WHITMAN COLLEGE

institution at Walla Walla, Wash., founded as a memorial to Marcus Whitman (q.v.) in 1859 but not opened until 1866. It was first named Whitman Seminary but, having expanded its curriculum, obtained a new charter in 1883 by which its name was changed to Whitman College. It offers courses leading to the usual collegiate degrees, beside courses in music and pedagogy. In 1923 it had an enrollment of 449 students and the faculty comprised 38 members. (Train) (1824-1906), an American author born in Boston, Ma achusetts. Among her publishings are: Footsteps on the Seas: a Poem, 1857; Mother Goose for Grown Folks, 1860, The Boys at Chequa et, 1862; Faith Garvtney’s hood, 1863; The Gay worthies: a Story Threads and Thumbs, 1865; A in Leslie Goldihwaithe’s Life, A Story of Yesterday, 1869; Real 1872; Pansies, 1872; Homespun 1887; Square Pegs and The Integrity Christian Sctence. (1819-96), an American geologist, at North amp ton, Ma achusetts, educated at Yale. Travelled in (1842-47); made geological survey Lake Superior region (1847), being i ued (1849-51). Investigated the U.S.A. mining interests (1853-54). In 1854 profe or at Iowa, where made another extensive survey; surveyed Mi ouri, 1858-60 (Report, 1862), California, 1860-75 (Report,' 1864—70). Profe or at Harvard, 1865. many works on geological subjects, papers for periodicals. ican inventor; born West borough, He graduated at Yale in 1792 and to Georgia, where he took part in management of a cotton plantation. He noted the slow and laborious used in preparing the cotton for and after many experiments perfected the cotton gin, which separated seed from the fibre at a vast saving labor and expense. The invention revolutionized the cotton industry the South, and made it one of the profitable of crops, where formerly: had been almost negligible. perfected his invention he established a plant for the manufacture of gins in Connecticut, but the enterprise became involved in litigation and abandoned it. Later he devised machinery for the manufacture of arms and was awarded a large from the Government which enabled % establish a plant at Whitneyville, onn.