Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . LawrenceDwight, Lewis and Blair Williams. STORRS, Melancthon Yale 1852, in Westford, Conn., 1823 ; educated in West-ford common schools and at Worcester Academy;graduated Yale, 1852; attended medical lectures atHarvard and Yale Medical School; Yale, 1853;practised medicine in Colchester, Conn., 1853-61 ; Sur-geon of the 8th Conn. Volunteers, 1861-64; Acting-Surgeon U. S. Army, 1864-65 ; has


Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . LawrenceDwight, Lewis and Blair Williams. STORRS, Melancthon Yale 1852, in Westford, Conn., 1823 ; educated in West-ford common schools and at Worcester Academy;graduated Yale, 1852; attended medical lectures atHarvard and Yale Medical School; Yale, 1853;practised medicine in Colchester, Conn., 1853-61 ; Sur-geon of the 8th Conn. Volunteers, 1861-64; Acting-Surgeon U. S. Army, 1864-65 ; has since practised hisprofession in Hartford ; President of the Conn. StateMedical Society in i8gi. MELANCTHON STORRS, , Physicianwas born in Westford, Connecticut, Octo-ber 2, 1823. Through his father, William Storrs,he is sixth in direct descent from Samuel of thename, who came to Barnstable, Massachusetts, in1662. His mother was Harriet Elizabeth \Vood- 82 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS ward. lie received his early education in tliecommon schools of his native town, and after apreparatory course at Worcester Academy he pur-sued his medical studies with Dr. F. L. Dickinson,. Medical Associations; Director and Visiting Sur-geon of the Hartford Hospital, and Medical Advisorand Director of the Connecticut General Life Insur-ance Company. Dr. Storrs is a Deacon of theFirst Church of Hartford, and married, November29, 1853, Jane D., daughter of the Rev. CharlesS. Adams of Westford, Connecticut. They havefour children : Charles Adams, William Melancthon,Frank Herbert and Jennie Gertrude Storrs. NORTH, James Harper Yale 1843, in New York City, 1823; educated in New Yorkpublic schools and Frenchs Classical School at NewHaven; graduated Yale, 1843; in course, 1846; Pennsylvania Medical College, 1857 J practisingphysician and surgeon at Clifton Springs, N. Y., since1861. JAMES HARPER NORTH, M. D., Physicianand Surgeon, was born in New York City,June 24, 1S23


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