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A Brief Sketch Of The Life And Work Of Charles Edwin Bessey, Raymond J. Pool

Papers in Systematics and Biological Diversity

Charles Edwin Bessey, professor of botany and head of the department of botany in the University of Nebraska since 1884 and a conspicuous figure in American science and education, passed away at his home in Lincoln on February 25, 1915, after a critical illness of four weeks.

The Bessey family is of French extraction, the original form of the name being Besse. The tradition is that the early members of the family, who were Huguenots, were compelled on account of religious persecution to flee to England from the old home near Strassburg in Alsace. This exodus occurred in the latter …

The Ursinus Weekly, November 8, 1915, Leroy Fritsch Derr, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Monthly sermon Tuesday morning • Ursinus easily defeats Albright • Schaff receives valuable gift • Commencement address: June 9, 1915 • Among the colleges • Christian associations • On to F. & M. ! • New piano for Ursinus • Literary societies • On the campus

The Otterbein Review October 25, 1915, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 7, Number 7

The Otterbein Review October 11, 1915, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 7, Number 5

The Colbiana Vol. 3 No. 4 (June, 1915), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

Her Lost Opportunity, Vivian Skinner, '16............................................................ 3

A Digression, Katherine Singer, '16...................................................................... 5

Uncle Jake and “Women’s Larnin’,” Ina McCausland, '15...................................... 8

Board of Editors.................................................................................................... 13

Editorials................................................................................................................ 14

College Interests.................................................................................................... 15

Y. W. C. A. Notes................................................................................................. 18

Athletics.................................................................................................................. 21

Laughs ................................................................................................................ 21

The Ursinus Weekly, May 31, 1915, Leroy Fritsch Derr, James I. Good, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Annual exercises of commencement week • Varsity victorious in two contests • Dr. Good delivers excellent lecture • Senior picnic • Brotherhood of St. Paul banquets • Inter-class baseball game • To prospective students • Literary societies • Pritchard resigns managership • 1913 class meeting

The Otterbein Review May 31, 1915, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 6, Number 33

The Colbiana Vol. 3 No. 3 (April, 1915), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

Hugh Maxwell, Traitor, Alice C. Mather,1916........................................................ 3

The Old Willow, Ernestine Porter, 1916................................................................. 7

Experiments in Heroism, Ella Robinson, 1916....................................................... 8

Fishing, Elsie Lane, 1917...................................................................................... 11

The Old Question, Ernestine Porter, 1916............................................................ 12

Board of Editors..................................................................................................... 14

Editorials ............................................................................................................. 14

College Interests .................................................................................................. 15

Women’s League Happenings............................................................................. 15

The Japanese Operetta......................................................................................... 19

Pan-Hellenic Masquerade................................................................................ 20

Y. W. C. A. Notes ................................................................................................. 21

Athletics................................................................................................................. 24

Alumnae Notes..................................................................................................... 24

Laughs.................................................................................................................. 25

Exchanges.............................................................................................................. 27

Directory................................................................................................................ 28

The Ursinus Weekly, March 29, 1915, Charles Frederick Deininger, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Excellent monthly sermon delivered • Varsity opens baseball season • Zwinglian Society holds anniversary • Contributed article: Opera in Germany • Noted lecturer coming • New Weekly staff elected • Ursinus Methodists

The Colbiana Vol. 3 No. 2 (February, 1915), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

A Trip Through the Hartz Mountains ALICE C. MATHER, 1916................... 3

His Hero, VIVIENNE A. WRIGHT, 1916........................................................ 6

The Evolution of Feminism, Dorothy N. Webb, 1915....................................... 7

Apple Blossom Time, E. MILDRED H. BEDFORD, 1915.............................. 9

A Walk in Early Winter, ELLA ROBINSON, 1916.............................................. 10

Board of Editors................................................................................................... 11

Editorials .............................................................................................................. 11

Y. W. C. A. Notes................................................................................................. 13

Laughs ................................................................................................................ 13

College Interests ................................................................................................. 13

Alumnae................................................................................................................. 21

The Otterbein Review February 1, 1915, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 6, Number 17

11th Annual Year Book Western State Normal School 1914-15, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• 11th Annual Year Book for 1914-15
• Announcements for 1915-16
• Register of Students
• Calendar
• Faculty
• Courses of Study
• Details of Departments

The Sororian, 1915, Estherian Literary Society

Yearbooks

Second print publication of The Sororian, the Anderson College yearbook. Printed in 1915 by the Estherian Literary Society.

Colby Alumnus Vol. 4, No. 4: May 1915, Colby College

Colby Alumnus

CONTENTS

The Unshadowed Way
Alumni Reunions
Colby's Book Men
Colby Men at Cincinnati
Book Reviews
Around The Totem Pole
Belgium
Alumni Address Book
Commencement Notes
What Colby Men Are Doing

Proceedings Of The Board Of Education Of The State Of Illinois, 1915, Illinois State Board Of Education

Board of Education of the State of Illinois (1857-1917)

No abstract provided.

Colby Alumnus Vol. 4, No. 2: January 1915, Colby College

Colby Alumnus

CONTENTS

A "Colby Night" On Ktaadn, By G. S. Paine '71
Chicago Colby Alumni Meeting, By Franklin W. Johnson '91
Colby Christmas
Colby Education Association
College Night at Boston City Club, By Leon C. Guptill '09
Hedman Memorial Prizes
Class of 1864

Around the Totem Pole
College Life Viewed from the Graduate Angle.

Football
What Colby Men Are Doing

Colby Alumnus Vol. 4, No. 3: March 1915, Colby College

Colby Alumnus

CONTENTS

Boston Alumni Hold Thirty-fourth Annual Reunion
Frank Desper Mitchell

Alumni Attention
Message from the President of the Alumni Association.

Shailer Mathews in Japan
Book Reviews

Around the Totem Pole
College Life Viewed from the Graduate Angle.

What Colby Men Are Doing

The Mirror: 1915, Howard University

Howard University Yearbooks

This digital object was funded in part through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The digitalization of this object was part of a collaborative effort with the Washington Research Library Consortium and George Washington University.

Nikh: 1915, Howard University

Howard University Yearbooks

This digital object was funded in part through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The digitalization of this object was part of a collaborative effort with the Washington Research Library Consortium and George Washington University.

The Colbiana Vol. 3 No.1 (December, 1914), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

In Memoriam ....................................................................................................... 2

Henry David Thoreau, INA McCAUSLAND, 1915............................................. 3

Jimmy’s Revenge, DOROTHY WEBB, 1915.................................................... 5

The True Woman, a Poem, EDWARD J. COLCORD, 1875.............................. 7

The Children of the Street, ETHEL CHAMBERLAIN, 1915............................ 10

Colby Day ......................................................................................................... 11

Y. W. C. A. Notes................................................................................................. IS

Athletics .............................................................................................................. 17

Board of Editors ................................................................................................. 19

Editorials ............................................................................................................. 19

Laughs .................................................................................................................. 21

Class News ........................................................................................................... 21

Sorority Notes ................................................................................................... 23

Alumnae ............................................................................................................... 24

Exchanges ............................................................................................................ 26

Directory ............................................................................................................ 27

Taylor University Echo: November 16, 1914, Taylor University

1914-1915 (Volume 2)

Bitter-Sweet — Editorial — Ohio Wet! — Look Here. — Let. — Be Sociable. — Literary — The Stamp of the Mint. — The Newspaper. — The Bible. — Father and Son. — Echoes — Alumni — Morbus Sabbaticus. — Thanksgiving Dinner — Social & Religious — Eureka. — Eulogonians. — Thalonian. — Philalethean. — Soangetaha. — Thou Art Weighed. — Humorous & Exchange — Exchanges

The Otterbein Review October 19, 1914, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 6, Number 5

The Otterbein Review July 21, 1914, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 5, Number 35

The Colbiana Vol. 2 No. 4 (June, 1914), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

Public Health and the Public School, Prize Essay on Social Service,

Clara Collins, 1914.............................................................................................. 3

Neighbor, Dorothy Tubbs, 1914........................................................................... 6

Americanitis, Helen Hanson, 1915............................................................. 10

Along the Shore, Alice Mather, 1916.................................................................... 12

Gentlemen and Clothespins, Adelaide Klein, 1914......................................... 13

Y. W. C. A......................................................................................................... 16

Athletics ............................................................................................................. 17

The Geology Trip to Bar Harbor, Esther French, 1916................................ 17

Board of Editors .................................................................................................... 20

Editorials ........................................................................................................... 20

Jokes ................................................................................................................... 21

Class Items ..................................................................................... 22

Ivy Day .................................................................................................................. 24

Alumnae Notes.................................................................................................... 24

Directory ............................................................................................................ 26

The Otterbein Review June 1, 1914, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 5, Number 33

Taylor University Echo: May 15, 1914, Taylor University

1913-1914 (Volume 1)

Editorial — The Test — Alumni and Former Students — Typical Sunday Doings of T. U. Students — The Flying Squadron at Marion — Thalonian — A Letter to Prof. Shaw — Inter-Club Debate — Taylor Echoes — Taylorites Got to Hear Famous Contralto — The Spice of Life

The Colbiana Vol. 2 No. 3 (May, 1914), Colby College

The Colbiana

Contents:

The Deceased Mrs. Robbins................................................................................... 3

The Quest of Happiness, Ethel Chamberlain, 1915................................ 8

Translation from “Le Misanthrope”.................................................................... 19

The Weather, Hazel Lane, 1916........................................................................... 11

The Unknown Quantity, Emily Hanson, 1914................................................ 12

Y. M. C. A. . ........................................................................................................ 16

Board of Editors.................................................................................................... 18

Editorials ................................................................................................................18

Jokes .................................................................................................................... 20

General News ................................................................................................... 22

Alumnae Notes ................................................................................................... 24

Taylor University Echo: May 1, 1914, Taylor University

1913-1914 (Volume 1)

Editorial — Alumni and Former Students — Statement of the Ownership, Management, etc. — For Green Trees by Green—? — Taylor Echoes — Water Works for T. U. Addition — Bro. Joseph Smith at Taylor — Prof. Shaw Writes — The Spice of Life — Taylor Wins State Contest — T. U. Marine

Taylor University Echo: April 1, 1914, Taylor University

1913-1914 (Volume 1)

Editorial - The Joy of Editing the Echo - Report of Missionary Convention at Richmond - Alumni and Former Students - Taylor Echoes - Funeral of Mr. Huggins - Prof. Dennis at T. U. - Silver Wedding - Brother of Mrs. Charles Stuart Dies at Home in Virginia - Inter-Club Debate - Academy Juniors Organize - President Wilson, Gov. Ferris and Dean Ayres - Three Cheers for Arthur Ayres - Obituary - The Spice of Life

The Otterbein Review March 9, 1914, Archives

Otterbein Review

Volume 5, Number 22