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

tlaG Lllllc pICSCIlDcu lul lOTelRnpfS.
! After an examination of all the rvi.
dences he submitted that he waS Suf-
ficiently trained in scholarship. the
authorities granted his request, and
durinrhis second Semcstcrat Leipzig
he presented his dissertation. which
being approved, he was admitted to
the examination and stood it sue
cessfully. becoming Il Doctor f Phil
osophy (Ph. d. After spending
several months in Austria. France.
England. and other countries. ne IT,
turned to Lexington before the close
of 1871. He had also spent the
summer vacation of that Year QS73r
in Austria. chiefly at Vienna lis COM
missioner from the State OF Virginia
to the Worlds Exposition. and in
Innsbruck in the TyrolrSc Alps.
During the session of lS14-a nj
Washington and Lee University Qor
so tie INSTITUTION wA:. named after
the death OF Gen. Lec) DR.. Hum
phrrys taught Il variety of subjects.
One class consisted U! ali the appli.
cants for Academic degrees, and lh"
subject was Astronomy. In the tai!
of this rear he was elected Professor
of Greek in the new Vanderbilt Uni
vcrsity at Nashville, which was 70
ing tooprn in September. $50. Dur
inc this session (lST4-l) and the fol-
lowing summer he received many
calls to good positions, one of which
was the presidency of Il State I'M
vcrsity.
FIc remained at Vanderbilt eight
years. During this period he fire.
uucntly attended the ANIMAL meet
ings Of the American Pathological
Association and read papers which
were always selected for publication
in the Transactions. In May, 1871.
he married Louise, daughter of Lam
don c. Garland, Chancellor Of Van.
lcrhilt University. Fr wrntahroad
that season, and spent some time
travelling and studying The ruins,
topography. and archaeological! col
lcrtiOnS of Greece.
. In 1852 he became President OF the
| Pathological Association.
In 1883 DR.. Humphreys went to
the newly established University of
/ Texas at Austin lis Professor Of An
rient Languages. Al the final rN-
crrisrS at Vanderbilt, that year, the
degree OF I, l.. D. WAS conferred on
/ him. This is the only instance III
which Vanderbilt has conferred that
degree, which is not bestowed there
as IN empty compliment hntnniy for
/ important contributions tu science Or
/ literature. His degree WAS conferred
because of contributions tuphiI"Io-
gir;ll science.
/ He remained in Texas four years.
| Both at Vanderbilt and AT tn" Uni
vrrsity Of Texas, he took prominent
part in the organization of the new
7 institutions. at both of which he WAS
chairman of the permanent r"m-
mi,tcc on degrees and runr>', "f
! studies.
In the summer Of 1881 h" WIS sud
denly and unexpectedly called /" III"
Chair OF Greek ii the University I'll
Virginia, which position hca"'"pl'"I
partly hcraue,. Of tir' high rank of
that institution. and partly hrrHnH"
his health was unfarurahly affected
hv the, climate Of TEXTS This chair
he still occupies.
Dr. Humphreys WAS for i will"
American correspondent uf Il" Der.
lin philo!urira Weekly lli"rIim"r
phiIougi>chc Wuchrn>,ri(i) and for
ten years IIliOrL;rn"ra for til" Re
view of Reviews I;rEu" DIES l'rvl"NI
appended to the Review "i PhiInIo=y
lRrvur de- philolugi") pIbli>h"d at
the University ui Paris Both lhr~"
positions he resigned h,nnrI>" OF III"
labor they imposed. liz" was o"Irri"d
tn prepare and read III" iradin=
paper ON "I'hr Problems OF tir'ck
at the World : Congress Of Arts and
Sciences al ST. Louis in N"p'"'m'"r.
l.m4.
! He has uf.cn been called upon L"
teach cnhicrtSforri.n t"hi~>p'"lai'y.
At Washington and H." he taught
the course in Physics nearly IN ell
tire session. IIr has also taught.
partly ut Washington and Lee. partly
nj Vanderbilt. and partly in T"Na~.
French, German. Mathematics. Bot
any, Astronomy, etc. y H." years
agu hr taught the cniir" "UUro" III
German At the University Of NIr-
gina. and during III" current ~"S-
sion ic has charg" of Latin, in adj
dition to Greek. and himself teaches
the advanced classes.
pr. Humphreys has edited SOM"
Greek textbooks. but his most IN
pnrtant work consists nf articles.
seen and read by frw, in American"
and European Journals.
His wife died four years ago. H.
children. all living. are Touj~c Car,
land. who graduated at the H 'hln"nd
Female Seminary and is studying
Art in New York: Ami" fn.t"n.
who took the full scientific rour-" at
the Randolph Macon Womans Co..
legc at Lynchhilrg and l. StWdyin"
at Ann Arbor Mary Meredith. who
took Il course Of three years 1T the
Woman College and is living with
her father: and Jrann"ttc Rose. who
is now president o! the Senior Class
ut the Woman's College III Lynch
burg.
:, FRESH Y"rNG Man. The Prcsi-
dent tells an amusing story on him
self;
1t occurred at Red Hill. Alb"m"rl".
county. Va. the littl" station on the
Southern Railway where the PreSi-
dent left the train to 90 TO the country
home near Scottsvillc recently pur.
chased by Mrs. Roosevelt. Accord
ING to his usual manner the PrcSi-
dent stopped to shake hands with IN"
crew OF the train.
Just at that time he noticed plainly
dressed elderly lady attcmHtin" 70
ret on the car. RT,hing forward
Mr.. Roosevelt assisted her toasc"nd
the steps be then caught her hand
and gave it q regular executive
shake.