Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Or. Coulter of the chair of biology at
Emery College, oxford. Ga, has re-
signed in order to accept the directorship
of the United States Botanical Gardens
in the Philippine Islands. His headquar-
tiers will be in Manila.
Miss Susan NJ Hallowell, professor of
botany for the past twenty seven years
at Wellesley College, has rendered her
resignation, Her retirement withdraw
from the faculty ranks the last member
who served in the opening year of 1870.
Emile Wadtaufel, the popular waltz
writer though an old man of 80, still com
poses a remarkable amount of dance NIL
Sic his compositions already amounting
to over 500 published He Is said 10 have
a piano in every room of his magnificent
home in Paris.
Mrs Mary F.. Nealy, gifted writer of
verse and prose. has just died in Wash
ington. John G. Whittier spoke Of her
the faithful among the faithless to
Union liberty" and by many critics her
writings were classed with those of Alice
and Phoebe Cary.
/ General Wimon w. Blackmar, the new
Neglected commander of the Department
of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Re-
public. was born in Pennsylvania in 1871,
and although living in Boston when IN g
Civil War started, he enlisted with the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Ralph Waldo Emerson building will he
the name OF the new structure at Harvard
to be devoted to philosophy.
Rev. DR.. George A. Gordon, a graduate
of Harvard, class Of 81, has been selected
to preach the baccalareate sermon at his
alma mater in June.
Edwin Steinback of New York has been
ln'ghted by the Pope in recognition of his
services in the cause of Catholicism and
the decoration is now on its way to this
country.
George ii. Swazey Of Irvington. n, j.,
has a collection of birds which includes
every species, native and resident Of Ny
Jersey. lie has worked as collector Tor
the past Is years.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Spellmeyer, pastor
Of the Centenary Methodist Church of
Newark, N. j.. has again been nan, d
chairman of the commission to locate and
arrange for the general conference, to be
held In 1901
DR.. G. T.. Vincent, a son of Bishop Vim
cent, of the Methodist Church, Is men
toned for the presidency OF the Univ r
sity of Wisconsin. He is at present pro-
lessor of Sociology in the University OF
Chicago
Carl Melchers Of the Royal Academy of
Berlin and one Of the greatest of the
great painters OF modern times, is In Chi
cage. He has consented, for four weeks
to Instruct the advanced life class at the
Chicago Art Institute.
George u. Smith of New York city owns
the original manuscript Of Keatss sonnet
THE Chruch Bells Toll a Melancholy
Round" which was signed by the poe,
and also has line In his handwriting
, saying that 1t WAS written In 10 minute
Dr. Henry G. Moore of Wabash, Ind
has an old battle flag in his possession
said to have been carried by Gen. An.
thony Wayne mad Anthony during his
campaign through northern Ohio and In,
, diana, toward the close Of the 18th century
i Il. J. Wendell of New York last weel
purchased for so06 playful of the Mas
sau Street Theatre for the evening OF
November H. 1853. when King Richard
| H." was acted by Rigby, Lewis Hailam
, Master Hallam and others. This Is tho
J. earliest known playful