Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-07-27

sketches Of New NIen Elected to
the Faculty
Editor Clarion-Ledger


to give you anil your readers intor-
nation in regard to the future
Faculty of the University.
The chair Of Ancient Languages,
including Latin and Greek, has beer
placed in the hands of Prof, Addison
Hogue. This gentleman is about 30
years of age. He is an Alumnus Of
Hampden Sidney College and for
several years was a Professor Of
Greek and French in that institu-
ton From thence he came to us
three years ago and has been our
Professor Of Greek since that time.
lie is well known to all our students
aud to the people of the State.
The Assistant Professor of Ancient
Languages will be Alexander Bon
durant, now Licentiate in Latin and
Greek at the University of Virginia.
This gentleman graduated at Hamp-
den Sidney, also graduated in Latiu
and Greek under Prof. HUMPHREYS
at the University of Texas, Studied
further at the University of Virginia
where he again graduated in Latin
under Prof. Peters and in Greek
under Prof. HUMPHREYS again. He
is recommended by the Charm an of
the University of Virginia as first
class man and teacher,
The Professor of English and
Bellies Letters, is r. M. Leavell, now
and for years past Professor of
English and of French at the Miss
issippi College. He is too well
known to the people OF this State 10
need any description here. 1t needs
only to be said that he is an Alumnus
of this institution, having graduated
in 1859, with the second honor of his
class. He is about so years of age,
and will be by about ten years the
Oldest member of the faculty.
The Professor of Physics and
Astronomy IS Prof r. B i. Fulton, an
alumnus of the class of 1869, and
who has been in charge of that
chair in this institution since the
year 1875.
The chair of Mental and Moral
Philosophy, History and Political
Economy will be in charge of Prof.
William Rice Sims. This gentle
man is a native of this State. He
is about % years of age and is a
minister. He has taught school at
Hattiesburg, has lived in Rankin,
Wilkinson and Washington counties.
He comes to us from Vanderbilt
University. The following letter
written to me by DR.. Garland,
Chancellor of that institution in
response to one of inquiry which 1
had addressed to him, will give all
the information needed: 81 know
of but one man who would suit you
in all respects, and that is w. r.
Sims, A. B., Phi. d. Adjunct Pro-
fessor in this University. He has
knowledge in the line of studies you
need he has experience as an In
structor, he maintains a lofty char
acter, he is of an admirable temper
and disposition, has no crotches in
his mind, is enthusiastic in his
studies. If our chair (whether
English or Metaphysics } was vacant
he would be unanimously elected to
Eli it. My colleagues reproach me
from directing your attention to him,
but as death is only likely TO create
a vacancy in a higher position than
the one he occupies, am unwilling
to stand in the way Of the advance
ment of SO worthy subject"
The chair of Chemistry, Natural
History and Geology will be oecu-
pied by Prof. George d. Purinton,
now Professor of Biology and Direc
tor of the Museum at the University
of Missouri. This gentleman is 80
years of age, a native of West Vir-
ginia. At the University Of West
Virginia he took the degree of A.
B., A NJ. and PHI. D. The last for
original work in Chemistry and
Biology. After graduating he went
to Harvard University, took a post
graduate course in Biology and made
a study of the Agissiz Museum Of
Comparative Zoology. He has spent
much time in the laboratories of the
other leading institutions of the
country. particularly shat of Johns
Hopkins University. He has held
the following positions, resigning
each to take more important and
lucrative one where the field of work
was wider and the opportunities for
growth in his speclalsies greater: