Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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GEORGE E. DEPPEN, ' 94. George E. Deppen was born in 1873. He prepared for college at Freeburg Academy, which school he en- tered in 18S7. In 1890 he entered Ursinus College, but left in the Senior year and came to Bucknell University, graduating with the class of ' 94. He was admitted to the bar in Northumberland County in May, 1897. Since then he has been residing in Sunbury, where he is suc- ceeding very well at his profession. Mr. Deppen is president of the local Bucknell Alunnii Association. He was Regimental Sergeant Major of the National Guards for three years, and is at present Bat- talion Adjutant for the First Battalion of the Twelfth Regiment. LEWIS C. WALKINSHAW, ' 96. Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, bom at Saltsburg, Pa., Au- gust 24, 1874, is a son of Hugh Wilson and Lottie Rals- ton Walkinshaw. He graduated from the Greensburg High School, i8gi, and from Bucknell University, i8g6. He has taught school at East Greensburg. Jeannette and Irwin. Mr. Walkinshaw was admitted to the Westmore- land County Bar, November 3, 1900, and to the Pennsyl- vania Supreme and Superior and United States Courts two years later. In adherence to Bible truth he is a Bap- tist; in political affiliations a Democrat; in college com- panionship a Phi Kappa Psi; in brotherhood a Mason, and in reverence for patriotic ancestry a Son of the American Revolution. In partnership with his father he is prac- ticing law at Greensburg, Pa. JOSEPH HENRY DEPPEN, ' 00. Mr. Deppen graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1893. In the fall of 1893 he entered Shamokin Business College, graduating in 1894 in the Bookkeeping and Short- hand Course. He became stenographer for Hon. Voris Auten, Additional Law Judge of Northumberland County, Pa., prior to his election to the Bench. Entering Buck- nell University in 1896, he graduated in 1900. He was admitted to the Northumberland County Bar, December 29, 1902. Mr. Deppen is serving a second term as a mem- ber of the Board of Education in Mt. Carmel, and was the first graduate of the Mt. Carmel Public Schools to become a director of the same. At present he is suc- cessfully engaged in the active practice of the law in the place of his boyhood. 24 :.i•♦ ♦ -♦ ' . «

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ELK AN AH HL ' LLEY, ' 92. Professor E)kanah Hulley graduated from Keystone Academy with honors in i88g. The following year he entered Bncknell. from which he graduated in 1892, being one of the Commencement speakers. The same fall he entered the graduate school of the University of Chicago — Semetic Department — where he studied for one year under President Harper, obtaining his A. M. degree. Upon the invitation of Dr. Harris and Principal Looniis he accepted the professorship of Greek in Keystone. Having served in this capacity for three years, he was elected to the prin- oipalship of that institution. Professor Hulley was or- dained as a minister of the Gospel shortly after leaving Buckncll, and he has preached from that time on, al- though holding no regular charge. His success as prin- cipal of Keystone has been very marked, a very neat sum having been added to the endowment fund and the insti- tution having been put on a more solid basis. Rev. a. R. E. WYANT, ' 92. Rev. A. R. E. Wyant graduated from Bucknell Acad- emy in 1888 and from the University, 1892. While in college he was a very active athlete as well as a diligent student. He obtained his A. M. degree from his Alma Mater in 1895. After graduation from Bucknell he at- tended the Divinity School of the University of Chicago for several years. Here he distinguished himself both in studies and in athletics. At Chicago he secured his B. D. degree in ' 97. He received his Ph. D. in 1900 from Shurt- lefT, the pioneer college of Illinois. September i, 1895, he accepted a call to the important church at IMorgan Park, III, where he has since remained. During his pastorate the membership has been increased over 550; a fine new cinirch edifice has been dedicated, and over $16,000 has been given for benevolence. Rev. Wyant is a popular lecturer as well as a successful preacher and pastor. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. REV. ANDREW FREEMAN ANDERSON, ' 94. Rev. A. Freeman Anderson studied at Prospect . cademy and Edinboro State Normal School, after which he taught in the public schools for four years. During this period he felt a call for the ministry and immediately entered upon his preparation. He graduated from Hall Institute, Sharon, Pa., in 1890, and from Bucknell Uni- versity in 1894, receiving the degree of A. B. He became at once pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, Washington. D. C, continuing in this pastorate for five years. Having resigned this pastorate, he took a one year course at the Rochester Theological Seminary. After this study period he became for the next two and a half years pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. From here he proceeded to the Divinity School of the Univer- sity of Chicago, graduating in the B. D. course in 1903. Since May, 1904, he has been pastor of the First Baptist Church of Harrisburg, where he has been doing very successful work. 23 ■♦•♦-♦• -. ♦• ■♦■ •

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CLARENCE A. WEYMOUTH, ' oo. Clarence A. Weymouth prepared for college at the High School at Lock Haven, his birthplace, and entered Bncknell University in 1896. In 1900 he graduated with the degree of B. S., specializing in Chemistry. While at Bucknell he was a very active participant in student af- fairs, having won numerous honors on the athletic field and in other lines. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and also Theta Delta Tan. In 1900 he entered the Senior class of Sheffield Scien- tific School of Yale University and later was transferred to the L,aw School, wdiere he remained two years. At Yale he played on the Varsity basketball and football teams, winning his Y on the latter. He was also a member of the college crew in the year 1901-2. In the fall of ' 02 he took a position at St. Paul ' s School, Garden City, Long Island. In conjunction with this position he engaged in business. Mr. Weymouth is proving a very .successful business man, and is a leading official in a number of prominent companies having head- quarters in New York City. AMANDUS M. SMITH, ' 01. A. M. Smith graduated in 1894 from Kutztown Normal School with the degree of B. E. and later took a two years ' scientific course, receiving his B. S. degree. He entered the Sophomore class at Bucknell University in 1898, graduating in 1901. The following year he was elected to the head of the Department of Mathematics in the City High School of Elkhart, Indiana. January i, 1906, he resigned his position in the High School to be- come Municipal Engineer for the city of Elkhart, which position he still holds. While at Bucknell Mr. Smith took a very active part in athletics; he also directed athletics while in the Elkhart High School. Fraternally, he belongs to the Masonic Or- der and to the Odd Fellows. Upon resignation Mr. Smith used his influence to secure the election of F. J. Bevan, ' 01, as his successor in the Elkhart High School. HARRIS A. SPOTTS, ' 04. Born in 1876, Harris Alvin Spotts began attending the Lycoming County Normal School at the age of 14. At 16 he began teaching and at 17 graduated from the Normal. He entered Lafayette College with the class of 1900, attending two years when he was called to teach at the Lycoming County Normal. He was principal of the Ralston High School during the year 1S98-99; principal of Montoursville High School 1899-00; and assistant prin- cipal of Lycoming Normal and Muncy High School the next two years. He attended Bucknell during the year 1902-03, and graduated in ' 04. He has held the position of principal of Lycoining Normal and the Muncy High School since the fall of 1903. Mr. Spotts ' career as a teacher has been a very successful one. The attend- ance at the Norinal School has increased 50 per cent, during the two years of his administration. 25 . . , ♦ 4