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Rush Med. Col, 92. Trof. med, Eu^h Med. 

 Col, 96- Attending physician, Cook Co. Hosp, 

 00-20. A.A; Am. Med. Ass; Chicago Soo. 

 Internal Med; Chicago Inst. Med; Chicago 

 Path. Soc. Internal medicine. 

 Sleator, Dr. W(illiam) WCamer), 1522 Geddes 

 Road, Ann Arbor, Mich. Physics. Dexter, 

 Mich, May 24, 83. A.B, Michigan, 09, A.M, 

 11, Ph.D, 17. Instr. physics, Michigan, 09-17, 

 asst. prof, 17- 



Slemons, Prof. Josiah ICorris, 284 Orange St, 

 New Haven, Conn. Gynecology.. Salisbury, 

 Md, Nov. 9, 76. A.B, Hopkins, 97, M.D, 01; 

 Berlin, 05; hon. A.M, Yale, 15. Instr, assoc, 

 and later assoc. prof, obstot, Hopkins, 01-13 ; 

 prof, gynec. and obstet, California, 13-15; Tale, 

 15- Director, obstet. surv. of France, Red 

 Cross, 17; major, M.C, 18-19. A.A; Gynec. 

 Soc. (councilor, 17) ; Col. Surg. (mem. board 

 governors, 18) ; Soc. Clin. Invest, (councilor, 

 16-19). Obstetrics; physiology of pregnancy; 

 nutrition of the fetus; placentation ; puerperal 

 infection. 



Slichter, Prof. Cha(rles) S(umner), 636 Frances 

 St, Madison, Wis. ^Mathematics. St. Paul, 

 Minn, April 16, 64. Northwestern, 85, A.M, 86, 

 Sc.D, 16. Instr. math, Chicago Atheninim, 8n- 

 86; Wisconsin, 86-89, asst. prof, 89-92, prof, 

 applied miath, 92-, dean grad. sch, 20- Asst. 

 hydrographer for work on ground water, U. S. 

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

 Geol. and Nat. Hist. Surv, 99-02; consulting 

 engineer, U. S, Reclamation Service, and engi- 

 neer in charge of investigation of motion of 

 underground waters, 03-11. A.A; Math. Soc; 

 Wis. Acad, (pres, 99-02) ; Circolo Mat. di Pa- 

 lermo. Theoretical investigations on the mo- 

 tions of ground water and other work in hydro- 

 dynamics; theoretical and field work. 



Slichter, Prof. Walter I(rvine), Columbia Univer- 

 sity. New York, 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, engineer. 

 By. and traction dept, 05-09, consulting engi- 

 neer, 09-; prof. elec. eng, Columbia, 10- Elec. 

 Eng; Mech. Eng. Alternating currents, motora 

 and systems; design of electrical machinery. 



Slipher, E(arl) C(arl), Lowell Observatory, Flag- 

 staff, Ariz. Astronomy. Mulberry, Ind, March 

 25, 83. A.B, Indiana, 06, A.M, 08. Fellow, 

 Lowell Observatory, 06-08, astronomer, 08- 

 Mem. eclipse exped. to Spain, 05; Lowell exped. 

 to the Andes to observe Mars, 07 ; eclipse exped. 

 to Kans, 18. Medal, Soc. Astron. do Mex, 11. 

 A.A; Astron. Soc. Planetary investigations. 



Slipher, Dr. V(esto) M(elvin), Flagstaff, Ariz, 

 * Astronomy. Mulberry, Ind, Not. 11, 75. A.B, 

 Indiana, 01, A.M, 03, Ph.D, 09. Astronomer, 

 Lowell Observatory, 01-15, asst. director, 15- 

 Lalande prize, Paris Acad, 19. A.A; Astron. 

 Soc; Am. Acad; for. assoc. Royal Astron. Soc; 

 Soc. astron. de France. Spectroscopy; spectra 

 of planets, novae, stars, nebulae and aurora ; 

 discovery of rotation of nebulae and phenomenal 

 velocities of spiral nebulae. 



Sloan, Eaxle, South Carolina Geological Survey, 

 Charleston, S. C. Geology. Cherry Hill Planta- 

 tion, S. C, Oct. 18, 58. Virginia, 78-83. Asst. 



geologist, U. S. Geol. Surv, 86; state geologist, 

 S. C, 01- Consulting mining and chem. engi- 

 neer. A.A; Geol. Soc. Economic geology and 

 stratigraphy; clays, mineral localities, under- 

 ground waters, marls and other coastal plain 

 formations of South Carolina; paleontology of 

 South Carolina. 



Bloane, Dr. T(homa3) O 'Conor, South Orange, 

 N. J. Physics. New York, N. Y, Nov. 24, 51. 

 A.B, St. Francis Xavicr, 7ti. A.M. 72; E.M, 

 Columbia, 72, Ph.D, 76. Prof. nat. sciences, 

 Seton Hall; lecturer scientific subjects; inventor 

 and scientific expert, 76- Mem. ed. staff, 

 'Plumber and Sanitary Engineer,' 'Scientific 

 American' and 'Youth's Companion.' Chem. 

 Soc. Electricity; the determination of all the 

 sulphur in illuminating gas; self -registering coal 

 gas photometer. 



Blobin, Prof. Herraon L (ester), Durham, N. H. 

 Mathematics. Moscow, Russia, June 19, 83. 

 A.B, Clark, 05, Ph.D, 08. Instr. math, Mich. 

 Agr. Col, 08-09; Minnesota, 09-14, asst. prof, 

 14-19; prof, N. H. Col, 19- Math. Soc; Cir- 

 colo Mat. di Palermo. Plane quintic curves ; 

 algebraic and transcendental curves and num- 

 bers; infinite series; algebraic fundamental 

 equations. 



Slocom, Arthur W(are), Walker Museum, L'ni- 

 versity of Chicago, Chicago, 111. Invertebrate 

 paleontology. Milford, Mass, Nov. 8, 60. Chi- 

 cago. Paleontologist. Wnrd's Nat. Science Es- 

 tablishment, 98-99; Milwaukee Pub. Museum, 

 00-01 ; asst. curator invert, paleont, Field Mu- 

 aeum Nat. Hist, 01-14; Walker Museum, 14- 

 A.A; Paleont. Soc; 111. Acad. Fossil crinoids 

 and echinoids; triloViites. 



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, 93- A.A; Physical Soc. Dichro- 

 ism of crystals for ultra-red raya. 



Sloctun, Prof. Frederick, Wesleyan University, 

 Middletown.Conn. *.lxtrnnomij. Fairhaven.Mass, 

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

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

 astron, 00-09; instr. astrophysics, Chicago, and 

 astronomer, Yerkes Observatory, 09-11, asst. 

 prof, astron, 11-14; prof, astron, Wesleyan, 

 and director, "Van Vleck Observatory, 14-18; 

 prof. naut. science. Brown, 18-20; prof, as- 

 tron, Wesleyan, and director. Van Vleck Ob- 

 servatory, 20- Mem. solar eclipse exped. to Va, 

 00; acting director, Ladd 01)servatory, 04-0."; re- 

 search asst, Yerkes Observatory, summer, 07 ; lec- 

 turer math, N. Y. Univ, summer. 08; volunteer 

 asst, Royal Astrophys. Observatory, Potsdam, 

 08-09; instr. Navig.-ition. I'. S. Shipping P.nard, 

 17-18. A.A; Astron. Soc; Am. Acad; Royal 

 Astron.^* Soe ; Astron. Gesell. Nautical science; 

 sun spots; solar prominences; solar observations 

 with the spectro-hcliograph ; stellar parallax. 



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

 Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Mathematics. 

 Glenville, 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; 



