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09-12, instr. and later assoe. mod, 13-lS, assoc. 

 din. med, 19- Ass. Path, and Bact; Am. Med. 

 Ass. Internal medicine; pathology. 



Spurgeon, Prof. Charles H (addon), Tulanc Uni- 

 versity, New Orleans, La. Biology. Ilillis- 

 burg, Ind, Oct. 30, 80. A.B, Franklin (Ind), 

 06; A.M, Indiana, 12. Principal, high schools, 

 Ind, 02-06; prof. biol. and physiol, Drury, 07- 

 20; a^st. prof, anat, Tulane, 20- City chemist 

 and bacteriologist, Springfield, Mo, 14- A.A; 

 Micros. Soc. Early embryology of the bat. 



Spurr, J(osiah) E(dward), Tenth Ave. and 36th 

 St, New York, N. Y. *Geology. Gloucester, 

 Mass, Oct. 1, 70. A.B, Harvard, 93, A.M, 94; 

 Berlin, 97. Asst. geologist, Minn. Geol. and Nat. 

 Hist Surv, 93; U. S. Geol. Surv, 94-97, geolo- 

 gist, 97-05; pres, Spurr and Cox, consulting 

 mining engineers and geologists, 06-11; v. pres. 

 and advising engineer, Tonopah Mining Co, 11- 

 17; mem. committee on mineral imports, IJ. S. 

 Shipping Board and W. T. B, 17-18; chief en- 

 gineer, war minerals investigations, IJ. S. Bur. 

 Mines, 18-19; editor-in-chief, 'Eng. and Mining 

 Jour,' 19- Consulting mining expert to Sultan 

 of Turkey, 01; geologist, Am. Smelting and 

 Refining Co. and Guggenheim Explor. Co, 05-07, 

 consulting geologist, 07-; consulting geol. engi- 

 neer, Campbird Limited. Delegate, Int. Cong. 

 Geol, St. Petersburg, 97. Geol. Soc; Min. Eng; 

 Min. and Metal. Soc; Soc. Econ. Geol. Genesis 

 of ore deposits; geology applied to mining; po- 

 litical, commercial and philosophical geology. 



Squier, Gen. George O(wen), U. S. A, IT. S. War 

 Department, Washington, D. C. ^Electrical en- 

 gineering. Dryden, Mich, March 21, 65. Grad, 

 IJ. S. Mil. Acad, 87; fellow, Hopkins, 92, Ph.D, 

 93, fellow by courtesy, 03. Second lieut, Artil- 

 lery, 87-93, lieut, 93-98, capt. and lieut. col, vol. 

 Sig. C, 98-99, lieut. Sig. C, 99-01, capt, 01-03, 

 major, 03-17; chief signal officer, brig. gen. and 

 major gen, 17- Instr, dept. elec. and mines, 

 . U. S. Artil. Sch, Fortress Monroe, Va, 95-98; 

 commander, U. S. Cableship 'Burnside,' Philip- 

 pine Archipelago, 00-02; chief signal oflScer, 

 Headquarters Dept. of Calif, 02; U. S. mil. 

 attache, London, England, 12-16. John Scott 

 medal, Franklin Inst, 96; Elliott Cresson medal, 

 12. K. C. M. G, 19 ; D. S. medal. Nat. Acad ; A.A ; 

 fel. Elec. Eng; Physical Soc; Radio Eng; Philos. 

 Soc; Franklin Inst; Wash. Philos. Soc; London 

 Physical Soc. Electrochemical effects due to 

 magnetization; the polarizing photo-chrono- 

 graph; the sine wave systems of telegraphy; 

 multiplex telephony and telegraphy; tree teleph- 

 ony and telegraphy; the absorption of electro- 

 magnetic waves by living vegetable organisms. 



Stabler, Dr. Edward L(incoln), Central Leather 



Co, 17 Battery Phice, New York, N. Y. Alathe- 

 matics. Brooklyn, N. Y, April 20, 65. A.B, Co- 

 lumbia, 85, fellow, 85-88, A.M, 86, Ph.D, 88. 

 Actuary, Manhattan Life Ins. Co, 89-98; with 

 Central Leather Co, 02- A.A. 



Stafford, Prof. O(rin) F(letcher), University of 

 Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Chemistry. Hillsbovo, 

 Ohio, Feb. 7, 73. A.B, Kansas, 00, A.M, 02; 

 Berlin, 08-09. Instr. chem, Oregon, 00-02, asst. 

 prof, 02-06, prof, 06- A.A; Chem, Soc. Reac- 

 tions between acid and basic amids in liquid 

 ammonia solutions; dissociation of the sulphur 



vapor molecule; vapor pressures of sulphur; 

 bactericidal action of ultra-violet rays; exo- 

 thermic reactions in the pyrolysis of cellulose 

 and wood. 



Stager, Dr. Henry W (alter), 4729 10th Ave, 

 N. E, Seattle, Wash. Mathematics. Nutlcv, 

 N. J, April 18, 79. A.B, Stanford, 02, A.M, 06; 

 Ph.D, California, 09. Asst. math, Stanford, 01- 

 02, 05-06; prof, Pacific (Calif), 06-07; teach- 

 ing fellow math, California, 07-10; head, dept. 

 math, Fresno Junior Col, Fresno, Calif, 10-16; 

 with U. S. R. R. Ad, 17-20; instr. math, Wash- 

 ington (Seattle), 20- A.A; Math. Soc; Math. 

 Ass. Theory of numbers; factor tables; geo- 

 metric transformations. 



Stagner, Dr. Bert Allen, Mellon Institute, Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa. Chemistry. Chillicothe, Mo. A.B, 

 Missouri, 09, A.M, 10; Ph.D, Chicago, 14. 

 Head, dept. chem, Fresno Junior Col, 11-13, 

 14-17; research chemist, Mellon Inst, 17- Instr. 

 chem, Missouri, summer, 10. A.A; Chem. Soc. 

 Triarylhydroxylamin derivatives; keratin prod-' 

 ucts; petroleum. 



Stahl, Dr. Karl F(riederich), 2318 Wharton St, 

 S. Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. Chemistry. Zwie- 

 falten, Germany, March 14, 55. D.Sc, Tiibingen, 

 76. Supt, chem. works, James Irwin and Co, 

 90-99; Gen. Chem. Co, 99-14, consulting chem- 

 ist, 14- Chem. Soc. (chairman, Pittsburgh sect, 

 16); Soc. Chem. Indust; West. Pa. Eng. Soc. 

 (chairman, chem. sect, 02) ; Chem. Verein. In- 

 organic chemistry; hydrofluoric and hydrofluo- 

 silicic acids and their salts. 



Stakman, Dr. E(lvin) C(liarles), Agricultural 



Experiment Station, St. I'aul, Minn. *Flunt 

 pathology. Algoma, Wis, May 17, 85. A.B, 

 Minnesota, 06, A.M, 10, Ph.D, 13. Instr. plant 

 path, Minnesota, 09-13, asst. prof, 13-16, assoc. 

 prof, 16-18, prof, 18-, asst. plant path, Exp. 

 Sta, 09-10, as.st. plant pathologist, 10-13, head, 

 sect .plant path, 13- Pathologist and agent, U. 

 S. Dept. Agr, 18- A.A; Phytopath. Soc. (coun- 

 cilor, assoc. ed, 'Phytopath,' 16, pres, 20-); 

 Bot. Soc. Cereal smuts and rusts; the nature of 

 the resistance and immunity of cereal rusts; 

 grass rusts. 

 Stalder, Walter, Crocker Building, San Francisco, 

 Calif. Geology. Oakland, Calif, April 6, 81. 

 B.S, California, 04; M.S, 07. Chemist, San 

 Francisco Cliem. Co, 04-07; oil geologist for 

 M. L. Requa, 09-14; consulting oil geologist, 14- 

 Private expeditions to investigate petroleum in 

 U. S. and Can. A.A; CHiem. Soc; Inst. Min. and 

 Metal. Eng. Geology and chemistry of pe- 

 troleum. 



Staley, Homer F(rancis), U. S. Bureau of Stand- 

 ards, Washington, D. C. Ceramics. Now Phila- 

 delphia, Ohio, April 3, 79. A.B, Ohio State, 04, 

 05; Columbia, 09. Supt, enameled iron plant, 

 05-09; asst. prof, ceramic eng, Ohio State, 09- 

 12, prof, 12-13; tech. director. Standard Sanit. 

 Mfg. Co, 12-13; prof, ceramic eng, Iowa State, 

 13-19; metal, ceramist. Bur. Standards, 19- 

 Ceramic Soc. (cd, 'Trans,' volumes, 14, 15); 

 Chem. Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust. Enamels; 

 glazes; clays; glass. 



Standley, Paul C(arpenter), U. S. National Mu- 

 seum, Washington, D. C. Botany. Avalon, Mo, 



