Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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Gordon Paxton, M. A. Professor Paxlon was l:)orn in Rockbridge Count ' , irginia, in 1S72. He was graduated at the age of twentj -oiie from the Uni -ersit ' of ' irginia, tak- ing both the B. A. and M. A. degrees. During the following }-ear he was Professor of Latin at Marion Military Institute, Marion, Ala., leaving that institution to accept the princi])alship of the preparatory department of Central University. In 1895 he was elected to the Chair of Latin in the Universit , which position he now occupies. Professor Paxton is a young man, but has proven himself in every wa ' qualified for his position. He possesses the con- fidence and respect of his fellow professors and the student li(id -. 16 .

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1 James Tazewell Akers, M. A., Ph. D. James Tazewell Akers, was born in Floyd County, ' a.. in 1852. Ke entered Washington and Lee I ' liiversity in 1875, and after four -ears of work received the degree of Master of Arts, graduating an honor man of his class. At his Alma Mater he occupied the position of Adjunct Professor of Modern Languages, English and Modern History. In 1S84 he received the degree of Ph. D., shortly after which he accepted a call to the Chair of English Lan- guage and Literature, which position he continues to occupy. 15

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William Foster, Jr., Ph. D. ■ Dr. William Foster, Jr., was born at Hartford, K -., Ma ' 15, 1S69. He received his early education at Hartford College and at Vanderbilt Universit}-. Following this he was for two years Professor of Natural Sciences at Hartford College. In September of 1895 he entered the graduate department of Princeton University, where after a year he received his A. M. During this year he was elected Secretary of the Graduate Club, Chairman of its Executive Committee, and delegate to the National Convention of Graduate Clubs, which met at the Uni- versity of Penn. The following year he served as Instructor in Analytic Chemistry at Princeton, and began work for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Choosing Chemistry for his major subject and Ps -chology and Physical Geography as his subsidiary subjects, he received his Ph. D. in June, ' 94, with highest honors. His Thesis was considered a splendid scientific production, and contained some valuable contributions to Physical Chemistry, which brought about an invitation to exhibit some of his research work before the Acadeni - of Science in New York City. In 1896 Dr. Foster was elected a member of the American Chemical Societj ' , In 1899 he returned to Kentuck} ' to fill the Chair of Chemistr}- in Central University. Dr. Foster takes great interest in the educational work of the state, a fact which brought about his election to the office of Second Vice-President of the Kentucky Educational Association in 1899, ■2 17