The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-12
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Faculty of the Great Texas
Institution.
Brief Sketches of the Recent Ac-
cessions Made by the
Regents.


to the gentlemen selected for these i'm
portant positions, The STATEsMAN gives
a brief sketch of each.
PROF. j. R. S. sTERRETT,
associate professor of Greek, Alumnus
univ. of Va, Phi. D., Munich born in
Rockbridge county, Va; studied at
Leipzig and Berlin; late secretary and
vice-I resident Am. School of Archaeology,
Athens, Greece; professor OF Greek at
Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
The New York Independent, speaking
of him, says:
"Our American scholar, DR.. Sterrett, of
the school in Athens, and of numerous
explorations and inscriptions, is receiv.
ing the honors of Berlin. Mommsen and
Kiepert have given him receptions ard
dinners, and the specialists of Berlin
psychologists, geogreL hists and epigrsph-
ists-were invited to meet him. Kiepert
has laid his maps before the Imperial
Academy of Sciences, and Mommsen his
inscriptions, and session was taken up
with discussions of them. The Academy
of Sciences wished to publish his maps
and then give the plates to the American
School of Athens, but DIR. Sterrett felt
obliged to decline the honor. He is one
of those modest, pairstaking scholars, of
whom we may be proud. He is Vir
ginian.
FROM OVER THE SEAS.
The following speaks for itself:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
BUCHAREST, RoUMANIA, Dot. "a, 1887. J
Hon. T. D. Wooten, ETC., Austin, Texas:
Dear Sir-Having just heard that the
chair of Greek is now vacant in the UNI
versity of Texas, beg leave to suggest to
your favorable consideration my friend,
DR.. j. R. Sitlington Sterrett, now of
Miami university, Oxford, o. A native
of Virginia, and distinguished graduate
of the University of Virginia, Doctor
Sterrett, although still young man, has
already justified fully the brilliant prom
Use of his youth, not merely in his own
country, but in learned Germany and in
classic Greece itself. L first met him at
Athens, two years ago, and soon learned
to admire his profound and accurate
scholarship, as we'll as his admirable per-
sonal character. Singularly modest end
UNIV, rely, as becomes true scholar, l
fear he may not have become sufficiently
known in the rather obscure post he now
occupies, and it is of my own impulse that
l write these liues, in the hope that your
great and rising University may secure
the services of a most able, faithful and
amiable man, who will surely do it honor.
An Albanian myself, and may add, q
graduate of Yale, I held the chair of
Spanish and italian in the Tulane Uni
versity, of Louisiana, at the time 1 re-
ceived my present appointment abroad
and have always felt deep and cordial
interest in the welfare and progress OF
that great commonwealth which has been
so largely peopled from my native and
adopted state. Believe me, etc.,
Signed WALKER FEARN,
United States Min ster to Greece, Rou
mania and Servia."
The regents have scores of letters such
as that given,to all which the attention of
the able correspondent of the Houston
Post who took occasion to gratuitously
make fling at Prof. Sterrett and the
regents, is called. 1t would save dis
tirguished newspaper correspondents {
world of trouble ii they would find out
the truth of matters before hersldine
them abroad.
RoRERr t. HILL,
assistant professor of geology, 80 years o
ege; BORN in Nashville, Tenn; moved t.
Comanche, Tex, in 1874, of which plac
he is still citizen; studied geology, bi
ology, che mistry, physics, paleontology a
the Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y, from
which he has graduated B. Sc. in 1887; wa
called to position upon the United State
geological survey. Published anC
read following papers:
"The Geology of Travis County" Aus
tin, Tex, Statesman, Dec. 1885.
"The Geology and Topography of tn,
Cross Timbers and Adjacent Region o
Texas" Read before the Philosophical
Society of Washington, d. @. Published
in Am. Jour. Sci. for April, 1887.
"a Review of DR.. G. G.. Shumard's Oh
servations, as recently published by tn,
State of Texas" Am. Jour. Sci, January
1887.
"The Present Condition of Geologi
knowledge of Texas" Bulletin 45, United
States geological survey.
"The Stratigraphic Position of Som,
Hitherto Unplaced Faunas." Read befor
the Biological society of Washington.
"The Artesian Wells of Fort Worth ant
Vicinity" Fort Worth Democrat, Jul.
25, 1887.
"a Bibliography of Writings Relating
to the Geology and Geography of Texas
"Notes Upon the Texas Section of tn
American Cutaceous." American Journa
of Science.
A letter from j. A. Holmes, professor o
geology, University of North Carolina
says:
"Mr. Hill is doubtless already more ia
miliar with the geology of Texas than an,
other American geologist; he is devoted
to the interests of the state, and ambition
to investigate and advertise Its geolog.
and natural resources"
And one from Eugene Smith, state ge
, ologist of Alabama, speaks of Mr.. Hill a
follows:
Il have been informed that Mr.. Rober
T. Hill, of the United States Geological
Survey, will be an applicant for tn
professorship of geology in the Universit
, of Texas. 1 am personally acquainted
with Mr.. Hill, and am familiar with hi
: published and unpublished geologica
work, and think that no more compe
i tent man could be selected by the boar
, of regents 20 fill the place mentioned.
3 THOMAS U. TAYLOR,
I assistant professor of applied mathemat
les, was born in Parker county, Texas
1858; graduated at Sam Houston Norma
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