University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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PROF. A. J. BIGNEY 21

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In September, 1894, he was again called by Moores Hill College to become a member of the faculty. This time to the Chair of Philosophy and German, which position he has filled with marked success to the present time. Prof. Vayhinger has always been an active worker in the church. For years he has been a teacher in the Sunday-school. For the year '95-'96, he was Sec- retary of the Indiana State Iipworth League. He is now serving for the second year as President of the Moores Hill District Iipworth League. In March, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Culla Johnson. They have two children living. Prof. Vayhinger is a man who would be unwilling that a sketch of himself should contain any direct words of praise. But for one wl1o has been his pupil for years it is a clifiicult task to refrain from using words of the highest praise. His noble Christian life, both in the school-room and as a citizen of the village, is an' inspiration to all, and from his life is going out influences which will clo much in molding the characters of many. 20

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PROF. ANDREW JOHNSON BIGNEY. 3.6 EDNDREW JOHNSON BIGNEY was born on a farm one and one-quarter Cs! M41 miles north of Moores Hill, February 15, 1864. While a boy he worked on the farm, and attended school at the cross roads school on the corpo- ration line of Moores Hill. ,In the fall of 1880 he entered Moores Hill College, at which time Dr. J. P. D. John was President, and O. P. Jenkins Vice-President and Professor of Natural Science. From these two men he received his earliest impression of school life, and they instilled in him a desire to take a special course and become a teacher. Several winters l1e taught county schools, spending his summers at home. In the summer of 1887, in company with Prof. C. W. Hargitt, now of Syr- acuse University, he spent the time on Martha's Vineyard Island, studying the marine life of that part of the Atlantic. He received a diploma from tl1e Martha's Vineyard Sunnner Institute. In June, 1888, he graduated from Moores Hill College, and took the Chair of Natural Science the following year, on the resignation of Prof. Hargitt, to whom was due the first inspiration to become a scientist and to devote his time to the study and teaching of Biology in particular. I Four years were spent here in this position, at which time he resigned to pursue a post graduate course at Johns Hopkins University. At the close of the first year he was asked to accept a position as first assistant in Biology in the same university. Two years were spent here. In June,1894, was called to the Chair of Science in Moores Hill College again, which he still holds. ' He was married to Carrie E. Ewan, a member of the class of '94 of Moores Hill College, September 2, 1896. ' At present he is Assistant Secretary of the Indiana Academy of Science and State Secretary of the Epworth League of Indiana. 9' I O