LIFE 



Daniel Webster Oliern was born near Magnon, Illinois, June 2, 1870. 

 His early life was spent in Piatt County, Illinois. His early education 

 was obtained in the common schools. In 1891 he removed to Lincoln, 

 Nebraska, where he held a position as salesman in a department store till 

 1893, when he entered Cotner University, near Lincoln. He entered 

 Drake University, at Des Moines, Iowa, in the autumn of 1896 and was 

 graduated from that institution in 1898 with the degree of Bachelor of 

 Arts. He was Fellow and graduate student in Greek in West Virginia 

 University in 1898-1899, and in the latter year received the degree of 

 Master of Arts. He was Assistant in Greek in the same institution, 1899- 

 1901, and Instructor, 1901-1903. In the fall of 1903 he entered Johns 

 Hopkins University, where he has since pursued graduate work in geology 

 under Professor Clark, Professor Eeid, Professor Mathews, and Dr. 

 Swartz. During the field seasons of 1905 and 1906, and at other irregular 

 times, he has been in the employ of the Maryland Geological Survey. Dur- 

 ing the college years 1903-1905 he w^as laboratory assistant in Johns Hop- 

 kins University, Scholar in 1905-1906, and Fellow in 1907. 



