University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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and in September, 1881, entered upon his duties. The law school has increased in number from seven to seventy-five students. THOMAS HUME Was born in Portsmouth, Va., and was trained in the schools of that town until, in his sixteenth j ' ear, he went to the Richmond College, where he received first the degree of A. B. and then of A. M. He took a special course at the University of Virginia and gradu- ated in several of the schools. While there hewas editor of the Literary Magazine, drafted the constitu- tion of the first College Young Men ' s Christian Asso- ciation and became its president. He became Pro- fessor of English and French in the Chesapeake Col- lege near Old Point, and was there licensed to preach. Entering the Confederate service soon after, he was appointed chaplain to the Third Virginia Infantry. During the siege of Petersburg he was chaplain to that post. After the war he revived the Classical Institute of Petersburg with five teachers and one hundred .students. In 1867 he spent some time in European travel and returned to take charge of the Roanoke Female College at Danville, Va. He took at this time special interest in introducing improved methods of teaching and studying English. While in Danville he was pastor for four years of the First Baptist Church. He was called on the death of his father to succeed him as pastor in Norfolk, and at the same time taught Latin and English in the Norfolk Collegiate Institute. For five years he was Profe.ssor of Latin and English in the new Norfolk College for Young Ladies. During this period he delivered a series of lectures on Shakespeare before the Wednes- day Club of the city. Richmond College gave him the degree of D. D. In July, 1885, he was called to the Chair of English Language and Literature in the University of North Carolina ; Anglo-Saxon and En- glish philology was then introduced into the course. In October, 1886, he organized the vShakespeare Club. Wake Forest College gave him the degree of LL. D. He has published Helps to the Study of Shake- speare, and at different times, sermons, papers on the teaching of English, on religious and literary sub- jects, and has given courses of lectures at different places. For four years he was Lecturer on English Literature in the National Summer School at Glens Falls, N. Y. He is a member of the National Societj ' of Religious Education, president of the North Caro- lina Baptist Historical Society and member of other literary and religious societies. WALTER DALLAJI TOY Was born in Norfolk, ' a., November 13, 1854. His preparatory training was received chiefly in the private schools of that city. In 1873 he entered the University of Virginia, and remained there two years, completing part of the course for the master ' s degree. He then became, in 1875, assistant master in the University School of Mr. W. Gordon McCabe, at Petersburg, Va. After filling this position for four years he returned to the Univer- sity of Virginia and was graduated there M. A., July, 1882. During his last session there he was, conjointly with Mr. R. M. Smith, in charge of a private school for the sons of the professors. He was also licentiate in the ITniversity. Repairing to Europe immediately after graduation, he began in 1882 to study at the University of Leipsic; later at the University of Berlin (1884), and in 1885 at 25

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sides papers on geology in the scientific periodicals. He lectured in the State Normal Schools of North Carolina between 1885 and 1888. WILLIAM CAIN. Born at Hillsboro, N. C, May 14, 1847, was gradu- ated from the North Carolina Military and Polytechnic Institute in 1867, after which practiced civil engineering until September, 1874. From this date until February, 1880, was Professor of Mathematics and Engineering at the Carolina Military Institute, Charlotte, N. C, then was actively engaged in engineering until Octo- ber, 1882, and then accepted Chair of Mathematics and Engineering at the South Carolina Military Academy, Charleston, S. C. On September i, 1889, took charge of the Chair of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina. Author of treatises on The Theory of Voussoir Arches; Theory of Solid and Braced Arches; Ma.ximum Stresses in Framed Bridges ; Retaining Walls and Symbolic Algebra. Also author of pamphlet on Sanitary Engineering for the North Carolina Board of Health and papers on various sub- jects in applied mathematics, as Trusses with Super- fluous Members; Earth Pressure ; Transition Curves; Method of Least Work ; Theory of Long Columns, etc. Was member of North Carolina Board of Health and now a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. JOSHUA WALKER GORE. Born January 10, 1852, in Frederick County, ' a. Prepared for college at London Valley Academy, Vir- ginia. Student of Richmond College 1871-73. Entered the University of Virginia October, 1873, and grad- uated with the degree of C. E. June, 1875. Fellow in Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1876-78. Professor of Natural Science, Southwestern Baptist University, Jackson, Tenn., 1878-81. Assistant in Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1881-82. Profes- sor of Physics, University of North Carolina, 1882. Member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. JOHN MANNING. Was born in Edenton, North Carolina, Juh ' 30, 1830; received his primary education at the Edenton Academy and at the Military Academy in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1847 he joined the Sophomore department of the University of North Carolina, and was graduated with the degree of A. B., January, 1850, was made an A. M. in 1853 and LL- D. in 1883. The year 1851 he spent in South America with his father. Captain John Manning. United States Navy, and returning home in November, 1851, he read law in Pittsboro, N. C-, was licensed to practice in 1853, and settled in Pittsboro. In 1 86 1 he was elected to the state convention from the county of Chatham. In 1870 he was elected to the Forty-first Congress from the Fourth Congres- sional District to fill an unexpired term. In 1880 he was elected to the House of Representa- tives of the General Assembly of North Carolina ; appointed chairman of the judiciarj ' committee, and elected by the General Assembly one of the three code commissioners to codify the public statutes of the state. In the summer of 1881 he was elected professor of law bv the trustees of the University of North Carolina, 24

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the Sorbonne and College de France in Paris. In August, 1885, he entered upon the duties of professor of modern languages at the Universit}- of North Caro- lina. Member of the modern language association of America. His published work consists chiefly of magazine articles on questions of literature and philol- ogy, and an edition of Frey tag ' s Die Joiirnalistcn with commentary. Member of Chi Psi Fraternity. RICHARD HENRY WHITEHEAD. Born in Salisbury, N. C, July 27, 1865. Prepared for college at Horner ' s. Graduated A. B., Wake For- est, 1886. Graduated M. D., University of Virginia, 1887. Demonstrator of Anatomy at University of Virginia two years. He continued study of medicine in Philadelphia and New York year and a half. Came to University of North Carolina to establi.sh the Med- ical Department fall of 1890. Member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. HENRY V. WILSON, A. B., Ph. D. Born in Baltimore February 16, 1863. After .spend- ing three years in the Baltimore City College he matriculated at the Johns Hopkins University in 18S0 and was graduated in 1883. During the following year he acted as an assistant in the biological labora- tory of that university, and during the next year was connected with the private laboratory (now the Lake Laboratory) of Mr. E- P. Allis, of Milwaukee, Wis. Re- turning to the John s Hopkins in 1885, he held a uni- versity scholarship for the next two years, was made Fellow in 1887, and received the degree of Ph. D. in 1888. During 1888-89 he held the Brace Fellowship, spending the greater part of the year in zoological in- vestigations in the Bahama Islands. During the next two years he was an assistant on the U. S. Fish Com- mission and was in charge of the government labora- tory in Woods Holl, Mass. In the summer of 1891 he was elected to the Chair of Biology in the Univer- sity of North Carolina. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Society of American Naturalists, of the American Morphological Society, and of the Boston Society of Natural History. In the year 1893-94 he was the non- resident elector to the Bruce Fellowship of the Johns Hopkins University. His publications consist chiefly of researches in the field of comparative embryology. KDWIN ANDER vSON ALDERMAN. Born in Wilmington, N. C, May 15, 1861. Was prepared for college at Bethel Military Academy near Warrenton, Va. He entered University of North Carolina in 1878, and was graduated with the degree of Ph. B. in 1882, receiving special honors in Latin and English Literature and winning the Willie P. Manqum medal. Principal of the Goldsboro High School 1882- 85. Superintendent Goldsboro Graded Schools 1885- 1889. President of the North Carolina Teachers ' Assembly 1885-1887. Superintendent Asheville and Newton Normal Schools 1885-1888. From 1889-1892, as state institute conductor, he made an educational campaign of the entire state in the interest of public education, the training of teachers and the Normal and Industrial School. Professor of History and Lit- erature, Normal and Industrial School, 1892-93. Mem- ber and secretary of the Board of Visitors to West Point Military Academy 1893. Professor of Pedagogy, University of North Carolina, 1893. Superintendent University Summer School 1894. Member Phi Kappa Sigma ' Fraternity, Dialectic Society. Honorary mem- 26