Central High School - Doubloon Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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i I age wenty- 'iv I1 J A P T I- e fgiik' Dr. Mendenhall Dr. Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, who died in Ravenna, Ohio, March 22, 1924, was a teacher in this school for several years. He came to this building, then known as the Columbus High School, in 1868, where he taught for five years. When the first faculty of the Ohio State University was selected in 1873, Dr. Mendenhall was the first person to be chosen. Dr. Mendenhall was born in Hanoverton, Ohio, October 4, 1841. When he was still very young, he showed a great interest in mathe- matics and sciences. His first position as a teacher was at this school, and he entered as an instructor of sciences. When he went to the Ohio State University, he was placed at the head of the Department of Physics and Mechanics. In 1878 Dr. Mendenhall began the brilliant career which made him a nationally-known figure in education. After three years of work as head of the Physics Department in the Imperial University of Japan, he returned to Ohio State. In 1884 Dr. Mendenhall was elected president of Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute, Indiana. He was named superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey by President Harrison in 1889. He refused the presidency of the Ohio State University and became president of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He served there until 1901, and then spent 11 years in Europe. Dr. Mendenhall was connected with Ohio State University in many ways. He recently completed a history of the college, and at the time of his death was a trustee of the University. Three weeks before his death, Dr. Mendenhall showed the keen interest he still felt in this school by granting an interview to two Commerce pupils in regard to the Annual, and four days before his death the editor-in-chief received a letter from him, stating that he was not well, but giving valuable information, thus displaying his willingness to serve even at the critical time, when he should have been considering his health above all else. The keynote of Dr. Mendenhall's life was his unselfish desire to help others.