Professor Chase at Cornell.

Professor George D. Chase '89 will fill the place of assistant professor of comparative philology in Cornell University, left vacant by the resignation of Professor Ide Wheeler. Professor Chase received his degree cum laude on graduation from Harvard, took a master's degree in 1895, and in 1897 was made Doctor of Philosophy. He received his doctor's degree for special study in comparative philology, and his is the only Ph.D. ever given by Harvard for work in this branch of study. A traveling scholarship was awarded to him, and he went to Leipsic for a year. He is the author of several articles on comparative philology which have appeared from time to time in Harvard classical papers.