The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-06
NEW MEN FOR THE
STATE UNIVERSITY
Three Elected by Execu-
tive Committee Yes
terday
AID To COLLEGE Y. NJ. c. A.

hfW III UuLLlOl /. III. u. H..
Patrick Henry Winston, Professor of
- Law; William VI. Dey. Professor OF
Romance Languages: Albert f..
T." Wottz, University Bursar. are the
- NeE1 Men, a Tribute Being Paid to
the Retiring Bursar, Maj. w. T.
Patterson.
>"-rST1he Executive Committee. Of the
49, Boa ri OF Trustees Of the State Uni
~ verS}ty> were fn session here yesterday
"+ifftths Off ctEof@ the GOVernOr,Hand the
most important matters transacted
tvere the elesGtion of new professor
Of t20nance Languages and q bursar.
There were. present at the meeting
Governor kitchin. who presided, Col.
- A. 3 Andrews, Maj. JohntG. Ora
ham of 4iillsboro, Genera Julian S.
Carr Of Durham, and from Raleigh,
DR. r. H. Lewis, Hon. E. H. Battle,
Mr.. Josephus Daniels and Mr.. Clandius.
: Dockery. There was also present DR..
f. p .Venable, president of the Uni
VeTsity. -. III:
As the result of the election the
following We're. chosen to fill the posi-.
tons Indicated:
I1tI11N w l1lSJoII- III. LbSIle-
Vile, as Professor of Law. to succeed
J.. =. McGehee, resigned. ~&'
Albert Edgar Volt, of GoIdsboro,
as 8ursar. to succeed Maj. w. T. Pat
teTaOu, resigned.
DR.. William N. Dey, of Norfolk, as.
Professor Of Romance Languages. to
succeed DR.. j. d. Bruno resigned.
he committee made ar approPria-
ten of $500 to supplement the work
OF the college Y. NJ. G. A. as since
the opening of the building the assoc
citation has grown in power and in
influence, and it is felt that it is so
valuable a part of the college life
. that it should receive some support
direct from the college. -,
Prof. Henry NJ. Wagstaff,. who has
been assistant professor of history,
was elected a full professor of his
tory. *
Or. Edward K. Graham was elect
ed dean OF the department Of Liberal
Arts.
Or. Charles Lee Roper was elected
dean of the Graduate Department.
Tribute to Retiring Bursar.
Major ". T. Patterson. who has
been Bursar of the University for
twenty years or more, retires from
that position, having been placed on
the Carnegie Pension Fund list. The
secretary was directed to write a let
ter to Major Patterson and have 1t
placed on the GcCOfuS, as Ct tCSll-
monial to his faithful and valuable
services and to the devotion he has
shown to the University. He is a
splendid man, a veteran OF the Civil
War whose one remaining leg shows
what he suffered in the cause. He
has been one of the most valued Of
men at the University, his devotion
to it being such that in times of
financial stress, he has paid the sum
mer bills of the University out CT h s
own pocket.
The New Men Elected.
Mr.. Albert Edgar Volt. elected as
Bursar of the University, received
his academic training in the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. Has been 2u-
p~erintendent Of the graded schools at
Granite Falls, Lemon and GOldsboro.
President Venable feels that the Uni
versity is to be congratulated in hav-
ing so good q business man and edu-
Gator as Bursar, DR.. Nenable saying
he will be of great assistance to him.
The position is one of great spoons
blity. as the Bursar handles some
$4,000 a year.
Prof. Patrick Henry Winston, of
Asneville, elected as Professor of
Law, studied first in the University Of
North Carolina and then graduated
at West Point He has studied law
at West Point, at the University Of
North Carolina and also under Judge
Miller of Oregon. He has taught law
successfully for fOur years and has
prepared a m of young men
each year to stand the exam nations,
in which they have taken high stands.
He is a son of DR.. George 7. Winston,
former president of the State UniVer-
sity and of the A. and NJ. College. He
was highly endorsed for the position
a few of the many high testimonials
received from a large number Of the
North Carolina Bar being:
Mr.. G.. A. Thomason, one of his stu
dents, writes: 'He is unusually gifted
and successful as a teacher of law. His
method Of teaching is natural, easy
and simple. He is painstaking, pa