The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
IDR. WHITEHEAD
WAS.M|'AI||.|D'|E':.D|' DEAN /; An
University Board Elect Three e,
New Profess
sors. e n &
FIVE NEW MEN E: IN ! n FACULTY G. J. I
Three Are All Distinguished Au-
thors As Well AS
Teachers.
FIVE new MEN IN. FACULTY
III
tspccial TO The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.)

4 nc i3ohTu VI VlsltOT5 OF INC University
Of Virginia completed It's work at a
J late hour last hight. Three professor.
ships were filled, and the choice OF a.
third WIS postponed until the next meet
Ing OF the board. In tho early fall.
DR.. Richard II. whitehead, ut present
at tho head OF the Medical Department
OF the University OF North Carolina,
a1d.&onc OF tho leading anntomlsts IN
America, was elected professor OF
anatomy and dean OF the University
Medical School. to succeed Or. William
G. Christian, resigned.
Tho other vacancy In tho Medical
4 School occasoned By the resignation
@of Or. Augustus II. Buckmaster. profess
E.bor OF gynccology, obstetrics surgical
4 diseases, and abdominal surgery. will
be Glled at tho next session of&the board
DR.. Albert lie Tcvre. OF Tulane univcr-8
sity, was chosen professor Of philosophy,
) this school having been enlarged at the
meeting OF the boa,rd in June; and tho
chair OF secondary education. OF the
Curry School. filled by the election Of
DR. Bruce r.. Payne, OF William and
Mary College. Is
The opening OF next session OF the 4
university will therefore and five new
professors In the faculty: one having
been choEen ut the meeting of the board
in June rs ISL.
&6 DIR. WTT1TEHEAD.
DR.. Richard Fl. Whitehead. the newly
elected professor OF anatomy is one Of
the foremost anatomists OF the country.
Z He was born In Salisbury. N. c.. in 1863;
graduate 3. Wake Forest Col
lege In 1886; NJ, D.. or University
4 Of Virginia 1887; studied after
wards at the University OF Pennsyl-I
wanna and New York Posl-Graduate. Dr..
4 Whitehead was Demonstration OF anatomy
III n THE University OF Virginia from 1851
~ talssaa professor rf anatomy at the
University OF North Carolina from ] 500
to 1898: professor OF anatomy and path
nloEy and dcnn OF the Medical Derart-
ment of the University OF North Caro-
lima from 1886 10 1925. During Or. White
heads dcanship OF the Medical School
Of the University OF North Carolina. II
has grown greatly in numbers and In
y power s.
DR.. whitehead Is author OF a text
ho,k on the ayatony Of the brain. which
rray be Justly lied classic In It's line.
q for 1t has received the wnrmest praise
from the foremost men OF The profession
< DR.. Whitehead Is also the author OF a
\ number OF papers on anatomical and
h pathological subjects. y Each year finds
him giving to the profession some. bit
OF ORIGINAL research work Of genuine
scholarly value.
While the newly elected professor OF
anatomy at the University OF Virginia
has shown real qualities and power as
dean and executive. his distinct genius
ia teaching He is n teacher essentially,
and his work Is marked BY clearncss,
orderlness and devotion. His election
z will he hailed with satisfaction and ap-
prevail by friends OF the university
Il throughout the country, and can Justly
be said that he will carry on The great
traditions or the school Of tony set
I'm and maintained by Davis. Towles and
Christian, g5 !55j
DIR. LIE FEvRF;.
DR.. Albert lie Fevre, who In the en-
& larged school Of philosophy has been as
signed all instruction In logic and psv-
chology. was horn In Baltimore. Md.
m October 4. 1879. He is the son of the
. Rev. j. a. lie Tcvre. D. n, who was the
founder. and for thirty-three yeats pas
tor OF tho FRANKLIN SQUARE Presbyterian
(SoMthern) Church. OF Baltimore. Pro-
fessor LIE Fevre was prepared for co.'s
lego IN private schools in Baltimore,
and entered the University OF Texas.
where nc graduated with the degree OF
IA. p. In June. 1894. The following year
was spent as n Z graduate student OF
philosophy in Johns HOPKINS University
From 1895 to 1898 Professor lie Fevre
ccAtinued his graduate studies in the
Sage School OF Philosophy. Cornell Unl-
verHlty, where he successfully held a
scholarship md fellowship. After taking
his PHI. D. degree at Cornell In 1893, he
was appointed assistant to the editors
Of the Philosophical Review. which Ia
tho leading philosophical periodical of
America. During tho same academic
year he was made lecturer IN philosophy.
to take charge of the junior and senior
classes In ethics, during tho absence
OF President schnrman In the Philippines.
The year 1s00-190O was spent as n student
In the University OF Berlin On his re-
turn from Germany. Professor lie Tevra
was appointed Instructor In philosophy
at Cornell After two years of service
Z no was promoted to the rank OF assist
ant professor In the spring OF 1912
Professor 10 Fevre has contributed
several Important articles, besides crlti-
cal reviews and book notices to the
philosophical Review. In collaboration
with Professor ]. n. Creighton, OF Cor
nell, he translated from the German. the
volume Of Professor Panlson, OF the
University of Berlin. OH "1mmanuel
Kent; His Life and Doctrlne." Professor
Le Fevre is nm active member of the
American Philosophical. Association and
has presented napers at its meanings
r professor lie FeVreS 3 Dunl|sllcu Wl't1H6s
have already attracted tho attention OF
philosophical scholars, and he has also
gained an envlnble reputation as an IN
usually successful teacher at Cornell,
being known as one Of the most eloquent
and effective lecturers In the university,
He belongs to a noted family Of teanll-
ers,t His eldest brother the late Dr.
walter Tie Fevre, was at the time OF
his death professor Of philosophy at
the University of Texas. Another
brother, the Hon, Arthur Lo Fevre Is
at present state Superintendent OF Edn-
cation for Texas; while q third, Dr.
George lie Teyre Ia now professor OF
biology In the University OF Missouri
DIR, PAYNE,
DR.. Bruce r. Payne, who was elected
professor Of secondary education, was
prepared for college at Morgantown Male
Academy. Morgnntown, N, O.; graduated
from Trinity College in 1898, and was
elected principal of Morga,ntown Mall.
Academy; County Superintendent Y OF
Schools, and County Institute conduc-
& Tor In 1898; instructor In High School, Of