Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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R. W. TINSLEY, M.S., Acting Professor of Biology and Chemistry. Randolph Ward Tinsley is a native of Virginia. He graduated from the Miller Manual Training School, Va., in ' 91; from the University of Virginia, in Science, in ' 93; Assistant Professor of Science in Washington College, Md., session of ' 93 and ' 94; Nice- Principal Friends ' Institute, Md., sessions ' 94 to ' 96; resigned this to take Chair of Science in the University of New Mexico. While there he was called on several times to render expert testimony in the courts. He was Professor of Science in the State Normal Schools of Pennsylvania from September, ' 99, until he came to take the Chair of Biology and Chemistry of Southwestern University last fall. J. C. HARDY, A.M., German. At our last Commencement, the official Boards of the University created the Chair of German, to which they called Prof. James C. Hardy. Prior to this, since graduating from Southwestern University in 1896 with the degree of A. M., he had been In- structor for one year each in Wall School and in Branham and Hughes School; also for two years, was Teacher Assistant in Latin and German at Vanderbilt ' Cniversity and for three years taught the same branches in the Vanderbilt Summer School. Prof. Hardy is a wide-awake and progressive teacher, and infuses college spirit and enthusiasm wherever employed. L. F. SMITH, A.B., President of Ladies ' Annex. Landon F. Smith was born in South Carolina. He was graduated from Wofford College in 1875. For twenty years he taught in his native state. In 1895 he came to Texas to accept the Presidency of the Chappell Hill Female College. He held this position until 1902, when he was elected President of the Ladies ' Annex. 23

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S. H. MOORE, A.B., Principal Fitting School and Professor of History in University. Stephen H. Moore, Professor of History in the University, Principal of the Preparatory School and Manager of Giddings Hall, is a native of Tennessee. McTyeire Institute, in which he afterwards served for a year as an instructor, gave him the training nec- essary to enter Vanderbilt University, where he graduated with the B. A. degree in 1894. Since this date Prof. Moore has been a member of the faculty of Southwestern University. He endeavors to keep abreast with his profession by frequent summer courses in the University of Chicago. A. S. PIGUES, A.M., English. Albert Shipp Pigues is a native of South Carolina. From 1888 to 1S92, he attended Wofford College, graduating with both A. B. and A. M. His first essay as a school teacher was as principal of the Hampton Graded School. In 1893 he was elected one of the teachers in the Preparatory Department of Southwestern, and here he has since taught most successfully. This year, in addition to his preparatory work, he has been made instructor in English in the college. Prof. Pigues spends most of his summer doing graduate work in Cornell or Chicago F. E. BURCHAM, Ph.B., Mathematics in Fitting School. Prof. Frank E. Burcham was prepared for college at the Mayfield-Smith Academy. Entering Central College, Fayette, Mis- souri, he completed the four years ' ourse and graduated in 1895 with the degree of Ph. B. Since graduation he has taught success- fully one year in the Northwest Missouri College, three years in Marvin Collegiate Institute, and five years in the Preparatory Depart- ment of Southwestern University. He holds the Professorship of Mathematics in this last named school. Prof. Burcham has done one summer ' s work in the University of Chicago. 25