Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-24

Concerning DIR. j. G. Barnes Death
Last week this paper carried an
nouncement of the death of DR.. ).
C. Barnes of Maryville, Tenn. At
that time particulars were lacking
concerning his death. From pa
per published at Maryville, we take
the following:
Doctor Jasper Converse Barnes,
professor of psychology and educa-
ton, and dean emeritus at Mary
Vile college, died Sunday morning
on board the train on which he
was returning home from the an
nual meeting of the American Psy-
Geological association in Toronto,
Canada The train was approach
ing Cincinnati when he grew sud
denly worse and within few min
utes he passed away just after the
train stopped in the station. Mrs.
Barnes then spent Sunday in Gin
cinnati and accompanied the body
on a night train, arriving in Knox
vile early Monday morning. Dr..
Aug. 81. They spent week in
New Haven with their son, Mark
Hopkins Barnes, before proceeding
to the meeting at Toronto. Both
in New Haven and Toronto DR..
Barnes was unusually i'll with a
heavy bronchial cold, being con-
fined to bed much of the time. Dur
ing the homeward journey he ap-
peared some better, yet was con-
siderably weaker than when he
unable to bear the extra strain. He
had been planning for some months
to make this trip if his health per-
mitted, and his undertaking of it
led his friends to hope that he was
feeling stronger.
Dr. Barnes was born at Meigs-
vile, Morgan county, Ohio, Aug.
2S, 1861, and was therefore 70
years of age at his death. He was
married Aug. 13, 1890, to Alice
Mary Hopkins of Chesterhill, o. In
addition to his elementary school
ing, he attended Muskingum valley
normal school, graduated from Ma
rietta academy in 1886, received
his A. B. degree in 1890, and his
A. M. degree in 1898, from Mariet-
ia college, and his Phi. D. degree
from the University Of Chicago, in
1911. Other work was taken at
Cornell and elsewhere. In 1918
Maryville college conferred upon
him the honorary degree of Ii. D.
Before coming to Maryville, DR..
Barnes taught nine years, during
part of which time he was superin-
tendent of schools at Belpre, O.
He had been a member Of Maryville
college faculty continuously for 80
years, coming as principal of the
preparatory department and pro-
fessor of education in 1892. In
1901, he became acting professor
of psychology and political science,
in 1908 professor of psychology and
political science, and in 1920 pro-
fessor of psychology and education.
Following the death of Dean Wal
Ter in 1914, he was made dean of
the college and served as such un-
til his failing health made it neces-
sary to lay down the active duties
of the office last year and he was
made dean emeritus. He has long
been widely known in the south as
a teacher in summer schools, a
member of sectional and national
learned societies, and as con-
tributor to psychological and edu-
cational publications. 1t was fully
expected that Dean Barnes would
teach this year, and he intended to
meet his classes this week
The funeral will be held at p
M, Wednesday in Voorhees, chapel
The body will lie in state at Nc
CammonAmmons until Tuesday
noon. 1t will then be at the home
on Indiana avenue until Wednes-
day noon, and will lie in state in
Voorhees, chapel from II to Las
Wednesday afternoon