Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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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

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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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Charles Henry Young, A.M., English. Born in Sussex County, Virginia, October 31, 1877. Assistant Professor of English in the College and In- structor in English in the Fitting School ; prepared for college at the Petersburg Hig ' i School, Petersburg, Va. ; was graduated from Randolph-Macon College, with the degree of M.A , in 1901 ; received a scholar- ship to the Johns Hopkins University in 1903, and spent the session of 1903-04 at that institution, pur- suing graduate work in Italian, French, and Spanish; Instructor in French and Latin in the Martinsville High School, Martinsville, Va., 1904-05. Rev. William L. Nelms, D.D., Dean of the School of Theology. Born in Griffin, Ga., 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 Ecumenical 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 Colhge; Curator S. W. U. ; Dean of School of Theology, S. W. U. J. O. ApplEQuist, Registrar. Student in Southwestern University, 1903-05; elec- ted Registrar of the University, 1905. Mrs. J. R. Allen, Matron Ladies ' Annex.