Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-06-15
The UniverSi:y-Hs Two New Profes

S0rS.
Two new professors were elected
By the Trustees Of the University at
the recent Commencement, one to
supply TIE vacancy made By the apS
pointment Of Prof. Alexander as
Minister to Greece, the other to till
the new Chair Of Moral Instruction.
The State is armly interested in
the University, and IS concerned to
] know who are the men selected to
teach its youth. The two gentIe~
men recently selected VIII bring to
the Institution strength Of pers
sonal character, d degree Of learn
ing and wisdom, a power to teach,
and finished scholarship that
make them worthy to be colleagues
Of the eminent scholars who now
compose the Faculty,
| Prof Edwin A. Alderman, who
will conduct the Normal Departs
ment, is a native North Carolinian
and a graduate of the University,
being the yaledictolian Of his class
His exquisite literary taste and his
! fine gifts as an orator were mani
fest before he left the University.
As Superintendent of the Colds
boro Graded School, Prof. Alderman
showed by practical example that
a graded school, can furnish train
ing not inferior to that obtainable
in private schools His pupil Geo.
P. Howell was the best prepared
stadent in his class at the FniYers~
ity, was the best scholar there for
two years, he graduates this year No,
l, in large class at West Point,
President Cleveland has recently APP
pointed Prof. Alderman one of the
Board of Visitors to the Military
Academy, and he is there now wits
Messing the graduation of Howell.
Under Alderman's management the
school i'll Goldsboro was probably
the finest public school in any
Southern State. Prof. Alderman's
work as conductor of institutes is
wellsknown over North Carolina.
He is esteemed, admired and hon
ored by the entire State. Especially
is he cherished by the teaching pro-
fession, who regard him as an orna-
ment and strength to the profess
sion.
AS Professor of History and Lit
erature in the State Normal and
industrial School for Women, Pro
fessor Alderman mas shown a talen
and capacity for work in the Pro-
fessor's chair that are a guaranty Of
his future in the University. May
he long yield to the service Of the
State the abundant riches of his tai
ents, his tastes, his energy and his
attractive pei sonal magnetism. Mrs.
Alderman, sister of the late Prof.
Graves, will add a charm to the al
ready refined life of Chapel Hill.
The new Pfofessorship of Greek is
DR.. Herbert Cushion Tolman, Of
the University of Wisconsin. DIR.
Tolman, although yet quite young,
is a very learned linguist, and he has
already achieyeda national reputatio1
as az editor .of books. He has
edited andpublished the following ::
l. Harper and Tolman's Caesar,
published in 1891, of which 10000
copies have already been sold. He
was also Consulting Editor of Har-
per and Burgess Inductive Latin
Method, and Harper and Miller's
Virgil.
2. Kerr and Tolman's Gospel Of
Matthew in Greek, published in
1892.
3. ToIman's Cuneiform InscripS
tions, with translations, published
| in 1898.
A. Assistant Editor of "Sanskrit
Inscription's", published in 1898.
DR.. Tolman's scholarship and
learning are of the highest order
His power as teacher is strikin.
He has the art of wining students
by a Erm and sympathetic nature
One of his colleagues says of him,
"He is most acceptable teacher;
he makes the object interesting, so
that stu1ets crowd his class room
He is fertile in illustration, TINS
keeping up the interest in the sub