The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-17
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
Election of New Members of the Faculty
Under the Reorganization.
1C0lumbia Register, 10th. ]

their judicious choice Of professors did
much to further the interests OF this
time-honored seat of learning and to
insure the entire success Of the re-
organization contemplated by the leg
islation of the last General Assembly.
The first elections were held to fill
the chairs already existing IN the col
lege and amounted to 4 mere form,
every member of the old faculty being
reelected with some changes in the
chairs. Professor Patton, who has
hitherto had charge of the department
of Ancient Languages, will now occupy
the chair of Greek alone, and Professor
Alexander, vino has occupied the chair
of Moral Philosophy and English Lit
erature, will now preside over the
department of Logic and Rhetoric.
The new professors and instructors
are as follows: Latin, J. ). Murray,
Jr., of Anderson, :. G.; Mathematics
and Astronomy, +. ". Davis Of Wis
consin; Pedagogics, +. +. Sheib Of
Louisiana; Agriculture, Milton Whit
ney of Maryland; Physiology and
Hygiene, B. N. Bolton of Virginia.;
Biology, George +. Atkinson; Moral
Philosophy and the Chaplaincy, Rev.
J. VIM Flynn of New Orleans; English,
F. c. Woodward Of South Carolina;
Veterinary Surgery, W. B. Niles; AS
sistant Professor of Analytical Chemis-
try and Materia Medica, r. J. David
son; Drawing, w. G. Randall; Instruct
or in Modern Languages and English,
J. J. McMahan; Instructor in Pharma-
cy, Silas J. Duffie; Assistant Chemist
to the Experiment Station, c. W.
Sims; Secretary to the Experiment Sta
tions, I. L. Withers.
AS Deans Of the various colleges, the
following selections were made: Agri-
cultural College, Prof. Sloane; College
ofLiberal Arts, Prof Woodrow; College
of Pharmacy, Prof. Burney; Normal
College, Prof. Sheib; Law College, Prof.
J. D. Pope.
The following facts concerning the
new members of the faculty elected will
be read with interest:
BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY.
George F. Atkinson is native of
Michigan. In 1885 he graduated with
marked standing at Cornell University
in the scientific course, taking the de-
gree of Ph. D. During the latter part
ofhis course he held the Fellowship in
Botany, and was instructor III that
branch. In a short while he resigned
that position to become Associate Pro-
fessor of Natural History at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, where he is
at present. Since moving to North
Carolina he has married, his wife being
a daughter Of the late DR.. Kerr State
Geologist. He has done 4 large amount
of very valuable work on Entomology
for the North Carolina Agricultural
Experiment Station, and his writings,
of which number have been published,
show marked scientific power and bril-
liancy. His ability to impart instruc-
tion svery highly spoken of.
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE
B. NJ. Bolton is native of Virginia,
and pursued a thorough academic
course at the University Of Virginia,
and AFTERWARDS graduated there with the
degree of Doct n Of Medicine. He re-
ceived an appointment as physician to
the Richmond City Dispensary, and
practiced his profession with marked
success for three years in Virginia and
Mississippi. In 1882 he was appointed Il
tutor in English and Mathematics at
the South Carolina College. While
acting in this position, he pursued post
graduate courses in laboratory chemis-
try. In June, 1888, he went to Europe
and studied chemistry under Bunsen
at Heidelberg, and physiology, hygiene,
histology and bactcriology at Gotten
gen, WurZburg and Berlin under such
great specialists as Flugge, Krause and
Koch. In October, 1856, he was ap
pointed assistant in bactcriologv and
pathology in the John Hopkins Uni
versity, where he is at,,,rescnt engaged.
DR.. Bolton has dCnca large amount Of
original work, and published several
valuIble papers, and made some inl-
portant discoveries in bacteriology. He
is Already recognized in this subject.
His recommendation are of the most
fia:tteing kind.
AGRICULTURE.
Milton Whitner. is 4 native Of Bal
timore, but w;ls raised on :; large farm
i'm the State Of Maryland, Of which he
had the management until he became
of age. He spent three years 1T Johns
Hopkins University in the study Of
Agricultural Chemistry. Physics and
allied sciences, was appointed an assis-
tant in the Chemical Laboratory IN
ABowdoin College, Maine, and after
g-ards an assistant i'll Agricultural
s samistry to DR. Atwater at Middle
IN Connecticut. He assisted IAtwater
ss his experiments upon the nitrogen
sapply Of plants. He was afterwards
an assistant at the Connecticut Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. He then
spent some time abroad studying the
experiment stations Of Germany. For
the last few years he has been the SUI
perintendent of the State Experiment
tai farm at Raleigh, NC
PfDAi;OGICS.
F. T.. Shcib is :: native OF Baltimore,