. History of the University of Michigan . ton, Massachusetts, in 1685 ; Simon, i 749-1823,of Foxboro, Massachusetts ; and Otis Pettee, bornat Foxboro, March 5, 1795. Matilda (Sherman)Pettee was born at Foxboro, May 25, 1796, anddied at Newton Upper Falls, March 4, 1S81. Shewas a daughter of Obadiah Sherman, born atRochester, Massachusetts, 1771, son of Job Sher-man, born at Rochester, 1746, son of John Pettees early education was obtained chiefly in the public schools of Newton, in theSeminary at HoUiston, Massachusetts, and in afamily school at Auburndale ; his final prepara
. History of the University of Michigan . ton, Massachusetts, in 1685 ; Simon, i 749-1823,of Foxboro, Massachusetts ; and Otis Pettee, bornat Foxboro, March 5, 1795. Matilda (Sherman)Pettee was born at Foxboro, May 25, 1796, anddied at Newton Upper Falls, March 4, 1S81. Shewas a daughter of Obadiah Sherman, born atRochester, Massachusetts, 1771, son of Job Sher-man, born at Rochester, 1746, son of John Pettees early education was obtained chiefly in the public schools of Newton, in theSeminary at HoUiston, Massachusetts, and in afamily school at Auburndale ; his final preparationfor college was received in a private school atNewton Centre. He entered Harvard College, andwas graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1861. Duringhis course he paid particular attention to Chemistry,and from 1863 to 1865 he was an assistant in thatsubject in the college. The succeeding three yearswere spent at the Mining School at Freiberg, Sax-ony; and on his return he accepted an instructor-ship in Mining at Harvard. For the academic year. WILLIAM HENRY PETTEE 1S70-1S71 he had leave of absence and spent aperiod of nearly fourteen months in California,entirely on field and office work of the GeologicalSurvey, under the direction of Professor J. D. Whit-nev. While engaged in this work he was advancedto the rank of Assistant Professor at Harvard, andheld this position for four years. For several yearsafter that time he assisted Professor Whitney in hisCalifornia work, making a second visit to that Statefor a summer season of field-work in 1879. Hewas called to the University of Michigan in 1875 asProfessor of Mining Engineering, and held thisposition under various titles up to the time of hisdeath. He was Vice-President of the AmericanInstitute of Mining Engineers from 1880 to 1882, THE UNIVERSITY SENATE 253 and general secretary of the American Associationfor the Advancement of Science in 1S87. He wasalso a member of the American PhilosophicalSociety, the Geological Society of Ame
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