St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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,gm 5 ,, .... . .7 v7....,0 ..... 1 7- .7 .,... 7 it if at ADOLF SCHUMACHER, Ph. D. Prafe.r.w1' of Modern l.a11g1mgz's. DOLF SCHUMACHER, a native of Hanover, is a graduate of the Royal Gymnasium at Gottingen. He received his Doetor's degree from both Ameri- Call and foreign Universities. For live years IIC pursued the study of Ancient, Semitic and Ro1nance Philology a11d Literatures at the Universities of Gottingen and Leipsie. Illlli etimplcted it by courses in Germanic Literature, Philology and the Romance iZ1llgllZlgCS at the University of Pennsylvania. Heforc coming to St. JOill'l,S, Dr. Schumacher was teacher of German and Romance Languages at the Swain liree School, New Bedford, Massaehusettsg Professor of lilodern Languages and Philology at Ansgar College, Iflutchinson, Minnesotag Professor of Modern Languages at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Zlllii Lec- turer in Germanics in tl1e Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. ln September, 1912, he came to St. John's as head of tl1e Department of Modern Languages. He has published a hook on Ferdinand Lassalle, as a uovelistic subject of Frederich Spielhagen. Dr. Schn- macher has also published several grammars on modern languages. CLARENCE WILSON STRYKER, A. B., M. A. Professor of History and Eca11u111ic.r. ROFESSOR STRYKIER was born in Sharon, Connecticut, but left that place when he was very 211115.25-5 young, and moved to Warsaw, New York. wl1ere l1e ':'f-'?111'f1'1obtai11ecl his early schooling. Prom Warsaw he Went to Easton, Maryland and from there l1e entered College, He received an A. B. degree from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and then took up graduate work History and Economies at Johns Hopkins University. ie .received a Master of Arts degree at Columbia for 59901111 work in History. W For Clght years Professor Stryker was Headmaster at arheld College School. ln 1902, he came to St. John's 1:1111 was Superintendent of the Preparatory School llllili t2r?4l. 'when he became Professor of History and Economies, Pxfliiig ltlieseisulnect-s until. 1912. In 1913 he was acting Im CTS-'tl of Lconomics in Kenyon College, Ohio, and in mqgltelc gaught History at 1o1nc School. .llc was also ut' U Y O History at Donaldson School during IOIQS, a11d waslg ffI?C11111H of the session ll'l 1916, Professor Stryker EN- nec more at St. Iohn's as head of tl1e History a11d cononnes DClJlll'll1lClliI. 21

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LIEUTENANT JOHN MILLIKIN, 5th CAVALRY, U. S. A. l'rnfv.v.vm' nf zllilitnry Sviezter and Law. Ctllllllltllldflllf nf Ctnlvls. llCU'l'lCNAN'l' MILLIKIN was horn in Indiana and - completed his early education in that State. lle 3,553.35 received his appointment and entered the United '5'5'1m States Military Acadeniy on june 15, 1906, and graduated on June 15, 1910. Upon graduation from West Point, he was assigned to the 5th United States Cavalry, at that time stationed in the Ilawaiian lslands. After this he was stationed on the Arizona liorder and at lfort Myer, Virginia. On Septem- her 15, 1916, Lieutenant Millikin reported for duty at St. john's College, where he is Coinmandant of Cadets and l'rol'essor of Military Science and Law. HAROLD BRENTON SCARBOROUGH, B. S., M. A. l'1'ufe.v.m1' nf l'l1ysit'.v and Mc-cllrtltirtll lJl'tl'ZUllI.Q. ROIVICSSOR SCARHOROUGII is a Ma1'ylander and a graduate of St. ,luhn's College. He has also done ,,,,,..,,e,. work at Rensselaer Polytechnic lnstitnte, Troy, New 1533521311 York, and at llarvard University. After being graduated at St. John's in 1904, he spent nearly three years as a machine designer with a l'ittshnrgh concern, and since 1908 has devoted his time to teaching. For four years he lilled the position of High School Principal in Maryland, after which he became Instructor in Mathematics and Mechanical Drawing at St. John's School, Manlius, New York. After securing the M. A. degree for work in Physics and Mathematics at St. John's, he was appointed instructor in itlathematics and Meclianical Drawing in Mercershnrg Academy, Mcrcershnrg, Pennsylvania, which position he resigned to accept the chair of Physics and Mechanical Drawing at St. John's College. 20

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'A 4.1 .,,, L .,,, af A i t BENJAMIN H. WADDELL, M. A., C. E., L. H. D. l'r0fess111' of Mc1Il11'11111lirs. HNJAMIN HARRISON VVADDELL was born in XV11ynesl1oro, Virg'i11i11, 11n1l liere received his early 5,63 CllltC2ltlOl1. Later he entered Wasliington 1lI1Cl Lee ' University, Lexington, Vll'g'llllZl, Zllltl was gflllllllllell from there with the degrees lXl11ster of Arts Zlllll Civil lingineer. lle was Ill-lUl'WZlI'fl 11ppoi11tecl Assistant Professor of AllllllClllZ.lllCS in that University. Following this, he was lllfltlk' Il professor in the 'l'ex11s Military Institute, Austin, lexus, llllll tlien NVLIS uppointecl Acljunet Professor in Cen- tral University, lilClllIlOlltl, Kenttielcy. ln IQOJ 1'rolessor VV11cl1lell ezune to St. J0lllllS College 11s Professor of lVl2,llllCll11lllCS 111111 in 1916 was presented the tlegree of Doctor of Lll.Cl'Zlllll'C lmy the Boztrcl of Visitors Zllltl Governors of St. Jolnfs College. JOHN BOYD WHITE, A. B., M. A., L. H. D. 1 l'1'11f1'.v.vo1' uf l.11li11 and Ci1'1'1'k. UllX UOYIJ XVlll'l'lC, Il native of l'ennsylv1111i11, - lirst llllClltlLl6l school 11t tl1e Grove City Nlbfllllll .'Xe111le1ny. l'll'tlllI liere llt'. entered GCllCV.1l College, 2 'Mal': llL'IlX't'l' l 11lls, l'ennsylv11n111, 111111 llllllfl' lns gfiltlllll- tion was oeenpiecl i11 rloing 17051-gl'IlllllZl.lC work 111 johns llopltins University, Cliiengo University Zllltl in Cler1n1111y. Ile lllllglll for three yt'Zll'S i11 llltllflll 'l'errito1'y 11t Spencer Ae111len1y, Il sellool for Cl1oet:1w llltll1lllS. lle has oeenpiecl the positions of llezul of tl1e fXC1ltlCllllL' Dep111't1nent in GCIICVZI College, 111111 of llI'lI'lClllLl.l of tl1e Chestnut l.ex'el Ae111le1ny, l.2lllCIlSlCI' County, Pe11nsylv11ni11. ln ISQ6, l'rol'essor VVl1ite CIIIIIC to St. JOl1IllS College 11s llL'iltl of the lJt'll2ll'llllClll of Ancient l.11ng11:1ges. ln lOl6, l1e was presented tlme cleegree of lloetor of ll111na11ities l1y the llO1ll'll of Visitors 11ml Goveriiors of St. ,lol1n's College. ,, 22