Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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FACULTY. 1—Ruby Dean Bransford, 2—George Oscar Thatcher, 3—Helen Graham, 4—Wm. B. Hamilton, 5—Augustin W. Breeden, 6—Albert L. Cornell, 7—W. S. Hancock. 8—Robert J. Smith, 9—Winfield H. Collins, 10—Louise Hancock, 11—Edwin W. Doran, 12—H. D. Wilson, 13—Willis B. Hale, 14 —E. L. Shattuck, 15—Harry Howard, 16—C. H. Carson, 17—Ella L. Montgomery, 18—Myrtle Mowbray, 19—R. M. Logan, 20—D. D. Lomax, 21—Mrs. R. J. Smith, 22—Willie Lee Tigner, 23—Lena L. Christian, 24—Elizabeth Pugh, 25—Mrs 1 ! B. F. Dudley. 26—Kathleen Graham, 27—B. F. Dudley.

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Faculty of The Louisiana Industrial Institute 1908-1909 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 county school teacher, grade teacher, principal, and city superintendent. Came to Louisiana in 1890, and has been connected with her educational system as follows: 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 Normal School; State Institute Conductor; Professor of Philosophy and Education, State University; and President of the Louisiana Industrial Institute. C. H. Carson, Jr., A. B., Professor of Physics and Chemistry. Graduated, Emory College, Oxford, Ga., 1883 5 Principal Swainsboro Academy, Swainsboro, Ga., 1886; Assistant Principal High School, Savannah, Ga., 1889; Assistant Prin¬ cipal Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga., 1890; Principal Barnard St. School, Savannah, Ga., 1892; Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Andrew Female Col¬ lege, Cuthbert, Ga., 1894; Professor of Language and Literature, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1898; Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1899- 09. 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., i 877- ' 78; Principal Male Academy, Minden, La.; i878-’8i ; Asso¬ ciate-Principal Minden Female College, Minden, La., i88i-’87; Teacher of Mathematics, Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., i 887- ? 92; President Coushatta Male and Female College, Coushatta, La., 1892-93; Professor of Mathematics (two years), President (four years), Simmons College, Abilene, Texas, 1893- 99; Professor of English, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., i899-’oi ; Pro¬ fessor of Mathematics, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1901 -’09. Winfield H. Collins, Head of English Department and Professor of Social Sciences. B. A., Western Maryland College; M. A., Yale University; 15