Obituary

HARRIS JOSEPHRYAN (A´87, M´95, F´23, past president, and member for life), emeritus professor of electrical engineering, Leland Stanford, Jr., University, Palo Alto, Calif., died on July 3, 1934, from a heart attack. He was born at Powells Valley, Pa., January 8, 1866, and received his early education at Baltimore City College and Lebanon Valley College. In 1883 he entered Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., as a member of the first class in the newly organized course in electrical engineering, for which the equipment consisted of that of the physics laboratory with the addition of a d-c generator made by W. A. Anthony, president of the Institute, 1890–91. Following his graduation in 1887, Professor Ryan spent 2 years with the Western Engineering Company, Lincoln, Neb., and then returned to Cornell to become an instructor in the physics department.