University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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ARTHUR W. SMITH. WALLER S. LEATHERS CALVIN S. BROWN. 16 wi. - '?T

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JOHN WESLEY JOHNSON, Ph. D. Professor of Physics. Born at Riclnnond, Mississippi, April 5, 1852 B. A., Ilniversity of Mississippi, 18763 Assistant in Pre- paratory Department, and Lilmrarian, lsvniversity of Mis- sissippi, 1877, M. A., University of Mississippi, 1875! Professor of Latin, l'niversity of Mississippi, 1880 Ph. D., with honors, Leipzig University, 18923 the first w Superintendent of Education, Prentiss County, 18821 alnninns of this institution to take degree in fUl'f'lQ,fIl university: .Xssistant in Physics and -XSll'tlll4'llll'Y, l'ni- versity of Mississippi, 189251 Professor of Physics, l'ni- veisity of Mississippi, 18993 contrilmtor To various educational journals, and has lectured in this and other States. T. H. SOMERVILLE, LL. D. Professor of Law, Born in Uulpeper County, Virginia, Septeniher from Varroll County, 18803 State Senator from Twenty- 19tl1, 1850. LL. B. from xV2lSl11llgTOl1 and Lee Pni- sixth District, 18913-1897: Professor of Law, University versity, 1872, practised law a nuniher of years in Carroll of Mississippi, 18217: LL. D., lVashington and Lee lvni- Y County, I ississippi, counsel for I. 1 . Railroad and for versity, 1899, Southern Railroad: nieinluer of tl1e State Legrislatnre FRANKLIN LAFAYETTE RILEY, Ph. D. Professor of History. Born near Hebron, Mississippi, August 21th, 18138. A. B., with lirst honors from Mississippi Vollege, 188531 M. A., Mississippi College, 1391: Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University, 1SSltig President of Hillnian College, Clinton, Mississippi, 18973 Professor of History, University of Mississippi, 18981 reorganized Mississippi Historical Society, 1897, of which he is Seeretaryg editor of ll'0rid's Urufo1'.s, pulilislied 1900, School Ilfsfory of .lIiss1'.s.sf'pp1', and various other works of importance. ls l11Ollll3U1' of Phi lieta Kappa Society, American Historical Associa- tion, Mississippi Historical Society, .Xlalraina Historical Society. and Honorary Local Secretary of the Egypt lfxploration Fund.

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WALLER S. LEATHERS, M. D. Professor of Biology, Geology, and Mineralogy. Born i11 Albemarle County, Virginia, December 4th, 1872. Instructor in Biology, University of Vir- ginia, 1893-1894, M. D., University of Virginia, 189-1, Assistant Professor of Biology, Geology, and Mineral- ogy, University of Mississippi, 1891-1895, Professor of Biology and Chemistry in Miller School of Virginia, 1895-1896, Adjunct Professor of Biology. Geology, and Mineralogy, South Carolina College. 1896-1899, Pro- fessor of Biology,Geology, and Mineralogy,Ivniversity of Mississippi, 1899. Has been on several scientific expedi- tions through the lVest and South. Meinbers of Marine Biological Laboratory of the United States. ARTHUR W. SMITH, M. Sc. Professor of Electricity and Electrical Engineering. Born in Hartford, XYGPIHOIIY. M. Sc., Dartmouth College, 1895, Expert Assistant in the Xutrition Inves- versity, Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Tulane University 1899, Professor of Electricity and 7 1 tigation of National Government at Middletown, Con- necticut, 1896, Assistant in Phvsics at lVesleyan Uni- Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1901. ' CALVIN S. BROWN, D. Sc., Ph. D. Acting Professor of Modern Languages. A Tennesseean by birth. B. S. at Vanderbilt Uni- versity, Nashville, Assistant in French one year in Van- derbilt University, then Instructor in English several years in Vanderbilt University, M. S. at Vanderbilt Uni- versity, D. Sc. at Vanderbilt University, Assistant Pro- fessor of English one year in the University of Missouri, traveled in the Azores, Portugal, Spain, etc., studied at the University of Paris, studied rt the University of Leip- sic, Instructor in English and Comparative Literature in the University of Colorado tivo years, also Acting Pro- fessor of German part of the ti1ne: Ph. D., University of Colorado, last year, Acting Instructor in Modern Lan- guages in Rutgers College, X. J., last sunnner, Reader in German on the College Entrance Exaniination Board, which niet in Xeyv York City, editor of Tennyson' s Enoch Arden and two Loclfsley Ilrzllsg editor of The Later English Drama. Has lectured on literary subjects at the Monteagle, Texas, Colorado, and Florida Chau- tauquas. Ahunni Poet of Vanderbilt University, 1897. 1 I7 'o