Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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fl-l-»-J— •« . M.J — J— EDSON A. LEWIS. 11 II. i ' .ANDIIOLIZ.

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Reward Cdwards, m. e., cc. d., Professor of Eiit;lish Literature ami Modern Lani,niaij;es. was born in 1S5.)- in Faiujuier eounlv. iri inia. lie graduated from the Randolph-Macon C ' ollej e. ir finia, in 1S76. • and during 1877-8 studied at the Universities of Leipzig, Germany, and I ' aris. France, lie then taught in Paris in the Rudy International School of Languages, and on his return from ICurope in 1878 taught Greek and Engli.sh at the Bethel Military Academy, X ' irginia. From that position he went to a like one in 1880, at the Bingham School in North Carolina, and from there was called back to Bethel Academy as principal in 1882. In 18S4 he went to Tuscumbia. Alabama, as princi]ial of schools, and in 1885 was elected to the professor- ship of English and modern langua ges in the Arkansas Industrial Universit -, which position was held until accession here in iSpo. In 1891-2 Dr. Edwards spent six months in work in Paris and was offered a position to teach Greek in the Rudy school again, but preferred to spend his whole time on work in French. Spanish and Italian. In 1891 he received the degree of LL. D. from Arkansas Universitw

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GdSOn K CCWiS, 2a Clcut. i$tb U. $. infantry, Professor of Military Science and Tactics, was born in Oxford county. Ontarii). February i. 1863. In 1869 he moved with his parents to Mani.stee. Mich., where he attetided the public schools, lie taught a district school for two winter terms and in 1883 entered the U. S. Military Academy at West Point as a cadet from the Ninth Congressional District of Michigan. He graduated in 1887 and entered the infantry branch of the service. He was stationed at the Michigan Agricultural College July i. 1892. Lieutenant Lewis has been ordered to Texas, and leaves us this term. He and his estimable wife have won many waitn friends among us, and though we are sorry to see them leave, we are sure that thev will make friends wherever thev go. fi. B. BandbOltZ, Cieut. m U. $. mrantrv. Enters upon his detail at the Michigan Agricultural College next term. He was born at Constan- tine, Mich., Decendier 18. 1864: studied in the common schools there and in Detroit: graduated from the Constantine high school in 1881 and took a position with a Chicago commission house. During the winter of 1885-6 he took a post-graduate course at the Michigan Military Academy. and in June was appointed to West Point. Graduating from there in June. 1890. he joined the 6lh U. S. Infantry at Fort Thomas, Ky.. in October of the same year. He was afterwards ordered to Fort Ontario. Oswego. X. Y., thence to Mt. Vernon Barracks, near Mobile, Ala., but is now at Fort Thomas. Being a .Michigan man it seems tilting that Lieutenant IJandholtz should be detailed here, and we pledge him our cordial support.