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

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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

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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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fessor of English and Modern Languages at Washington and Lee. In 1899 the department of Modern Languages was detached and he became Professor of English. Is well known throughout the South for his lectures. Is now engaged in editing several of Shai espeare ' s plays for a well-known publishing house. HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER, M. A., B. L., LL. D. (University of Mis- sissippi), 1897, Dean, and Professor of Equity and Corporation Law and of Con- stitutional and International Law. Educated at Washington and Lee, where he received his M. A. in 1875 B. L. in 1876. Practiced law in Staunton, Va., till 1888, when he was elected a member of Congress from the Tenth District. He obtained the passage of a bill reimbursing Washington and Lee for the dam- age done by General Hunter ' s troops in 1864. In 1897 he was elected Professor of Law at Washington and Lee to succeed his father, and in 1899 became Dean of the Law Faculty. On President Wilson ' s death in October, 1900, he was chosen Acting President, but refused a re-election as such in June, 1901. He edited Tucker on the Constitution of the United States. He has resigned his Professor- ship, to take effect July i, 1902, and will engage in arousing interest in education in the South. HENRY PARKER WILLIS HENRY PARKER WILLIS, Ph. D. (Chicago), 1898, Professor of Economics and Political Science. Studied at Western Reserve University, Ohio, and Univer- sity of Chicago, where he received his A. B. in 1894. Appointed graduate scholar and later traveling fellow in Economics, he was assistant to Prof. J. Lawrence Laughlin, and then studied in Paris, Berlin and Vienna, returning to the University of Chicago to receive his Doctor ' s degree in 1897. During winter of ' 97-98 assisted Prof. Laughlin in the preparation of the report of the Monetary Commission. While thus engaged he was appointed Professor of Economics and Political Science at Washington and Lee. During the past year he has, on leave of absence, been engaged in newspaper work, and will resume his chair next session. WALTER LbCONTE STEVENS WALTER LeCONTE STEVENS, Ph. D. (University of Georgia), 1898, McCormick Professor of Physics. Graduated from South Carolina College with Baccalaureate degree in 1868; taught for several years; entered University of 19