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DE GARMO

acquired chiefly by European travel and stud}-, and he became a popular writer of slioi-t stories. He was captain of Co. I, 12th regiment, Connect- icut volunteers, in the civil war, and in 1865 was brevetted major for good conduct in field service. During the war he wrote reports of battles for periodicals. After the war he was appointed adjutant-general of the veteran reserve corps, and in 1868 became chief of a district under the Freedmen's bureau. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Amherst in 1859. He wrote The History of the Indians of Connecticut, From the Earliest Known Period to 1850 (1850) ; Oriental Acquaintance (1856) ; Witching Times (1856) ; Euro- pean Acquaintance (1858); Seacliff (1859); Miss BaveneVs Conversion (1867) ; Overland (1871) ; Kate Beaumont (1872); The Wetherell Afair (1873); Honest John Vane (1875) ; Playing the Mischief (1876) ; Justine's Lovers (1878) ; Irene, the Missionary (1879) ; The Oddest of Courtships, or, the Bloody Chasm (1881); A Lover's Revolt (1899); besides numerous contributions in prose and verse to periodical literature.

DE FOREST, Robert Elliott, representative, was born in Guilford, Conn., Feb. 20, 18-45; son of George C. and Julia (Chapman) Griswold; grandson of George and Nancy Griswold, and a descendant on his mother's side of Robert Chap- man, the original settler. He was prepared for college at Guilford academy and was gradu- ated from Yale in 1867. He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and practised at Bridgeport, Conn., where he was prosecuting attorney in 1872. He was judge of the court of common pleas for Fair- field comity, 1874-77; mayor of BridgejDort, 1878- 79; representative in the state legislature, 1880-81; state senator, 1882-84; again mayor, 1889-91, and a Democrat representative in the 52d and 53d congresses, 1891-95.

DE FRECE, Abram Brougham, journalist, was born in New York city, May 8, 1850; son of Benjamin and Mary (Velleman) De Frece. He was graduated from the University of the city of New York as an analytical and practical chemist, with the degrees of B.S. and Ph.B. in 1867. He engaged in manufacturing, 1870-76 ; was president of the National paper bag companj-, 1876-86; commissioner for the Edison general electric company, 1889-90; also vice-president of the European and American express company in 1889; and president of the American healtheries company, 1891. He was also secretary of the Automaton piano company and of the New York concert company ; treasurer of the Alumni association of the University of New York for fourteen consecutive years; president of St. Mark's hospital association ; honorary member of the German hospital and Central turnverein; and vice-president and delegate-general for the

United States of La Societe des sauvetettrs du dernier adieu of Paris, France, with the decora- tion of the croix-rosette, 1894. In 1893 he assumed the management of the New York Mail and Express. He was governor of the Interna- tional league of press clubs, 1896-98. The Uni- versity of the city of New York conferred upon him the honorary degrees of M.S. in 1870 and Ph.D. in 1890.

DE GARMO, Charles, educator, was born at Mukwanago, AVis., Jan. 7, 1849; son of Rufus and Laura (Wilbur) De Garmo; grandson of Elias De Garmo ; and a descendant of Pierre De Garmo, who came to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1680. He was graduated at the Illinois state normal school in 1873, was principal of a school in Najjles, 111., 1873-76, and had charge of a depart- ment in the Illinois state normal school, 1876-83, meanwhile, with Edmund J. James, establishing the Illinois School Journal, which after- ward became the Public School Journal. He studied in the universities of Jena and Halle, Germany, 1883-86; was profes- sor of modern languages in the Illinois state nor- mal school. 1886-90 ; professor of psychology and pedagogy in the University of Illinois, 1890- 91, and president of Swarthmore college, 1891-98. In 1898 he was elected professor of the science and art of education in Cornell university, to suc- ceed Prof. S. G. Williams, who resigned Feb. 23, 1898. In 1888 he became a member of the Na- tional educational association, and was elected one of its council and director for the state of Pennsylvania. In 1898 he served as president of the National council of education. He was also chosen president of the Herbartian societj' upon its foundation in 1892. He received the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Halle in 1886. His published writings include: The Essentials of Method (1889); and a translation of Lindner's Manual of E^mpirical Psychology as an Liductive Science (1889). He also edited several works, in- cluding Apperception by Carl Lange (1894); and Ufer's Introduction to the Pedagogy of Herhart (1896). He wrote Herbart and the Herbartians for the Great Educator series (1896) ; and prepared a series of Language Lessons for elementary schools (1897); besides contributing numerous articles to periodicals.

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