Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1905-07-06

cave him no instruction in ltiS nalh"-
Itatics. but drilled him thoroughly
| in tie other subjects.
When he entered the academy lac
was placed in Il class that WAS read
| iu~ r.atinamd just beginning Aualyli-
cal l;,punrtry. As he had not ,tTdi"d
surveying (Which had bcrn com
p,"t,l by the rlasSj Ii" worked On
lhul pri,ai"L; completing ii in f"Hr
weeks. This work wa> not cntIr"I y
extra. is Tie class WIS beginning
U;rcck which he WAS permitted 10
omit brraII~r vi an extreme aversion
iu il. When l.r had completed The
surveying. hr was put into Book
N,'rpimg and took lessons 1T night
from an expert in prnmanShlp. His
labor in both THESE COURSES was
thrown away absolutely. Thccuurs"
in Surveying proved practically u>c-
iUi The county surveyor of hana-
wha. Mr.. Cole. submitted to him de-
frctivr field notes OF Il very large
track of land. The c;lSr VAS not
prOyidcd'fur in Davies work. Gumng
Humphreys succeeded in supplying
tie defect, thereby saving Il r"-Sur
vrv uf the whole. He also aided his
i"arhrr. Col. Ituilnrr, in several Jobs
.oi surveying. These included the
laying ut1' of many town lots now "r-
rlipir, 10y the upper partof Charles
ION. He also aided in gradin" the
road IL the rrm'larY TN the hill.
When III" rlass had, It's WAS usual
in lhu,r days, completed the t;r"rk
grammar. and were ready /" com
nrnr,r reading, Il pn>iliv" order
jprorurrd, OF course, by DR.. i'ruwnl
,tru"i. Cot humphreys. r"'!ulr.
Ing his son IT, take up the study 81
Grr"k. The class had just finished
Analytiral Geometry and was hrGIn-
ming Astronomy. Another pupil.
J. Dunbar Bainrs, and young Ham
phrrye had agreed tosludy I tIrIIuN
prjvaIrIy. the teacher hay NJ de-
r1iurd tn carry the cl;~S amy further
in pure mathematics. )" : ralnc
about lha, Milton Humphrey, began
til" nillrrrntiaI CalculuSami learned
the Greek Alphahct ON thr~ me day.
H., studied the Greek t;r; mar rs
rapidly rs possible and nj 90 $anr
time labori"i~ly worked uut ~ read
inH lessons. which were il .E~up>
Fables lis edited in 0wru> Greek
Reader. Daring tn" session "f
lSlS . the class read enough Latin
amdl;rcrI; for admission to thrJunior
,!a~~ ri the old-,im" Virginia Col
,'GrS and The subject of or sketch
was fully prepared for The senior
class in mathematics. They also
studied Chemistry and Physics.
Humphreys rrud Il great deal 81 Latin
uut~jd,'uc The raSS work. and studied
variuu> extra works on mathematical
subjects.
Spending the summer Of i>t;n at
home. he went To Lexington in Sep
trmhrr and entered Wa~hiu~iuu Col
.".sr Jnow Washington and r." Uni
yrr<ityN on III" day on which h" h,'-
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