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propulsion of autoinoV)ilo torpedoes; calcium 

 carbid ; military preparedness. 



Maxon, William R(alpli), U. S. National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. *Botany. Oneida, N. Y, 

 Feb. 27, 77. Ph.B, Syracuse, 98. Aid crypt, 

 bot, div. of plants, U. S. Nat. Museum, 99-05, 

 asst. curator, 05-14, assoc. curator, 14- A.A; 

 Bot. Soc; Fern Soc. (pres, 00, 01, 19); Wash. 

 Acad. (rec. sec'y, 17-); Wash. Bot. Soc. Taxo- 

 nomy of Pteridophyta, especially of tropical 

 America. 



Maxson, Prof. Ralph N(elson), State University. 

 Lexington, Ky. Chemistry. Westerly, R. I, 

 Dee. 2, 79. B.S, E. I. Col, 02 ; Ph.D, Yale, 05. 

 Asst. chem, Y'ale, 04-05; instr. gen. chem. Pa. 

 State, 05-06; asst. prof, Kentuclcy, 06-08, prof, 

 inorg. chem, 08- Inorganic chemistry. 



Maxwell, Dr. S(amuel) S(ten), University of 

 California, Berkeley, Calif. Physiology. Manor 

 Cunningham, Ireland, Aug. 4, 60. B.S, Amity, 

 86, M.S, 88; Hopkins, 89-90; fellow, Chicago, 

 95-96, Ph.D, 96. Instr. math. Amity, 86-87, 

 prof. nat. science, 87-89 ; Monmouth, 90-92, biol, 

 92-94, 96-02; asst. physioI, Harvard, 02-03, 

 instr, 03-05; instr, California, 05-07, asst. prof, 

 07-10, assoc. prof, 10- Instr. physiol, Chicago, 

 summer, 96. A.A; Physiol. Soc; Soc. Exp. Biol. 

 Physiology of invertebrate nervous system; vol- 

 untary control of smooth muscle; physiology of 

 muscular contraction and of ciliary movement; 

 physiology of cerebral cortex; nature of nerve 

 conduction ; equilibrium functions of the laby- 

 rinth. 



May, Dr. Charles H(eiiry), 698 Madison Ave, 

 New Y'ork, N. Y. Ophthalmology. Baltimore, 

 Md, Aug. 7, 61. Col. City of N. Y, 75-77; M.D, 

 Columbia, 83. Lecturer ophthal, N. Y. Poly- 

 clinic, 87-90 ; asst. surgeon, N. Y. Ophthal. and 

 Aural Inst, 87-94; chief, eye clinic, and instr. 

 ophthal, Columbia, 92-03. Ophthal. surgeon to 

 various hospitals ; co-editor, ' Annals of Ophthal, ' 

 92-04; 'Ophthalmology,' 04; 'Am. Jour. Oph- 

 thal,' 19- Ophthal. Soc; Am. Acad. Med; Am. 

 Med. Ass; fel. N. Y. Acad. Med. Operations 

 and diseases of eye; the field of vision; con- 

 genital abnormalities of the eye; injuries to the 

 eye during parturition; trachoma; manual of 

 diseases of the eye. 



May, Prof, C(larence) E(arl), Bloomington, Ind. 

 Chemistry. Bloomington, March 3, 84. A.B, 

 Indiana, 04, A.M, 05; fellow, Columbia, 07-08, 

 Ph.D, 08. Asst. chem, Indiana, 03-05, instr, 

 05-08, asst. prof, 08-12, assoc. prof, 14- Chem. 

 Soc. (asst. ed, 'Chem. Abstracts,' 07). Organic 

 and biological chemistry. 



May, David W(illiam), Mayaguez, P. R. Agi^- 

 culturc. Barry, Mo, April 22, 68. B.S.A, Mis- 

 souri, 94, M.S. A, 96. Asst. agr, Missouri, 96- 

 98; scientific asst, U. S. Dept. Agr, 99-01; ani- 

 mal husbandman, Ky. Exp. Sta, 01-04; director, 

 P. E. Exp. Sta, 04- Trustee, Univ. Porto Rico. 

 07- Animal husbandry; agronomy; tropical 

 agriculture. 



May, Prof. Henry G(ustav), Kingston, R. I. Zool- 

 ogy. East Prussia, Germany, Oct. 22, 86. B.S, 

 Rochester, 13; Woods Hole, 12-13; biol. sta, 

 Michigan, 15; Ph.D, Illinois, 17. Asst. zool, 

 Illinois, 14-17; junior zoologist, bur. animal 

 indust, U. S. Dept. Agr, 17-19; prof, biol. Miss. 



Col, 19-20; bactcr. and chief, div. animal breed- 

 ing and path, B. I. Col, 20- Asst. zool, Michi- 

 gan, 15; bacteriologist, med. dept, A.E.F, 18. 

 A.A; Micros. Soc; Soc. Bact. Parasitology; 

 selection in Drosophila ; life histories of Amer- 

 ican Gordiaceae; Nematodirus. 



May, Dr. James V(ance), Boston State Hospital, 

 Dorchester Center, Boston, Mass. Psychiatry. 

 Lawrence, Kans, July 6, 73. A.B, Kansas, 94; 

 M.D, Pennsylvania, 97. Res. physician, Phila. 

 Hosp, 97-98 ; acting asst. surgeon, U.S. A, 00- 

 02; asst. physician, Binghamton State Hosp, 

 N. Y, 02-11;' supt, Matteawan State Hosp, N. 

 Y, 11; mem. N. Y. State Hosp. Commission, 12- 

 16; supt, Grafton State Hosp, Mass. 16-17; 

 Boston State Hosp, 17- Lieut, capt. and major, 

 M.R.C, 17. Am. Med. Ass; Medico-Psychol. Ass; 

 New Eng. Psychiat. Soc. 



May, Prof. Mark Arthur, 2S7 Westmoreland Ave, 

 Syracuse, N. Y". Psychology. Jonesboro, Tenn, 

 Aug. 12, 91. A.B, Maryville, 11; Ph.B, Chi- 

 cago, 12; A.M, Columbia,' 15, Ph.D, 17. Prof, 

 psycho^, Syracuse, 19- Lieut, Sanit. C, 18-19. 

 Psychol. Ass; Religious Educ. Ass. (mem. exec, 

 council). Controlled association; standardized 

 elementary psychology tests; psychology of con- 

 scientious objectors. 



Maynard, Charles J(ohnson), West Newton, 

 Mass. Ornithology. West Newton, May 6, 45, 

 Pub. schools. Instr. econ. bird study, Mass. 

 Col. Six exploring expeditions to Bahamas. 

 Boston Soc. Nat. Hist; Newton Soc. Nat. Hist. 

 Sponges; Cerionidae; anatomy of birds; evolu- 

 tion and recession of species. 



Maynard, George W(illiam), 20 Nassau St, New 

 York, N. Y. Mining engineering. Brooklyn, N. 

 Y, June 12, 39. Gottingen, 60-61; A.M, Co- 

 lumbia, 62; Royal Sch. Mines, Clausthal, 62-63. 

 Manager mines, Ireland, 63 ; Colo, 64-67 ; prof, 

 mining and metatl, Rensselaer, 68-72; consulting 

 engineer, iron and steel works, England, and 

 copper works, Russia, 73-79; consulting mining 

 engineer, 80- Min. Eng. (v. pres) ; Min. and 

 Metal. Soc; Eleetrochem. Soc; British Inst. Min. 

 and Metal; London Iron and Steel Inst. Min- 

 ing; metallurgy of iron, steel, gold, silver and 

 copper. 



Maynard, Dr. L(eonard) A(mby), New Y'ork 

 State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Agricultural chemistry. Hartford, N. Y, Nov. 

 8, 87. A.B, Weslevan, 11 ; fellow, Cornell, 14-15, 

 Ph.D, 15. Asst. 'chem, Iowa Exp. Sta. 11-12; 

 R. I. Exp. Sta, 12-13; asst. prof, animal hus- 

 bandry, Cornell, 15-17; lieut, capt, and major, 

 U.S.A. 17-19; asst. prof, animal breeding, Cor- 

 nell, 17-19; jrrof, SO- A.A; Chem. Soc. Plant 

 and animal nutrition. 



Maynard, Prof. S(amuel) T(aylor), Northboro, 

 Mass. Horticulture. Hardwick, Mass, Dec. 6, 

 44. Mass. Col, 72. Prof. hot. and hort, Mass. 

 Col, 79- Director, hort. div, Mass. Exp. Sta; 

 botanist and pomologist, Mass. State Board 

 Agr; Mass. Fruit Growers Ass. (sec'y); assoc. 

 ed, 'Suburban Life.' Botany; landscape gar- 

 dening. 



Majmard, Dr. T(homas) Poole, Hurt Building, 

 Atlanta, Ga. Geology. Baltimore, Md, Feb. 15, 

 83. A.B, Hopkins, 05, Ph.D, 09. Asst. geol, 

 Hopkins, 05-08 ; asst. state geologist, Ga. Geol. 



