The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09
University of the State of Missouri

SOluliiulds
The following professors have been
elected to chairs in the University of
the state of Missouri:
l. Philosophy-Dr. Frank Thllly,
professor. Born in 1865: A. B., Uni
versity of Cincinnati, 1887; studied
philosophy and kindred subjects at
Berlin from fall of 1887 to spring of
1889; studied philosophy two years at
Heidelberg under Kuno Fischer and
others; Phi. D., Heidelberg, May, 1891; !;
Fellow in Sage school of philosophy,
Cornell University, 1S91-'92; instruct
or in philosophy in Sage school of
philosophy, Cornell University, 1892
50, assistant editor OF "The Philosoph-
ical Review managing editor of
"The School Review; elected pro-
fessor of philosophy in the University
of the state of Missouri, 1st June, 1898.
2. Agriculture-Walter j. Quick,
professor. Born, 1865; graduated at
Purdue University, Indiana, with the
degree Of b. S.; has been connected
Is years with agricultural experiment
station work; in March, 1891, elected
professor of agriculture and director of
the experiment station in the state
Agricultural College at Fort Collins,
Colorado; in August, 1898, elected
professor of agriculture in University
of the state of Missouri. Professor
Quick has had much practical expert
ence in stock breeding, and has been a
frequent and able contributor to the
agricultural press. He will assist De.
Porter.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING.
3. Civil Engineering - Harry I.
Cory, professor. Bachelor of mechan-
ical engineering, Purdue University,
1887; assistant to chief engineer,
Atlantic and Mississippi railway, 1888
bachelor of civil engineering, Purdue
University, 1889; assistant city engi-
neer, Lafayette, Indiana, in charge OF
sewer construction, 1889; deputy coun-
ty engineer, Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
in charge of bridge and highway con.
struction and maintainance, 1S90-'92
master of civil engineering (post-gra
duate course), Cornell University, 1898
elected professor of civil engineering
University of the state of Missouri
August, 1898.
4. Electrical Engineering-Willian
Shrader, professor. Born, 1866; B
S. in mechanical engineering course
Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1886; stu
died physics and mathematics, two
semesters, beginning in October, 1886
under Helmholtz and others in the
Royal University at Berlin; studied
mathematics, chemistry, physics, and
especially electricity from October,
1887, to May, 1891, under Kundt,
Kohlrausch and others at the Imperial
University at Strassburg; elected as.
sistant professor of physics in the Uni
versity of the state of Missouri in
August, 1891; in April, 1898, elected
professor of electrical engineering, Uni.
versity of the state of Missouri.
5. Mechanical Engineering-Chris
tian w. Marx, professor. Born, 1865
graduated from St. Louis Central Higl
School, 1888; graduated with the high
est honors of the class at the Polytech
mic department of Washington Univer
sity, 1887; assistant engineer of Nor
den Frog and Crossing Works, Chica
go, 1887; chief engineer and assistan
superintendent of same works, 1888
80; Superintendent Indianapolis Fro!
and Switch Company, 1S90-91; electe'
superintendent of department of mech
anic arts, University of the state O
Missouri, June, 1891; in April, 1898
elected professor of mechanical engi
neering in the University of the stat
of Missouri.
| The University of the state of Mis-
souri, begins the session of 1882
; with three professors of engineering
and two new buildings at Columbia
The engineering building proper has
front of 145 feet by a depth of IS feet
and contains thirty-two rooms, in ad
! dition to two large lecture halls. Fift.
feet south of it stands the mechani
arts building with l0S feet front by