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more and more time to the latter subject until 1886, when he was 
wholly relieved from teaching Latin and became professor of history. 
His death in 1889 cut short his labors in that department. 
Professor Allen was at once a great teacher and a great scholar. 
He represented the humanities in the faculty of the university and 
in the state with a fullness and power beyond any other member. He 
was a recognized authority in the fields of Latin and history. 
He joined the Academy in its first year; all of his numerous con¬ 
tributions to its Transactions are concurred in with history and are 
found in the first seven volumes of the Transactions. At the time of 
his death he was president of the Academy, having been elected in 
1887 for the three-year term. 
THOMAS CHROWDER CHAMBERLIN, 1845- 
Dr. Chamberlin was born in Illinois and graduated from Beloit 
College in 1866. He was professor of geology at Beloit, 1873-1882, 
and assistant state geologist of the Wisconsin Geological Survey, 
1873-1876. He was director of that Survey, 187 6-1882, and was re¬ 
sponsible for its very excellent report. Turning more especially to 
glacial geology, he has contributed greatly to the knowledge and in¬ 
terpretation of the phenomena of the glacial period. From 1882 to 
1887, he was in charge of the Glacial Division of the United States 
Geological Survey, and from 1887 to 1892 he was president of the 
University of Wisconsin. In 1892 he went to the newly-established 
University of Chicago as head of the department of geology and re¬ 
mained in that position until he retired as emeritus professor in 1919. 
For the past twenty years his chief scientific work has been on 
fundamental geological problems connected with the origin and de¬ 
velopment of the earth and the solar system, and he is still actively 
engaged in these studies. The contributions to science made during 
this half century, so largely given to fruitful research, brought him 
many academic and scientific honors. 
Dr. Chamberlin was a charter member of the Wisconsin Academy 
in 1870; he was the principal speaker at its semi-centennial in 1920 
(see p. 000). He was president of the Academy, 1884—1887, and was 
a constant contributor to its meetings during his stay in Wisconsin. 
Several geological papers from him are found in its earlier volumes, 
the latest in Vol. VIII, but his principal geological work has been pub¬ 
lished elsewhere. 
PHILO ROMAYNE HOY, 1816-1892. 
Dr. Hoy was born of Revolutionary ancestry in Ohio and his early 
life was spent among pioneer surroundings. He graduated from the 
Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati in 1841. In 1846 he came to Ra¬ 
cine and there he remained for the rest of his life, engaged in active 
practice as a physician. 
