BASCOM, JOHN (1827--191 1 ), American educator and phil osophical writer, was born at Genoa (N.Y.), on May 1, 1827. A graduate of Williams College and the Andover Theological semin ary, he taught at Williams, and at the University of Wisconsin, of which he was president from 1874 until 1887, thereafter re turning to Williams. He retired in 1903 and died on Oct. 3, 1911, at Williamstown (Mass.). Among his publications are : Aesthetics (1862) ; Philosophy of English Literature (1874) ; Problems in Philosophy (1885) ; The New Theology (1891) ; Social Theory (1895) ; Growth of Nationality in the United States (1899) ; and God and His Goodness (1901) .