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43 J. Pat. Off. Soc'y 339 (1961)
Emerson Stringham

handle is hein.journals/jpatos43 and id is 367 raw text is: May, 1961, Vol. XLIII, No. 5 Emerson Stringham 1888-1960 Emerson Stringham was born March 8, 1888, in New York City where lie received his early education. He attended New York University Law School and was ad- mitted to the bar in New York. Much of his college and law school education was in evening schools, as he worked at an early age. Later, while residing in Wash- ington, he continued his education, receiving a J.D. de- gree from a local law school. After being admitted to the bar he commenced the practice of law in New York City as an employed attorney and also as an independent practitioner. After a few years, however, he moved to New Jersey, living in Bergenfield, where he became ad- initted to the New Jersey bar as attorney, and continued to practice law. In 1914 lie temporarily abandoned a legal career by accepting a Civil Service position as Scientific Assistant in the Bureau of Fisheries to become engaged in biological field work. This move was un- doubtedly due to Stringliam's early and continued inter- est in natural history. He was first stationed at the Homer, Minnesota, station of the Bureau of Fisheries and later detailed to the Fairport, Iowa, laboratories. In 1916 lie was transferred as an assistant in the office of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Fisheries, sta- tioned in Washington, which position he held until trans- ferred to the Patent Office on September 4, 1918 to the position of fourth assistant examiner, as the entrance grade was then called. At this time an appointment in the Patent Office required the taking of a written Civil Service examination which lasted three whole days and was reputed to be the most difficult Civil Service exami- nation given. In the Patent Office, Stringham was as- signed to Division 21 where he soon examined applica- tions for patents relating to knitting machinery. He re- mained in Division 21 until January 1925 when he was transferred to the Interference Division.

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