VITA. 



Gardner Cheney Basset was born in BoBton, I'nBBachu- 

 cette, June 17, 3 873. Fe received hiH elen*ntj'ry -and Rerond- 

 ary education in the public pclioola of BoRton and ilewton, I.'aHtui- 

 chuBetts. From the year 1890 to the year ] 908 he wbs In the 

 wholesale shoe business, Rerving successively as receivin4i 

 clerlf, buyer, traveling' salesman and superintendent. He enter- 

 ed the Collegiate Tepartnent of Clark University in 1908; wan 

 assistant in Biology durin^i the year 1909-1910; asnistont in 

 Psychology during the year 1910-1911; and in 1911 he receiv- 

 ed the decree of Bachelor of Arts with highest honor. He spent 

 the summer of 1910 at Cornell University in the Study of Ex- 

 perimental Psychologj'. .In October, 1911, he entered the Johns 

 Hopkins University, and was appointed University Fellow in 

 that institution for the year 191^-1913. 



V/hile at the Johns Hopkins University, l.r. Basset 

 studied Psychology under Drs. Watson and Dunlap, Psychiatry 

 under Tr. Heyer, Genetics under Lr. Jennin(j.P, tmd Ueurologi' 

 under Prs. Nail and Pgbin. 



