Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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H. W. South was born in Brazos County, Texas. After completing the course in the Bryan High School, he was gradu¬ ated from the Sam Houston Normal. After leaving the Nor¬ mal he was Principal of the Navasota High School for two years. He resigned that position to accept the position of Instructor in Mathematics of the Ball High School, in Galves¬ ton, leaving there after two years to attend the University of Virginia. On returning to Texas, three years later, he became Principal of the Sherman High School, and next Principal of Galloway College, Searcy, Arkansas. In 1896 he was elected Assistant in Languages and History in the Agricultural and Mechanical College, and was later made Associate. Charles Perkins Fountain, A. M., Associate Professor of English, was born in Dallas County, Alabama He has received the degree of Master of Arts from Howard College, Alabama, and from Harvard University, Massachusetts; he is also a full graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi¬ nary, Louisville, Kentucky. As student or teacher, Professor Fountain has been connected with higher institutions of learn¬ ing for more than twenty years. Eugene Wycliffe Kerr, M. E., was born in Collin County, Texas, February 16th, 1874. In the fall of 1893 he entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College, graduating in the Mechan¬ ical Engineering course in 1896 and receiving the post-graduate degree, Mechanical Engineer, in 1899. He pursued a course in Experimental Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1899; courses in Fuel Calorimetry and Applied Electricity at the University of Wisconsin during the summer of 1902, and a course in Railroad Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Univer¬ sity during the fall term of 1902. After graduating, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Agricultural and Mechanical College, which position he still holds. He is the author of a text-book, entitled “ Power and Power Transmission.” He is a junior member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Western Railway Club and of the Texas Academy of Science. Andrew Cavitt Love, B. S., was born in Robertson County, Texas, April 1st, 1876. He prepared for the Agricultural and Mechanical College in the public and private schools of Cal¬ vert, Texas, first entering the College in 1895 and remaining one year. Until September, 1S97, he was a stenographer and abstracter in Robertson County. In 1897 he again entered the College, graduating in 1S99. Elected Assistant Professor of Drawing that same year. Since graduation he has spent two summers in the North studying drawing — one in teaching and one in an architect’s office. Norbert Fraenkel is a native of Cracow, Austria, where he took a systematic course of instruction, graduating from the Technical School. He then took up the specialization of chemistry at the Universities of Cracow and Vienna, Austria, Heidelberg, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, and at the Polytechnics of Vienna and Zurich. He passed the Chemical State Examination at Vienna Polytechnic and the Doctorate of Philosophy at Zurich University. He was then appointed Assistant Professor in Chemistry at the Technical Academy of Cracow, which position he left to gain experience in various branches of industrial chemistry. He came to this country in 1891, and is now a naturalized citizen. Since coming to the United States he has held industrial positions in New York and Michigan. He has been at this College since November, 1901, as Assistant Professor of Chemistry and first Assistant Chemist of the Agricultural Experiment Station. He has pub¬ lished several papers along the lines of original organic research and analytical and technical chemistry in both German and English. Wilmon Newell, M. Sc., Assistant State Entomologist, was born March 4, 1878, in the northwestern part of Iowa. At 24

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cated in public schools and High School of Detroit and Lan¬ sing, Michigan. Entered Michigan Agricultural College in fall of 1894, graduating with degree B. S. in June, 1897. Was stu¬ dent-assistant in Zoological Laboratory and editor of College Annual. Entered Cornell University College of Agriculture in July, 1897, taking special work in entomology and histology, and graduating in June, 1898. In May, 1898, was elected Assistant State Entomologist of Maryland and Assistant Entomologist of Maryland Agricultural College and Experiment Station. In July, 1899, was appointed Assistant in Division of Entomology. United States Department of Agriculture. In September, 1899, was elected Entomologist of Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, and the next year also Associate Professor of Zoology, Delaware College. Was elected to present position in Septem¬ ber, 1902. At Cornell was elected member of Sigma Xi Society. Author of Insects Injurious to Staple Crops and several ento¬ mological bulletins and reports. Edwin Jackson Kyle was born July 22, 1876, at Kyle, Texas. He entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in the fall ’96, graduating with the B. S. degree in ’99. From the College of his State Mr. Kyle went to Cornell University, receiving the degree of B. S. A. from there in 1901, and of M. Sc. A. in 1902. In June, 1902, he accepted his present posi¬ tion as Instructor in Horticulture, and Horticulturist to the Experiment Stations. Howard Meng Lanham was born July 29, 1874, at Weather¬ ford, Texas. In 1893 he received the degree of A. B. from Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. He graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 1896. He received an appoint¬ ment and served one year as resident physician in the hospital connected with that institution. Since then he has been engaged in the practise of his profession. In 1902 he was elected Physician and Health Officer, and Lecturer on Hygiene at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Robt. F. Smith is a native of Houston County, Texas. He attended school at the Austin College at Huntsville, Texas, and in 1881 graduated with distinction from the State Normal at the same place. The summers of 1894 and 1895 were spent at Cornell University in the study of higher mathematics. In 1881 and 1882 he was Superintendent of the Public Schools at Willis, Texas. He resigned this position in the fall of 1882, and accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Mathematics in the Agri¬ cultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Since then he has held successively the positions of Adjunct Professor and Asso¬ ciate Professor of Mathematics. He has always taken active interest in agricultural matters, and in 1897 formed a partner¬ ship with Mr. Jas. W. Carson in the lease of a large Brazos Bottom plantation, the latter gentleman taking the active man¬ agement. In 1900 they purchased a thousand acre plantation in Burleson County, Texas, where they are endeavoring to apply the principles of scientific agriculture. P. S. Tilson, M. S.,was born December 30, 1867, at Boston, Bowie County, Texas. Entered the Agricultural and Mechani¬ cal College of Texas September, 1885, graduating in 1888. His first chemical work was with the Texas Geological Survey in 1889-90, as Chemist, stationed at the Agricultural and Mechani¬ cal College. Since 1890 he has been connected with the Chemi¬ cal Department of his alma mater. He now fills the position of Associate Professor of Chemistry. Aubrey Leonard Banks, B. S., was born in Memphis, Tenn., November, i860. In 1872 he entered St. John’s College at Little Rock, where he remained till 1875, when his parents removed to Texas. He completed his A. B. degree in the last-named State, and afterwards took the degrees of B. S. and M. S. at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. In 1891 he was elected to the position of Adjunct Professor of Mathe¬ matics in his alma mater, and in 1898 was made Associate Pro¬ fessor.

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the age of fifteen he entered the Iowa Agricultural College, at Ames, Iowa, from where he graduated in November, 1897, with the degree of B. S. He was appointed instructor in the Zoological Laboratory of his alma mater, which position he held until December, 1899. While holding this position he received the degree of M. Sc. from the same institution. In December, 1899, was appointed Assistant Entomologist of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and accepted the position of Assistant State Entomologist of Texas in Febru¬ ary, 1902. Charles S. Potts was born at Weatherford, Texas, September 22, 1872. His early education was obtained at Weatherford College and Parker Institute, from which he received the B. A. degree in 1893. The next five years were spent in teaching, the last two as Professor of Mathematics, in Granbury College. This latter position he resigned in 1898 to enter the University of Texas, from which he was graduated in June, 1902, with the degrees of B. A. and M. A. During the year 1900-01, however, he served as Principal of the Austin High School. While as student at the University of Texas he did special work in history, economics, and government, holding the position of Fellow in Economics during the year 1901-02. He has spent two summers in the University of Chicago, specializing on the subjects. In September, 1902, he accepted the position of Instructor in Economics and History, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College. Alva Mitchell, B. C. E., was born in Collin County, Texas, in January, 1870. He received his early education in the public and private schools of the State, completing a high-school course in 1891, and a science course in 1892. He entered the second class of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in September, 1892, and graduated with the degree, B. C. E., in June, 1894. After leaving College he was engaged in public school teaching until June, 1902, when he was elected to his present position of Instructor in Department of Drawing, Agricultural and Mechanical College. Edgar Eggleston Townes, B. Lit., was born September 11, 1878, at San Saba. He prepared for the University at the Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee ; entered the University of Texas from Austin, in 1897, completing the Academic Course in 1900. He was a law student from 1900 to 1902, obtaining the degree of LL. B. from the University of Texas. In 1900-01 he was Fellow in English, President Glee Club, and member Ath¬ letic Council, at the same institution. September, 1902, he accepted the position of Instructor in English at the Agricul¬ tural and Mechanical College of Texas. O. O. Hargis was born at Baling, Texas, April 27, 1879. About 1882 his parents moved to Llano, Texas, where he was raised. Finished the Pligh School there; afterwards spent a year in school at Waco; entered the State University in the fall of 1898, graduating in June, 1902, with the degree of B. S.; spent the vacation as a bank clerk at Llano. His work in the University was in Science, particularly Chemistry, Geology, and Mathematics, his major being Chemistry. A member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the University. Came to College September, 1902, as Assistant Chemist in the Depart¬ ment of Chemistry. W. C. McNutt was born in San Antonio, Texas. When quite young his parents moved to Missouri. Entered the St. Louis Manual Training School in 1897 and graduated in 1900. In 1902 took a post-graduate course in woodwork at the same school. In September, 1902, accepted his present position of Instructor of Woodwork and Turning at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Edward C. Green was born in Detroit, Michigan, October 2d, 1894. He entered Michigan Agricultural College in 1891, but left college for two years to follow truck-farming and