Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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Stephen H. Moore, A.B., History. Born in Tennessee. Student and Teacher in Mc- Tyeire Institute. A.B. degree, Vanderbilt University, 1894; Principal Fitting School, 1 894-1 904; summers spent at University of Chicago ; spent last year at Co- lumbia University. Albert Shipp Pegues, A.M., English. Born in South Carolina. A.B. and A.M., Wof- ford College, 1892; Principal Hampton Graded School; elected in 1893 to position in Fitting School; in 1903 elected to Assistant Professor of English; in 1904 elect- ed to Principal Fitting School and Manager of Gid- dings Hall; elected to Chair of English in S. W. U., 1905- John Henry Reedy, A.M., Chemistry. Native Texan. First Honor Graduate S. W. U., 1900; taught Latin and Greek in Hargrove College, 1901-02; Department of Science, Coronal Institute, 1902-05; summers spent at University of Chicago; in 1905 elected to Chair of Chemistry in S. W. U. Randolph Ward Tinsley, M.S., Biology and Geology. Native of Virginia. Graduated from Miller Train- ing School, Va. , 1 890 ; University of Virginia, in Science, 1893; Assistant Professor of Science, Washington Col- lege, 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. 15

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THE FACULTY. John Robert Allen, A.B., D.D., Philosophy. Born in Iredell County, N. C. A.B. degree from Southern University in 1873; D.D. degree in 1891; ex-member of North Mississippi Conference ; at present member of North Texas Conference; held Chairs in Dallas Female College and Marvin College; elected to Chair of Philosophy in 1892; President of Annex. M. C. Amos, A.B., Ph.B., German. A German by birth. A. B., with honors, Bartler College; Ph.B. and fellowship, Chicago University; Tutor in German, ibid. ; resident and non-resident student for Ph.D. in Germanic Literature, Philosophy, and Old English Philosophy, ibid.; Teacher in Pales- tine High School; elected to Chair of Germanic Lan- guages in S. W. U., 1905. J. Sam Barcus, A.M., Bible. Born, 1865. A.M. Southwestern in 1890; two years in Vanderbilt University, taking a theological degree in 1892; member Northwest Texas Conference; President of Clarenden College, Clarenden, Texas, three years; elected to Chair of Practical Theology and Biblical Literature in S. W. U., 1905. Claude Carr Cody, A.M., Ph.D., Mathematics. Georgian by birth. Firs t honors Emory, 1875; A.M., Emory, 1878; later Ph.D., from same institution ; elected Professor of Mathematics in 1879; Senior mem- ber of Faculty in S. W. U., and it is claimed that he is the Senior Professor of Texas, holding a Professorship, longer than any man in Texas; Secretary of Faculty, Chairman of Faculty, President of Annex, and Manager of Giddings Hall at different times; Dean of the Sum- mer Schools. H

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Wesley Carroll Vaden, A.M., Latin and Greek. A Virginian by birth. A.M. degree man from Randolph-Macon College ; Associate Professor of Latin and Greek in Randolph-Macon ; taught in Chesapeake Academy; elected in 1893 to Chair of Latin and Greek in Southwestern University. Ryland Fletcher Young, A.M., Romance Languages. Born in Fayette County, Texas, on September 30, 1858. First A.M. graduate of S. W. U. ; three years at Leipsic, Germany, and later in France, Italy, and England; elected in 1880 to Chair of Romance Lan- guages, which he still holds. James Evans Binkley, History and Civics. Born in Tennessee ; reared in Texas. Graduate of Texas Military Institute; Adjunct Professor of Math- ematics, A. and M. College of Texas; Principal Public School at Columbus, Texas, for nine years; Superin- tendent city schools at Temple, Texas, three years; now Instructor in History, S. W. U. Fitting School. Frank E. Burcham, Ph.B., Mathematics in Fitting School. Student in Mayfield-Smith Academy; Ph.B. degree from Central College, 1 895 ; Professor in Northwest Missouri College, Marvin Collegiate Institute, and S. W. U. Fitting School; one summer ' s work in University of Chicago ; Professor of Mathematics in Fitting School ; elected Principal of Fitting School and Manager of Giddings Hall, 1905. 16