. History of the University of Michigan . 8.) Engineers, and the American Association for theAdvancement of Science. He was the first presi-dent of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering DeVOLSON wood was born at Smyrna,New York, in 1832. He was graduated CivilEngineer from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutein 1857, and was appointed Assistant Professor ofEngineering at the University of Michigan the sameyear. In connection with this work he pursuedgraduate studies and received the degree of iMasterof Science on examination in 1859. The same yearhe was advanced to the professorship of
. History of the University of Michigan . 8.) Engineers, and the American Association for theAdvancement of Science. He was the first presi-dent of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering DeVOLSON wood was born at Smyrna,New York, in 1832. He was graduated CivilEngineer from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutein 1857, and was appointed Assistant Professor ofEngineering at the University of Michigan the sameyear. In connection with this work he pursuedgraduate studies and received the degree of iMasterof Science on examination in 1859. The same yearhe was advanced to the professorship of Physics andCivil Engineering, and in i860 was made Pro-fessor of Civil Engineering. He filled this positionwith much distinction till 1872, when he resigned itto accept a similar chair in the Stevens Instituteof Technology, at Hoboken. He held that positionfor twenty-five years and became widely known forhis writings on Engineering and Mechanics. Hewas a member of the American Society of CivilEngineers, the American Society of Mechanical. DeVOLSON WOOD Education. In 1859 Hamilton College conferredupon him the honorary degree of Master of died in New York City, June 27, 1897, and wasburied at Forest Hill, Ann Arbor. JAMES CRAIG WATSON was born atFingal, Ontario, January 28, 1838. He showed atan early age that he was endowed with ability of ahigh order, and in 1850 his parents removed toAnn Arbor for the purpose of educating their was prepared for college almost wholly underprivate instruction, for which he in turn gave lessonsin mathematics, and was able to enter the Universityat the age of fifteen. He was graduated Bachelorof Arts in 1857 and received the Masters degreeon examination after two years study under The following year he had charge of thework in Astronomy during Dr. Briinnows absenceat the Dudley Observatory. For the next threeyears he was Professor of Physics and instructor inMathematics, and on Dr. Briinnows resignation in1863, he succe
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