Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Faculty Col. Thomas A. E. Moseley A.B., Ph.D. Professor of French and Spanish Born August 27, 1886. Received A.B. degree from Johns Hopkins University, ' 07, and Ph.D. degree from the same university in ' 15. Instructor in Mod- ern Languages at Princeton, ' ii- ' i6. Professor of Romance Languages at Washington and Jefferson College, ' i6- ' i9. Since September, 1919, Professor of Romance Languages at V. M. I. Col. Robert B. Poague B.s. Professor of Descriptii ' e Geometry and Drauinff Born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, December 5, i88i. Graduated from V- M. L in 1900, fourth in class. With the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company and the Pennsylvania Railway. Commandant of Cadets at the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, ' o2- ' o3. Assistant Professor of Physics at V. M. L, ' o+; transferred to the Department of Drawing as an Adjunct Professor, ' o8- ' i3. With Gulf and Ship Island Railway, ' o3- ' o4. In charge of Summer Coaching School, ' o8- ' i2. Associate Pro- fessor of Engineering, ' i3- ' 20. Since 1920, Colonel and Professor of Drawing and Descriptive Geom- etrv. 1$ m m

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v Faculty Col. Charles Wyatt Watts C.E. Professor of Mathematics Student Norfolk Academy, ' 86- ' 88. Graduated from V. M. I. fifth in his class, and Cadet Lieu- tenant, in ' 93. Instructor at the Danville Military Academy, ' g - ' g6. Assistant Professor of Mathe- matics at V. M. I., ' 96- ' 99, and promoted to Adjunct Professor of Mathematics in ' 99. Lieutenant-Coionel and Associate Professor of Mathematics, ' o8- ' o9. Since 1909 Colonel and Professor of Mathematics at V. M. I. 4 Col. William M. Hunley A.B. Professor of Economics and Political Science Received A.B. from Johns Hopkins University, ' 04. Postgraduate vork, Johns Hopkins, ' o6- ' o8. Assistant Editor and Reporter for the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Washington Post and Baltimore Sun, ' o8- ' io. Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Virginia, ' io- ' i4. Since 1914 Pro- fessor of Economics and Political Science at the V. M. I. Advisory Editor of the Virginia Journal of Education, Secretary of the University Commis- sion on Southern Race Questions, and the first execu- tive Secretary of the Virginia Council of Defense, ' i7- ' i9.

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Facult ' Col. Albert B. Dockerv Major, Cavalry, U. S. A. Commandant of Cadets Born at Hernando, Miss., 1878. Cadet V. M. I., ' 95- ' 98; graduated U. S. M. A., ' 02. Served with Fifth Cavalry in Philippines, Hawaii and the South- west. Inspector-Instructor of Militia Ca alry on Pacific Coast, ' i2- ' i4. Served with Tenth Cavalry on Mexican Border and on Punitive Expedition, ' 15- ' 16. Major commanding First Squadron California Cavalry on Mexican Border, ' 16. Major of In- fantry, ' i 7- ' 18. Lieut.-Col. of Infantry, ' 18. As- sistant Chief of Staff, Fourteenth Division (G-3), and at War College, ' 18. Commanding Fourth Cav- alry, ' 19. Since 1920, Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets at V. M. I. Col. George A. Derbyshire Lt., U. S. a.. Retired Executive Officer Graduated from V. M. I. in 1889 with rank of Cadet First Captain. Tactical Officer V. M. I., ' 99- ' 01. Served as Lieutenant with the Puerto Rico Regiment, being transferred to the Regular Army and serving in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Retired from the Army in 1904. With Engineering Department of the New York Central Railway, ' 05- ' 15. Post Adjutant and Instructor in Mathematics, V. M. I., ' i5- ' i7. Recalled to active service in ' 17 and assigned as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets at V. M. I. for the period of the War. Since 1919, Executive Offi- cer and Aide to the Superintendent.