. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . mathematics, andof Professor Josiah in 1854 he was ap-pointed tutor inmathematics in Har-vard College, and in - _,.^1858 assistant pro-fessor of m a t h e-matics and chemis-try. In 1861 he wasplaced in charge ofthe chemical depart-ment of the Law-rence S c i e n t i fi cSchool. His appoint-ment expiring bvlimitation in 186 3,he spent the years1863-65 in Europe inthe study of advancedchemistry and in theexamination of sys-tems of public
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . mathematics, andof Professor Josiah in 1854 he was ap-pointed tutor inmathematics in Har-vard College, and in - _,.^1858 assistant pro-fessor of m a t h e-matics and chemis-try. In 1861 he wasplaced in charge ofthe chemical depart-ment of the Law-rence S c i e n t i fi cSchool. His appoint-ment expiring bvlimitation in 186 3,he spent the years1863-65 in Europe inthe study of advancedchemistry and in theexamination of sys-tems of public in-struction in France,Germany, and I^ng-land, and on his re-turn was appointed professor of analytical chemistry inthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then firstorganized as a technical school. At commencement,1868, he was chosen by the alumni of Harvard Collegea member of the Board of Overseers. In 1868 Rev. Hill resigned the presidency of Harvard Lni-versity, and in 1869 Mr. Eliot was chosen to the ofificeagainst a vigorous opposition in the Board of most notable change in Harxard College since his. CHARLES W, ELIOT ad\ent is that the elective system has completely su])-planted the old-time curriculum. In the professionaldepartments of the university the standards of admis-sion and graduation have been much advanced. The(Iraduate School in Arts and Sciences has been i86g there were in all deijartments one thousand andfifty students; in 1892, two thousand, nine hundred andsixty-eight, beside about five hundred in the summercourses. The number of professors and other instruc-tors has proportion-ately increased. In1868-69 the grossincome proper (apartfrom gifts and be-quests) was $325, ; in 1890-91it was $966, Eliot re-cei\ed the degree ofLL. D. from Williamsand Princeton in1869, and from Yalein 1870. He is aFellow of the Ameri-can Philosop h i c a 1Society, the Ameri-can A c a d e m y o fArts and Sciences,and the
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