The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
THREE NEW PROFESSORS.
Eminent PedagOgnes Fill Vacant
Chairs at Missouri University.
III PEELC. SPECIAL.

1 a. 7 'i''si' SPECIAL.
Columbia. Mo, July @-.-The Board Of Gu
| ritors Of the University of Missouri have
| CHOSEN three new professors. Fred Z. Spald-
ing of Bethlehem. Pa, succeeds II. T. Cory
| as professor of civil engineering: Doctor C.
W hetthering of Leland Stanford Univer-
SHY succeeds Y. Z. ROthweIl as professor OF
| physical culinre and Doctor +. ;. Drewry
OF DftWryNille, Va succeeds Il VI. Violet
| as Instructor in history.
Professor Spal1ing was graduated from
i:ehiSh University in 1870 with the degree of
{. Z. He was instructor at Cornell t'niver-
shy for seven years. and later returned ~
tehigh University for two years az ins,ruc
engineering work, I'm which he has been. as
In teaching. especially successful. For two
years he was with the Southern Pacific af-
intending hydraulic grading and in other
river Work. and on street extension work in
He also has had experience in the con-
strVction of water works and sewerage sys-
TENS lie Is now contracting engineer ut
Bethlehem; Professor Spaldiug has made
some notable investigations and published
ments which Of high value He is IL
years of age and married.
Doctor G: W. Heathefinston. the new pro-
lessor OF physical culture. VIII Also be direc-
Tor OF the gymnasium ard all the athletics
VIII be under his control Doctor Heather
!nGton Is a native of Minnesota. but his life
has been mostly spent in California. Here
he was trained In athletics by the German
Turner's. In which society he won high rank
as an athlete. At Leland Stanford Jniyer-
siiy he Was a student four years. gradual
Ing three years ago. He was for three years
an Instructor in athletes. having charge
Of the gymnasium. He was associated as
athletic instructor with Walter Camp. the
great football authority, who recommends
him highly From Leland Stanford he was
called 10 the dictatorship OF athletics at the
Whittier State Reform School of California.
Here he remained TWO years and organized
and trained football team which defeated
everything on the coast except the great
university teams. He resigned his position
10 take a postgraduate course in psychology
at Clark University, Worcester. Mass. Here
he has been for the past year. Doctor
Heatherington has been notable success
as an athlete. as trainer and organizer Of
winning teams. He is also especially strong
as a gymnasium director and along the in
tellectGal side Of athletics. He is 81 years
old and unmarried
Doctor ". :. Drewrv, the new instructor
In history, Is q native OF Virginia. is 81 years
of age and unmarried. He * a graduate
"a. b, Phi. ID. and VI. Al If the University
Of Virginia and took his Phi II. AZ Johns
Hopkins University. Baltimore. He has
taught five years. Of which three were at
the famous Fayetteville Military College in
North Carolina. He has published a vaIu-
able pamphlet upon The Southampton In
surrection." Mr.. Drewry is strongly in
dorsed by Doctors Adams. Holiander. Dab
ney and others. Including all the faculties
Of the Institutions with which he has been
connected as student or teacher.
The vacant chairs Of astronomy and archi-
lecture have not yet been hllsd.