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* WABASH. 233 tributary of the Waljush is the White Rivor (q.v.). WABASH. The coiuityseat of Wabash County, 1ml., 42 mih-s soutiivc»t of Fort Wayne, on tile Wabasli Kiver, and on the Cleveland, Cin- einnati, Chieajro and Saint Louis and the Wabash railroads (lhip: Indiana, D 2). It has public and liigh sehool librarie.s and the Wabash City Library, and a Woman's Orphan Home. Other features include Memorial Hall, and the Masonic Temple, City Park, and lliarley Falls and Park. Wabash is surrounded by a rich farming section and is extensively engaged in manufacturing. The principal industrial establishments are rail- road shops of the 'Big Four,' bridge and iron works, and manufactories of paper, cabinets, hats, church and school furniture, leather, sliaft holders, harness, etc. Under the charter of 1860, the government is vested in a mayor, elected every two years, and a unicameral council. Wabash was settled in 1837, and was incorpo- rated the same year. Population, in 1890, 5105; in 1900, 8018. WABASH C0L;LEGE. A college for young men at Crawfordsville, Ind., founded in 1832. It has no organic connection with any ecclesias- tical body, but is closely affiliated with the Pres- byterian Church. Students are admitted on ex- amination or by certificate from accredited schools. All undergraduate courses lead to the degree of B.A. The master's degree is given for approved work three years after graduation, or on completion of one year's graduate work at the college. The college grounds consist of 40 acres in the heart of the city, valued, with the buildings, at $500,000. In "1903 the total at- tendance w'as 200. the faculty numbered 14, and the library contained 40,000 volumes. The en- dowment was $500,000. WACE (c.llOO-c.1175). An Anglo-Norman poet, lie was born on the island of Jersey, about 1100. When a boy he was taken to Caen, in Kormandy, where he learned Latin in prepara- tion for the Church. He then studied 'a long time' at Paris, returning between 1130 and 1135 to Caen, where he became 'a clerc lisant' in the royal cliapel, and a man of letters to eke out his income. Promotion came to him in old age, when (apparently in 1169) Henry the Second made him a prebendary at Bayeux. As there is no trace of him after 1174, it may be inferred that lie died in that or the next year. Wace was the author of two great poems. The first of them, the tlesfe dcs Brttoiis, or the I'oiiiuh de Brut, was completed in 1155. and presented with a dedica- tion to Queen Eleanor some time before 1100. It is a long poem, comprising more than fifteen thousand lines in the prevailing octosyllabic couplet. The narrative begins with the "settle- ment of Britain by Brut, or Brutus, the great- grandson of .Eneas, and closes with Cadwalader, the last of the shadowy kings of Britain. The poem is based mainly on the Latin History of the British Kings by Geoffrey of Monmouth' (q.v.), but Wace had at hand other KjTnric traditions. He describes, for example, the round table, which was unknown to Geofl'rey. The Brut was trans- lated into English with changes and additions by Layamon (q.v.). Waee's second great poem, somewhat longer than the first, is the Roman de Ron, composed between 1100 and 1174. It is WACHENHUSEN. partly in Alexandrine verse and partly in octo- syllabic couplets. .After giving a summary of the history of the Xorman kings and dukes from Henry the Second back to Rolf, Wace reverses the order for a nKjre detailed accinmt. To an Knglish reader the most interesting section is a description of the Norman Conipiest, which seems to have been based upon the best traditions. But he never completed his chronicle, for old age was rapidly approaching and he became dis- couraged on hearing that his patron had asked Bcnoit de Sainte-More to write on the same theme. Belonging to Waee's middle life are three minor poems: the Vie de Ht. Nicolas (edit- ed by Delius. Bonn, 1850) ; the Vic de la Vicrge Marie (edited by Luzarehe, Tours, 1859) ; and the Vie de at. Marguerite (edited by .Joly, Paris, 1879). The Brut has been edited' by Lc Koux de Lincy (Rouen, 1836.38), and the' Roman de A'o!/ by Andresen (Heilbronn, 1877-79). For the life and work of Wace, consult Gaston Paris, Litlirature frunQaise au moyen <ige (Paris, 1888). WACE, Henry (1836—). A scholar of the Churcli of England. He was born in London, and graduated B.A. at Oxford in 1800. He was curate in London, 1801-09; lecturer of Grosvenor Chapel, 1870-72; chaplain of Lincoln's Inn, 1872-80; preacher at the same, 1880-90, when he became rector of Saint Michael's, Cornhill. He was pro- fessor of ecclesiastical history in King's Colleo-e, 1875-83; principal, 1883-90. 'in 1881 he became a prebendary of Saint Paul's; in 1890 examining cliaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury; and in 1900 a rural dean. He became au honorary royal chaplain in 1884; chaplain in ordinary in 1889. He was Bo.yle lecturer, 1874- 75; Bampton lecturer, 1879. His chief literary work is his Dictionary of Christian Biogra/jhy, Literature, Sects, and Doctrines from the Time of the Apostles to the Age of Charlemagne (1877-87) prepared in cooperation with William Smith. He also edited the Apocryjjha for the Speaker's Commentary (1886). aiid with Pro- fessor Bucbhein edited', in English, Thr I'rimnry Works of Luther (1896). His popular reputa- tion rests upon his controversy with Professor Huxley upon religious matters, particularly Gosi)el interpretation. WACH, viiG, K.BL WiLHELM (1787-1845). A German historical and portrait painter. He was born in Berlin, and studied in the Academy at that city, as well as under Karl Kretsehmar. Later he became the pupil of David and Gros at Paris. He founded a school in Berlin, in 1820 became professor of the Academy of Arts and in 1840 was appointed vice-director. He was com- missioned with four others to arrange the new museum (Berlin) and restore pictures. His works are chiefly in Berlin. Thev. include: "Por- trait of Queen Louise" ( 1811 ) ; '"The Crucifixion" (1815; Garrison Church) : '-Cupid ami P.svche" (1827; National Gallery) ; and "The Last" Sup- per" (1819; Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Moscow) . WACHENHUSEN, vil'Gcn-hoo'zen. Hans (1823-98). A German author, born at Treves. During the Crimean War. he was a war cor- respondent of several prominent papers, embody- ing his observations afterwards in such books as Von Widdin nach Stambul (1855), Ein Be-