The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
Biographical Sketches Of Eight Of the New
Professors and Instructors.
RE MEN OF HIGH QUALIFICATIONS.
Latin-Two Texas Teachers Take
High Positions.

TENDER next the faculty viii have been
professors and instructors. Below Is
given by request of the university man
agement, brief Biographical sketches Of
some OF those recently elected The re-
gents are now looking for a professor OF
biology to fill the vacancy made by the
death OF Prof Norman; professor of his
tory. professor of romance languages
and professor OF oratory. The three
last positions mentioned have been re-
Gently created by the board of regents.
and represent the natural growth and
lines OF expansion of the university. The
best universities of tho country have been
asked TO recommend the most available
men Tor these places. and the public may
feel assured that only men of high talent
and ample preparation and experience
will be chosen.
Prof Thomas Fitz-Hugh having re-
signed the chair of Latin in the University
OF Texas to accept the same position in
the University of Virginia. the regents OF
the University of Texas, at their recent
meeting elected to the vacant Latin chair
Edwin w. Fay, PHI. D.. professor OF Latin
in Wilmington and Lee university, Lex
ington. Va. Prof. Fay has accepted.
"A native of Louisiana, DR.. Fay was born
ct Mindea, in that State, on January /.
1860. His father himself, an "a. NJ. OF
Harvard. was for many years State super
intendent OF public instruction in Louis
lana.
DR.. Fay was graduated as master of
arts at the Southwestern Presbyterian
university, Clarksville. Tenn, in 1885
After an interval OF three years spent
chiefly in teaching, lie entered Johns Hop
kins university In OctobeN 1886, and was
graduated doctor of philosophy in June,
1880. His subject of study at the Johns
Hopkins We're Sanskrit, and Avestan and
comparative philology, with Prof Bloom
field; Greek. with Profs. Gildersleeve,
Wright and Smythe; Latin, with Prof.
Warren. and phonetlcs. with Prof. Bright
He was appointed university scholar in
sanskrit In 1887. and was fellow in Sanskrit
for the last two years of his residence at
the university. He spent the year 1S91-9
at the University of Leipslg.
AS to academic positions for the year
lS90-9l, DR.. Fay was instructor in Sanskrit
and in comparative philology at the Uai-
versity OF Michigan; in 1928 he was act
ing associate professor of Latin In the Uni
versity of Texas, during the absence of
Prof Fitzhugh in Europe and in 1898
he was appointed professor of Latin In
Washington and Lee university. which po-
sition he has since held.
or Prof. Fay as a teacher a Washington
and Lee colleague writes: He struck me
as an excellent teacher; for a specialist
he was remarkably tree from the error
that Latin was the all-in-all of an educa-
ton. He Is not narrow, and his perspec-
tive is good--facts which make him help
full in a faculty. For man of his learning
he seems TO me to have just notions in
regard 10 the kind OF work that could be
probably undertaken by undergraduates
and as to the amount that ought to be
expected of them He was A hard worker
in the interests Of his classes, ever ready
to do all he could to help them in their
work..
!; would take too much space to enumer
alto all of Prof. Fay's publications Suffcs
II TO say that he is the author of numerous
studies in comparative phiiology and 8
Greek and Latin morphology; several of
which have been declared brilliant by the
classical scholars of America and Europe
He is at present engaged on additions OF
the Mostellaria of Pautus Allyn q Bacon.
Boston, and Comoediae Plautinae Selec-
tae. Scott Foresman 4 Co., Chicago.
This brief sketch can not be better
closed than with these words from the
Virginia colleague already referred to-:
"As to character Mr.. Fay is perfectly
clean and strong; he is a Christian by
profession and in his life. He has opin-
ions which he maintains with ability aud
dignity. In disposition he is amiable and
effectionate. He has a quick, strong
mind"
Prof Dickson is a native OF Cleburne.
Texas. where his father has long been a
successful merchant. In addition to the
public school training at cleburnc, Mr.