. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . th orders to repair to WestPoint. He reported to the command-ing officer of the military academyof that place on December 14, 1805. The U. S. Military Academy, atthat time, was very irregularlyequipped with the men and materialaids of instruction, although the twoteachers appointed were abuntlantlycapable in their respective depart-ments. Jared Mansfield, especially,the teacher of Natural Philosophy,had now such a reputation inmathematical studies that he rc-<;cive(l his commission as a captain of engineers fro
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . th orders to repair to WestPoint. He reported to the command-ing officer of the military academyof that place on December 14, 1805. The U. S. Military Academy, atthat time, was very irregularlyequipped with the men and materialaids of instruction, although the twoteachers appointed were abuntlantlycapable in their respective depart-ments. Jared Mansfield, especially,the teacher of Natural Philosophy,had now such a reputation inmathematical studies that he rc-<;cive(l his commission as a captain of engineers from Mr. Jeffei-son, for thevery purpose of becoming a teacher at West Point, which he did by ap-pointment in 1802, although in reality he did not perform his duties regu-larly, and then only for one year, having been in 1808, appointed byPresident Jefferson to the responsible i)ost of surveyor general, of theNorthwestern territory. Catlet Partridge; graduated from the National Academy on October 30,1806, and on the same date he was api)ointed assistant professor of Mathematics,. Captain Alden Partridge. From a portrait made in Middletown. Conn., in 1826. 22 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. Ferdinand Hassler, being the professor. From Professor Hassler, he receivedgreat help in his mathematical studies. On February 14, 1810, ProfessorHassler resigned, leaving the department in charge of Lieutenant was appointed principal assistant professor of Mathematics, April 29, 1812, the United States Army was reorganized and a professorship of Mathe-matics was allowed and on April 13, 1813, Captain Partridge was appointedto the position with the pay and the emoluments of a major. On September1, 1813, he was transferred to the department of Civil Engineering, as pro-fessor, and held the office until December 31, 1816. He was commissionedcaptain. United States Engineers, July 23,1810. In 1808, Captain Partridge was detailed to act as superintendent in theplace of Colonel Williams, and
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