Weaver College - Mountaineer Yearbook (Weaverville, NC)

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D. S. HOGG, A. B. President

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WEAVER COLLEGE

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David Stephen Hogg (Biographical Sketch) On Mnrch the seventh, 1920, Air. Hogg was thirty-six years old. He is the son i n large plantation owner who at one time was one of the chief land holders in Mississippi. Governor Hogg of Texas was a cousin of Mr. Hogg ' s, the same father bringing up the Governor and Mr. Hogg ' s father. Mr. Hogg ' s birthplace is in Severe County at Horatio, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Emory and Henry College. While a student there, he received many honors and was always a leader among the students. He was a member of the Interstate Quartette. After his graduation at Emory and Henry he attended the University of Chicago. In 1912 Mr. Hogg was elected to the chair of Bible and English in Chamberlain- Hunt, Port Gibson, Miss. In 1014 he held the chair of English in Southern College, Sutherland, Fla. In 1916 he was elected head of English department in Iron Mountain, Mich. In 1917 Mr. Hogg held the position of head of the Mathematical Department in the Ga ry Schools, one of the most noted school systems in the world. In 1918 Mr. Hogg was elected head of the Academy of Emory and Henry, where he conducted one of the most successful years in the history of the school. In 1919 he was elected President of Weaver College. Mr. Hogg has conducted a successful year here this year. He is an earnest Christian and a tireless builder of character, coming into personal contact with each student. He is standing on firm and solid Christian principles and raises the ideals of all who associate with him. The ability, resourcefulness, tact and great enthusiasm with which he hr.s taken up his work here need no commendation from us. Mr. Hogg Is a member of the Chicago Math Club, one of the strongest clubs in the country. For years he has been an ardent church worker and holds the unusual record of working for Proh.bition in every state he has lived in and of seeing that state go dry. In 1914 he was married to Miss Catherine Winspear Moss of Ohio. The Presi- dent ' s family consists of two little boys, one is three years old and the other will be five in June. [12]