VITA. 



The v. r ritor or this paper was born to Thoms.s C. 

 and Anna, daughter or W.B .Hubbard ,on a farm 

 near Monrovia Indiana on January 24,1870. 



He comp] t 1 the course or studies as given in 

 Common Schools of Indiana in 108G and entered 



[onrovia High School the following year. 



In the Fall of 1039 he entered Earlham Coi: 

 Richmond Indiana from whiGh institution, after com- 

 pleting the Science eou re 3, he was grs i 'ith 

 the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1305. 



Between the times of entrance to and graduation 

 from College two year: were spent in teaching. 



In the Fall of 1895 he entered the department 

 of Biology of the Johns Hopkins University making 

 Zoology hie major, and Botany ana. Physiology his 

 subordinate subjects of study. 



lie has held a scholarship in this university 



it present holds the Fellowship in Zoology. 



The Summers of 97 and 'OS were spent in study 

 at the eea shore. The former in the Johns Hopkins 

 University Laboratory in Jamaica the latter at VTcods 

 Holl in the United StatesFieh Commission Laboratory. 



May 1G, 1009. 



