BATES, KATHARINE LEE

(1859), an American educator, daughter of Rev. William and Cornel i a Bates, Graduated at Wellesley College in 1880, A.M. in 1891. Given Litt.D. by Middle bury College in 1914, and Oberlin College in 1916. Taught at Dana Hall, 1881-1885. Went to Wellesley in 1885 as instructor in English, a ociate profe or in 1888 and profe or since 1891. Author: Sunshine and Other Verses for Children, 1890; American Literature, 1898; Spanca the Beautiful and Other Poems, 1911}; The Retinue and Other Poems 1918; Yellow Cover, 1922. Editor of Cole ridge Ancient Mariner, 1899; Shakespeare’s plays and poems; Keats’ Hve of St. Agnes and Other Poems, 1902; many of Tennyson’s poems and other collections. of verse. Translator (with Cornel i a Frances Bates) Becquer’s Romantic Legends of Spain, 1909.