St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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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

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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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.,,,1 .,,, a 1 ROSCOE EARL GROVE, A. B. l11s!1'11rIo1' nf Ihr' S1111-F1'1'.rl11111111 Clu.r.r. Maryland, where l1e pry, and was graduated School in IQO4, witl1 School. ln IQOS, he entered Fr: Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Le I Year, l1e came to St. J0lll1,S and was graduated in IQIO. After graduation at St. John's College. he was Coni- nlandant of Cadets illlil Instructor in lfnglish and History at Chamberlain Milita1'y lnstitute, Randolph, New York. In l9l2, he returned to this institution as Instructor in the Pf9D1U'2ltOry School and Assistant Athletic Director of the COHQEC- When the Preparatory School at St. ,lohn's was abolished in IOI4 he was made an lnstructor of the Sub- Freshman Class. 1 OSCOIC E. GROVE was born in Frederick County. attended thc public schools: from the Middletown lligh honor, During the following school year l1e was Principal of the Arnoldstown Public tnklin and Marsl1all'Collegc, aving at the end of his junior THOMAS LUTHER GLADDEN, M. A. Superirzfcmlcill uf Sub-Frcslmzan Work. li1.rt1'm'!u1' in Mathematics and Latin. HOMAS L. GLADDIIN was born at Mt. Crawford, Virginia, 1861, where he attended the public schools. .s,4,g,4,Q His secondary educationuwas.acquired at Shenan- Sfxfsfcfe doah Institute, Dayton, Virginia. Collegiate courses were taken at Randolph-Macon College and Washington and Lee University. His professional career began in Texas in 1886 as Principal of High Schools and Superintendent of City Schools, later atiiliated with the Texas State University. lle was a member of the State Board of lixaniiners for 'llC2lCllCl'S, certilicates. He was Principal of Ellicott City High School, Mary- land, for six years, and has been associated with St. john's College for the past eight years. ln June, 1915, the Board of Visitors and Governors conferred upon l1i1n the degree of Master of Arts. 23