Roanoke College - Rawenoch Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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DQ. L A. MOQEHEAD

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OHN ALFRED lVlORF.HF,A'D, President of Roanoke College, was born near Dublin, Pulaski county, Virginia Feb. 4, 1867, one of five brothers, all alumni of Roanoke College. He entered Roanoke in 1886 and graduated with honor in 1889, receiving the degree of Master of Arts in 1894 and Doctor of Divinity in 1902. After teaching in the college during the session of ISSQ-,9O, he enteredhllflt. Airy Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1892. In October of that year he married Nellie V. Fisher, of XfVythe county, Virginia. He served the Lutheran congregation in Burke's Garden, Va., for two years and a half and was then called to Richmond, where he remained for four years of successful ministerial work. ln 1898 he accepted the position of President of the Theological Seminary of the United Synod at Mt. Pleasant, near Charleston, S. C., in which position his services were very efficient and greatly appreciated. The advantage of travel and study abroad in IQOI-V02 strengthened him both for his work in the Seminary and for the work he is now acceptably prosecuting as Presi- dent of Roanoke College. He assumed the ofhcial duties of his pres- ent position in the college in September, IQO3, and is already indelibly stamping his influence upon the institution and its patrons.

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UTHER AUGUSTINE PDX, A. lVl., D. D., Professor of Mora and Intellectual Philosophy and History. Born in Randolph county, North Carolina, August 3, 1343, Prepared for College at 3 Pri' vate schoolg spent one year each at North Carolina College and New- berry Collegeg entered the Senior class of Roanoke and graduated in 1368, immediately took charge of the Lutheran congregation of the Roanoke pastorateg married Henrietta Glossbrenner, of Augusta county in 18695 served as pastor at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, from I87Q to I872Q and then at VVaynesboro, Virginia, till 18823 received the degree of A. lVI. in 1871, and D. D. in 18813 elected to his present chair in 1882. His ability as professor and theologian is recognized throughout our Eastern states. He has written much for the Lzztkwfafz QZ'ld7'f67'Q! and other religious papers, and is the author of Evidences of Future Life, and a number of minor works. V. N. PAINTER, A. M., D. D., Professor of Modern Languages Q and Literature. Born in Hampshire county, Virginia, 18523 entered Roanoke College in 187o, and graduated with first honor in 1874, student in Salem Theological Seminary, 1875-'78 3 married Laura Trimble Shickel, of Salem, Va., 18751 received the degree of A. M. in 18773 elected instructor in modern language in Roanoke and ordained into the Lutheran ministry in 18785 spent two vacations in New York City and Amherst, Mass., pursuing special language studyg studied in Paris and Bonn in 1882 5 elected to present chair in 18823 received the degree of D. D. in 1895. The author of the following books: A His- tory of Education, 18863 Luther on Education, 1889: History of Chris- tian Worsliip, 1891g Introduction to Erglish Literature, 18943 Intro- duction to American Literature, 18973 A History of English Literature, 19005 Lyrical Vignettes, IQOOQ The Reformation Dawn, IQOIQ Poets of the South, IQO3 3 Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism, IQO3.