The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17

He received ( his early education In pri-
yate schools at Memphis, and later IN
New orleans, La, where he resided after
the death OF his father under the care
OF O. guardian. He ente1d Washington
and Lee University at Lexington. Va.
young, and was from the beginning a
very successful student. From Lexington
young Ayres went to the Stevens Insti-
tute OF Technology at Hoboken, N j.,
at that time tho greatest school OF science
and engineering In America. He was
graduated from that institution with the
degree OF b. 8. In 1873. Tho same In
stitution gave him the degree Of PHI. D.
In 1883. s5.
Or. Ayres was a fellow In the physical
dcpartment OF Johns Hopkins Univer-
atty In 1s7o-'S0. where he worked under
Dr. Roland. the most eminent physicist
America has ever produced. 1mmedi-
ateiy upon the close Of his course at
the Johns Hopkins University he was
elected professor Of physics at Tulane,
where no has been ever since. When
the college OF technology was organized
IN Tulane in 1894, DR.. Ayres becams
Its dean, and he has been Its creator,
making ofit5one OF the greatest engineer
Ing schools IN the south-undo the
one Of highest grade Having been emil en-
nentiy successful In this position, II
was quite natural that he became the
chairman OF the faculty and dean Of the
academic department OF the Same insti-
tuition. ana served several times as presi-
dent OF the University.
Dr. Ayres is q member OF all OF the
Leading scientific societies Of the United
states. "A fellow of the American Assoc
citation for Advancement Of Science a
member Of the American Institute Of
Electrical Engineers, OF the Association
Physical Society. OF the Association for
the Protection OF Engineering Education,
etc. He has been very active in general
educational and scientific work and Is
highly considered among the engineers
and scientific men Of America having
been an officer or many of their socle-3
ties and received numerous other honors
at their hands. He was q member OF the
fury OF electricity at the World 8 Colun-
5bian Exposition at Chicago, and also at
the Atlanta Exposition and the Tennes-
SEQ Exposition.
n Dr. 5Ayres married on July s. 1881. Kath--
crime a. AS,derson, OF Licking ton, Va. He
has 4 O very interesting family OF chill
drer,. Their home on st. Charles Avenue,
In New Orleans, has always been the
center. Of i a. delightful social life and is
d favoritef place for literary people visit
ing the $ctty.Sssg DR.. ssAyres,s interests arc
broad .and his accompl ishments numer--.
Gus. Among other things he Is g fine i1e
musician. s6i.
rhe board sof trustees, faculty and peo-
Die OF Tennessee are to be most hearth
iy congratulated i pom securing his SER sc 4
vices. VIZ IS
s5S some years ago, in the early days of
President Dabney's administr Ion when
I,r. Ayres war g much younger man. he
Vas rendered a pro fessorship In the Uni-
yc,rsity cr Tennessee. He visited the
place and expressed conside BILE Interest
IN the work being done here. but found ID
Il impossible Y at the time to accept the
FER. O. lie NO $ IA member OF the faculty
of the first summer school OF the South
and made great many friends N !. Knox Knox
lSyillo at that time. "a native OF Tennpes-
see, he has always felt great interest In eA Is
In the State and It's university, and this his
has doubtless led him to ccept the pres pres,
idencyS OF the university Z.
S} DR.. Ayres has many relatives :. ana
friends In Richmond and Throughout tne
State, who will be much gratifed 70 learn
OF this honor con ferred upon him. If