Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Col. William M. Hunley A.B. Professor of Economics and Political Science Received A.B. degree from Johns Hopkins University, ' 04. Post-Graduate student, Johns Hopkins University, ' o6- ' o8. Assistant Editor and Reporter for the Philadclpliia Public Ledger, and Jl ' asliingt07i Post, and the Baltimore Sun, ' o8- ' io. Assistant Professor of Polit ' cal Science, University of Virginia, ' io- ' i4. Advisory Editor of the Virginia Journal of Education, Secretary of the University Commission on Southern Race Questions, and the first Executive Secretary of the Virginia Council of Defense, ' i7- ' i9. Since 1914, Professor of Economics and Political Science, V. M. I. Col. THOixiAS A. E. Moselev A.B., Ph.D. Professor of Frettc i and Spanish Born August 27, 18S6. Received A.B. degree from Johns Hopkins University, ' 07, and Ph.D. degree from same university, ' 15. Instructor in Modern Languages, Princeton University, ' ii- ' i6. Professor of Romance Languages, Washington and Jefferson College, ' i6- ' i9. Since September, 1919, Professor of Romance Languages, V. M. L 25

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Col. Henry Clixton Ford B.S„ Ph.D. Professor of History Born, December 12, 1867. Student, V. P. I., Blacksburg, Virginia, ' 84- ' 85. Entered V. M. I., graduating with degree of B S. and rank of Cadet Adjutant. Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Tactics, V. M. I., ' 89- ' 90. Com- mandant of Cadets, Wentworth Military Acad- emy, ' 93- ' 93. Student, University of ' irginia, ' 93- ' 95, receiving degree of Ph.D. in ' 99. Colonel and Chief of Engineers on Staff of Governor of Virginia, ' 98- ' o2 Adjunct Professor of Latin and English, V. M. L, ' 99- ' o2. Commandant of Cadets, ' 02-04. Head of Departments of Latin, English and History until 1910, when, with the expansion of the Institute, English was made a separate department, and until 1919, when the Department of Latin was forme d. Since 1919, Head of the Department of History. Member of the State Board of Education, ' ii- ' 23. Col. Ch.arles Wv. tt Watts C.E. Professor of Mathematics Student, Norfolk Academy, ' 86- ' 88. Graduated from V. M. . with rank of Cadet Lieutenant, ' 93. Instructor, Danville Military Academy, ' 93- ' 96. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, V. M. I., ' 96- ' 99, and promoted to Adjunct Professor of Mathematics in ' 99 Lieutenant-Colonel and As- sociate Professor of Mathematics, ' o8- ' o9. Since 1909, Colonel and Professor of Mathematics, V. M. I. n

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Col. Robert B. Poague B.S. Professor of Dfscripli-vc Geometry and Draivinff Born in Rockbridge County, ' irginia, necem- ber 6, 1881. Graduated from ' . M. I. %vith fourth stand, 1900. Employed by the American Telephone : Telegraph Company, and then by the Pennsylvania Railroad, ' oi- ' o2. Commandant of Cadets, Chamberlain-Hunt Academ ' , ' o2- ' o3. Assistant Professor of Physics, V. M. I., ' 04. Adjunct Professor in the Department of Draw- ing, ' o8- ' i3. With Gulf Ship Island Railway, ' o3- ' o4. In charge of V. M. I. Summer School, ' o8- ' i2. Associate Professor of Engineering, ' 13- ' 20. Since 1920, Colonel and Professor of De- scriptive Geometry, and Drawing, V. M. I. Col. Richard S. Dodsox C.E. Major, Field Artillery. l S. Army: Commandant of Cadets Born, Norfolk, Va., May 6, 1S86. Cadet First Lieutenant, First Jackson Hope Medalist and B.S. Degree, V. M. I., 1906; C.E. Degree, Cornell University, 1908; Second Lieutenant, L ' . S. Army, 1910. With First Prov. Brigade, Galveston, Texas, 191 1. Distinguished Graduate, C. A. School, Ft Monroe, ' a., 1915. Graduate, Spe- cial Course, School of Fire for Field Art llerv, Ft. Sill, Okla., 1917. Lt. Colonel of Field Artil- lery, World War, participating in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives and occupation of Toul Sector with i+6th and 303rd Field Artillery Reg- iments, later Adjutant Ninth Corps and with Interall ' ed Trade Commission, Vienna, Austria. Served in Philippine Islands, i zo- ' zz. Gradu- ate, Advanced Course, C. A. School, 1923. Honor Crraduate, Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, 1924.. Graduate, the . rmy War College, Washington, D. C, 1927. Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets since July i, 1927.