Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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-0 1 THE PAILLTADI UM -1912 0' EDGAR Blc11RYD1C W' 141411 l'1' 1'r11fc551,1r XYr1g11t was 1J1,1r11 11CIlI' Grct-111'i1lc, .Xlll.. Jllllllllfy 7, 1873. His f11111ily rc111111'c11 141 '1'r11y 111 11479111111 hif 11111110 11:15 110011 hcrc 511 curly choice 11f tc11cl1i11g 215 ll profcwiuit. 111111 hif 1-1111- c11tirj111 w11s1,lircctc1l to that cud, .Xt thc ugt-111 cightcc11. l1c gr111,l1111te1l tr1j1111 the btntt Xlll111ll Lvl lcgc at 'l'r1,1y witl1 the 1lcgrcc 111 I'1:lC11l'l111. 111 1'hi111s114 phy. 110111011 0111011111 thc Pt-111111113' Cullcgc 1'111' 1 from tl11t i11 ti t11ti1111 1lL'g1'L'L'5 115 f111l11ws: 1,icc11ti11tc l11N1I'l1Clll1', 18933 1-!11cl1cl11r 11f Arts. 1895: Klustcr 111 .Xrt-. 1808. 'liL'IlC11CI'S Ill Nzlwhvillc, 111111 rcccixx-1 l.L'1lVlI1g Nzulivillc, 110 was 11t 1,111cc Cl1175C11 l,l'1I1C11lQll of thc 111011 SCl11111 ' 1 ,T 1 1 i 15 . 1'1vcr XYll1Cl1 l1c prcFi11c1l f11r f1111r yt-urs. 111 1899. llc was clcctcnl t11 thc cl1:1i1' of 1 c1l11g11gy 111111 l'l1il11s11- phy, wl1ic11 1J1lx1t1lll1 l1c 11:15 11cc11pic1l ew-11 aiiicc. 1'1'11f. XYrigl1t if 111 11111c11 1lc11111111l C18 il 1111111111 8lMJl1liCl'. 111111 1111s 1111041 c-11g11gc111c11ts i11 thc Cllillllilllqllili 111 1'11ri1111x 2-121105. XVI MISS C.XT1l1fR1X1i CU1.1.lNS19fXR1JN1iR ight 51111111 t1111c 111 t11c.11111111'c sc1111111s 411' 111111111 11111 111 l1'11v,111111 111511 11111 I11'l111Zl1'Y w11r1q 111 lxhcll nllcgc 11t 'l'11ll1111t-gn. 111 181510. Kliw 11lll't1l1L'I' l11'L'Ill11L' ircctwr 111 tht- Kl111lc1 Sc111'111l 11f tht- Slltlc X111'l1111l 111L'2C 111 Trwy. 111 1899 sht' Wzti clcftcfl 111 1110 kl1lllI' uf Klctl1111lS. which 1111xiti1111 Nhc 11118 l1c11l cvcr 5111CL'. 11151 11IlI'11l1C1' kccpx 111111-:ut 11ftl1c r1111i1l 1111111-111c11t 11f thc 1c1111i11g i11stit11ti1111x 111 thc c111111try. VIRGII, PARKS Nlc1ilN1.13IY tJ11k111111g1.-c. Furry C111111ty, .X1ll..1S t111-111111311111 1,l'H1. f1lc1ii11lcy's 11irtl1 111111 thc timc XVH9 c1111c11ti1111 was rcccivccl i11 thc r11r111 aclluolf 111 Perry, 11111 1Il1L'I' l1c took the High Sc1111111 c1,111rsc 11t Ccntcr- villc, .'X111. For t1111r years l1c tztught 111 thc I'llI'll1 Scl11,111lS. but c11111c to thc 'l'r11y Nllfllllll 119 ll 511111011 111 191111. 111- 1111i5hc11 thc c1111rsc, taking thc L. S. 1lt-grcc i11 19113. 1'lc was :tt 1111cc clcctccl Principal 111 thc lligh Scl1111g11 1111115 .xllllil K1:1tcr,wl1crc l1c taught fur tw11 yt-11rN. 'l1l1L'l1 f11r lY111L' yt-11r 11c ht-111 the 131181- 111111 111 tc:1c11cr 11f Klllllllill 'l'r11i11i11g. ztftcr which hc 1'L'Sl1111L'll hif p111cc 11+ tcztchcr llf thc High Sc1111111. .Xt thc 11111111111 111ccti11g 111' thc 111i111r1l 111 19117. ll ycztr! 1c111'c 111' ZlllSL'I1L'C 11L'1I1Q gl'2l11lL'll l'r11f. Klcliinlcy, hc L'l11C1'L'l1 C11111111l1i11 L'11i1'1-rsity, 1111111 which llc XYJ18 1875. llis c11r1y gr11111111tc1l in 19118 with thc 1h-grcc 11 1. .. 11 gr111l1111ti11g. 11c w11N clcctt-11 111 thc p111tt N111Nl1111 111 t11t-111-1111rt1111-11t 111 :1rts. which p1111t11'111 hc st1l1 11l111l5. 25 Kliv 1Y1Zl1't1l1C1' is ll 'l'r11j1111 H111 thc 111111111r 1H11'11.A' cr c1l11c:11i1'111 11w11y f1'1,1111 'l11'11y wzt- rcct-i1'c1l 111 thc '11N11i11gt1111 Sc111i11111'y. Axlllllllll. Gu.. XX'l1L'1'L' wht' rcf -'1'c11 thc 1li11111111:1 111 g'r:11111:1ti1111 111 1887. 1XI'tct'- w11r1l. wllc -pt-11t sun-r111 yt-arf i11 tht- 11111111118 C111114 C111111ty l11wtit11tc 1'1f Cl11L'Ilgl1, 1111i11g 131181-Q'1'1l1ll1Jl1L' 1l'li 111111 Nt1111yi11g Llflhlgllgyv 111111 N11-t111111s. S111- l1ll11Lf c1l11c11ti1111111 lim-5, 511c1111i11g 11111ft 411 thc 811111 cr cithcr 115 Nt111,lc11t or 111St1'11ct11r 111 1,l111k'l'L'l11 11111--

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-O The subject of this sketch is just rounding out a hal. century of faithful and etlicient work as a teacher, having begun in 1862. Prof. K1cCartha is a native ot bouth Larolma, hating been born in l ur ticld llistrict. March 15, 1841. lle graduated from XYottord College. Spartanburg. S. C., in 1861, as A. IS.. and received the degree of A. Al. from the same institution three years later. lle at once en tered on his lite vocation. NYhile in College. l1e re- ceived license as a local preacher in the Methodist lipiscopal Church South, and through all these years has ilili-r-ntlv followed his twofold calling. After the Civil XYar. he came to Alabama and taught sues cessful schools of high grade at Lawrenceville, Union Springs, Gordon. Geneva. Newton, Ala.. and Green- l l'lt XYIHN THE PAILTJADIUM-1912 ff Bl.XT'l'1lliXV DOXVNIZR PACE Professor Pace was born in Macon County. Ala., ljecember 5, 1867. His primary training was rc- ceiyed in the public schools of Auburn. after which he entered the Polytechnic Institute, and completed the course with credit, receiving the degree of lflachelor of Science in 1889. and that of Civil En- gineer in 18911. He had several years experience as teacher in the rural schools before his graduation. and was assistant professor of Klathematics in his Alma Klater for two years alter. lle was elected Professor of Mathe- matics in the State Normal School at Troy in 1891, in which position he has remained continuously since. Cl..XRliNC1Zl.lNlJEN BlcCAR'l'1'1A bk . 5 l l.li'1'CllliR JACKSON COXYART A native of Pike County. Prof. Cowart was born near Henderson, Dec. l, 185114 rfhe neighborhood schools gave him his early training. He afterwards attended the College at Auburn. from which he re- ceived his degree of Blaster of Science. Leaving school, he taught live years. two of which were at l-irundidge. ln 1875, he came to Troy and became editor of the Messenger. Two years later. he was elected County Superintendent of Education. This position he resigned in 1880, having been elected to , the Legislature. lle was made Chairman of the f Temperance Committee and introduced and had had passed a local option law which retnained in force in Pike County for nearly twenty years. He was also author of one of the earliest laws in Alabama, re- quiring the examination and licensing of teachers. ln 1885. he was appointed by President Cleveland to a very responsible position in the lndian service and stationed in New Klexico, Returning to Troy in 1889. he engaged for four years in mercantile pur- suits, when the superintendency of the City Schools was tendered him. After tive years of this work he was elected to the chair of Science in the Troy Nor- mal. and is now completing' his lifteenth year in that capacity. 2-1- S

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-Q ' 'PI-11-3 IQAILIJADIUM-1912 Q- MISS SARAH EMERSON LUTHER Lake City, Florida, is the place of Miss l.uther's hirth and early education. She esteems, as a spe- cially advantageous thing in her school life, the fact that for six years she was a student in St. James .Xcademy for girls where she was under the direct instruction of a very superior teacher, Rev. Charles S. Snoxvdown. She was graduated from the Pea- hody Iligh School of Lake City. heing a member of the Iirst class to he graduated from this institution. ller Normal Training was received in the State Normal at XYZl1'l'L'115lJ1lI'Q. Missouri, and her college education in Terrill College, Tennessee. She taught a numher uf years in Missouri and Tennessee sclltuuls. ln .Xlahama she has taught at Jasper. and also in the City lligh School of Opelika. She was elected to the position of Teacher of English in the Troy Normal in 19118. Kl1sS Luther is an active and enthusiastic worker in various educational lines. 'NS lxa 1 c X S1 1 ll I m L s s n,, L N L 1 X l1LXl LllLL L L. N l 111 Q fiom t titl i . .. e ' ' o 1 ec c '1 . Ute Q' ' ' lb ' L' ' iusl ll ountain ' S ' S. M en 5 ' became e111 i e S ' ,S ' 110 ' tj Vess x os 1 , . 'ss. 1 ' iici s e x ts t lll1' f 1. - ' . - s 11119111 in Colum V' 1 ' ., comi ,, y l'lsI Septem A . 4 7 1 4 'Y' f 'I ' f l -. all., ,tl-l.ll. .ll.R hliSs Rym-r is a native of the Old forth S ate, ' ct n 'ng lu the Troy Normal in 1911 as teacher 1 f ex- f r -ssion and as.i tant in the Department uf li -flish. , . Sh- wa educated in the City S'h vols uf . s - lle, wh- she ent -1' 'd the Klar' llill Ccllege i 1900. lfour years lat -r she received her diploma his llts ttion Sh then ad it l the pi it ion of V K., . h 1 and for f ui ytais h ld .1 1 't' in in g l ,' JY. Nl . llltgll SLlllIlllN X L lll sllx 1 ' 51 Q fr . .4 4 stud of th Luiiy Sth 1 of lSXll itn in li tc n 11.1 , tion ul l h x. Qi. lated in 1111 ln tht you 1910 '11, lic . N hia 1 '51 Loll et l'l.1 nlf tu Ito . her 1051111 .'Xl.I'RED BOYD , May the second, 1882, witnessed the advent of this young man into this breathing world. Troy is the Q city of his nativity. llis education was received in - the local schools and the State Normal. Mr. Boyd is versatile in many lines, hut has pursued steno- , graphy and type-writing as his chief calling. NVhile yet in his teens. he entered the service of the Standard Chemical and Oil Company in this capaci- ty. and remained eight years. ln 19119-'10, he was appointed court reporter for the twelfth Iudical Cir- cuit, which place he resigned to hecome assistant clerk to the Committee on Judiciary, ll. of Rep.. at XVashington. D. C. Thence he came last year to take his place in the Troy Normal School faculty. 2 0