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James river. lie was transferred to the monitor Tunawanda, later to the receiving ship at Pliila- delpliia. and Sept. 27, ISGG, was promoted cap- tain. He was in charge of the ironchid fleet at New Orleans, 1870-73; commanded the Canan- tldiijua, 1S73-75; was commissioned commodore, Sept. 12, 1874, and was retired, Nov. 9, 1874. He died in New York, Nov. 27, 1891.

RONDEL, Frederic, painter, was born in Paris, France, in 1826. He studied painting with Au- guste Jugelet and Theodore Gudin; came to the United States, and in 1857 exhibited at the Na- tional Academy of Design, of which he became an associate in 1860. He lived in Philadelphia, where he conducted a popular art school. Among his many works are: View from the Palisades, Opposite Hastings, and Tank Vessels at Point Breeze. PJiiladelphia, Petin. He died in New York City. Nov. 22. 1892.

ROOD, Ogden Nicholas, physicist, was born in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 3, 1831; son of the Rev. Anson and Aleida Gouverneur (Ogden) Rood. He was graduated from the College of New Jer- sey, A.B., 18.52, A.M., 1855; attended the Shef- field Scientific school, Yale, and the Universities of Munich and Berlin, 1854-58; was professor of chemistry and physics at Troy university, 1858- 63, and was married in 1858, to Matilde Prunner of Munich, Germany. He was professor of physics at Columbia university, 1868-1902, and made many important scientific discoveries, in- cluding the application of stereoscopic photo- graphy to the microscope, the making of quantita- tive experiments on color-contrast, and the meas- urement of the duration of flashes of lightning. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1865-1902; a member of the American Philosophical society of Philadelphia; of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences of Bos- ton, and a vice-president of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science in 1867. He is the author of: Modern Chromatics (1879). He died in New York city, Nov. 12, 1902.

ROOKER, Frederick Zadok, R.C. bishop, was born in X.w York city, Sept. 19, 1861; son of Myron Holly and Margaret (Coleman) Rooker, and grandson of Zadok and Anne (Lanpher) Rooker, and of Jolin and Mary (Morgan) Cole- man. The first of his paternal ancestors came to Connecticut from England in 1645. He attended Union college, 1880-83; studied at the Propa- ganda at Rome, Italy, and in 1888 was ordained priest in Rome. He was vice-rector of the Amer- ican College at Rome, 1889-94; was sent to "Wash- ington as a member of the apostolic delegation in 1894, and Jan. 1, 1895, was chosen secretary of the delegation. He received the honorary de- gree of D.D. from Union college in 1895. He was consecrated bishop f)f Jaro. in the Phi Islands, June 15, 1893.

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ROONEY, John Jerome, poet, was born in Biiighainioii, N.Y., Muich 19, 1806; son of John J. and Ellen T. (Shanahan) Rooney; grandson of Michael and Anna (Greene) Rooney, and of John and Margaret (Donovan) Shanahan, who were among the early settlers of Susquehanna county, Pa., and Broome county, N.Y.; all of Irish birth or descent. After the death of his father in 1865, he removed with his family to Philadelphia, Pa.; in 1868 attended preparatory schools, and was graduated from Mt. St. Mary's college, Emmits- burg, Md., at the head of his cla.ss, A.B. and A.M., 1884. He was a member of the city staff and a special article writer of the Philadel- phia Record, 1884-88; removed to New York city, and was member of a customs brokerage and forwarding house, 1889-95, and established an in- dependent firm in 1895 as Rooney & Spence. He studied law at the New York Law school, and was admitted to the New York bar, July 9, 1901, engaging chiefly in customs and revenue cases and estate practice. He is the author of a volume of patriotic verse, containing the initial poem The Men Behind the Guns, the poem that gava currency to the phrase. This poem was published first in the New York Sun, in the beginning of the Spanish-American war. The volume also contains, Hobson of Santiago; Victor Blue; Mc- Elrath of Malate, and other verse (1898). He became a director of the Catholic Club of the City of New York, secretary of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and an oflicer in numerous literary, social and patriotic organiza- tions.

ROOP, Hervin Ulysses, educator, was born in Higlispire, Pa., Nov. 16, 1808; son of Henry Jack- sou and Justina Margaret (Backenstoe) Roop; grandson of Christian and Margaret Roop, and of Henry and Fannie Backenstoe, and great-grand- son of the Rev. Jacob Roop. He attended the Steelton, Pa., high school; was graduated from Lebanon Valley college in 1892, and took a post- graduate course at the University of Wooster, where he was graduated, Ph.D., 1895. He also studied philosophy and pedagogy for two years at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell uni- versity. He was married, Aug. 26, 1897, to Emma Miiy, daughter of Bishop Ezekiel Boring and Susie Jane Kephart of Baltimore, Md. He joined the ministry of the United Brethren church in 1890; was a teacher of the State Normal sciiool and Rittenhouse academy, 1892-96; was state super- intendent of the normal department of the Penn- sylvania State Sabbath School association, 1896- 97, during which time he organized the training work for Sabbath-school teachers throughout the state, and in 1897 was elected president of Leba- non Vallej' college, Annville, Pa., and professor of pliilosophy. He is the author of frequent con- tributions to educational and religious journals.