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

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h e .......... x I: l ' W l w H! w-mwidl l l. n, I l t W a HENRY JOHNSTON DARNALL Do you know anything about foreign languages? If so, you know Professor Darnall. What he doesn't know about them is hardly worth know- ing. Professor Darnall studied at North Carolina and Washington and Lee, where he received his B. A. and M. A. degrees, and later completed his studies at Leipsig and at Paris. He is one of the oldest faculty members of U. T. having begun teaching in 1898. His broad knowledge together with his numerous travels, has made his courses among the most popular at the University. LEXEMUEL RAY HESLER As head of the Department of Botany, Dr. Hesler handles many students from all of the colleges. Born in Indiana, he took his under- graduate courses at Waba'sh College, and later received his Ph.D. degree at Cornell University. Dr. Hesler has only been with us at U. T. since 1919, but during this short period he has become immensely popular. He has issued several bul- letins on Botanical subjects within the past few years, has taken a great interest in college ath- letics, especially tra:k, and is just about the back- bone of our University Y. M. C. A. CHARLES BELL BURKE Most of us heard of Dr. Burke before we ever came to Tennessee. His courses are all famous, and if you make even a llCll under him you know some English. Dr. Burke came to the Hill in 1909. Previous to this he taught at Union College, Southwestern Baptist University and Adelphi Col- lege. He received his B.L. degree at Vanderbilt, later took his BA. at Harvard and finally his Ph.D. at Cornell, where he was a Fellow in English Literature. He was made full Professor of English in 1914- at U. T. Dr. Burke is a native Tennessean and loves the University and its students. We could not do without him. Page Trwmzty-Icwo

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..i.m a 5m mm A Few Prominent Professors On this and following pages are photographs and brief biographies of a few of the faculty men of the University who because of the unusual value of their work and their active interest in student affairs are among the outstanding famlty men on the campus. 9U AMES DOUGLAS BRUCE Everybody knows Dr. Bruce; in fact he is one of the land-marks of U. T. Were he gone, we would miss him as much as Ayres Hall. A Vir- ginian by birth, he studied at the University of Virginia, where he received his RA. and M.A. degrees. A Ph.D. came later at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Bruce came to Tennessee in 1900, after having taught at Centre College, Bryn Mawr and Penn- sylvania. He was President of the Modern Lan- guage Association in 1915. Besides being an authority on Anglo-Saxon literature, he has pub- lished a number of valuable works including the authoritative work on the King Arthur legends. ASA ARTHUR SCHAEFFER Although he works us very hard in his laborav tory we all like Dr. Schaeffer. He knows animals from amoebas up. He came to U. T, in 1909, after studying at Franklin and Marshall and re- ceiving his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins, where he was a Fellow in Zoology. Since coming to U. T., Dr. Schaeffer has done a great deal for the Biologi- cel Department. He is well known in scientific Cll'Cles and has published several valuable 'papers and books on zoological subjects. N ATHAN WASHINGTON DOUGHERTY While we are not all engineers, we are well acquainted with Professor Daugherty. As the financial caretaker of our athletics he is invalu- able. Professor Daugherty did not come to U. T. until 1916, when he was made Associate Profes- sor of Civil Engineering. In 1918, he became a full Professor of that subject. He obtained his M.C.E. at Cornell University. He has made a number of scientific investigations in his special lines of study, edited the Tennessee Alumnus from 1917 until 1920, has represented U. T. at numerous athletic conferences and was Secretary of the S. I. A. A. in 1922. iEditor's Note:-The above sketch of Dr. Bruce was CUIIlv pleted shortly before he was so suddenly stricken with his fatal illness. In spite of his death we feel that to puhlish this in its original form, unchanged, will more tittingly ex- press the true esteem in which he was held by the students. Page Twentywnr

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: : 5 ROBERT SIDNEY ELLIS Although Dr. Ellis did not begin teaching at U. T. until 1919, he has made Psychology a familiar word on the campus. His students are always enthusiastic in their work. Though a Tennessean, Dr. Ellis first studied at Clark Uni- versity and later received his Ph.D. degree at the University of Arkansas. He has made numerous investigations along his special lines of study from time to time, and has charge of the mental tests given in the city schools of Knoxville. Dr. Ellis iw' interested in many student activities and has given considerable aid to the student publications. .an-n-unnn-un-n - un-unu-uunuuuuunu? PRO FESSORS i....-.........-....-.......,,.....--.............-....5. cu' CHARLES HENRY GORDON Geology is Dr. Gordon's chief communicative word, and he is as well known throughout the state as he is on the i'Hill. Besides having been the Associate State Geologist for Tennessee, he is Connected with several scientific circles and often represents the state institution at conferences. Dr. Gordon came to the Hillh' in 1907. He took his undergraduate work at Albion College, receiv- ed his Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago and later studied in Germany at Heidelberg. Be- fore coming to U. T. he taught at the Universities of Chicago, Nebraska and Washington. He has written many valuable papers for geological sur- veys and made numerous scientific investigations. CHARLES ALBERT PERKINS Having taught at the University since 1892, Dr. Perkins has seen it grow into fame. He is one of the reasons why Tennessee has such a splendid school of Engineering. Dr. Perkins hails from Massachusetts, where he tdok his B.A. degree at Williams and later his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University. Before coming to the tiHill , he taught at Bryn Mawr, Lawrence University, Hampden- Sidney and Johns Hopkins. He is well known in Electrical Engineering Circles and has made many valuable investigations in his work. He is one of the most valued Professors at U. T. FILM Tuv'nly-IIIrM