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Cyclopedia Facultania. ABERNATHY, ANNIE., a successful teach- er of the three R ' s (reading, riting and rithnietie). Bom in Wake Fores . Sh? shows great strength of both body and mind by her wise management of her unruly charges. ANDERSON, EMMA V., violinist. Bom in an old Dutch settlement in Pennsyl- varia, January 23, 17 — . Her musical talents were early noticed, for at the age of three she san perfectly the Erl King in the original. When she was but a child, she went abroad to study. While in Genoa, Italy, entered a vioho contest with Paganini and came off victorious. By the soft strains of her violin she touched the heart of man and made him feel that heaven would be less heavenly should there be no fid- dles there. BRA WLEY, JAMES P., a famous American musician. Born April i, 18 — . In early childhood showed great talent for paint- ing and music, but later devoted his entire life to the latter. He, like his companions, Leschetizky and Pade- rewsky. has immortalized himself. Dur- ing his last yea rs he suffered much from la grippe, but, with the help of hi ; little- gas-stove, bore it with heroic patience and little grumbling. BUTLER, EDITH KINCAID, bom north of the Mason and Dixon line. Aplaywright, palmist and expressionist. Proved her- self a great heroine by conquering Alex- ander the Great ; she ascended the throne February 15, 1905. DAVIS, NANNIE, one of the greatest pian- ists the world has ever produced, Was bom in Virginia, February 14, 18 — . A remarkably precocious child; when only eight years old she wrote a sonata which, it is said, was so difficult that no one could play it. At seventeen she began her career by playing The Spin- ning Song (Flying Dutchman) before a vast audience in New York. From this time on her fame was secure. She has composed little of real merit; it is as a pianist that she is chiefly known. DINWIDDIE, JAMES, bom in Virginia, 1800. Philosopher, mathematician, and patriot. In early manhood he joined the Confederate army, won distinction and rapid promotion. Killed 10,000 Yankees, remembers every name and recognizes each one of them when b ? meets them on the street. On January 13, 1820, swam across the Chesapeake Bay when it was frozen over. His one vain effort was to discover some com- pound to rioduce low. soft voices. In his later life, as president of a girls ' school, he zealously guarded, by the aid of his gold-headed cane, the reputation of those entrusted to his care. DINWIDDIE, NANNIE CARRINGTON, bom and reared in the Vatican. Her en ' ' ironment and intercourse with the hfst artists developed her into a well- known connoisseur. From early child- hood she was filled with an intense de- sire to see the world. After traveling over Europe, Asia, and Africa, she came to iVm rica with the ba id of Pilgrims on the Mayflower. In this country she d ;livered to vast audiences her famous lectures on Greece and Grecian art. JACKSON, FRANCES, bom in Maryland; the exact date of her birth i : not known. One of the greatest mathematicians of her day; could recite the table of loga- rithms from memory. The only woman from her State who was able to stand the Bryn Mawr matriculation examination. A noted teacher of EngUsh History. She has proven hot sea-water and cold bread the best diet for mathematicians.
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JONES, LOVIE LEE, born February 29. 1812. A gre?t teacher of instrumental music. SLrongly advocates the Lesche- tizky method. Contemporary of Braw- ley and Davis. She is a graduate of the seven best conservatories of the United States Her lectures on Harmony are highly esteemed and are used in all higb-grade schools. She portrays by her mus ic the beauty and nobility of her soul. On account of the date of her birth, she has had very few birthdays, consequent- ly she is still a yoimg lady. LEIPOLD, MATILDA FREDRICKA, born July 4, 1776. A celebrated German sculptor and painter and a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. She far surpassed her master after a few years of study. Two of her most famous productions, The Poppies and A Dutch Interior. are now in the Louvre at Paris. Her nu- merous lectures on Art History have re- cently been published. But her great- est fame rests in that she won the first prfze in portrait painting offered by State Fair, Raleigh, N. C. MAKEY, MARTHA MURFREE, noted sci- entist and linguist. Born in Sunny Tennessee, March 12, iS — -. A typical college girl of her time; entered into all its sports and frivolities. This life fitted her later on to become a conscientious and strict disciplinarian in a girls ' col- lege. She ranks with Copernicus in that, after repeated experiments, she discov- ered the effect of the moon upon the un- tied. In making researches into ancient languages she found casum is never in the objective. McLAIN, ALYDA D., expressionist. Bom 1S55. Pittsburg, Pa. She first became known to the public when she so success- fully filled the chair of English left va- cant by Butler. She waved her ma- gician ' s wand over vast audiences and swayed them at her will. She took the public by storm by her lively imperson- ation of Miss Matty in The Ladies of Cranford. McLEMORE, HELEN, a soloist of rare power and personal charm, possessing dramatic talents not less remarkable than her vocal accomplishments. She was bom in Tennessee, November 18, 1884, of royal descent. She has been called the Nightingale of America. She has spent most of her life in New York, where she was educated, and, later, taught successfully. After several years ' teaching, she began a tour abroad, appearing repeatedly in England, Ger- many and Holland, showing her versa- tile powers in oratorios and miscella- neous music. Although still yoimg, she is probably without a rival among living singers. ROYSTER, EDITH, distinguished philoso- pher, pedagog and philanthropist. Bom 55 B. C, in Egypt. The first words she uttered were the rhymed succession of the Kings of England. At two, she could repeat the whole of Mother Goose ' s Rhymes; could read Greek at four. She, with Herbart, lays great stress upon apperception and has helped to make known the importance of the correlation of studies. With her deep insight into human nature, she considers gratitude the rarest of all virtues. She has been truly called One of the Wise Women of the East. ROYSTER, MABEL, bom 1900. Began teaching school at an early age, taught for years and still was a child. This being the case, it was necessary to send for her mother to give medicine during her illness. She is noted for the beauty of her silver service. STOCKARD, HENRY JEROME, a beloved Southern Poet. Born in North Caro- lina. March 22, 18 — . His gentle man- ner and high intellectuahty reveal them- selves in his immortal verses. He has poured forth his high ideals and rich imagination in his Fugitive Lines. As a teacher he has stamped upon his pupils the mark of his high thoughts and the low marks of his high examinations. MOMENT, ALFRED H., a Canadian theo- logian; spent many years traveling in the old world and has since, by his his- tories of the Oriental Nations immor- talized himself. At Peace Institute, he has the largest and most progressive Bible class in the South.
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