Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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feV CHARLES ROBERTSON PEPPER, M, A. Prof. Charles R. Pepper was born in Bristol, Tenu., a town situated upon the line between Virginia and Tennessee. His father removed there from Montgomery county, Va., where his ancestors had settled before the Revolution. Professor Pepper comes from distinguished families on both his father ' s and moth- er ' s side. Through his mother he is related to Maj. J. Hoge T ler, the present Governor of ' irginia, and descended from the Revo- lutionary Howes of Boston. His b.ome is now at Rural Retreat, W ' the county, Va., where his father, who is a physician, is en- gaged in the drug busine.ss and agriculture. Professor Pepper graduated from King College in iSSS. Afterward he took a three years ' course in the Universit}- of Virginia, where he re- ceived his M. A. degree. He began his career as a teacher in Washington College, Tennessee. In 1892 he was elected to the Chair of Greek in King College, and in the summer of 1896 he was elected by the Board of Curators to this same chair in The Central University of Kentucky. He has been a successful teacher and is very popular. 19

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GORDON FAXTON, M. A. Professor Paxton was born in Rockbridge county, ' a., Decem- ber I, 1872. In 1S94, when onh- twenty-one years of age, he was graduated I ' rom the I ' niversity of ' irginia, taking both the B. A. and M. A. degrees. The first year after hi.s graduation he took the Latin Chair in Marion Military Institute, Alabama, and the following year he was elected to the Principalship of Central Uni- versity ' s Preparatory Department. This marked the beginning of his career at Central, and at the close of the session, 1895-96, he was elected to the Latin Chair in the University, which posi- tion he now faithUiIlv fills. 18

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LIEUTENANT SOLOMON FERVIS VESTAL, Lit- ' Uteiiant ' estal was horn in Xortli Carolina May 2, 1864. When he was very young his parents retuoved to Indiana. His early education was received in the public schools near his home and at ali)araiso Normal, ' alparaiso, Ind. In 1,884 lie was appointed a cadet from his district in Indiana to the United States Military Academy, West Point. His four years ' course was finished in iSSS, and he was graduated thirteenth out of a class of forty-five. After his graduation he was assigned as second lieutenant to the Fifth United States Cavalry, stationed in Indian Territory-, and afterward he served with his regiment in Kansas and Texas; then he was promoted to first lieutenant of the Seventh Cavalry. Lieutenant ' estal served with this re,L;inient until August, 1896, when he was detailed as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at DePauw Uni ' ersit ' , Greencastle. Ind. In the s]iring of 1S97 lie was transferred to the same position at Central Univer- sity. Though Lieutenant ' estal has been here but a short time, he has already ingratiated himself into the hearts )f the jieople of Richmond as well as of the students of the Uiiiversitv.