Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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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.

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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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CoLoxEL George A. Derbyshire Lieut., U. S. A., Retired Exi-cutive 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 Porto Rico regiment, ' 98, being transferred later to regu- lar army with which he served in Porto Rico and the Philippines. Retired in ' 04. With engi- neering department of New York Central Rail- road, ' o5- ' i5. Post Adjutant and instructor in mathematics, V. M I., ' i5- ' i7. Recalled to active service in 1917 and assigned to duty as Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets, V. M. I., for period of the war. He has been Executive OfHcer since 191 9. Col. R.avmoxd E. Dixox M.A. Frojissor of Enijlisli and L ' llcralurc Attended Ripon College, ' o5- ' o7, and Univer- sitv of Wisconsin, ' o7- ' o9. Attended summer ses- sions. University of Wisconsin, ' 09, ' 12, ' 20, ' 21. University of Illinois, ' 14- ' ! 6. A B. degree from Wisconsin, ' 09, and M.A. degree, ' 13. From ' i3- ' i6, Instructor of Rhetoric, University of Illi- nois. Assistant Cashier of State Bank, Dalton, Wisconsin, ' i6- ' i9. From February to June, ' 19, acting ifiead of English Department, V. M. I. Associate Professor of English and History, V. M. I., ' 20- ' 2i. Since September, 1921, Professor of English and Literature, V. M. I.