University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Kentucky University. He has been President of the following colleges : Kentucky University iS66- «°cker] College. 1869 ; Colleg • the Bible, 1877. In his senior year he taught Greek in I. thany College, and has taughl PI il phy since [880. He has bei n preaching fifty-five years and has been active 111 church a nd college work for over half a century. Ji exandcr Sftcod 77?i igan . Was born at Washington, IV,,,,.. December 21st, [842. He received his education in private le; Indiana! niversity, Bloomington, [nd. ; Bethany College, W. Va. ; Kentucky Univer , Harrodsburg, Ky., and was graduated from the latter with A. B. in [861., M i„ iSo, ||,. was tutor in Kentucky Vad.wm in 1861-5; Adjuncl Professor of Greek and Latin, t86s-o; Principal of ' -7 : Adjunct P f English and Mathematics [869-70; Professor of Latin since 1 with exception ol two years, one oi which. 1895, wasspent in travel abroad. He is one of the Din 1 the Kentucky Chautauqua Assembly. Jsata i y3oonc Srubbs n ,, ™ ' • J° dd e ' v. Ky., May 20th, [833. His education was received in O land Institute, near I |Y„„.. and Bethany, W. Va. He was graduated from Bethany P oUe J§? : ' A - B. and .s entitled to A. M.. though never formally conferred. He has tauo-ht •public schools in r-lemingsburg College and in Eminence ' ollege, occupying the . ' hair of Latin Ld - 1 ' in Flemingsbui 1 fe , and Greek and Logic in Eminence College. He has been a frequent contributor to religious nd quarterlies, and has preached whenever his health would ■Tf frcd J ' air turst. Was born in Knox County, Ind., near Vincennes, and was graduated from Buder Universitv Irvmgton, Ind., with d, grees . B., A. M.. afterwards attended the Scientific School al Harvard He has taught seven years m Butler University, one year in Alliance College, and sixteen years in Ken- ' 5

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Wilbur ft. Smith Was born at Higgin c port, Ohio, October 22nd. 1853. When a young man he read law under Hon. C. A. White, tin- late Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Ohio. It was by a letter from Hon. Wesley Atkinson, Governor-elect of West Virginia, that he spjnl one year at Charleston, W. Va.. after which he was elected by the Executive Hoard of Kentucky University, President of its Commercial Department, a position he has held for 20 years and whose graduates are numbered by the thousands all over America. lie was elected President of the Chamber of Commerce of our city, Vice-President of a Hank. Director ofa Safety Vault Co. Ex-Governor Buckner appointed him Chairman of the Kentucky Cen- tennial enterprise, and ex-Governor Brown appointed him as a Kentucky Commissi mi 1 to the World ' s Fair at Chicago. Whilst there Hon. John Boyd Thatcher. Chairman of the Committee of Awards, appointed him Judge of Awards of the Exposition on Banking and Finance, and on completion of his work was handed a personal letter bv Governor Hovt. thanking him for his efficient services, staring that his decisions were unanimously concurred in by the Executive Committee. He has recently been elected a member of the Executive Council of the National University project. Professor Smith was appointed a Colonel on Governor Bradley ' s staff and unanimously elected an honorary member of the National Association of Mexican Veterans. He is Secretary of the Ken- tucky Society of the Sons of the Revolution. •Jfenry J{att u hite Was horn April 19th. 1821, in New Haven. Conn., and was educated in Bacon College, George- town, Ky.. from which he was graduated in the department of Civil Engineering, June 28th. 1839. He has had degrees of A. M. and LE. 1). conferred upon him by Bacon College and University of Missouri. He has taught Mathematics. Astronomy and Civil Engineering in the following colleges : Bacon College. Greenville Institute, Christian University, Kentucky University. From 1869-77 he was presiding otlicer of College of Arts, and from 1S7S-S0. President of Kentucky University. ftobert Sraham Was born in Liverpool, Eng.. August 14th. 1S22. and came to America in 1827. He was grad- uated A. B. in Bethany College in 1S47. and received degree of A. M. from same College in 1852. In 185] he founded Arkansas College, Favettville, Ark. : in 1S58. ,vas elected Professor of English in ' 4

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C iar es Joseph Jtemper Was born at Port Republic, Rockingham County, Va. May 21st, 1S29. After attending ordi- nary elementary school entered the classical and scientific school of Pike Powers. Staunton, Va., re- maining for two sessions. Thence to the University of Virginia for two sessions, pursuing an irregular course of study, including, however, the Ancient and Modern Languages, Moral and Natural Philosophy, Pure and Mixed Mathematics and other subjects not in the course for degrees. Taught for two sessions French, German and Astronomy in Rappahannock Academy, Carolina County, Va., a large semi- military school in which General Mahone had been teacher of Mathematics and Military Tactics. Spent two years as co-principal in a large boys school at a nesboro, Va. Returned thence to the Univer- sity of Virginia. Was principal of a female school in Harrisonburg, Va., for two years ; from which place, in 1859, was elected to the chair of Mathematics, Mechanics and Astronomy in Bethany College, W. Va. Resigned his chair upon the breaking out of the war of Secession, and was engaged in the topographical survey of the lower portion of the Valley of Virginia, in the preparation of military maps tor the use of General Jackson, and its other defenders. Was engaged during the last year of the war in the bureau of topographical work in the city of Richmond. Then established at his own place in Louisa County, Va., the Aspen Hill High School, a classical and scientific school, mainly preparatory to the higher classes of the University of Virginia. In 1874 was inyited to accept the Chair of Natural Science in Bethany ollege, but deciding against it was proffered the next year his old chair of Mathematics, which was accepted. On the de- parture of Professor Loos for Kentucky University the French and German classes wen ' also assigned to his chair with an increase of salary. The chair then embraced Mathematics. Mechanics, Civil Engin- eering, Astronomy, French and German, excluding some of the lower branches of Mathematics in the hands of adjuncts. Resigned his chair in 1SS4 and returned to Virginia. In 1889 was tendered the chair ot Modern Languages anil Civil Engineering in Kentucky University — now the chair of Modern Languages, Mechanics aad Astronomy, which was accepted. In 187S published, with original method of treatment, a work on Central Forces, mainly a dis- cussion of the physical laws governing the Solar System, for the benefit of advanced students in As- tronomy. In [882 a larger work on Mechanics, prepared in part under tents in the field, upon paper captured by Gen. J. E. B. Stuart in one of his raids across the Potomac. Has contributed articles at various times to New York ami Richmond papers, to the New En- gland Journal of Education, Christian Standard, the Disciple Magazine, to a French paper t t New York, and others, chiefly upon philosophical, scientific or educational subjects. 16