Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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THE .MAC BIENNIAI. David Newton Kingery N February of 1896 PROFESSOR DAVID NEVVTON KINGERY was called to Macalester College. In March of the same year he be- came head of the departments of Natural Science and Mathematics. In addition to a heavy teaching load he also served as registrar, deputy treasurer, and director of athletics. It was in these days of struggle that the college was built. Since then, other professors have come, each having taken over a share of the work, until now mathematics and astronomy remain in Professor Kingeryls curriculum. But the same spirit of sound reasoning which built the foundations of 3Iacalester's Science Department still makes the study of mathematics under Professor Kingery a joy. Mathematics is not a subject of mere numbers, for this professor appeals to the student's imagination and as a result gives him a different view of the subject. He shows the interesting side of mathematics which can be used with greater ease and remembered longer. In the history of the college there is recorded the account of his patient labor in building up sadly neglected departments and surmounting the difficulties which confronted him. As a man, Professor Kingery is sincere, kind and unselfish, never turning away any who come to him for help or counsel. This, and his sense of humor and right, have earned for him the lasting friendship of all his students. Page IO

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XIAYETEENV THIRTY-TIVO l l 1 V W. 1 wx , 1 , l 1 l . ' l 1 i 1 Q M, E, f Mi 1 George William Davis ROFESSOR GEORGE XVILLI.-XM DAVIS received his ll, A. degree from Yictoria University, Manchester, England, in 1882. In 1886 he was graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary. Five years later Yale University conferred on him the degree of Ph. D., and in 1901 he was awarded the D. D. degree from Macalester College. From 1899 to 1901 he did graduate work at the college de France in Paris. ' He came to Macalester as Professor of English and Biblical History in 1892, and remained in this capacity for seven years. After an absence of nine years from the college he was recalled in 1908, this time as Professor of Hebrew and Literature, as well as Political and Social Science. Dr, Davis is an able scholar and an enthusiastic teacher. His English back- ground and versatile gifts, combined with a sociable disposition have made him a delightful conversationalist. Not only is his scholarship keen and scientifically accurate, but his teaching is tempered on the one hand by a sense of social justice, and on the other by the aesthetic understanding of an artistic nature. lu addition to his pedagogical activities Dr. Davis has served as a church pastor on various occasions and is known to be an excellent organist and musician. A brilliant political scientist and economist, yet Dr. Davis will be remembered longest for his friendliness. ln the words of another professor, Di: Davis is a man upon whom you can depend. Page 9

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NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO 1 r i 4 .! Il i l 1 5 il 1 i il l , ll 1 Julia M. Johnson ROFESSOR jLfl,1.-X M. JOHNSON came to Macalester College as l'ro- fessor of English Literature, in 1897. She was graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1885, and received her degree of Master of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1907. In 1923 and 1924 she did graduate work at Oxford University, England. Mrs. Johnson is eminently fitted, both by nature and by education. to guide her pupils through the works of the greatest English writers. Her classes are hours of enjoyment in which she weaves her own experiences, and those of her wealth of friends into the masterpieces of Shakespeare, Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Browning, Tennyson, and the unknown writers of Anglo-Saxon, the beautiful language from which our own tongue is derived. Every student gains both knowledge and a deep appreciation of these works and a life long friend. It is this friendliness that we cherish. XVe End it in her broad-minded con- ception of all peoples, religions, and ideas, her personal attitude toward her classes, and her readiness to share intimate incidents of her experiences abroafl, and her keen insight into peoples, in order to make the discussion vital and inter- esting. 1n truth it is a spirit-a contagious faculty which Mrs. Johnson cannot but impart. To know her is to feel the true Mac spirit-that which keeps our faculty constant, our grads', loyal and our students enthusiastic. lt is surely no wonder that Mrs. J is one of the best beloved professors in the college. Page II