DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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I'age sixteen HILLARY ASBURV tiiO'liHN, A. M., 2D. 11, 1414.11 Virc-Presidvnt, and Professor of Biblical Science Dr. Gobin is a man of many experiences, having been student. professor. vice-president and president of our University. He served in the Union Army from 1862 to 1865. He received his A11. degree in 1870, his A. M. degree in 1873, his D. D. degree in 1880. He was elected Professor of Creek in DePanW in 1880. He was chosen President 01' Baker University in 1886. He was in the Methodist ministry for several years and is now preparing others for the same. He is now Professor of Biblical Science and Xx'ice-President of DePauw. He is a very Capable man and has been chosen for the fourth time as de1egate to the General Conference of Methodism for 1912, at hiIiimeapolis. ICDVVIN POST, A. 111., PH. D. Dam, and Ccorgo Atlumwrs Professor of the Latin Language and Litvraturv XVe are fortunate to have such an acknowledged authority as D1: Post for One of our faculty. He came from New Jersey. He received his A. 1:. degree from Dickinson College in 1872. He taught for several years in Pennington Seminary and in 1870 he became Profesaor of Latin in DePauw. The degree of 1111. D. was conferred upon him by Dickinson College. in 1882. He was abroad from 1886 to 1888 and studied in the Liniversities of Bonn and Berlin and spent some time in Archzeological study in Italy. He spent several months of last winter in the South. He has been Librarian, Viceelh'esident. and is now Dean of the University. He is the author of Latin at Sight, ttlipigmms 0t Martialf and is a member of the American Philogicnl Society.

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jAMES RILEY WEAVER, A.M., S.T.R. Professor of Political and Economic Sciences Prof. XVeaver was born in W7cstmorcland County, Pennsylvania, He received his Masters degree from Allegheny College in 1863, and later in 1866 he grad- uated from the Garrett Biblical Institution at Evanston. He was for sixteen years Consul and Consul-General at Antwerp and Vienna. He came to DePauw in 1885, as Professor of Modern Languages. Then he took up History and Political Science. Then he had charge of Political Science and Sociology. Later he was head Of Political Science and Economics and now is Professor of Political Science. He is the man we like to call Colonel? iN'ILLIAM FLETCHER SVVAHLEN, A.1VI., PILD. Robert St'orlezcwll Professor of the Grccle Language and Literature Dr. Swahlen is well prepared for his position as Professor of Greek. He was born in West Virginia. He attended Columbia College and received his Masters and Doctor's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He became Professor of Greek and German at McKendree College, Illinois, in 1867. In 1873 he was made President of the same college. He accepted the offer of Professorship of Greek at DePauw in preference to becoming President of Kansas Wesleyan University in 1887. He is known as our Greek God iiZeus. Page seventeen