The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
JAMES CANNON, |||,PR0F.
BIBLICAL LITERATURE

Trinity College, Durham, n. c.,
Sept S--The executive committee
Of the board of trustees met in an all
Gay session at the college on Friday.
September 5, Joseph G. Brown.
chairman of the board, of Raleigh;
Rev. ]. c. Wooten and Mayor NJ. E.
Newsom, of Durham. and President
W. r. Few. we've present at the
Erecting. Col John F. Burton. of
" ilson was unavoidably detained at
Lis home; Benjamin n. Duke and c.
w. Toms, We're both out of the state,
Among other matters of business
transacted was the completion of the
teaching force OF the college for the
Year beginning September II, There
will be in the faculty for next year
nine members who Were not at the
college last year. Some of these are
men returning to resume their teach
ing after varying periods of war ser
vice Professors William t. Eaprade,
OF the chair of European history and
william II. Hall, of the department
Of engineering, are both to be back
after service with the Y M. C. A.
he IoTHlCI was GIlSdetd III ttc ~ hiAA
ing of Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries at the
training school at Blue Ridge. n. c.
His intimate knowledge of social con-
ditions in America and Europe make
him a most valuable person for this
scrt of work Professor Hall has
only recently returned from France,
where the character OF his work called
remarkable praise from T. NJ c. A.
officials in charge Of his division. Pro-
fessor r. s. Graves, captain of in
fantry in the Eighty-tirst division. A
r. F., resumes his work as profess
sor of English. Prof. Graves has
Won for himself by his many pub
lshed studies the reputation of an
expert on Eliza nethan literature and
the Elizabethan stage.
DR. ~ I. White, an A. r. graduate
Of the college of the class of 1913 and
an A. NJ graduate of the following
year comes to Trinity as professor of
English literature. Since graduating
at Trinity, where he was very popular
and effectionately called MI by his
admirers both for his personal quail
les and his remarkable ABILITY as a
tennis player, Mr.. White has been a
student in the graduate school OF
Harvard university, where he won
his doctor of philosophy degree and
mas diSs ptVI ttdSHiBS fIIE ifsil III
several colleges. He comes to Trinity
fl ON WASHINGTON university at St.
Louis. His election to the Trinity
faculty was met with general ap-
rrovaI, for DR., White was regarded by
both students and faculty as a
scholar of great promise and writer
of ability and genuine feeling for
literature
NJ. L. Lowery. an A. B. graduate of
Pension university and an A. NJ. grad
uate of Chicago university and with
two years at university of Pennsyl-
vania. has been elected professor of
education, Professor Lowery comes
TO Trinity with the finest OF recon-
nendations of the men under whom
/ he has been working.
Paul Gross, B. s. graduate of the
| college of the city of New York and
an A. NJ. and Phi. D. graduate of
Columbia university. begins his work
at the college as assistant professor
OF chemistry DIR. Gross has had con-
siderable experience as a teacher and
vas especially successful in his teach
ing at Columbia university.
James Cannon. III, a graduate OF
Trinity college of the class of 1914
In the theological school Of Prince
ton university, of which he is an A.
NJ. graduate. has been elected as
sistant professor Of biblical literature.
MIR. Cannon was an exceedingly able
student in college and was highly re-
spected both for his great ability and
lis strong character He took an
active part in literary society work
and was in his senior year editor OF
the Chronicle. Mr.. Cannon returns
from overseas service with the army
with the rank Of captain. having been
cited by divisional headquarters for
his great bravery under fire while
/ rlinistering to wounded soldiers.
B. W. Barnard. A. B. Trinity of the
Class OF 1915 and student in the
| graduate school Of Princeton univer-
sity. from which he was graduated
with the A. NJ. degree and where he
held graduate fellowship which he
gave up to enter the service Of the
| United States army, has returned
from overseas and will serve the COL
lcge next year as assistant professor
CT economics and finance. Mr. Bar
Eard's great ability as an undergrad
uate student and his excellent record
both in the graduate school and in
the army make his election very
popular among Trinity men,
Miss Fronde Kennedy has been
dean Of women. Miss Kennedy who
comes to the college from Columbia
s. c.. and an A. M. graduate Of
Columbia university. She has been
for some time a student OF Teachers
college in New York and has been
specializing, in deans work and has
had several years. of experience in
such work.
In addition to the regular members
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