Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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Page 10 F I C V L T y President C. E. Byrd The subject of this sketch is a native of the Old Dominion and was educated at the Augusta Military Academy and at the University of Virginia. He has devoted his life to the profession of teaching and to the management of schools. Immediately after the completion of his education, he was called to take charge of the Front Royal, Va., Academy, which position he held for six years. Seeking a wider field of usefulness, he resigned his position in Virginia and came to Louisiana to take charge of the Parish High School in Monroe. After spending three years in Monroe, he was elected principal of the new high school in Shreveport. Having organized the school and started it on a successful career, he was made City Superintendent of Schools. For fifteen years he was actively engaged in organizing and developing an efficient school system for that city and parish. His work was successful and his services were appreciated by the people. Unsolicited, he was elected president of the State Industrial Institute in June, 1906. He is now devoting all of his energies and talents to the interests of the Institute with which he has cast his l6t and fortunes. C. H. Carson, Professor of Physics and Chemistry 1883 A. B. Graduate, Emory College, Oxford, Ga. 1886 Principal Swainsboro Academy, Swainsboro, Ga. 1889 Assistant High School, Savannah, Ga. 1890 Assistant Principal Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga. 1892 Principal Barnard Street School, Savannah, Ga. 1894 Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Andrew Female College, Cuthbert, Ga. 1898 Professor of Language and Literature, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La. 1899 Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ru ston, La.

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Page 12 F I C 7 L T y George Oscar Thatcher, M. A., Professor of Mathematics. Student, Leland and Gray Seminary, Townsend, Vt., 1865-69. A. M. Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1889. Ph. D. Simmons College, Abilene, Texas, 1899. Graduate Rochester B. University, Rochester N. Y. Principal Fillmore Academy, Fillmore, La., 1877-8. Principal Male Academy, Minden, La., 1878-81. Associate-Principal Minden Female College, Minden, La., 1881-7. Teacher of Mathematics, Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1887-92. President Coushatta Male and Female College, Coushatta, La., 1892-3. Professor of Mathematics (two years), President (four years). Simmons College, Abilene, Texas, 1893-9. Professor of English, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1899-01. Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1901. R. W. Selvidge, B. Pe., M. E., Superintendent of Mechanic Arts Department. Native of Missouri. Educated in the State Normal School, Warrensburg, Mo., and in the State University, Columbia, Mo. From 1900 to 1903, Super¬ visor of Manual Training, Joplin, Mo. 1903-04, Instructor in Woodwork, Louisiana Industrial Institute. 1904-07, Superintendent of Mechanic Arts Department, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La. Margaret E. Cross, M. A., Head of English Department. Received secondary education at Nashville, Tenn., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Collegiate training received at Columbus, Ohio. Graduate student at Columbia University, New York City. Did special work in Philosophy, Sociology and the Science of Education. 1896-1903, teacher of Latin at Natchitoches, La., except two years, 1902-03, leave of absence as student at Columbia University. 1903, received M. A. at Columbia University and Masters Diploma from Teachers College. 1904-05, teacher State Normal of Missouri. 1905-6,