History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . LOUIS CLARK PLANT. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF TRUSTEES AND FACULTY. 469 Georgia Laura White, Ph. D., was the daughter of George Leonard Whiteof Cadiz, New York and Laura Amelia (Cravath) White of Homer, New was born at Nashville, Michigan, but at the age of two years went toSt. Charles, Minnesota, where her early life was spent. She attended theNormal School at Fredonia, N. Y.; graduated from Lake Erie Seminary,1894; from Cornell University, 1896; pursued graduate work in pohticalscience,
History of the Michigan agricultural college and biographical sketches of trustees and professors . LOUIS CLARK PLANT. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF TRUSTEES AND FACULTY. 469 Georgia Laura White, Ph. D., was the daughter of George Leonard Whiteof Cadiz, New York and Laura Amelia (Cravath) White of Homer, New was born at Nashville, Michigan, but at the age of two years went toSt. Charles, Minnesota, where her early life was spent. She attended theNormal School at Fredonia, N. Y.; graduated from Lake Erie Seminary,1894; from Cornell University, 1896; pursued graduate work in pohticalscience, sociology and European history at Cornell, 1898-99; at Halle,Germany, 1899-1900; fellow at Cornell in PoUtical science, receiving Ph. 1901; teacher of history and English in high school at New Castle, Indiana,1896-98; head teacher in Walnut Lane School, Germantown, Pa; instructorin sociology, Smith College, Mass., 1903-1905; associate professor, 1905-1911;dean of women, Olivet College, Michigan. President Lancaster said, No. GEORGIA LAURA WHITE. one has come to Olivet since I have known the college, whose coming haspromised so much good as does that of Dr. White. Dean of home economics, Michigan Agricultural College, September, 1913,with leave of absence until the spring term, 1914. Address: East Lansing. Edward Hildreth Ryder, A. M., son of Joseph Ryder of the state of NewYork and Sarah (Thayer) Ryder of Plymouth, Michigan, was born in North-ville, Michigan, August 9, 1873. He married Georgia A. Smyth of Mar-shall, Michigan; she graduated from the high school of Union City and theState Normal College. Mr. Ryder graduated from the State Normal Collegein 1893, from the University of Michigan in 1903 with the degree of A. B.;from the same University in 1904 with the degree of A. M. He is an activemember of the Congregational Church and by preference a was instructor in the high school, at Traverse City, 1893-97; superin- 470 HISTORY OF MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL CO
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