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Willamette University – Windsor

Willamette University

a cothe Methodist Episcopal Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 15; students, 318; president, Rev. C. G. Doney, Ph. D. railway official, born at North Hartland, Windsor (Vt.) High School and at the

Willard

FRANCES ELIZABETH,

William Henry

FORT, a fort at the head of Lake George, N. Y.; in the town of Caldwell. It was taken from the English by the French and Indians under Montcalm, in August, 1757.

William of Tyre

a Syrian historian; born about 1137. He was Archbishop of Tyre (1175). He wrote "History of the Sovereigns of the East," and "History of Events in the Lands Across the Sea," a fine record of the Crusades from 1127 to 1184, first printed in 1549.

There are German and French translations of the latter.

Williams College

an educational non-sectarian institution in Williamstown, Mass.; founded in 1793; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 47; students, 480; president, Henry A. Garfield, LL. D.

Wilmington

a city of Delaware, on the junction of the Delaware, Chris-

Wilson

a city of North Carolina, the county-seat of Wilson co., on the Atlantic Coast Line and the Norfolk Southern railroads. It is the center of an important farming, cotton growing, and tobacco raising region. Its industries include the manufacture of carriages, foundry products, lumber, cotton and oil mills, and tobacco factories. Pop. (1910) 6,717; (1920) 10,612.

Wilson

AUGUSTA JANE (EVANS), an American novelist; born near Columbus, Ga., in May, 1835. She lived some years in Texas; afterward at Mobile, Ala. Her works had great popularity. They include: "Inez" (1856); "Beulah" (1859); "Macaria" (1864); "St. Elmo" (1866); "Vashti" (1869); "Infelice"; and "At the Mercy of Tiberius." She died May 9, 1909. aria"

Wimbledon Common

an open, here first saw the gorse in bloom; here many duels were fought. Wimbledon now is practically a suburb of Lon-

Winchester

a town of Massachusetts, in Middlesex co., on the Boston and Maine Railroad and chiefly a residential suburb of Boston. It contains Middlesex Fells, a State park. It has a public library, a hospital, and a home for aged people. Its industries include the manufacture of leather, machinery, soda fountains, felt goods, etc. Pop. (1910) 9,309; (1920) 10,485.

Windber

a borough of Pennsyl It is on the MERE, the largest lake in England,

Windsor

properly called NEW