University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-29


Columbia are in the 1928 volume
of Who's Who in America" This
volume contains the names Of 1874
conspicuous living Americans Of all
classes, literary, educational, official
professional, commercial. financial
and Industrial The eligibles to
who's Who" are divided into two
classes-those who are selected on
account of special prominence in
creditable lines of effort, which make
them subjects of extensive interest,
inquiry or discussion in this country;
and those arbitrarily included on ac-
count of Official position, civil, mill
tary, naval. religious, or educational,
or because of their connection with
the most exclusive learned or other
societies.
Only four of the Columbians men
toned in the book have not been or
are not now connected with the Uni
versity of Missouri. Two of these:
Fl. n Quisenberry and Mrs. Luella St.
Cair-Moss are college presidents.
The other two are E. w. Stephens,
publisher, and Mrs. Walter McNab
Miller, humanitarian.
:. The book shows that many states
and several different countries have
representatives among the University
professors.
DIR. A. Ross Hill was born in Nova
Scotia in 1869. He studied at Dali
housie University. Cornell, the Uni
versities of Heidelberg. Berlin, and
Strassburg, and Clark University. He
taught at the State Normal School at
Oshkosh, Wis, and the University of
Nebraska. was dean of the Teachers
College at the University of Missouri
from 1903 to 1907, was dean at Cor
nell one year, then returned to the
University of Missouri as president.
DR.. R. H. Jesse was born at Epping
Forest, Va, on the old Ball farm, the
birthplace of George Washington's
mother. in 1853. He studied at the
University of Virginia and the Uni
versities of Munich and Berlin. He
taught in the University of Louisiana,
and Tulane University. and was pres
ident of the University of Missouri
from 1891 till 1908, when he retired
under the Carnegie Foundation.
W. W. Charters was born in Can
ada and studied at Canadian Uni-
versities and at the University of
Chicago. He is now dean of the
School of Education.
w. G. Brown. professor of chemis-
try, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England. He came to Virginia with
his parents in 1869. He studied at the
University of Virginia, Harvard, and
the University of Heidelberg. He
began teaching in 1877 and came to
Missouri in 1896.
Max Meyer was born in Danzig.
Germany, in 1873, graduating from
the Municipal Gymnasium, Danzig, in
1892. and receiving his Phi. d. from
the University of Berlin in 1896. He
has been professor of Psychology at
the University of Missouri since 1900.
G.. C. Broadhead, who was assistant
professor of geology at the University
from 1887 till 1897, was born in Albe- |
marie, Val 1927. He received his |
NJ. S. from the University of Missouri
in 1851.
H. J. Davenport, professor of eco
was born in Wilmington, VT,
1861. He studied at the University of
South Dakota. Harvard and Leipzig.
in Paris and the University of Chi
cago. He came here in 1908. He is
the author of several text books.
w. ]. Calvert, professor of preven-
tive medicine, came from Lexington,
Ky.
c. A. Ellwood, professor of sociol-
ogy, was born in Ogdensburg, n Y.
He studied in the East, in Chicago,
and Germany. coming to Missouri in
1900.
Among the other teachers listed in
Who's Who" are:
E. A Allen, emeritus professor of
English language and literature, born
in Suffolk, Va.
H. NJ. Belden, professor of English,
born in Wilton, Conn.
S. D. Gromer. secretary of extension
work at the University, born in Nc
Fall. Mo.
E. r. Hedrick, professor of mathe-