Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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ANDREW SLEDD. Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. Dr. Andrew Sledd was born in Lynchburg, Va., on November 7, 1870. He received his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Randolph-Macon College in 1894, and during the follow- ing year he was instructor in Randolph-Macon Academy. In 1896 he received his A.M. degree from Harvard University. From 1898 to 1902 he held the chair of Latin in Em- ory Collegs, and in 1903 he received his Ph.D. degree from Yale University. Since that time he has been actively engaged in educational work, and has filled important posi- tions in the educational field. He was President of the University of Florida from 1904 to 1909, and was elected President of the Southern University in 1910. He is rec- ognized as one of the leading educators in the South, and is noted for his powerful mind and master intellect. C. P. . TK1NS0N. A.M., PiiD., D.D. Dr. C. P. Atkinson was born at Newton, Ala., on August 31, 1867. At the age of twenty-one he took his B.S. degree at Southern University, and two years later received his A.M. degree from the same institution. In 1910 he received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, and in the same year the Southern University conferred upon him the degree of D.D. Prior to this time, in 1904, he had been elected as Pro- fessor of Philosophy at Southern University, which chair he has filled since that time. He has become intimately connected with the life of the college, and his influence reaches the life of every student who enters this institution. P. E. CHAPMAN, A.B., AM. In Professor Chapman we have an instructor in Mathematics against whose ability and natural tact in winning a boy ' s heart to his subject there is not a voice to be raised. In- deed, his influence over the student body is wonderful. Although we often complain of the stiffness of a test, the length of a lesson, or the like, yet there is something that binds us closer and closer in our affections for Professor Chapman, He is exact- ing, but reasonable; unrelenting, but lovable and kind; businesslike, but highly pleas- ant and encouraging. Professor Chapman was born in Grove Hill, Ala., on August 9, 1879; received his A.B. degree from Southern University in 1902 and his M.A. degree at Vanderbilt University in 1907. The same year he was made Professor of Mathematics at Southern University, and has held this position ever since. Every student who fin- ishes the Math, course is impressed by the unfailing success with which Professor Chap- man demonstrates through every student his favorite maxim, which runs: The weak- est of us has a gift.

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ARTHUR BONNER, A.B., S.T.B., A.M.. Ph.D. Dr. Arthur Bonner was born on November 29, lSti9, near Leicester, England. In 1909 he received the degrees ot A.B. and S.T.D. from Boston University. In 1910 he re- ceived his A.M ' . degree and in 1911 his T h.D. degree from the same institution. He was elected Professor of English of Southern University in 1912. While he was doing his graduate work, he was pastor of important churches in Greater Boston, and also in Lowell, Mass. His experience and high standard of scholarship make him especially suited for his present work. Although he has been at Southern LTniversity a short time, still he has won the love of every student, and is considere d one of the best friends which the boys have. His gentle manner, his unselfish disposition, his warm greeting, and his manifold courtesies hind him to the students with ties unbreakable. Truly can it be said of him: To know him is to love him. T. H. .lACK, A.M. Prof. T. H. Jack was born at Bellevue, Ala., on December 30, 1881. He received hi? A.B. degree from the University of Alabama in 1902 and his A.M. degree the following year. In 1908 he received his A.M. degree from Harvard University. The following year he was elected Alumni Professor of History of Southern University, and has since served in that capacity. He is a master of his subject, and is endowed with a gift of teaching that few people possess. His unique way of presenting facts has won for him the most ardent admirers in the department of History and Economics. To love His- tory is to love Professor .lack, and to hate History is almost to dislike the teacher of the subject, for he is History from head to foot. However, it is beyond the power of the writer to conceive how any one could fail to love History when studying it under Professor .Tack. J. C. GODBEY, A.B., A.M. Prof. J. C. Godbey was born in Monroe County, Mo., on July 4. 1882. In 1904 he re- ceived his A.B. degree from Central College, and in 1905 his A.M. degree from the same institution. Prom 1905 to 190S he was Superintendent of Schools of Missouri. The next two years he did graduate work at the Missouri State University, and then was elected Superintendent and Supervisor of his Alma Mater. In 1911-12 he did graduate work at the University of Leipzig, and spent some time in traveling in Germany. He was elected Professor of Natural Sciences at Central College in 1912, and in 1913 he w-as called to the same chair in Southern University. He is a cultured, refined, and pol- ished man In every respect. He has added new life and vigor to the student body be- cause of his personal interest in athletics, Glee Club, and Natural Sciences. He is a friend to the boys, and has never tailed to win the most sincere devotion and utmost respect from them. S. C. STEINBRENNER, A.B., A.M. Prof. S. C. Steinbrenner was born on December 29, 1877, at Heimsheim, Germany. His early education was secured at the schools of Zurich and the college of Montreux of French-Switzerland. He then came to the United States, where he received his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Charles City College, and graduated from the Theological Semi- nary at Frankfort on the Main. On returning to Europe, he further pursued his studies in France, Germany, and Italy, and at the college of Strassburg. He then occupied the chair of Modern Languages at Saaibrucken and Metz Military College successively. In 1905 he again came to America, and occupied the chair of French and German at Charles City College for six years. In 1913 he was called to the chair of Modern Languages at Southern University. Professor Steinbrenner, because of his wise experience and exten- sive travels, is a most competent instructor, and is a master ot the French, Spanish, Ger- man, English, and Italian languages. He is a true and sympathetic friend to all the boys, and takes a keen interest in all college activities.