ALDRICH, RICHARD

(1863), music critic; b. Providence, R. I. He studied music at Harvard and in Germany and began his career as a music and dramatic critic and editorial writer on the Providence Journal, later joining the staff of the New York Tribune and becoming (1902) music critic of the New York Times. He translated Lilli Lehmann’s How to Sing and’ wrote A Guide to Parstfal and A Guide to the Nibelungen Ring. In the later stages of the World War he was a captain, U.S. A. attached to the Military Intelligence Division of the General Staff. 1907), Amer. novelist and poet; editor Atlantic Monthly (1881-90); author of Prudence Palfrey (1874), Queen of Sheba (1877), The Still water Tragedy (1880), The Story of a Bad Boy; Marjorie Daw and others; also several volumes of verse. (1863), technical educator; b. Philadelphia, Pa. He was educated for the navy, graduating from Anna polis in 1883. Later he studied engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, taking an engineering degree, and became a member of the staff of Johns Hopkins University. From 1893 to 1911 he occupied posts as profe or of Mechanical Engineering and director of mechanical arts at West Virginia University, profe or of mechanical engineering and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois, and director of the Thomas 8S. Clark son School of Technology. Building construction, architecture and _ electrical engineering were among the subjects of his published writings. He was a member of a number of scientific bodies.