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the public schools at Toledo, Ohio, and Des Moines, Iowa, and was a student at Des Moines college, 1885-89. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan university, A.B., 1893. The degree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by Yale university in 1895, iifter two years of graduate work in that institu- tion. He was principal of the high school at Orient, Iowa, in 1891 ; an editor in New York in 1895 ; instructor in history in the Teachers' col- lege of Columbia university, New York city, 1896 ; instructor in economics in the University of Minnesota in 1896, assistant professor in 1898 and professor in 1900. He was elected a member of the American Economic association in 1895, and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 1898. He was married, Sept. 21, 1898, to Mabel Moore Sawyer. He is the author of: Populist Movement (1896); Handbook of Minnesota (1898); History and the Civil Gov- ernment of Minnesota (1900), and many articles and notes in the economic periodicals.

MacVICAR, Malcolm, educator, was born in Dunglass, Argyllshire, Scotland, Sept. 30, 1829 ; son of John and Janet (MacTavish) MacVicar, who immigrated from Scotland and settled on a farm near Chatham in Kent county, Upper Can- ada in 1835. His preparatory education was ob- tained in common schools and from private tutors, and he entered Knox college, Toronto, in 1850. He intended to prepare for the Presbyterian ministry, but became a Baptist in 1853, and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1856. He engaged in teach- ing and fitting young men for college and after completing his senior college year in 1858-59 in the University of Rochester, he was graduated A.B., 1859. He was professor of mathematics in Brockport Collegiate institute, 1859-63, with the exception of one year as mathematical master of the Central high school, Buffalo, N.Y. He was associate principal of Brockport Collegiate Insti- tute, 1862-64, and principal, 1864-67. He was also principal of the State normal school, Brock- port, N.Y., 1867-68, which was one of four nor- mal schools established through his efforts in the state of New York. He resigned on account of ill health and accepted the position of superin- tendent of public schools in Leavenworth, Kan., 1868-C9. His health being restored he returned to the state of New York, and was principal of the State Normal school at Potsdam, N.Y., 1860- 80, and of the State Normal school at Ypsilanti, Mich., 1880-81. He was professor of apologetics and Biblical interpretation in English in the Bap- tist college, Toronto, Canada, 1881-87. He was the first chancellor of McMaster university, Toronto, Canada, 1887-90 ; was superintendent of education of the American Baptist Home Mission society, 1890-1900, and in 1900 became presi- dent of Virginia Union university, Richmond,

Va. He received the honorary degree of Ph.D. in 1869 from the University of the State of New York, and that of LL.D. from the Univereity of Rochester in 1870. He invented the MacVicar tellurian globe and other important devices to illustrate principles in astronomy and various mathematical subjects. He is the author of a Manual on the Principles of Education (1893), and of a text books on mathematics.

McVlCAR, Peter, educator, was born in St. George, N.B., June 15, 1829 ; son of George and Christiana (McVicar) McVicar, and grandson of Angus and Christiana (McVicar) McVicar and of Peter McVicar. He was graduated from Beloit college, Wis., A.B., 1856, A.M., 1859, and from Andover Theological seminary in 1860. He was married, Sept. 10, 1863, to Martha Porter Dana. He was pastor of the First Congregational church at Topeka, Kan., 1860-07 ; was superintendent of public instruction for the state of Kansas, 1867- 71 ; president of Washburn college, Topeka, 1871- 96, and president emeritus after 1896. The honor- ary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Be- loit college in February, 1871. He was a member of numerous scientific and educational societies.

McVICKAR, John, educator, was born in New York city, Aug. 10, 1787 ; son of a wealthy New York merchant. He was graduated from Colum- bia college in 1804 ; resided for several years in England ; was ordered deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church in 1810, and ordained priest in 1811. He was rector of St. James' church at Hyde Park, N.Y., 1811-17; professor of moral philosophy at Columbia college, 1817-18 ; of moral and intellectual philosophy and political economy, 1818-57 ; of the evidences of natural and revealed religion, 1857-64, and emeritus professor there, 1864-68. He visited Sir Walter Scott at Abbots- ford, England, in 1830. He was chaplain to the soldiers of the U.S. army stationed at Fort Co- lumbus, Governor's Island, N.Y., 1844-62 ; super- intendent of the Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in New York, and was influential in securing the establishment of St. Stephen's college at Annandale, N.Y. He received from Columbia the degree of A.M. in 1818, and that of S.T.D. in 1825. He was married to a daughter of Dr. Samuel Bard, one of the founders of the New York city hospital, and their son, W^illiam Augustus, A.M., S.T.D. (born April 24, 1827; died Sept. 24, 1877), was a priest in the Protestant Episcopal church and author of *' Life of John McVicar" (1872). Dr. John McVicar isthe author of : Narrative of the Life of Dr. Samuel Bard (1822); First Lessons in Political Economy (1825): Memoirs of the Rev. Edmund D. Oriffin (1831); Early Years of Bishop Hobart (1834); Professional Years of Bishop Hobart (1836), essays and ad- dresses. He died in New York city, Oct. 29, 1868.