Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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Charles McTyeire, Bishop, A. M., D. D. President of Southwestern University, Professor of Biblical Literature and Biblical Theology. Charles McTyeire Bishop was born and reared in Virginia. After graduating from Emory and Henry College in 1884 with A. M., he taught Latin and Greek for two years at his Alma Mater. In 1887, he entered the active ministry and for several years held some of the most important churches in Missouri. In 1899, he re- ceived his D. D. from Central College of Fayetteville. Missouri. He was member of the Inter-Church Conference on Federation and the General Conference of 1906 and 1910. Dr. Bishop has lectured upon the poetical books of the Bible at Scarritt Bible School of Kansas City, and the Missionary Training Institute of Nashville. He was Cole lecturer at Vanderbilt in 1909. In 1910 Dr. Bishop came to Wichita Falls and thence to South- western in June, 1911, as its fifth President. Since then he has worked influentially for the advancement of Southwestern and was instrumental in merging the present big boom of raising $300,000 for three new buildings and an increased endowment.

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Claud Carr Cody, A. M, Ph.D. Dean of University and Professor of Mathematics. Claud Carr Cody was born and educated in Georgia. He grad- uated from Emory College in 1875 with first honors, in 1878 with A. M., and later received his Ph.D. In 1879 Dr. Cody was elected Professor of Mathematics in Southwestern, an institution then in its infancy. He is now the Senior College Professor of Texas, having served thirty-four years of continuous service. He has served successively as Secretary of the Faculty, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the University, Chairman of the Faculty, Manager of the Woman ' s Building (former- ly the Ladies ' Annex), Manager of Giddings Hall, Dean of Summer School, and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. At the Presidential election in 1912, thirty names appeared on the ballot, ten of whom Dr. Cody had taught in Southwestern. Dr. Cody has also written several books, most notable of which are his Life of Dr. Mood, and his text books of Plane and Solid Geometry. 15