Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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he m®wB 192S Col. William M. Hunley A.B. Professor of Economics and PoUlical Science Received A.B. from Johns Hopkins University, 04. Postgraduate work, Johns Hopkins, 06- ' 08. Assistant Editor and Reporter for the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Washington Post and Baltimore Sun. ' OS- ' 10. Assistant Professor of PoHtical Science at the University of Vir- ginia ' 10- ' 14. Since 1914 he has been Professor of Political Science and Economics at the V.M.L He is Advisory Editor of the Virginia Journal of Educa- tion, Secretary of the University Commission on South- ern Race Questions, and was the first executive secretary of the Virginia Council of Defense 17-19. •Wo ntle ive ' ll run over a few of thes e little things. ' ' Col. Thomas A. E. Moseley A.B., Ph.D. Professor of French and Spanish Born August 27, 1886. Received A.B. from Johns Hopkins University ' 07 and his Ph.D. from the same university in ' 15. Instructor in Modern Languages at Princeton ' II - ' 16. Professor of Romance Languages at Washington and Jefferson University ' 16- ' 19. Since September, 1919, he has been Professor of Romance Languages at the V. M. L Oh, yes, ])0u do now; now thinly!

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1®JIB 1922 2±a. il Col. John Mercer Patton A.M. Professor of Cerman First distinguished graduate V. M. I. 1880. Assistant Professor of Mathematics V. M. I. •80- ' 82. A student at the University of Berhn and at Paris. Madrid and Seville, ■82- ' 86. Associate Professor of Modern Lan- guages at the University of Indiana 1886. Taught at various other schools ' 87- ' 04. Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at the V. M. 1. •04- ' 15. Since 1915 Professor of Modern Languages at the V. M. I. Baardi. Col. Charles Wyatt Watts C.E. Professor of Mathemalics Student Norfolk Academy ' 87- ' 89. He graduated from the V. M. I. fifth in his class and a Cadet Lieu- tenant in ' 93. An instructor at the Danville Military Academy ' 93- ' 96. Assistant Professor of Mathemalics at V. M. I. ' 96- ' 99, and promoted to Adjunct Professor of Mathematics in 99. Lieutenant-Colonel and Asso- ciate Professor of Mathematics •08- ' 09. Since 1909 he has been Colonel and Professor of Mathematics at the V.M.I. Now pul doWTj what I iell )0U — . 25

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Col. Robert B. Poague B.S. Professor of Descriptive Ceomeir and Draining Bom in Rockbridge County, Virginia. December 5, 1881. Graduated from V.M.I, m 1900, fourth in class. With the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Pennsylvania Railway. Commandant of Cadets at the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy 02- ' 03. Assistant Professor of Physics V. M. I. ' 04; transferred to the Department of Drawing as an Adjunct Professor ■OS-- 13. With Gulf and Ship Island Railway TO-W. In Charge of Summer Coaching School 08-12. Asso- ciate Professor of Engineering ' H- ' iO. Since 1920, Colonel and Professor of Drawing and Descriptive Geometry. You are insulated against all l nowledge. Major Albert B. Dockery U. S. Cavalrv Commandant of Cadets Born at Hernando, Miss., in 1878. Cadet V.M.I. ■95- ' 98; graduated U. S. M. A. ' 02. Served with Fifth Cavalry in Philippines, Hawaii and the Southwest. In- spector-Instructor of Militia Cavalry on Pacific Coast ' I2- ' I4. Served with Tenth Cavalry on Mexican border and on Punitive Expedition ' 15- ' 16. Major command- ing First Squadron California Cavalry on Mexican border ' 16. Major of Infantry ' 17- ' 18. Lieutenant- Colonel of Infantry ' 18. Assistant Chief of Staff Fourteenth Division (G-3) and at War Colleae ' 18. Commanding Fourth Cavalry ' 19. Since 1920, Pro- fessor of Military Science and Tactics and Command- ant of Cadets at V. M. I. I just won ' t allow it, I just won ' t allow it. 27