The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-17

Miss Ina S. Leibhardt, Of the Postofice
Department, is a young woman whose
ability and cleverness have won for her
laurels such as come to but few women
in the public service. Since the date OF
her original appointment, March 10, 1891
which she secured because of her capacity
for performing the duties Of stem
| ogTapher and typewriter, she has steadily
forged her way to the front until she
| now occupies position of prominence in
the department which claims her seTy-
ices As a rule the women of tie depart
ments either content themselves or have
70 De content with subordinate clerical
positions There are some notable excep-
tons in this respect and the case of Miss
Leibhardt is one of them. Up to a few
months ago she had for some time been
Z clerk Of Class IN the Office Of the
First Assistant Postmaster General
! Among her colleagues she was recognized
as woman possessing business grasp
out of the common with these OF her sex.
Her ability as shorthand writer caused
| her to come under the eye OF the de-
partment heads, and when she performed
her secretariaI duties with rare accuracy
and that intelligence which seems gift
in some persons who do this particular
! class OF work, it was not surprising that
she was tacitly slated for particular hon
! ors- These came when the rural free de-
livery service, -0ng talked Of, much eZ-
plotted. DecaTae a reality. Miss Leib-
/ haTdt was the selection for chief of this
! bureau Of the 2ostoffice Department. and
as such is adding to her record by an ad-
gfu-s-H TO-. So
Justifies the belief in her executive powers
which was entertained By the high Of
fcials who placed her in such a respOn-
sible position
Gustav Friebus. head craftsman of the
Office of Indian Affairs, is a busy Of
fetal There has been great activity dur
ing recent years in the construction of
Indian schools. in order to carry out the
educational policy Of the Interior Depart
mem with reference to the new genera
tion of Indian children. All these new
school buildings have been constructed
upon the most approved modern plans.
with attention 10 all the details of sani-
/ tatIon. heat, 'ight. and sewerage. More
over, architectural beauty has been taken
into account. The preparation of plans
specifications and drawings connected
with so many enterprises Of this sort has
been herculean task the direction Of
which has involved great labor on the
part 81 NJ Friebus. The best evidence of
rs success IS ound in number of In
dian schools on some Of the Western
reseTvati which compare favorably
with similar structures in the popuIous
centres east OF tie Mississippi River Mr.
Friepus Is always the artist, not only as
applies 10 his wcrk for the Government
krHE IN, Il
higher fields Of endeaycT. His home at
the corner Of L and Portner Place
abounds in beautiful pictures, statuary
ana bTac-3-brac such as naturally finds
its way to the living place of connois-
seuT- Mr. Friebus Is an uncle of Theo-
dore Friebus, lately a member of the
Lafayette Stock"
Seymour v. Bunyea. third assistant
examiner in division p. Firearms. Fish
ing, Trapping Signals has been con-
nected with TIE Interior Department since
August 8, 1882, his first few years Of ser
vice being as d special pension examiner
in the field, with headquarters at Column
bus, Ohio Always OF an ingenious and
mechanical turn OF mind, Mr. Bunyea nat
uraily drifted into the Patent once dur
ing the administration of Hon. Martin V
montgomery as Commissioner, who had
been sImost a neighbor to him in his na-
tive Safe OF Michigan Mr.. Bunyea 5
you-n was spent at PentwateT, right on
big Lake Michigan. and close to the
great forests for which the Wolverine
Stale is famous. It was appropriate
therefore, that he should be assigned to a
division of the Patent Oflce dealing with
that class OF inventions with which he was
most at home, % wit: Fishing and Trap
min ? h
as boy he was skilled in the art OF boat
building and always constructed the little
craft which bore him out into the great
water to angle for the game whftefish
which abOunded therein ali close to his
home Also. he had been wont to go far
into the zoTests with traps and gun IL
quest OF big game The great civil war
came on, and he and his brother adCe
their names to the roster of brave men
who fought for the preservation Of the
Union bore hardship as a prisoner of
war, not for years after TO again get on
the payrolls Of the Government Mr. Bun
yea Is a factor in the work OF his division
and tits not strange that one Of his sons,
Emmett, now almost Of age. has exhibited
marked genius as an inventor, especially
in the direction o. electricity and its ap-
pIication 10 the practical things around
the home. which bears full evidence OF
his handiwork-
Dr. H. Garman- entomologist of the Ag-
riculturaI Department. recently received
request to furnish for publication =
sketch of himself. He replied:
The most important facts Of my life
history are the following:
i. Born. Stephenson county, III
- Began the study of natural history
same date
H. CARAVAN
G. L Spencer. in charge of the sugar
laboratory ~ the Bureau of Chemistry at
the Depar+ 4nent Of Agriculture, is q chem
list of high Standing. Under him is per-
formed the analytical work in connection
with the investigations relative to the in
fiUence OF environment on the quality of
sugar producing plants and melons. of
which certain sugars seem to be the most
important constituents, determining their
palatability and market value The bu-
reau also collects information in reg 70 TO
new and improved analytical and LsaIu-
featuring methods of Importance in con-
nection with the development Of the do
nestle sugar industries. Certain classes
of the collaborative work with other
branches of the Government call for the
of this laboratory.
Otto ] J. LuebkeTt is the chief Of rec
ords of the Bureau of Forestry at the
Agricultural Department. His main work
lies in his division, which has charge of
all Office and routine matters. and also