The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-14
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS
PERSONNEL
COMMANDER PEARY TELLS OF
MEN WHO MADE WITH HIM
TRIP TO NoRTHLANo.

Commander Robert f. Peary. before
leaving for the Arctic, wrote an &C
count covering the men who were TO
accompany him.
OF Ross g. Marvin. professor of the
College of civil Engineering. Cornell
university. who was drowned during
the trip. Mr.. Peary wrote:
Professor Marvin is on leave of alb
sence from Cornell university in order
to complete the work begun on the
previous expedition of 1866 Profess
sor Marvin was born of American par
ents Mt Elmira. y. Y, January %. 1850.
and has always made Elmira his
home. He is Is years of age. feet II
inches in height and weighs 160
pounds. After completing the regular
courses in the grammar and high
schools at home. he won n competi-
tive scholarship To Cornell university.
and held several scholarship prizes
during his course there. Before grad
uation from Cornell he completed the
two years course in navigation on
board the New York nautical school
ship St Mary's. and later held a posi-
ton as quartermaster there for one
year, visiting the various seaports of
Europe and northern Africa for three
summers.
He received the degree Of A. II.
from Cornell university in June, 1905.
and Immediately upon graduation was
chosen as Commodore Peary's secre-
tary and assistant for the expedition
Of 1866. IN those familiar with the
history OF that expedition his work Is
-. Since his return
he has been on the instructing STAFF
of Cornell university. and realizing the
value 10 the scientific world OF the
work being done by these expeditions,
that institution has generously granted
him leave of absence in order To ac-
company Commodore Peary once more
ana continue the valuable work al
ready under way. Professor Marvin
goes this time as a representative of
Cornell university. and will once more
act as Commodore Peary's secretary
and assistant.
The Surgeon.
Commodore Peary has the following
to say of the officers of the expedi-
ton:
John w. Goodsell. surgeon of the
expedition. was born of native Penn
sylvanians at Leechburg, Pa. January
10. 1873. He is 81 years of age. unmar-
riad, 4 feet 10 inches in height, ana
weighs 900 pounds. He completed the
regular courses at the IeechbufG
grammar and high schools and then
taught school for one year before tax
ing up his professional studies OF med
icine. He then attended the Puite
Medical college, Cincinnati. ONO
where he received his NJ u. degree in
1898. After graduation he established
himself at New kensington. Pa, ana
soon built up n constantly growing
practice. until now. at the end OF 10
wears of successful work. he leaves
large practice, both medical and surSi-
cal. in order to accept the coveted APP
pointment as surgeon to the expedl-
ton. '4-
Mcmillan From Bay State.
Donald II. Mcmillan. an assistant in
the expedition party, was porn Oh
scotch parents in proy!ncetown. Mass
on November 10. 1874. He Is SO years
of age, unmarried. feet Inches In
height and weighs los pounds. After
his preliminary education in Province
town his people moved To Freeport'
Maine. where he finished his high
school course and prepared to enter
Bowdoin college. He received the a.
n degree from Bowdoin college in 1888
and took up teaching as his profession
He has held the following positions IN
the last 10 years: TWO years rrinci-
nal of the Levi high school al North
Gorham, Maine; the next three years
head of the classical department at
Swarthmore preparatory school,
Swarthwore, Pa: the last five years he
has been physical director at "orces-
ter academy. Worcester, Mass.
Youthful Explorer.
George Rorup. an assistant in the
expeditiau. was born ut Sing Sing.
\. Y. September :. 1855, son al Lieu
tenant Colonel Rorup. United States
army, retired. He is % years of age.
: feet 81 inches in height. and weighs
I55 pounds. He received the usual
grammar school training at his home,
and then spent four years at the Gro
ton school ut Grotun. Mass. rrepara-
tory To entering Yale university. He
has Travelled considerably, having
made several trips to European ports.
So that life on the water Is not entire
liy new tn him. lie entered Yale uni"
yersity, and after completing his four
years of study in the academic depart
ment he was graduated in June, 1907.
.yith the degree of 4. II. After gradu-
alton he secured one of the college APP
prentieeshins with the Pennsylvania
railroad and was stationed AT its large
shops at Altoona, Pa. He remained
there until he Joined the present eN-
petition To go north.
Matthew Hensen, Commander p"ury's
personal assistant, was born al negro
parents AT Washington, ID. -. August