The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-10
ALOSS FOR K. D.
DR.. WillistOn and Prof. Adams
Leave the School.

Lawrence. Kan, June 1o.-The Uni
versity Of Kansas loses two Of her best
professors this year. Dr. Samuel Dean
Williston, for u years dean Of the school
of medicine, will begin his new duties
as head Of the department of paleon-
tOlogy at Chicago university next Oc-
tober. DR.. Williston made his farewell
appearance before the students of the
institution last night, when he delivered
the annual Sigma XII address. He is ma
tiOnaI president of this fraternity. he
stands in the foremost ranks of Amer1-
can scientists and his works have re-
ceiVed recognition abroad. During the
Il years which he has spent here he has
built up the school Of medicine of this
institution and has always been one OF
the leading men of the university.
Although born in Boston, DR.. Williston
is really a Kansas product. He gradu
ated from the State Agricultural college
at Manhattan in 1872 He next went to
Yale. graduating from the school OF
medicine in 1886. From 1880 to 1885 he
was assistant in osteology at Yale, and
in 1885 received his doctors degree.
From 1886 to 1890 he was demonstration
of anatomy at Yale. and in the fall of
1880 came to the University of Kansas
as professor Of paieontolOgy and an
atorny and dean of the school of medi-
cine.
DR.. Williston has written many works
on scientific subjects, among which are:
North American syrphidae" "a bulletin
for United States National museum), in
1856 Manual of North American
Dipterae,' in 1896; .sDipterae of ST. Vim
cent, ". L" 1896; ssDipterae of Central
America 1900; Geological Reports of
Kansas in two volumes, 1901; and
Report Upon Rivers Pollution of Con-
necticuit, I" in 1889. Besides these he has
written 175 pamphlets and papers on
scientific subjects He was made a cor
respondent for the British museum, a
position which very few Americans have
held To a correspondent DR.. WilliSton
said he was very sorry to leave the
University of Kansas, but the position
at Chicago pays a much larger salary.
It is not known who will succeed him.
as his resignation will not be formally
announced until today's session of board
of regents. Leland Stanford profits by
the other loss, Professor Ephriam Doug
lass Adams, of the department of Eur
Opean history, will begin his work as
associate professor Of modern European
history at that university at the begin
ming of the next school year. Professor
Adams has been at Kansas university
eleven years and is held in high esteem
by faculty and students Professor
Adams graduated from the University
of Michigan in 1887 and in 1880 secured
his doctors degree from that institu-
ton. In 1890-91 he was special agent
IN charge of street railways in the
eleventh census at Washington, D. c.
In 1891 he came to Lawrence as assist
in 1893 was made full professor Of that
subject.
Professor Adams has written a goodly
number of works for publication In
1894 he wrote THE Control of the Purse
in the United States Government and
besides this he wrote many articles pub
lished in the Kansas University Quar-
terly. For the past five years he has
been a contributor to the Dial, and for
this periodical he has written reviews
of $50 books.
Professor Adams IS considered an ex-
ceptonally thorough professor Of history
He has always taken a deep interest IN
athletics and is a favorite among the stu
dents
Professor Adams will receive a much
better salary at Leland Stanford than he
Thirteen post-graduates of the Univer-
sity of Kansas will receive the degree NJ.
A. Wednesday and one viii get the de-
gree N. Sc Those receiving the degree of
masters of arts are:
NJ ". Blackman, Lawrence, zoology and
botany: Helen NJ. Blair, Lawrence, sociol-
ogy, German and English; George T. Bar
Gus, Buffalo, philosophy and sociology;
Carl Gustafson, Mcpherson, chemistry, So
GEOLOGY and philosophy; Clementine V.
Creager, Lawrence, French and German
Winslow Hutchinson Boston, Mass. Enc
glish, French and sociolo gy; Bertha Jones,
PieasantOI75 English, American history and
sociology: Benjamin. Lewis: Lecompton,
philosophy and sociology; Grin F. Stafford,
Eugene Ore, chemistry; Alice Spaulding,
Lawrence, English German and educa-
ten; Esther NJ. Wilson, Lawrence, En-
glIsh. German and sociology: Josie Wilson,
Lawrence. English philosophy and bot
any; Hannah R. Woodman, Des Moines,
Ia. philosophy and sociology.
Frederick W. Owens Of Lawrence re-
ceiveE the degree of NJ Sc and B. Sc.
both having completed sufficient work for
his masters degree in the four years regu-
lar engineering course. He is a member
of the honorary science society Sigma xl.
The faculty has awarded the Harvard
scholarship for 1923 to J. Clyde Nichols
OF the senior class.