Infantry and sent to Michigan, but returned three months before
the outbreak of the Spanish War. He was active in the Puerto
Rican campaign, and then returned to the States for six months
as a recruiting officer in the South. Capt. Lawton then served
three years in the Philippines, and returned to the United States
in July of this year ; was appointed to "State" in September.
To fill the vacancy left by the resignation of W. M. Towle, As
sistant Professor of Practical Mechanics, W. H. Parker has been
secured by the college authorities. Prof. Parker is a graduate of
the St. Louis Manual Training School and of Washington Uni
versity, St. Louis. He was instructor for five years in the Throop
Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, Cal., and then spent one year in
public school work. He comes to us from Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va., where he spent four years as instructor in machine
work.
Miss Harriet A. Nichols comes to State this year as an in
structor in French. She is a graduate of Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University, of California. Miss Nichols has also studied in France
and Germany. As an instructor in the High Schools of San
Diego and Covina, Cal., she was very successful, and we look for
greater success here.
As an instructor in Chemistry, there comes to us this year Prof.
Levi P. Wyman. He graduated from Colby College in 1896, with
a degree of A. B. In 1899 he received the degree of A. M. Prof.
Wyman was for four years principal of the High School at Denis,
Mass. For the past two years he has been taking graduate work
in the University of Pennsylvania, and received the degree of Ph.
D. in June of this year.
Mr. John Henry Frizzell, who takes the place of Mr. Adams in
the English Department, is a native of East Hampton, Mass. He
graduated from the Williston Seminary in 1898, then entered
Amherst, and graduated in 1902 with the A. B. degree. Mr.
Frizzell is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
In behalf of the student body, we extend our earnest wishes for
the success of those who have left us and trust that their new fields