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

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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

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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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school teaching. He graduated in 1897 and was given a posi¬ tion as special assistant to Prof. L. R. Taft, the Horticulturist of Michigan Agricultural College; and in 1898 he accepted a position as lecturer and demonstrator in practical entomology at the University of Illinois. In 1899 he was engaged to take charge of nursery inspection and orchard work against San Jos scale, under Dr. S. H. Forbes, State Entomologist of Illi¬ nois. Resigning from above position, he accepted an Instruc- torship in the Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1902. Walter W. Bavington was born at Pierce City, Missouri, February 12, 1882. Moved to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of fifteen. Entered the St. Louis Manual Training School in i 897j graduating with honors in June, 1900. He went from St. Louis to Austin, Texas, where he was employed as a machinist by the Bachman Foundry and Machine Company. In Decem¬ ber, 1901, he returned to St. Louis, where he became a mechan¬ ical draughtman for the American Car and Foundry Company, which position he held until October, 1902, when he accepted the position of Instructor of Ironwork at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. James G. Harrison was born at Eatton, Georgia, April 1, 1844. He was educated at Emmery College, Georgia. Served through the Civil War in the ranks of the Confederate army. Moved to Texas in 1873, and accepted the posi tion of Treasurer of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1895. J. A. Baker was appointed Stenographer to the Experi¬ ment Station, September 1st, 1894; elected Secretary of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in June, 1895, which posi¬ tion he now holds. He is also Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Bernard Sbisa was born in Austria and raised in New Orleans, from the age of five years, at which place he attended Feim’s School of Languages. In 1864 he opened the Commer¬ cial Hotel in Matamoras, Mexico, and four years later opened the Washington Hotel and Restaurant at Galvaston, Texas. In 1874 he had built the Grand Southern Hotel in same city, which was destroyed in the fire of 1887. On January 1st, 1878, he accepted a position as Manager of the Subsistence Depart¬ ment of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, and was later made Steward. J. W. Carson was born January 3d, 1865,111 Colorado County, Texas ; attended the public schools of Ellis County and later Marvin College at Waxahachie, Texas; entered the A. M. College of Texas September, 1884, and graduated in the Agri¬ cultural course in June, 1886. Was actively engaged in stock¬ farming until 1888, at which time he was elected Assistant Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station- Received a post-graduate degree of B. Sc. from his alma mater in June, 1893. Resigned his position January 1st, 1897, to engage in farming in the Brazos Bottom. Was elected Superin¬ tendent of the Farm Department of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, September, 1900. George F. Tyrrell, Bandmaster, was born in Aldershot, England, April 23d, 1863; graduated from Kneller Hall Military School of Music in 1882. He has been bandmaster and eupho¬ nium soloist in the United States since January, 1885 ; was for ten years and six months bandmaster in United States Army, and for three years served as bandmaster of the “ Fighting Tenth Cavalry.” He was stationed in Cuba for more than three years, and resigned his position with the Tenth Cavalry to accept a position as bandmaster of the Eighth Regiment, Third Brigade, National Guard of Pennsylvania. On the 12th of January, 1903, he accepted his present position as Band¬ master at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Buel C. Pittuck was born November nth, 1874, in Waller County, Texas. He attended the public schools of Galveston and Dallas; entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College,