Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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1' ,4QAOAUfK2fQ2fQ.JAlaQ.?4QJflQ,l:M l3fS.,l.4SJ,fQAfg,h lf? Q 'C 4 5:5 4 52- of l . as fs 4 F23 fs y if ' . -G4 as . . 3 -4 if l 4 9' . .W s 1' i VVILLIAM josEPH DAVIDSON V Bs., AB., s.T.B., D.D., LL.D. .' N Prcsiclent of Illinois Wesloycm Umloersity ' x ,.' . y l Dr. Davidson was born at Warsaw, Illinois. He received his B.S. degree from Chattock . X 4 College, Quincy, Illinois, in 18935 his A.B. from Illinois Wesleyan in 18945 and his S.T.B. ? X , degree at Garrett Biblical Institute in 1897. He was ordained minister in the Methodist Church 4 in 1896, and held pulpits in Roodhouse, Greeniield, and Decatur. received the degree of W f Doctor of Divinity from Garrett in 1908, and the degree of Doctor of Laws from Nebraska . 44 Wesleyan in 1913. He was Chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan, 1908-1910, held a chair at 5 E ' Garrett Institute, and was in 1922 the Executive Secretary of the Commission for Life Service . ' 4 for the Methodist Church. He has been a member of the General Conference of the Methodist . . Church six times. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi professional honorary fraternity and G Phi Kappa Phi honor society. In 1922, he was elected President of Illinois Wesleyan Uni- , versity. Dr. Davidson has made the long dreamed of Greater YVesleyan something of reality, J ' and under his guidance the school holds promise of continually growing 'fbetter yet. 5 5 5 H 13 Qrorororororroiororororfrorerror?

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1 i r SEAUAUAUAQAUAUAUAUAUAUAQUAUAOAQAQQE 4 . VP . ig O WILBERT FERGUSON, A.B., A.M. Vice-Presildent and Professor of Modern f f Lil-7lfgllCl,06S Professor Ferguson was born at Richwood, Union Countv Ohio. He was educated in the Q 0 .1 7 public schools and under his father 's instruction. ln 1874 he entered Ohio NVesleyan and gradu- , ated in 1879, having taught two years. After 5 leaving college he spent two years as editor and 1, publisher of the Richmond Gazette. In 1882, ' 4, he accepted the position as teacher of Greek in 9 L Adrain College, Adrain, Michigan, where he re- i 5 mained twelve years, with the exception of two gi years spent in the Leipzig University, where he be . f-1-.f studied under Professors Brugman, YVindisch, and N 1, I , NVachmuth. In 1894, he accepted the charge of Qt the Greek department at Wesleyan and has re- 9 ' mained here since that time, except for one year ' ot study at the University of Lausanne. He is . f 3,5 a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and O ' Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Professor Fer- , . guson takes personal interest in all Vlfesleyan A 4 students, and has the welfare of the school 0 , ' deeply at heart. ,P .1 5 XVILBERT FERGUSON ' Inf, , I I -J 41 ' W1r,L1.xM YVALLIS, A.B., A.M. 1 Ll' -ff? Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Prof' 0 ' . fessov' of History X Dean Wallis was born in Collinsville, Illinois. 1 He completed the courses in the elementary schools and graduated from Southern Illinois 'Q State Normal School at Carlinville. He received . . his A.B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University - in 1894, and his A.M. from the University of I 4: Illinois in 1920. He is a member of Alpha Tau O A Omega fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi honor ' society. He served as Principal of the High Schools of Charleston, Mattoon, Urbana, and . Y- Bloomington, Illinois. He resigned from this , last position in 1918 to enter the 1fVorld W'ar. , He was overseas with the 32nd Division of the . American Army, in welfare work. He became a member of the faculty of Illinois Wesleyaii Uni- 5 versity in 1921, and was chosen Dean of the -I College of Liberal Arts in 1922. Beside his ,- l duties in the classroom, he carries on his work 4 as Dean with the utmost eiiiciency, and the 1. students' unanimous opinion is that he is a , Good Scout . i 1 . VVILLIAM VVALLIS f j. ' is g . 14 5 . :QWIiYOVOVOVOVOWCBVOVOVOVOVOVOVOVOVCYKQ