Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . SHERMAN MORSE He married, November 28, 1894, KatharineDouglas Lansing of Burlington, New Jersey. Theyhave two children : Lansing and Barbara Morse. TRACY, Evarts Yale in New York City, 1868; fitted for College atJohn Leals School, Plainfield, N. J. ; graduated Yale,i8go; studied architecture in the office of McKim,Mead & White, New York City, and at the Ecoledes Beaux Arts, Paris; practised his profe
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . SHERMAN MORSE He married, November 28, 1894, KatharineDouglas Lansing of Burlington, New Jersey. Theyhave two children : Lansing and Barbara Morse. TRACY, Evarts Yale in New York City, 1868; fitted for College atJohn Leals School, Plainfield, N. J. ; graduated Yale,i8go; studied architecture in the office of McKim,Mead & White, New York City, and at the Ecoledes Beaux Arts, Paris; practised his profession inNew York City since 1897. EVARTS TRACY, Architect, was born in NewYork City, May 23, 1868. His parentswere Jeremiah Evarts and Martha Sherman (Greene)Tracy. The first member of the family in this UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 465 country was Stephen Tracy, who came from Eng-land in 1623. Roger Sherman, signer of theDeclaration of Independence, was a great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. IKACY Tracy fitted for College at the school of John Lealin Plainfield, New Jersey. He took the Academiccourse at the University, graduating in 1S90, wasa member of H /SovXt/, Delta Kappa Epsilon andSkull and Rones, and served during his Junioryear as Treasurer of the University Football Asso-ciation. On graduation Mr. Tracy entered theoffice of McKim, Mead & White in New York Cityas a student of architecture. In 1892 he went toParis and after a competitive examination enteredthe Ecole des Beaux .Vrts. He travelled extensivelythroughout Europe for professional study, andworked at the Ecole des Beaux Arts until 1894,when he returned to the office of the New Yorkfirm. He began practice for himself in is a member of the Yale Club, Yale AlumniAssociation of Plainfield, New Jersey, Beaux ArtsSociety of Architects, Architectural League of NewYork, New York Athletic Club, Society of Foundersand Patriots, and several other organizations, andis a Republican in
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