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

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MARTIN PARKS BURKS, A , B K, Dean of the Law School, and Professor of Common and Statute Law. He received his B. A. degree at Washington College in 1870, an LL. B. from the University of Virginia in 1872, and an LL. D. from Roanoke College in 1903. In 1899, he was called to a professorship in Law at Washington and Lee, and in 1903 was made Dean of the Law Department. Reporter of Supreme Court of Appeals, 1895; Author of Property Rights of Married Won en, ' ' Notes on Conveyanc- ing, Notes on Common Law, Pleading and Practice ' ' ; contri- butor of numerous articles to the Virginia Law Register ; one of revisors of the Code of Virginia, 1915. 1246 DAVID CARLISLE HUMPHREYS, $ T A, O A K, Scott Professor of Civil Engineering, studied at Washington and Lee from 1875 to 1878, receiving the degree of C. E. in this latter year. In 1879 he taught at the McDonogh School, and from that time until 1885 was United States Assistant Engineer on the im- provement of the Missouri River. From 1885 until 1883 he was Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, after which time, he became full professor, and since 1903 has been Dean of the School of Applied Science. Me., ber of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for the promotion of Engineering Education, Hydrographer U. S. Geological Survey, 1895-1906. Author of Notes on Ran kins ' Civil Engineering. 161 ADDISON HOGUE, K , the Corcoran Professor of Greek since 1893, received his B. A. at Hampden-Sidney College in 1S69, where he taught Greek and French from 1872 to 1876. From 1886 until 1893, he held the Professorship in Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi. In 1893, he was called to the Chair of Greek at this university. He is the author of ' ' Irregular Verbs in Attic Prose, 1889.

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l)e jfacultp HENRY LOUIS SMITH. A o, l H K, A K, President of Washington and Lee University. He received the degree of B. A. from Davidson College in 1881, and M. A. in 1880. Ph. D., Uni- versity of Virginia, 1891; LL. D., University of North ( arolina, 1906. Principal of Seln a Acaden y for rive years; occupied the ( ' hair of Physics at Davidson College, 1887-1901; President of Davidson College, 1901-1912; elected President of Washington an. I lee University in 1012, and inaugurated as such in 1913. President of the North Carolina Teachers ' Association of the Higher Edu- cational Section of the Southern Educational Association; Vice President of the American Society for Broader Education; Presi- dent of Association of Virginia Colleges. 167 HENRY DONALD CAMPBELL. A T !, B K, Dean of the University, and Robinson Professor of Geology ami Biology, is the subjeel of this sketch. He took his B. A. at Washington and Lee in L880, his M. A. in 1882, and Ph. D. in 1885. For the next two years, he studied at the Universities of Berlin and Heidelberg, whence lie was called to a professorship at this university. While at Washington and Lee, he was Instructor in Chemistry and Bio- logy in 1883. and for the following two years, was Assistant Professor in these courses. He became Dean of the Academic College in 1906, and in 190S was made Dean of the University. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Author of various articles on Geology in American Journal of Science, Bulletin Geological Society of American, etc. Was one of the acting presidents of the university in 1912. LIVINGSTON WADDELL SMITH, K , Dean of tin- Aca demic College, and Cincinnati Professor of Mathmatics. He was a student at Washington and Lee. receiving an A. B. in 1896, an M. A. in 189S, and a Ph.D. iu 1902. Studied at Johns Hopkins University, 1902-03; Instructor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1903-06; Professor of Matlm aties since 1906 at Wash ington and lee University; was made Dean of the Academic Col lese in 1908.

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JOSEPH RAGLAND LONG, K A, A , received his B. A. at Richmond College in 1S90, a B. S. from the University of Pennsyl- vania in 1S94, and LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1895. From 1890 to 1892, he was an Instructor in Alleghany Institute at Roanoke, Va., and from 1897 until 1902, he was a member of the Denver (Colorado) bar, from which he was called to the Brad- ford Professorship of Civil Law and Equity Jurisprudence at Washington and Lee. lie is the author of nun erous articles for the American and English Encyclopedia of Law, and lias written articles mi States for the Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure; also the Law of Domestic Relations, 1905, used as a college textbook. JAMES LEWIS HiiWK, A K E, B K, is Bayly Professor of Chemistry, since 1894. He has received the following degrees: K. A., at Amherst, D80; M. A., and Ph. D. from Gottingen in 1882; M. D. ( Hon.) Hospital College, 1886. After his term as a stu- dent at Berlin, he was Instructor in Brooks Military Academy, Cleveland, lKN-J-S ' i; Professor of Chemistry, Central University, nnd also Dean of the Medical and Dental Departments there, from is-,; to 1S94. During this time he was Lecturer of the Polytechnic Society of Kentucky. Doctor Howe is a Fellow American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science, Member of American Chemical Society, the Chemical Society of London, Society of Chem- cal Industry, Deutsche Chemische Geselldeavor, and other similar societies. He is the author of Metals of the Platinum Groups, 1SH7; • ' Inorganic Chemistry for Schools and Colleges, 1907; Co- author with F. P. Venable of Inorganic Chemistry According to the Periodic Law, 1878; Inorganic Chemical Prepara- tions, etc. WALTER LeCONTE STEVENS, McCormick Professor of Physics since 1898. Received his B. A. at the University of South Carolina, M. A. at the University of Virgina. and Ph. D. at the University of Georgia. He has studied at the Universities of Strasburg and Berlin, and at Zurich Polytechnic. Has held Profes- sorships at Oglethorpe University, Georgia; Chatham Academy, Georgia; Cooper Institute. New York City; Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn; and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy. New York. Member of Royal Microscopical Society of Great Britain. In 1888, he revised Steele ' s Physics, is the author of ten scientific articles in Johnson ' s Cyclopedia, 1896; contributor of numerous articles in London Philosophical Magazine. North American Review. American Journal of Science. etc.