University Missourian., 1910-06-22
TWO Of OLDEST M.lJ.
PROFESSORS RESIGN
DIR. E.. a. Allen and DR.. J.
K. Scott Will Retire on
Carnegie Fund.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER l
Former Has Seen a Quarter
of a Century of Ser
vice Here.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER !


the benefits and rewards of the Carne-
gle Foundation. Both designations
have been asked to become effective
September l. The designations will be
submitted to the board of curators
June 80.
Edward Archibald Allen.
On September l the resignation of
E (ward Archibald Allen, for twenty
five years professor of English in the
University OF Missouri, will go into
effect. Mr.. Allen came to Missouri
on the unanimous vote of the
present heads of the language depart
nents, who wrote to him separately.
This committee was chosen by Presi-
dent Laws of the University of Mis-
souri,. Since 1885 he has been head
of this department. He taught in
Central College, Fayette, four years
previous to teaching in the State Uni
versity, and lectured in the latter in
stitution before becoming one of the
faculty.
Professor McAnnaly, DR.. Aliens pre-
decessSr, left his position as teacher
OF English to accept a position with
the Globe-Democrat in St. Louis. On
the arrival of Mr.. Allen he had half
an assistant" From that stage the de-
partment has grown to have ten pro-
fessors, and the number of students
enrolled in English last year bordered
on thousand, making it by far the
largest department in the College OF
Arts and Science. The freshman
class OF last year numbered between
six and seven hundred.
In speaking OF the work under his
control Dr. Allen said that his pre-
decessor held '.settee' rather than
taught in the English department are
now incorporated in departments OF
their own.
For twenty-five years Mr.. Allen has
faithfully held his post in the English
department During the time served
as professor, many articles have come
from the pen of Dr. Allen. Most OF
them are monographs upon various
subjects.
He is widely known over Missouri,
perhaps more especially with the
teachers with whom he has come into
close contact.
John RutIedee Scott.
John r. Scott, for fourteen years
professor of elocution in the Univer-
sity, came to Missouri in 1897. and
was the first man to fill the chair OF
elocution, although it had been created
two years previous. Since that date
he has had no help in his work, be
ing the entire department in himself
On his arrival feeling OF opposition
to elocution existed, for it was
a new departure in the University
!. curriculum. This feeling has disap
peared. and with the resignation OF
Prof. Scott, both students and faculty
lose friend
Mr.. Scott's youthful ambition was
, to be an artist. In his bOyhOOd days
he did artistic work with the pen
but poor eyesight prevented him from
continuing. Some fine specimens OF
: delicate DenwOrk are still cherished
, at his home at 10 Ripley street, which
, show natural bent.
1t was the year 1871 that elocutior
as a life work became a possibility
and that was when Mr.. Scott hear(
, the famous James E. Murdoch in the
East. From then on he tried to ge
| instruction from this great man, ant
after some rebuffs succeeded. Mr.
; Scott feels unending gratitude, ant
earnestly praises this great master o
: the voice.
Mr.. Murdoch gave all his reading:
: from manuscripts written in letter:
, an inch high by his daughter Ida
Some of these papers were sent Il
5 Professor Scott this spring and ne
treasures them highly. They include
: Shakespeare's Hamlet" one OF Mr.
t Murdoch's best pieces; THE Mer
chant of Venice" THE Bride OF Lam
! mermoor;" 1.-The One Horse Shay;
"A hundred thousand dollars could no
purchase these volumes" said Mr.
Scott.
The resignation will take effec
September L. Mr.. Scott is alread!
two and half years over the pension
age which is sixty-five. He feels a.
if his health would permit year o.
two more teaching, but is willing tt
step down."