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H . J . B a r t o n r e t i r e d t h i s y e a r a s p r o f e s s o r of L a t i n a n d h e a d of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of classics after 3 5 y e a r s ' service. H e is a n a t i v e of N e w E n g l a n d , h a v i n g g r a d u a t e d from D a r t m o u t h i n 1876. N u m e r o u s g r a d u a t i n g classes r e m e m b e r h i m a s c h a i r m a n of C o m m e n c e m e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s .

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H. A. H o l l i s t e r , p r o f e s s o r of e d u c a t i o n a n d h i g h school visitor, h a s been on t h e f a c u l t y 24 y e a r s a n d h a s done n o t a b l e w o r k i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of h i g h schools i n t h e s t a t e . H e origi n a t e d t h e h i g h school conference. J. W . G a r n e r , i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y k n o w n a s a n a u t h o r i t y o n political science, h a s been on t h e faculty* 22 y e a r s . H e is h e a d of t h e political science d e p a r t m e n t . W . A. Noyes r e t i r e d t h i s y e a r a s h e a d of t h e c h e m i s t r y d e p a r t m e n t . H e h a s been a t Illinois 19 y e a r s a n d h a s been l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e r e m a r k a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t of c h e m i s t r y a t t h e University. J u l i u s Goebel, h e a d of t h e G e r m a n d e p a r t m e n t , w h o r e t i r e d t h i s y e a r , h a s been a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y since 1 9 0 8 . H e h a s been for m a n y y e a r s e d i t o r of t h e Journal of E n g l i s h and German Philology. W i l l i a m T r e l e a s e r e t i r e d t h i s y e a r a s professor of b o t a n y , b u t h e is h a r d l y considered a n o l d t i m e r because h e h a s been h e r e only 1 3 y e a r s . Before c o m i n g t o Illinois h e w a s for 2 3 y e a r s d i r e c t o r of t h e Missouri b o t a n i c a l g a r d e n . J. M, W h i t e , ' 9 0 , w h o h a s been a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y 36 y e a r s , or ever since his g r a d u a t i o n , i s h a r d l y in t h e " o l d p r o f s " class, as h e h a s a d e c a d e o r so of service still a h e a d of h i m before h i s r e t i r i n g a g e . H e is professor of a r c h i t e c t u r a l e n g i n e e r i n g , s u p e r v i s i n g a r c h i t e c t of t h e University, a n d s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of b u s i n e s s o p e r a t i o n s , a t h r e e - w a y j o b t h a t k e e p s h i m plentifully busy. H e w a s d e a n of t h e college of e n g i n e e r i n g back i n 1906-7.

S. W . P a r r , ' 8 4 , professor of applied c h e m i s t r y since 1 8 9 1 , enjoys a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e p u t a t i o n i n h i s field. H e is p r o b a b l y best k n o w n f o r his l o w - t e m p e r a t u r e process of coking coal. H e h a s j u s t r e t i r e d from active w o r k a s h e a d of a p p l i e d c h e m i s t r y , b u t is c o n t i n u i n g h i s r e s e a r c h w o r k .

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D. K . Dodge, n o w o n leave of absence in California because of poor h e a l t h , c a m e t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y 34 y e a r s a g o a s p r o fessor of E n g l i s h . H e h a s become n a t i o n a l l y k n o w n for h i s s t u d i e s of A b r a h a m Lincoln. F r a n k S m i t h , professor of zoology, first c a m e t o t h e Univ e r s i t y 33 y e a r s a g o , a n d h a s served s t e a d i l y since. Many a l u m n i r e m e m b e r h i m f o r his i n t e r e s t i n bird life.

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E. J . T o w n s e n d , professor of m a t h e m a t i c s a n d h e a d of t h e d e p a r t m e n t , h a s been a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y 3 3 , y e a r s . F o r eight y e a r s h e w a s d e a n of t h e old college of science.

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O. A. H a r k e r , d e a n n e c t e d w i t h t h e college years, retired this year few y e a r s h e h a s acted

of t h e college of l a w 1 3 y e a r s a n d conof l a w i n s o m e c a p a c i t y o r o t h e r f o r 29 a s professor e m e r i t u s . D u r i n g t h e last a s legal counsel f o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y .

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N. A. W e s t o n , ' 8 9 , professor of economics, h a s been on t h e faculty c o n t i n u o u s l y for 26 y e a r s , a n d f o r s o m e t i m e w a s a c t i n g d e a n of t h e college of c o m m e r c e . H i s w o r k i n g l i b r a r y is u n usually complete. = o = M o r g a n B r o o k s h a s been professor of electrical e n g i n e e r i n g a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y f o r 2 5 y e a r s . H e h o l d s v a r i o u s p a t e n t s for automatic telephone systems. H. W . M u m f o r d , d e a n of a g r i c u l t u r e since 1 9 2 2 , c a m e to t t h e U n i v e r s i t y 25 y e a r s a g o . F o r s e v e r a l y e a r s before b e c o m i n g d e a n h e w a s k n o w n a s a n e x p e r t i n b r e e d i n g , feeding, a n d j u d g i n g live stock.

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