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

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Joshua Walker Gore. Professor of Physics; C. E. University of Virginia, 1875; Kappa Alpha; Phi. So ciety; Fellow in Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1S76-78; Professor Natural Science, South Western Baptist University, Jackson, Tenn., 1878-81; Assistant in Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1881-2; born January 10, 1852, Frederick County, Virginia. John Manning. Died at Chapel Hill, February 12, 1899. Judge Jas. E. Shepherd elected to fill the vacancy caused by Dr. Manning ' s decease. Professor of Law, University of North Carolina; A. B., Universit} of North Caro- lina, 1850; LIv. D., University of North Carolina, 1883; Phi. Society; Delegate to Con- vention, 1861-62; First Lieutenant Chatham Rifles, 1861; Adjutant Fifteenth North Carolina Volunteers, 1861; Receiver under Sequestration Act, C. S. A., 1861-65; Dele- gate to Convention of 1875; Trustee University of North Carolina, 1874-94; State Rep- resentative, 1881-83; Commissioner to Codify Laws, 1881-82; Professor of Law at Uni- versity of North Carolina, 1882-99. Published An Address Before the Alumm Association, The Code of North Carolina (in conjunction with Dortch and Hen- derson), Law Lectures (in press). Born at Edenton, N. C, July 30, 1830; died at Chapel Hill, February 12, 1899. Thomas Hume. Born at Portsmouth, Va. Professor of English Language and Literature; A. B., Richmond College; Graduate of University of Virginia; D. D., LL. D.; Phi. Society; Chaplain in Confederate Army; Principal Petersburg Classical Institute; of Roanoke Female College, Danville, Va. ; Professor of Latin and English, Norfolk College; Pastor of Churches in Danville and Norfolk. Published Helps to the Study of Hamlet; con- tributions to Magazines, and Reviews on Shakespeare, Milton, the English Bible, and on Educational Subjects. Wai,ter Dallam Toy. Professor of Modern Languages; M. A., University of Virginia, 1SS2; Chi Psi; Phi. Society; Published College Text-books. Born at Norfolk, Va., November 13, 1S54, Eben Alexander. Professor of the Greek Language and Literature; A. B., Yale, ' 73; Ph. D., Mary- ville, 1886; LL. D., University of North Carolina, 1893; Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon (Junior); Skull and Bones (Senior); Di. Society; Instructor in Ancient Languages, University of Tennessee, 1873-77; Professor of same, 1877-86; Professor of Greek, Uni- versity of North Carolina, 1886; on leave of absence, 1893-97, serving as United States Minister to Greece, Roumania and Servia. Born at Knoxville, Tenn., March 9. 1851. William Cain. Professor of Mathematics; A. M. at North Carolina Military and Polytechnic In- stitute; Member American Society of Civil Engineers; Phi. Society; Professor o Mathematics and Engineering, Carolina Militar}- institute, Charlotte, N. C, 1874-80; same, South Carolina INIilitary Academy, Charleston, S. C, 1882-89; Professor of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 1889. Born at Hillsboro, N. C, May 14, 1847. Published Works on Applied Mathematics mainly; two volumes on Theory of Voussoir Arches, one volume on Solid and Braced Arches, one volume on Retaining Walls, one volume on Stresses in Bridges, and one volume Notes on Geometry and Algrebra. 13

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ietox of ; acuftj ani ©fftceta of t t QXnmxeit of (Uotf Carofina truu Edwin Anderson Alderman, President. Ph. B., University of North Carolina, 1882; D. C. h-. University of the South, 1S96; American Historical Society; Maryland Historical Society; National Educational Association; Ai)icrican W iig, Princeton; Phi Kappa Sigma; Di. Society; Superintend- ent Goldsboro Schools, 1886; State Institute Conductor, 1889; Professor of History, State Normal College, 1891; Professor of Pedagogy, University of North Carolina, I S93; President of University, 1S96; Published Life of William Hooper, ' ' Short History of North Carolina, n umerous addresses. Born at Wilmington, N. C, May 15th, 1861. Kemp Plummer Battle. Alumni Professor of History (in charge of Political Economy); A. B. , 1849; A. M., 1852 (in course). University of North Carolina; LL.D., Davidson College, 1879; Corre- sponding Member of the Historical Society of Maryland; Corresponding Member of the Historical Society of Alabama; Dialectic Society; Tutor of Mathematics, Univer- sity of North Carolina, 1850-54; Director Bank of North Carolina, 1858-1868; Director Insane Asylum, i857-i86r; Delegate to the State Convention, 1861; President Chatham Railroad Company, 1862-66; State Treasurer, 1 866-68; President North Carolina Agri- cultural Society, 1869-72; Trustee University of North Carolina, 1S62-68 and 1S74-99; Secretary and Treasurer University of North Carolina, 1874-76; President University of North Carolina, 1876-91; Professor of History, 1891. Published Early History of City of Raleigh, 1876; continuation of same, 1S92; History Supreme Court of North Carolina; Trials and Judicial Proceedings in New Testament; Colonial Leaders of the Church of England; Sketches of Historj of the University of North Caro- lina; The History Involved in the Names of the Counties of North Carolina; articles North Carolina, in Johnson ' s Cyclopedia, and University of North Caro- lina, in Chicago reprint of Encyclopedia Brittanica. Sketches of the lives of Hon. A. M. Lewis, R. P. Dick, Z. B. Vance, John Manning, and othe- historical mono- graphs. Address, The Head and the Hand. Born near Louisburg, Franklin County, Dec. 19, 1831. Francis Preston Venable. Professor of Chemistry; Ph. D. Gottingen); Delta Kappa Epsilon; Philanthropic Society. Has published Qualitative Analysis, History of Chemistry, Inor- ganic Chemistrj Development of Periodic Law. Born at Longwood, Va , Nov. 17, 1856. Joseph Austin Holmes. B. Agr. (Cornell) iSSi; B. S. (Ibid) 1888. State Geologist and Lecturer on the Geology of North Carolina. Fellow of the Geological Society of America; Member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Professor of Geology and Natural His- tory University of North Carolina, 1881-92; State Geologist, 1892. Published a num- ber of reports on the Geology of the State.

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Richard Henry Whitehead. Professor of Anatomy and Pathology; A. B., Wake Forest College, iS86; M. D., University of Virginia, 1SS7; Kappa Alpha Fraternity; Di. Society; Demonstrator of Anatomy at University of Virginia, 18S7-89; Contributions to Medical Journals. Born at Salisbury, N. C, July 27, 1865. Henry Horace Williams. Professor of Philosophy, A. B., A. M., University of North Carolina, 1883: B. D Yale ' 88; Grad. Stud. Harvard, 1888-90; Wilson Fellow, 1889; Professor Trinity College, 1885; Professor Universit}- of North Carolina, 1890. Henry Van Peters Wilson. Professor of Biology; A. B. Johns Hopkins, 1883; Ph. D., Johns Hopkins, 1888; Philological Society; Assistant United States Fish Commission, 1889-91; Professor Biology, University of North Carolina, 1891. Publications on the Development of Maricina Areolata, Journal Morphology, 1888; The Embryology of the Sea Bas-s; Bull.; United States Fish Commission, 1891 ; Observations on the Gemmule and Egg Develop- ment of Marine Sponges, Journal Morphology, 1894, etc., etc. Born Februarv 16, 1863, Baltimore, Md. Karl Pomeroy Harrington. Professor of Latin Language and Literature; A. B., Wesleyan, 1882; A. M., Wes- leyan, 1885; Phi Beta Kappa; American Philological Association; Archtelogical Insti- stute of America; Psi Upsilon; Phi Society; Classical Master in the public High School, Westfield, Mass., 1882-85; Professor of Latin, Wesleyan Academ5% Wilbraham, Mass , I885-87; Tutor o f Latin, Wesleyan University, 1889-91; Publisher Helps to the Intelligent Study of College Preparatory Latin (Ginn Co ); ' Harrington and Tol- man ' s Greek and Roman Mythology (B. H. Sanborn and Co.); Editor of the tenth edition of the Songs of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity ; Contributor to The Methodist Review, Classical Review, New York Times, New York Evening Post, New York Christian Advocate, etc. Born at Great Falls, N. H., June 13, 1861. Organist and Choir Director of the Methodist Episcopal churches at Stamford and Middletown, Conn., the American Church in Berlin, Germany, etc.. Director Chapel Hill Choral Society. Collier Cobb. Professor of Geology and Mineralogy; A. B., Harvard, 18S9; A. M. (Ibid), 1894; Fellow of the Geological Society of America; Member of the Harvard Natural Historj- Society, and of the Boston Society of Natural History; Phi. Society, Assistant in Geology at Harvard, 1888-90; Instructor in Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1890-92; Instructor in Geology, Harvard Summer School, 1891; Instructor in Geology, Boston University, 1891-92; Assistant United States Geological Survey, 1S86-1892; Assistant Professor of Geology, University of North Carolina, 1892-93; Pro- fessor of Geology, University of North Carolina, 1893, Published School Map of North Carolina, magazine articles and articles in scientific journals. Charles Staples Magnum. Assistant Professor of Medicine; A. B., University of North Carolina, 1891; M. D., Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia), 1894; President Hare Medical Society of Philadelphia; Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy, Jefferson Medical College, 1894-95. 14