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Stetson (HERBERT LEE an American)

HERBERT LEE, an American educator, born at Greene, Me., in 1847. He was educated at the Bap- tist Union Theological Seminary, and Franklin College, Ind. In 1871 he was ordained to the Baptist ministry, and from then until 1890 was pastor of vari- ous churches in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. From 1889 to 1900 he was presi- dent of Des Moines College, from 1900 tist Union Theological Seminary, and Franklin College, Ind. In 1871 he was ordained to the Baptist ministry, and from then until 1890 was pastor of various churches in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. From 1889 to 1900 he was president of Des Moines College, from 1900 to 1913 professor of psychology and pedagogy at Kalamazoo (Mich.) College, of which institution he was acting president from 1911 to 1913, and president after 1913. He also lectured at various times on psychology and religion at the University of Chicago and at Rochester Theological Seminary. the on the assistant secretary of war; in July, 1918, United States representative Inter-Allied Munitions Council, Paris, France; and in August, 1918, special representative of the United States War Department in Europe. In January, 1919, he resigned from Government service and resumed his membership in J. P. Morgan & Co.