Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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THE FACULTY DR. RICE DR. COWAN PROF. KERR DR. MARQUESS PROF. VVELTS DR. GAGE PROF. FARBER . DR. KERR PROF. GREGER DR. SCOTT

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John Harvey Scott, A. M., Ph. D. Dr. Scott, the oldest member of the Faculty in point of service, is a Missourian, born and reared in Monroe county. His parents were Kentuckians and were among the earliest emigrants to old Missouri, coming here only a few years after her admission to the Union v Dr. Scott, as a youth, manifested a desire to acquire a thorough education, and after a satisfactory preparatory course at Watson's Seminary, at Ashley, Pike county, Missouri, took up his study at Westminster., He graduated at a time when the college had suffered much from the blows inflicted by the cruel war-time, in the year '65, being the only member of the class. From the first he showed a taste for mathematics, and is said to have made the best record in this department that has ever been made in West minster, either before or after this time. He was called to the chair of Mathematics, shortly after his graduation, a va- cancy having occurred in that department. Continuing there uninterruptedly to this day, he has ever kept the department up to the highest standard of efficiency and thoroughness. lnjune, 1892, the degree, Ph. D., was conferred upon him by Hanover College, Indiana. Dr. Scott is a most capable instructor and a profound thinker, keeping his de- partment thoroughly up-to-date by tireless and energetic study. He is clear and con- vincing as ateacher, a successful disciplinarian and in every respect a genial gentle! man. . Edgar Hoge Marquess, A. M., L. H. D. Dr. Marquess was born in Tennessee, of a Virginia family. When but a mere boy he entered Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia, taking both his A. B. and A M. degrees from that institution, the former at the age of 18. At the outbreak of war, evincixig his patriotism, he, together with nearly the entire body of students 'enlisted in the Cong ederate army, as the Hampden-Sidney Boys, commanded by J. M. I'. Atkinson, president ofthe college. Later in the war he was attached to Gen. Joseph E. johnstqnfs staff. At the close of hostilities, Professor Marquess took up the profession of teaching, conducting successfully academies in Mississippi and West Virginia. ln the year 1882 he accepted the proffered chair of Latin in Westminster, serving the board uninterruptf edly, in that capacity, since. In 1903 the degree of L. H. D. was conferred upon him Westminster College. At present Professor Marquess is also Bursar ofthe college and assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees. I , Professor Marquess is a dignified, refined gentleman of the true Southern type, possessing in marked degree all the qualifications of a successful teacher. In the class? room, he is thorough and helpful, never tiring of giving needed assistance or advice, Out of the class-room, and at all times, he is a pleasant, polite gentleman, one whose very presence commands the respect of all vxllo meet him. 'A . He was a member ofthe Epsilon Alpha Fraternity. 11 ffl ., '1 ' -A lt i f . i'f:t3l,r MSU A 1 .