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Wertha Pendleton Cole
Wertha Pendleton Cole (January 18, 1891 – January 1, 1959) was an American educational administrator and astronomer.''Leaders in Education'' p. 207 Biography She was born on January 18, 1891, to William Frederic Pendleton. He was the founding bishop of the General Church of the New Jerusalem. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in 1914. As part of her graduate work at the University of Virginia, in 1917-1918, she did parallax observations for Prof. Samuel Alfred Mitchell at the McCormick Observatory. She was the Dean of Women at Bryn Athyn College from 1943 to 1958 and also headed the astronomy department.. She organized the Bryn Athyn team for Operation Moonwatch explaining: "I wanted to do something practical for the International Geophysical Year. I felt this was the best way to help."''The Sunday Bulletin'', Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 1958, Section 2, p. 1 She was a member of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society from 1935 to 1959, servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence. It is a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world. Columbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
