Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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Jtfarulty of tltr ICauiatatia ihiftitBlrtal 3htstitutr PRESIDENT J. E. KEENY. Educated in the Public Schools of Pennsylvania; the State Normal School, Shippensburg, Pa.; the Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.; and the Northwestern Ohio University, Ada, Ohio. Taught public and private school for ten sessions in his native state as country school teacher, grade teacher, principal, and city superintendent. Came to Louisiana in 1890, and has been connected with her educational system as fol¬ lows: Principal of the Monroe High School; Principal of the Lake Charles High School; Principal of the New Iberia High School; Principal of the Training School, and Training Teacher of the State Normal School; Acting President of the State Nor¬ mal School; State Institute Conductor; Professor of Philosophy and Education, State University; and President of the Louisiana Industrial Institute. C. H. CARSON, Professor of Physics and Chemistry. A. B. Graduate, Emory College, Oxford, Ga., 1883; Principal Swains- boro Academy, Swainsboro, Ga., 1886; Assistant High School, Savannah, Ga., 1889; Assistant Principal Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga., 1890; Principal Barnard Street School, Savan¬ nah, Ga., 1892; Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Andrew Fe¬ male College, Cuthbert, Ga., 1894; Professor of Language and Literature, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1898; Pro¬ fessor of Physics and Chemistry, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1899-08. GEORGE OSCAR THATCHER, M. A., Professor and Head of Mathematics. Student Leland and Gray Seminary, Townsend, Vt., 1865-69; A. M. Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1889; Ph. D. Simmons College, Abilene, Tex., 1899; Graduate Rochester B. University, Rochester, N. Y.; Principal Fillmore Academy, Fillmore, La., 1877-8; Principal Male Acad¬ emy, Minden, La., 1878-81 ; Associate-Principal Minden Fe¬ male College, Minden, La., 1881-7; Teacher of Mathematics, Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1887-92; President Coush- atta Male and Female College, Coushatta, La., 1892-3; Profes¬ sor of Mathematics (two years). President (four years), Sim¬ mons College, Abilene, Texas, 1893-9; Professor of English, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1899-01 ; Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1901-08. PINCKNEY M. BAUKNIGHT, Head of English Depart¬ ment. Graduate, Academy of Stetson University, DeLand, Flor- Page 13

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FAC U LTY Reading from left to right. First Row : W. B. Hamilton Helen Graham R. S. Cotterill Willie Lee Tigner W. B. Hale Myrtle Mowbray B. F. Dudley Fannie Young Second Row : Elizabeth Herrington D. D. Lomax Mrs. B. F. Dudley G. O. Thatcher Elizabeth Eddie C. H. Carson Martha Hunter Third Row: Harry Howard Elizabeth Kethley R. J. Smith Ruby Dean Bransford E. L. Shattuck Elizabeth Pugh Geo. L. Watkins Lona Miller Fourth Row: Ethel Grammer W. F. Jackson Mrs. R. J. Smith P. M. Bauknight Daisy Kelley W. Ralph Jones Kathleen Graham President J. E. Page 12

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Dfarulty of tlir ICnutataita Slniuatrtal dlnatitutp Continued ida, 1898; Bachelor of Arts and post-graduate work. University of Chicago, 1902; Student Rochester, N. Y., 1902-04; In¬ structor in Greek, Academy of Stetson University, 1905; In¬ structor in Latin and English, North Georgia College, Morgan¬ town, Ga., 1905-06; Professor of English and Literature, Or¬ angeburg College, Orangeburg, S. C., 1906-07; Post-gradu¬ ate work, University of Chicago, summer 1907; Professor of Eng¬ lish, Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1907-08. R. S. COTTERILL, History, Economics and Sociology. Graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1904; Instructor Latin in Kentucky Wesleyan College, Session 1903-04; Gradu¬ ate of University of Virginia, M. A., 1907; History and Eco¬ nomics L. I. I., 1907-08. W. RALPH JONES, Biological Science. Public Schools of Baltimore; Deichmann’s College Preparatory School of Balti¬ more; Entered Johns Hopkins University fall of 1903, and gradu¬ ated in June, 1906; Summer of 1906 spent in work on Maryland State Botanical Survey; Instructor of Botany, Physical Geogra¬ phy, Algebra, at Baltimore City College, 1906-07; Summer of 1907, Botanist to Park Board of Baltimore City; 1907-08, Teacher Biological Science at Louisiana Industrial Institute, Rus- ton, La. WM. B. HAMILTON, Superintendent Mechanic Arts Depart¬ ment. B. S. and M. S. degrees from Alabama Polytechnic Insti¬ tute in Mechanical Engineering; Instructor in Woodwork at Ala¬ bama Polytechnic Institute, 1902-03; Mechanical Draftsman for Hardie-Tynes Mfg. Co., Birmingham, Ala., 1903-05; Head Draftsman and Engineer for John Inglis Co., Toronto, Ont., 1905-06; Mechanical Draftsman and Engineer for Wisconsin Engine Co., Corliss, Wis., 1906-07; Superintendent Mechanic Arts Department of Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1907-08. DAISY MAXINE KELLEY, Head of Department Stenog¬ raphy and Typewriting. Graduate Kansas Wesleyan Business College, Salina, Kansas; Holds Certificate of Proficiency from Phonographic Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio; Teacher of Shorthand, Kansas Wesleyan Business College, 1900; Principal Shorthand Department, Northwestern Business College, Beatrice, Nebraska, 1901; Principal Shorthand Department, Boulder Business Col¬ lege, Boulder, Colorado, 1901-06. HARRY HOWARD, Secretary and Instructor in Business Branches. Graduate of Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1897, and Eastman Business College, 1898. Page 14