MASTERS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE: HERBERT B. ADAMS.

The article presents information on Herbert B. Adams, well known figure in the research of social science. The biographical details which have been selected aim to present the qualities which gave him influence and esteem among students and investigators, rather than to furnish a complete life history. Adams, began his public career with an appointment as fellow in History in the Johns Hopkins University in 1876. He remained in that institution in the progressive positions of Associate, Associate Professor, and Professor until the time of his death in 1901. His base of operations, therefore, remained fixed, but his influence extended over the continent and it is proper that some inquiry should be made respecting the earlier experiences which developed his character and prepared him for leadership in historical studies. His private reading in college was chiefly in connection with the subjects upon which he had to write or debate. History was not a large part of his collegiate training and we might be a little surprised that he afterwards devoted his life to it.