum; 

 composition of native bitumens and their appli- 

 cation in the arts. 



Forsaith, Dr. C(arl) C(heswell), 1030 Lancaster 

 Ave, Syracuse, N. Y. Forestry. Auburn, N. H, 

 Sept. 2, 88. A.B, Dartmouth, 13; A.M, Har- 

 vard, 14, Sheldon traveling fellow, 14-15, Ph.D, 

 17. Asst. bot, Radcliffe, 14-16; Austin teach- 

 ing fellow, Harvard, 15-16; instr. biol, Dart- 

 mouth, 16-17; wood technol, N. . State Col. 

 Forestry, Syracuse, 17-19, asst. prof, 19- 

 Walker prize, Boston Soc. Nat. Hist, 16. Bot. 

 Soc. Plant anatomy; ecology of peat and coal. 



Forst, Leo B, 411 Government Building, Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. Cheviistry. Birmingham, Ala, 84. 

 A.B, Louisville; B.S, Columbia. Asst. chemist, 

 bur. chem, U. S. Dept. Agr, 10-14; Bur. Int. 

 Revenue, 07-10; chief, Cincinnati Sta, bur. chem, 

 U. S. Dept. Agr, 14- Chem. Soc. Food and 

 drug analysis and manufacture. 



Forsyth, Prof. C(hester) H(ume), Thayer Lodge, 

 Hanover, N. H. Mathematics. Trafalgar, Ind, 

 March 17, 81. A.B, Butler, 06; A.M, Illinois, 

 10; Ph.D, Michigan, 15. Asst. instr. math, 

 Illinois, 07-11; instr, Michigan, 11-12; prof, 

 Eureka, 12-13 ; instr, Michigan, 13-16 ; asst. 

 prof, Dartmouth, 16- Math. Soc; Statist. Ass. 

 Vital statistics. 



Forsythe, Dr. Warren E(llswortli), University 

 Health Service, Ann Arbor, Mich. Medicine. 

 Joseph, Oregon, Nov. 8, 85. B.S, Oregon Col, 

 07 ; Ph.C, Michigan, 08, M.D, 13. Asst. physiol. 

 chem, Michigan, 08-11, house physician, univ. 

 hosp, 13-14, staff physician, health service, 14- 

 15; col. physician, Pa. State, 15; director, health 

 service, Michigan. A.A; Am. Med. Ass; Am. 

 Acad. Med. Physiological chemistry; trypsin; 

 college health work. 



Forsythe, Dr. W(miam) E(lmer), 1869 Noble 

 Road, East Cleveland, Ohio. * Physics. Muskin- 

 gum Co, Ohio, Aug. 22, 81. B.S, Denison, 07; 

 M.S, Wisconsin, 09, Ph.D, 11. Asst. physics, 

 Wisconsin, 07-08, instr, 09-13 ; asst. physicist, 

 Nela Besearch Lab, 13-19, physicist. Id- Phys- 

 ical Soc; Optical Soc. Melting points of tung- 

 sten and tantalum; radiant eflSciency and tem- 

 perature of incandescent filaments; relation 



between black body and true temperatures for 

 various metals; high temperature measurements; 

 comparison of capacity and inductance ; optical 

 pyromctrj'; monochromatic and neutral screens; 

 notation of constant deviation prisms; acetylene 

 flame energy; speed in signalling with light. 

 Fort, Prof. Tomlinson, University, Ala. Mathe- 

 matics. Albany, Ga, Dec. 17, 86. A.B, Georgia, 



06, A.M, 09; Harvard, 10, Ph.D, 12, Kirkland 

 traveling fellow. Harvard, in Europe, 12-13. 

 Instr. math, Georgia, 07-09; Harvard, 10-11; 

 Michigan, 11-13, asst. prof, 13-17; prof, Ala- 

 bama, 17- Assoc, ed, 'Math. Monthly,' 18. 

 Math. Soc; Math. Ass. Linear differential dif- 

 ference equations and infinite series. 



Fortier, Dr. S(amuel), 20 Hillcrest Road, Berkeley, 

 Calif. Irrigation engineering. Leeds, Que, 

 April 24, 55. B.A.Sc, McGill, 85, M.E, 96, Sc.D, 



07. Asst. and chief engineer, Colo, and Utah, 

 86-93; prof, civil eng, Utah Col, 93-98; con- 

 sulting engineer, 93-05; res. hydrographer, U. 

 S. Geol. Surv, 95-02; director, Mont. Exp. Sta, 

 99-04; agent and expert irrig. investigations, 

 U. S. Dept. Agr, 99-03, agent and expert in 

 charge. Pacific div. irrig. investigations, 03-07, 

 chief, irrig. investigations, 07-20. Asst. prof, 

 irrig. eng, California, 03-10. Grooski medal, 

 Can. Civil Eng, 96. Civil Eng ; Soc. Irrig. Eng ; 

 Mont. Soc. Eng; Can. Civil Eng. Seepage and 

 return waters in irrigation; carrying capacities 

 of canals; evaporation from soils; relation be- 

 tween soil moisture and crop yield; duty of 

 water in irrigation; application of water to 

 crops; storage of water. 



Fossler, Prof. Mary L(ouise), University of South- 

 ern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Biological 

 chemistry. Lima, Ohio, Sept. 14, 68. B.S, Ne- 

 braska, 94, fellow, 97-99, A.M, 98; Chicago, 

 summers, 00, 01, 03; med. sch, Northwestern, 02. 

 Principal, high sch. Weeping Water, Nebr, 95- 

 97; instr. chem, Nebraska, 99-08, asst. prof, 08; 

 biol, Southern California. Chem. Soc. Organic 

 chemistry; synthesis of certain glutaric acids; 

 separation of a group of alkaloids; composition 

 of some proteins. 



Foster, G(oodwin) L(eBaron), University of 

 California, Berkeley, Calif. Biological chemis- 

 try. Calcutta, India, June 4, 92. A.B, Dart- 

 mouth, 13. Teaching fellow, Shaw Sch. of Bot, 

 13-14; biol. chem. Harvard Med. Sch, 14-17; 

 instr, California, 19- Physiol. Soc. Plant 

 physiology; biological chemistry. 



Foster, Prof. Mary Louise, Smith College, North- 

 ampton, Mass. Chemistry. Melrose, Mass, 

 April, 65. A.B. Smith, 91, A.M, 12; Mass. 

 Inst. Tech, 93-97; Columbia, 07; Ph.D, Chi- 

 cago, 14. Research chemist with C. A. Herter, 

 00-01 ; with indust. works, Maywood, N. J, 01- 

 04; C. A. Herter, 04-07; assoc. prof, chem. 

 Smith, 08- Chem. Soc; Ass. Prof. Biochemis- 

 try; effect of microorganisms on proteins; leci- 

 thin. 



Foster, Dr. N(ellis) B(ames), 121 E. 62d St, 

 New York, N. Y. Medicine. Durhamville, N. 

 Y, July 18, 75. B.S, Amherst, 98; M.D, Hop- 

 kins, 02. Assoc, biol. chem, Columbia, 07-12; 

 assoc. physician, N. Y. Hosp, 08-15; asst. prof. 

 med, med. col, Cornell, 12-16; prof, Michigan, 

 16-18; asst. prof, med. col, Cornell, 19- Lieut. 



