Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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Albert Shipp Pegues, A.M., English in Fitting School. Born in South Carolina. A.B. and A.M., Wofford College, 1892. Principal Hampton Graded School. Elected in 1893 to position in Fitting School. In 1903 elected to Assistant Professor of English. In 1904 elected to Principal Fitting School and Manager of Giddings Hall. Frank E. Burcham, Ph.B., Mathematics in Fitting School. Student in Mayfield-Smith Academy. Ph. B. degree from Central College, 1895. Professor in North West Missouri College, Marvin Collegiate Institute and S. W. U. Fitting School. One sum- mer ' s work in University of Chicago. Professor of Mathematics in Fitting School. Landon F. Smith, A.B., Latin and Greek, Fitting School. Eorn in South Carolina. A.B. degree in 1875 from Wofford College. President Chappell Hill Female College, 1895-1902. President Ladies ' Annex 1902-03. Professor in Latin and Greek in S. W. U. Fitting School. 21

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James C. Hardy, A.M., German. A.M. Graduate Southwestern in 1896 with honors. Instructor in Wall School, Branham and Hughes; Assistant Professor in Latin and German, Vanderbilt University for two years. Elected to fill Chair of German at S. W. U. in 1904. Randolph Ward Tinsley, M.S., Biology and Geology. Native of Virginia. Graduated from Miller Training School, Va., 1891; University of Virginia, in Science, 1893; Asst. Professor of Science, Wash- ington College, Md., 1893-94; Vice-Principal Friends ' Institute, Md., 1894-96; Chair of Science, University of New Mexico, 1897-98; Professor of Science, State Normal Schools of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903. Elected to Chair of Biology and Chemistry for year 1903-04. Elected to Chair of Biology and Geology 1904. John Porter Hollis, A.M., Ph.D., Acting Professor in History. Born in South Carolina, 1872. A.B. degree from Wofford College, 1895. From 1900-1904 Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins Uriversity. Fellow in History, Johns Hopkins, 1903-04. Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins 1904. Elected to Chair of History, S. W. U. 1904. 20

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Stephen H. Moore, A.B., History. Born in Tennessee. Student and teacher in Mc- Tyeire Institute. A. B. degree, Vanderbilt Uni- versity, 1894. Principal Fitting School, 1894-1904. Summers spent at University of Chicago. At present Prof. Moore has a one year ' s leave of absence and is at Harvard University. Rev. William L. Nelms, D.D., Dean of the School of Theology. Born in Griffin, Georgia, in 1858. Entered ministry of the M. E. Church, South, 1877. Elected three times leader of his conference delegation; also representative of his conference to the Ecumi- enical Conference of Methodism, held at London, 1901. Received honorary degree D.D. from S. W. U. 1900. Was President Board of Trustees of Granbury College and member Board of Trustees of Polytechnic College; Curator S. W. U.; Dean of School of Theology, S. W.; U. Miss Mamie Howren, A.M., Fitting School. A.M. degree, Southwestern University in 1890 with first honors. Taught Mathematics in Paris Institute, Paris; Latin and English in Polytechnic Institute, Midlothian; Latin and English in Gran- bury College, Granbury; Teacher in Fitting School s. w. u. 22