The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-09
NEW GERMAN
PROFESSOR IS
COMING HERE

Several changes In the faculty II
Brown university have been made
Leonard w williams win be succeeded
by Herbert Eugene Walter. and Miss Ly-
dia NJ shorey OF the Womens college by
Miss Alice w Wilcox.
The announcement as 10 the faculty
changes that is creating the most COM
ment Is the selection OF Dr. Cammilli Won
kenzc. for the head of the German de-
partmcnL.
Since the death OF Prof williams the
department has been without an actual
head but Prof. Asa Clinton Crowell, who
studied under the renowned scholar and
who had absorbed 80 much of his method
OF instruction as"to continue the depart
ment at the high standard TO which IL
had been brought was I'm charge
Prof. Crowell had created SO strong an
impression upon those who came In con-
tact with him in the department of Ger
man that IL was almost universally con-
cluded that he would be the next head of
the department, an appointment which
numbers thought he richiy deserved.
The faculty. however was able To Sc
cure the services OF Dr. Won koenze and
he will be one of the most renowned OF
the professors connected with Brown as
well as the most brilliant and distinguish
ed OF those taking up work with Brown.
DIR. Won Klenze received his A. b. de-
gree from Harvard in 1856 and went from
there TO the University OF Chicago as an
instructor for one year. He then took
course of study at the University of Ber-
lin In 1887 10 1889. after finishing there he
went 70 the University OF Marburg in
1899 10 1880. from which university he re
ceived the degree Of Doctor of Philoso-
ply.
Returning he was appointed instructor
OF Romance Languages at Cornell univer-
sity during 1890 to 1891, the next year he
was Instructor OF Germanic Languages at
the same institution, remaining there till
1893 ELL was then offered a position as
instructor OF Germanic Languages at the
University OF Chicago, filling the position
for years, and was for six years there
after assistant professor OF German Lit
erature and head OF North Hall.
In 1902 he was elevated to the head OF
the department of Germanic Languages,
from which he comes To Brown. During
that period he has published several very
interesting and instructive treaties upon
Germanic languages. The college feeis
that IL has greatly strengthened It's
teaching force by the presence OF such
a man.
Prof Leonard w. Williams, assistant
professor OF comparative anatomy, has
resigned TO accept another teaching posi-
tion and his successor will be Herbert Eu-
gene Walter Of Chicago.
Mr.. Walter was graduated from Bates
college In 1892 and took his A. NJ at
Brown under Prof Bumpus I'm 1893 He
taught for several years I'm the Robert
Waller high school OF Chicago, studied
for two years at the University OF Fried,
burg i'm Germany and took his PHI ID. AZ
Harvard last June. He has been instruc-
tor In the Marine Biological laboratory
at Woods Hole, and I'm the laboratory n,
Cold Springs Harbor. l.. /.
Miss Lydia NJ Shorey has resigned as
instructor in household economics at tho
Women's college, and has registered for
the degree OF Phi ID. at the University OF
Chicago In her place the corporation
has appointed Miss Alice w. Wilcox.
Miss Wilcox graduated from Vassar
college in 1894 From 1896 to 1899 she was
assistant and instructor I'm biology there
and from 1900 TO 1902 a graduate student
and Fellow at the University or Chicago.
From 1902 10 1905 she was instructor in
zoology al Wellesley college and she has
also been pursuing special Investigations
for several summers at the Marine Bio
logical laboratory at Woods Hole.