Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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ELZA ALLEN DAY. Elza Allen Day, Son of Smith A. and Eliza Ann (Evans) Day, was born in Athens county, Ohio, July 10, 18G8, and died of typhoid fever at Athens, Ohio, August 25, 1892. He was a young man of inflexible integrity, thoughtful and retiring in an extraor- dinary degree. Mr. Day matriculated at the O. U. in ' 88. A Sophomore at the time of his decease, he was highly esteemed by his fellow students. The world needs more such young men. — 0. U. Panorama. BLANCHE L. FRANK. Miss Blanche L. Frank died at her home in Plainfield, Ohio, June 9, 1892. She entered college in the autumn of ' 91, and proved a diligent and successful student. Miss Frank was a mem- ber of the M. E. Church. She furnished us an ideal, and we have a multitude of sweet, fond memories of her. — A Friend. 14

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HENRY T. BROWN. Henry T. Brown was born at Athens Nov, 11, 1825, and died at his home July 28, 1892, After graduating at an early age at the University here, he studied law with his father, the late Judge A, G, Brown, and at the age of 19 was admitted to the bar. The year of his death he was appointed trustee of the O. U, He was widely read in literature, and a very skilled draughtsman, — Athens Messenger. EDWARD L, MATHENY, Edward L. Matheny, son of Loring and Alice (Martin) Ma- theny, was born at Wolf ' s Plains, Ohio, June 29, ' 70, and died at North Brookfield, N. Y,, September 5th, 1892. He was a member of the Senior class of the Ohio University at the time of his death, and was one of our most promising and respected students. As orator for the Athenian Society he won the annual society contest of ' 92, Dignified, manly, heroic, an inscrutable fate ruled that he should die among strangers. As a whole his was a most happy disposition, and one that will be long remembered and idealized by his friends. 13

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jfacult . CiAs. W. Super, A.M., Ph.D. i- ' SSgSi,, President and Professor of Greek. David J. Evans, A.M., (Ohio University), Professor of Latin. William Hoover, A.M., Ph.D., (Wooster), ' Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. John P. GoRDY, A.M., Ph.D. (Wesleyan, Leipsic), Professor of Psychology and Pedagogy. Wilder M. Stine, M.S., (Dickinson), Professor of Physics and Chemistry. Henry E. Chapin, B.S. (Massachusetts Agricultural college, Johns Hopkins , Professor of Biology and Geology. Willis Boughton, A.M., (Michigan), Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature. James E. LeRosSIGNOL, B.A., Ph.D., (McGUI University, Leipsic), Professor of Ethics and Psychology. J. H. Beal, Ph.D., Professor.of Chemistry. A. A. Atkinson, Ph. B., (Ohio University, ' ' Ann Arbor), Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering. Eli DUNKLE, A.M., (Ohio university), Principal of Preparatory Department andProfessor of Greek, 15