History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . onths. His last lecture was delivered before the Lnion Leaguedub upon a complimentary invitation from the clul). The Repul)lican National Convention, held in St. Louis onJune 12, 1896, found him there in the capacity of one of the specialdeputy sargeants at arms, and immediately thereafter he went toNew York City to work among his countrymen for the Republican?cause. On August i, 1896, he was called to the Repu])lican head-quarters in Chicago, and took general charge of the Polish votersof the United States. He was a
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . onths. His last lecture was delivered before the Lnion Leaguedub upon a complimentary invitation from the clul). The Repul)lican National Convention, held in St. Louis onJune 12, 1896, found him there in the capacity of one of the specialdeputy sargeants at arms, and immediately thereafter he went toNew York City to work among his countrymen for the Republican?cause. On August i, 1896, he was called to the Repu])lican head-quarters in Chicago, and took general charge of the Polish votersof the United States. He was appointed special agent of the Gen-eral Land Office, on December 13, 1897. with headquarters atDuluth, Minnesota. In January, 1899, was transferred to Boise,Idaho, and in September. 1901, to Rapid City. South Dakota, atwhich place he remained until December. 1902, when he wasagain transferred to Seattle, Wash., where he is now located. He•says he has no wife, no children, no nothing. 154 Class of 70, University of Michigan. George Washington Mickle, City, Born in Lancaster, Penn.,February 17. 1848. His father,John C. Mickle, was a farmer. Inhis l>oyhood George went with hisfathers family to Sterhng. 111.,w here he obtained his early educa-tion and where he prepared for en-tering college. He entered theL niversity of Alichigan with classof 70 in the fall of 1866, and tookthe regular civil engineeringcourse and was graduated there-from. He was a member of theLiterary Adelphi and the Philo-zetian debating club. The sum-mer and fall of 70 he spent in Iowa surveying a railroad withRolla Reeves, of class of 69. In 71 he returned to Ann Arborand worked astronomical problems with Prof. James C. Watson,of the university. In the summer of ^2 he worked in the lakesurvey under O. B. Wheeler, at Detroit, going from that place toJackson, Michigan, where he formed a partnership with J. S. Bird,of 70, in engineering and contracting. Among other pieces ofwork done were sewer
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