Abstract :
William McClellan, thirty-fourth president of the Institute (1921–1922), was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., November 5, 1872. Here he also received his education, first at the Manual Training School and later at the University of Pennsylvania, from which, in 1900, he received his B. S. degree; in 1903 he obtained the degree of Ph.D, and in 1914 his degree in Electrical Engineering.