Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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HENRY DONALD CAMPBELL HENRY DONALD CAMPBELL, M. A., Ph. D. (Washington and Lee), 37 .75 5 1887, Robinson Professor of Geology and Biology. Educated at Washington and i N o 1-7 Lee, from which he received his Master ' s degree in 1882 and his Doctor ' s in 1885. In 1882 was Cincinnati Orator and won the Santini Medal. During session of 1884-85 he held the Howard Houston Fellowship. In 1882 he was appointed Instructor in Chemistry and Geology, and in 1884 Assistant Professor of the same branches. The years of 1885-87 were spent in study in Germany at Berlin and Heidelberg. On his return to this country he was elected to the chair of Geology and Biology in Washington and Lee, which he still holds. He is a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Science, and has contributed largely to scientific journals on the geology of Virginia. DAYID CARLISLE HUMPHREYS DAVID CARLISLE HUMPHREYS, C. E. (Washington and Lee), 1889, Scott Professor of Civil Engineering. Entered Washington and Lee in 1875, prior to which time he had been engaged on the construction of the Valley Branch of the B. O. R. R, While at college he won Taylor and Applied Mathematics Scholarships and Robinson Medal of Mathematics and Science. In 1877-78 was Instructor in Mathematics, graduating in 1878 with degree of C. E. During ses- sion of 1878-79 he taught at the McDonogh School, then went to Missouri and was engaged in the survey of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, in connection with the U. S. Army Corps. In 1885 was elected Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics at Washington and Lee, and in 1889 was made full Professor. He is a member of several engineering societies. HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, M. A., Ph. D. (Washington and Lee), D. D. (Central Univ.), 1889, Professor of History. Was a student at Washington and Lee from 1881-1887, receiving his Master ' s degree in 1885 and Doctor ' s in 1887. Among the many prizes and honors he won may be mentioned the Orator ' s Medal, the Santini Medal, and the Howard Houston Fellowship, which he held in 1885-87. He then studied at Union and Princeton Theological Seminaries, graduating from the latter in 1889. He was ordained as a minister and received flattering calls from several churches, but declined all to accept the chair of History in Washing- ton and Lee. In 1891 he declined a call to the Presidency of Central University. Besides being an extensive contributor to religious and historical journals, he has written several well-known books, among them being The Origin of the Penta- teuch, and the Life of Robert E. Lee in the Heroes of the Nation Series. U.7 LIBRARY OF WASHINGTON ft LEE UNIVERSITY

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professors and Instructors ALEXANDER LOCKHART NELSON ALEXANDER LOCKHART NELSON, M. A. (University of Virginia), 1853, Cincinnati Professor of Matliematics, entered Washington College in 1846, and graduated at head of his class in 1849. During session of ' 48-49 he was Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Entered University of Virginia in fall of 1850, and received his Master ' s degree in 1853. In 1853-4 was Assistant Professor of Math- ematics, after the death of Prof. Courtenay, the celebrated Mathematician, in September, 1853. hi spring of 1854 accepted chair of Mathematics in Washing- ton College, which position he has now held for forty-eight years. In 1893 he contributed his lectures on Surfaces of the Second Order as the closing chap- ter in the work on Analytical Geometry, by Col. Nichols, of the V. M. L JAMES ADDISON QUARLES JAMES ADDISON QUARLES, D. D. (Westminster Col.), LL. D. (Cen- tral Univ.), 1886, Professor of Philosophy. Studied at Westminster College in Missouri, his native State. Here he received the Bachelor ' s and Master ' s degrees. He then took courses at the University of Virginia and Princeton Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in the class of i860. He was pastor in sev- eral Missouri churches and later was made President of the Elizabeth Aull Female Seminary. In 1886 was elected Professor of Moral Philosophy in Washington and Lee University, a position he still holds. In 1886 he published a Life of F. T. Kemper. He contributes very extensively to the weekly papers and maga- zines on religious, economic, educational and philosophic questions. 16

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ADDISON HOGUE ADDISON HOGUE, 1893, Corcoran Professor of Greek. Graduated from Hampden-Sidney College in 1869 with the Baccalaureate degree. Studied at the University of Virginia under Gildersleeve, 1869-1872. In June, ' 72, was elected Professor of Greek and French in Hampden-Sidney, a position he held till 1886, when he accepted the chair of Greek in the University of Mississippi. The ses- sions of ' 83-84 and ' 84-85 he spent in Europe on leave of absence. In 1893 was chosen Professor of Greek in Washington and Lee, a position he still holds. In 1889 he published The Irregular Verbs of Attic Prose. JAMES LEWIS HOWE JAMES LEWIS HOWE, Ph. D. (Gottingen), M. D., 1894, Bayly Professor of Chemistry. Received his undergraduate education at Amherst, from which he received his B. A. in 1880. He entered the University of Gottingen in August, 1880, and received the degree of Ph. D. in chemistry and m ' mera ogy , magna cum laude, in March, 1882. In 1882-83 he taught in Cleveland, Ohio ; then was Pro- fessor of Chemistry and Geology in Central University (Kentucky) from 1883 to ' 87. From 1886 to 1894 he was Scientist and Lecturer to the Polytechnic So- ciety of Kentucky at Louisville ; and Dean of and Professor in the Medical and the Dental Departments of Central University, both of which he helped to establish. Since 1894 he has been Professor of Chemistry at Washington and Lee. He is a member of several scientific societies, among them being the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, and was a member of the committee of this association on the Spelling and Pronunciation of Chemical Terms, the standard authority at present. He is one of the leading exponents of the Periodic Law, and in connection with President Venable, of the University of North Carolina, has published Inorganic Chemistry According to the Periodic Law. He has done considerable original research, especially on the ruthenium compounds. WILLIAM SPENSER CURRELL WILLIAM SPENSER CURRELL, M. A., Ph. D. (Washington and Lee), 1895, Professor of English. Received his collegiate education at Washington and Lee, entering in 1875 and receiving his A. B. in 1878 and M. A. in 1879. Was awarded several scholarships and was the first holder of the Howard Houston Fellowship, receiving his Doctor ' s degree in 1882. Was elected Professor of English in Hampden-Sidney College, which he resigned in 1886 to accept a similar chair in Davidson College, North Carolina. In 1895 he was chosen pro- 18