University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Board of Trustees His Excellency, the Governor of Tennessee.........................Ex-Officio The Superintendent of Public Instruction ...................... .Ex-Officio The Commissioner of Agriculture...................................Ex-Officio The President of the University ..................................Ex-Officio Congressional District: First...............Hugh G. Kyle, Rogersville.... Second ......... ... Edward T. Sanford. Knoxville . Third ..............H. Clay Evans, Chattanooga ... Fourth .............J. Ewing Hite, Gallatin ........ Fifth...............W. P. Cooper. Shelbyville....... Sixth...............John Bell Keeble, Nashville .. Seventh ............Samuel N. Warren, Spring Hill Eighth .............I. B. Tigrett, Jackson ......... Ninth...............Spencer F. Thomas, Brownsville Tenth............... Rowan A. Greer, Memphis........ Term Expires . .July 1, 1921 . .July 1, 1923 ...July 1, 1925 . .July 1, 1927 . July 1, 1917 . July 1, 1917 . July 1, 1927 . July 1,1925 . .July 1, 1923 . July 1, 1921 From the City of Knoxville: Hu L. McClung, Knoxville .................................................July 1,1919 James Maynard, Knoxville..................................................July 1,1919 From the City of Memphis: Bolton Smith, Memphis........................................July 1,1927 James S. Robinson, Memphis...................................July 1,1927 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. Brown Ayres................................................................President Thomas D. Morris.......................................................... Treasurer William Rule...............................................................Secretary Alumni Association OFFICERS: President—J. Pike Powers, Jr., B.A., LL.B., Knoxville, Tenn. Vice-President for East Tennessee—Fred C. Houk, LL.B., Knoxville, Tenn. Vice-President for Middle Tennessee—J. C. R. McCall, B.A., Nashville, Tenn. Vice-President for West Tennessee—Rowan A. Greer, B.A., LL.B., Memphis, Tenn. Secretary—J. Bailey Wray, LL.B., Knoxville, Tenn. Treasurer—Robert S. Young, B.A., Knoxville, Tenn.

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The Departments From the time Blount College, the parent of our University, was founded, until 1869, the only course offered by the University was a purely classical one. The progress and strength of the College of Liberal Arts is admirably shown by the recognition of the University of Tennessee, as one of the ten standard Universities of the South, by the University of Berlin. This is indicative of the quality of the work and the competency of the instructors in this department. Established only 47 years ago, at a time when there was no definitely organized agricultural science to teach, the College of Agriculture has made great progress since its beginning. In 1882, the work began to assume definite proportions, and Morrill, now Carrick Hall, was built for this department. Four years later a Short Course was given, and in 1887 under the Hatch Bill, the Experiment Station, established in 1871, was reorganized. In order to give aid to the farmers of the State, Extension Short Courses were organized in 1909 and in 1914 a permanent Extension Division of the College of Agriculture was made possible by the Smith-Lever Bill. Recently thru the County Court of Knox County the Cherokee tract has been purchased and with this addition greater work is anticipated. The College of Engineering, established in 1869, has from the beginning shown rapid progress. In 1879 the course, which was rather limited, was broadened and courses in Civil, Mechanical and Mining Engineering were offered. In 1888, Reese Hall was erected as Engineering Building, but becoming too small, Estabrook Hall was built in 1898. Owing to the continued growth it was necessary to enlarge this building in 1905. Within the past year an Extension Division of College of Engineering has been established, giving engineering training to employed men. Although this is the first year, the results have indeed been gratifying. The present Medical College of the University is the result of the consolidation of five medical colleges. The first College of Medicine was introduced in 1876. In 1909 it united with the Medical College of the University of Nashville, and was known as the “Joint Medical Department of the University of Nashville and University of Tennessee.” After a union of two years they separated and the University of Nash- ville, withdrawing from medical instruction, transferred all of its equipment to the University of Tennessee. In 1911 this department was transferred from Nashville to Memphis and here united with the College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1913 it absorbed the Memphis Hospital Medical College and in 1914 the Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, located at Knoxville, was removed to Memphis. The result of this consolidation is a strong Medical School under single management with better equipment and greater opportunities of advancement. In January, 1890, the first law school connected with the University was opened with a curriculum of 15 months. This course was organized with purpose of giving students a thorough acquaintance with general principles and rules of American Law, so as to fit them for the bar of any State. In 1893, the course was extended to two years and such progress has been made, to meet the standard requirements, the old two-year law school, in 1912 was expanded into the present three-year school which fulfills all the requirements of the Association of American Law Schools. On one of Knoxville’s highest hills, overlooking the Tennessee River, stand the seventeen buildings of the University of Tennessee. It would indeed be difficult to find a more beautiful location for a college, for, between the natural beauties of the Hill, the river lying at its feet, and the great Smoky Mountains in the background, the effect is very satisfying. The campus proper comprises about forty acres and is in the heart of the city. Such is the University as it has progressed through a century and a quarter of development. 11

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The President and Deans Or. Brown Ayres, president of the University of Tennessee, was born in Memphis, May 25, 1856. He received his early education in private schools at Memphis and New Orleans, and while still very young he entered Washington and Lee, where he was successful from the start. From here he went to Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, where in 1878 he received his B.S. and in 1888 his Ph.D. degree. He was a fellow in the Physical Department of Johns Hopkins in 1879-80 and at the close of his course at this institution was elected Professor of Physics at Tulane, where he remained until 1904, when he was elected President of University of Tennessee. As a native Tennessean he has always felt a great interest in the State and its Uni- versity. Prof Charles E. Ferris was born September 23, 1864. He is a native of Ohio. In 1886, he entered the Michigan State College and received his degree in 1890. The following two years he spent as a civil engineer in Kentucky and Michigan, and in 1892 he came to the University of Tennessee as instructor in Drawing and Machine Design. In 1904 he was made Professor of Mechanical Engineering and in 1913 Dean of the Engineering Department. The growth of the Engineering Department and the estab- lishment of the Engineering Short Courses are largely due to his untiring efforts, and to use Professor Ferris’ own words, he is “going yet.” James D. Hoskins, A.M., LL.B., is our Dean, also being Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He was born at New Market and for twelve years attended Maury Academy. He entered the University of Tennessee in 1887, obtained his B.S. in 1891 and his M.S. in 1893. He taught in many preparatory schools of the State. Later obtained his LL.B., 1897. He was made Assistant Professor of History at this Univer- sity in 1900. Charles Willard Turner, or “Judge” Turner, as he is better known, was born in Boston. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts at Amherst College in 1875, and his Master of Arts in 1892. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary fraternity, and of the Delta Kappa Epsilon. Since at U. of T. he has been elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He moved to Knoxville in 1891, and took up his profession. His friendship with President Charles W. Dabney led to his entering the Law Department of the University of Ten- nessee as Associate Professor of Law, in 1892. Beside his law he has always possessed a love for history and current events. He was Lecturer on History at the University, from 1893 to 1895, and Professor of History from 1895 to 1897. Then he became Pro- fessor of Constitutional History. On the death of the beloved Dean Ingersoll, Judge Turner was made Dean of the University of Tennessee Law Department. The students on the “Hill” who love and respect Judge Turner are not restricted to the members of his classes, but in fact, the entire student body may be counted as devoted friends of our “Genial Judge.” Harcourt Alexander Morgan, B.S.A., is our Dean of Agriculture, and not only one of the most beloved men on the “Hill,” but one of the most popular men of the South as well. This position has been gained in the hearts of the farmers of the South by his keen interest and wonderful handling of the foremost agricultural questions of the day. Professor Morgan obtained his B.S.A. at Strathony, Ontario. He attended On- tario Agricultural College in ’89, Cornell in ’92 and '98, and Wood Hole in ’95. He was Professor of Entomology and Zoology for a while at the University of Louisiana. Later 13