Abstract :
Comfort A. Adams, the 31st president of the Institute, 1918–1919, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 1,1868. His early education in the public schools of Cleveland was followed by four years at Case School of Applied Science from which he received the degree of B. S. in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in 1890, the degree of E. E. in 1905 and in 1925 the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering. During three years of his undergraduate period, Mr. Adams was assistant to Dr. A. A. Michelson in the Physical Laboratory.