The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-26
VACANT PaoFEssoRsHlP5 FILL ED
Men Deemed Competent Elected to Fill
the Various Positions at Clemson.

the various IOSlttODS at CLEMSON
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb. 19.-The
board of trustees of Clemson college
have been in session in Columbia for
some time, and yesterday the consid-
GRAFTON Of important matters was en-
gagged in. Several vacant professor
ships were filed by men in whom the
trustees seem to place the greatest con-
fGence and trust and who are highly
spoken Of.
A member of the board Of trustees
yesterday gave the representative Of
The State short sketch Of the profes-
sors elected by the board, and they are
given below in full:
Mr.. J. Y. Lewis, who was elected
to the chair of Mineralogy and geolo.
gy, is a native of North Carolina and
graduated some years ago at the State
university there. For a few years af-
ter graduation he was employed on the
United States geological survey. He
then spent a year at Johns Hopkins
university and another year at Har-
ward under the distinguished geolo-
gist, Prof. \. S. Shaler, who thus
writes of Mr.. Lewis:
while here he won the esteem and
respect of all who came in contact
with him. He is a gentleman; he IS
we'll trained in his profession; he had
an excellent influence upon the young
men with whom he came in contact.
If there were vacancy IN our geolog-
ical corps should consider Mr.. Lewis
as fit candidate for the place, provld-
ed it called for any other than certain
special attainments II you had writ.
ten ne to recommend q candidate |
should have asked you to consider Mr..
Lewis as perhaps the most available
of all could have mentioned.
Since leaving Harvard Mr. Lewis
has been engaged in the geological
survey of North Carolina, and also
comes highly recommended by Pro
fessor Holmes, with whom ne has
been working. He Isl member Of the
Baptist church and recently married,
and member Of the Y. n. :. \.
Capt. Ezra 3. Fuller was elected in
structor of physics to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation OF
Prof c.. W. Welch. Captain Fuller
is well known to the people Of this
State and it is sufficient to say as to
his qualifications that he taught phys
les for four years at West Point. lie
is considered an unusually strong man.
Mr.. W. NJ. Riggs, native OF South
C,,ol,p, ,r,c ala,toS assistant rorofpS-
sor to Professor Tompkins in mechan
ical and electrical engineering. lie IS
graduate of the Alabama Polytech-
mic institute and has had some special
training at Cornell university. For
the past three years ne has been an as
sistant in the mechanical department
of his alma mater. He has the unqual-
flied endorsement OF the faculty at
Auburn. Mr.. Riggs has had great
deal OF experience in the practical
work of a mechanic. lie IS unmar-
led and belongs to Presbyterian fam
ily.
For instructor in wood work the
board elected Mr.. Albert Barnes,
graduate of Cornell university. More
difficulty was found 10 iilling this po-
sition than all the others. Mr.. Barnes,
it is believed. will measure up with
the high standard which the board re-
ouires. He is a man of fine education
nd large practical experience.
Since graduation he has taken a spe-
cal course in order to more fully
equip himself FOR the work. Mr.
Barnes is unmarried and a member Of
the Congregatioualist church.
Mr.. John Thompson. a graduate Of
the University OF Minnesota, was
elected assistant in the department Of
chemistry. For several years since
graduation Mr.. Thompson has pursued