WORCESTER, DEAN CONANT

and (1866), Educator; born in Thetford and Virginia, October 1, 1866; graduated aj 1918 a the University of Michigan 1889; in. Training struct or, later profe or of anima 735; morphology, University of Michigan 1893-1896; member of the Menage N., Scientific Expedition to the Philippine: England; 1890-1892; U.S. Commi ioner to Phil. ippines 1899 and 1900; Secretary of the Interior of Philippine Islands, 19012° 1913. Author The Philippines Pas Severn, and Present, 1914, since WORCESTER, JOSEPH EMERSO} in (1784-1865), Lexicographer and_ phil from ologist; born in Bedford, New Hamp: two shire, August 24, 1784; died at Cam bridge, Ma achusetts, October 27 1865. He graduated at Yale in 1811 CromPublications: Geographical Dictionary 1651. 1817; Gazeteer of the United States, 1818 20° Outlines of Scriptural Geography, 1828 Johnson's Dictionary with Waiker’s Pro nouncing Dictionary Combined, 1828 Comprehensive, Pronouncing ant Explanatory Dictionary, 1830; edito: American Almanac, 1831-18438; Uni it is versal Dictionary of the English Lan the guage, 1846; Dictionary of the Englisi Language, his chief work, 1860. towns WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC IN railways. STITUTE, at Worcester, Ma achusetts by In 1868 it was opened as a profe ion a school of engineering and chemistry the founded by a gift of $100,000, fron and John Boynton of Templet on. I¢ is i I+ the first rank of technical schools of making a specialty of laboratory anc build shop-work. There are 5 courses leading museum, to the degree of B.S., mechanical, civil court and electrical e eering, chemistry build and general sciences, English, politic a science, and French, or German, are required in all courses. Free tuition is afforded to 40 students of Ma achusetts. Students 502; teachers 59. 13’ W.), inland county of w. central England, with county town of same name; bounded by Salop, Stafford, Warwick, Gloucester, and Here ford; area, 738 Sq. miles; surface varied; cro ed by several ranges of hills; watered by Severn, Avon, Stour, Teme, and other rivers; it supported king in Civil War of XVII. cent., and suffered greatly at hands of Parliamentarians. Has several ruined Monasteries. Pop. (1921) 405,876. DE, or JAN VAN WYNEYN, a printer, who came to England from Als a ceL or raine, and helped Caxton from 1477, succeeding him at his printing office (1491). He lived in Fleet Street, London, from 1502, and died about 1535. He made improvements in the art of printing, especially in type cutting, his works (over 400 in number) being distinguished by elegance and neatne . 1897), naval officer; born in O ining, New York, March 12, 1818; died in Washington, October 18, 1897. He joined the U.S. navy as a midshipman in 1834, and early in the Civil War was captured by the Confederates, and in prison for seven months. He commanded the Monitor which left New York, March 6, 1862 and on March 9th at Hampton Roads fought the historic battie with the Merrimac, which was forced to withdraw in a damaged condition. Promoted commander 1862; captain 1863; he commanded the ironclad Montauk in the attack on Fort Sumter April, 1863. Commodore 1868; rear-admiral, 1872; superintendent U.S. Naval Academy, 1870-1874; commanderfn-chief of European squadron, 1875-— 1877, retired 1886.