Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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Prufrssor £ tri'lr Prokkssor Stp.ki.e whs born at Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. Prepared for college at Morion Collegiate Academy, Wolfville, S., and entered Acadia College, the denominational college of the Maritime Baptists in Wolfville, N. S., in 1898. He graduated in 1902 with the degree of B.A., being elected at this time valedictorian and class poet. Kntering Vale I’niversitv in 1902, he took the B.A. degree in 1908, and received the appointment of Assistant in Psychology. Continuing his studies, he took the degree of M.A. in 1904, when he gave up his work in the Cniversitv to accept the chair of Philosophy and Political Science at Furman. Professor Steele has held this position since 1904. At college he took an active part in all branches of athletics, winning the gold medal for tin college championship for four successive years; was captain of the football team and track teams and played all through his course on the football, baseball, basketball, and hockey teams. Made college records for 100 yards (ten seconds), 220 yards (twentv-one and one-half seconds), | ole vault and high hurdles. Was on the editorial start’ of the college monthly for two years, contributing essays on popular psychology and English literature. Professor Steele is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has presented papers on matters of individual research in experimental psychology before the New York Branch of the American Psychological Association, which papers were published in the Psychological Keviexc.

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•Pttifi'ssur fttarttu 'Fhk st-iukct of this sketch is a native of Laurens County, (Ins Stale. It that In- received lii preparation for college. He entered Furman I’niversitv in 1893. taking half of his first year ' work in (In- Preparatory Department. Graduated, receiving tin- B.A. degree, dune. 1899. While in college. though of Recording Secretary. Senior Censor, and President. One of the Commence nn-nt speakers, dune. 1899. Taught Latin and Mathematics in the Henderson ville, V. ('.. public .school, 1899 1900. Instructor in Mathematics Furman Fitting School, 1900-1901. Instructor in Latin, ibid.. 1901 190-L Head-muster. ibid, 1902-190 L Graduate student of Latin. Cornell I’niversily, summer session. 190:5: graduate -dudettt rf Latin and Fnglisli. ibid.. 190 L1903: M.A., ibid., 1905. l rnli uni! l. im Fnnnm I T-iit r it . B)03— was in the schools of Luurciis County, including four years spent in Clinton, never a member of any athletic team, he was an enthusiastic supporter of all forms of athletics. Was at one time Secretary of the Athletic Association. Was a member of the Adelphian Literary Society, in which he held the office