STRONG, Frank, American educator: b. Venice, N. Y., 5 Aug. 1859. He was graduated at Yale in 1884 and was admitted to the bar in Rochester, N. Y., in 1886. Received degrees of A.M. and Ph.D. (Yale), 1893 and 1897, re spectively. Received degree of LL.D., (Baker University, University of Oregon and Kansas State Agricultural College) 1910. He began the practice of law in Kansas City, Mo., but retired in to become principal of the high school at Saint Joseph, Mo. He was elected superintendent of schools at Lincoln, Neb., in 1892 and in 1897 was elected lecturer in history in Yale University. In 1899 he was made' ident of the University of Oregon and in 1902 returned to Kansas where he was called to the chancellorship of the State University. His published works include 'The Government of the American People' (1891) ; 'Life of Ben jamin Franklin) (1898) ; 'Cromwell's West Indian (1899); 'A Forgotten Danger to the New England Colonies) (1898) ; 'Annual Reports to the Board of Regents, Uni versity of Oregon' (1900-01) ; 'Annual Re ports to the Board of Regents, University of Kansas' (1902-12) ; 'The of Higher Education in States that Maintain more than One College or University) (Transactions and Proceedings of the National Association of State Universities, 1908) ; (Report of Educa tional Progress During the Year' (Proceed ings of the National Education Association, July 1910) ; 'Control and Management of Ath letics) (Transactions and Proceedings of the National Association of State Universities, 1913) ; 'Imagination in College' (The Nation, 1 March 1914) ; 'Economy of Time in Educa tion' (Journal of Proceedings and Addresses, National Education Association, 1914) ; 'The Opportunity of American Universities' (School and Society, June 1915) ; and 'Present Activi ties and Accomplishments of Higher Education' (School and Society, October 1915). Served
as member of the National Council of Educa tion of the National Education Association; president of the section of higher education of the National Education Association; president, Kansas State Teachers Association; and presi dent of the National AssociAtion of State uni versities. He is a member of the State Board of Education of the State of Kansas and a member of the Board of Education of the Northern Baptist Convention, United States. The University of Kansas enlarged and devel oped under his administration, adding to its schools and divisions the Summer Session, the School of Medicine, the School of Education, the Extension Division, the Division of State Service Work, the Biological Survey, the Engi neering Experiment Station, etc.