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Our ministers must cultivate the educational ideal in the pulpit. Our zeal and religious fervor must be anchored in God and tethered to education. As Dr. Mullins, upon one occasion, fitly said, "If the lamp of learning burns low the spirit will grow dumb in its effort to speak for God."
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State University must be adequately endowed and no longer must we give to education a second- ary place. If we do the above we shall have every reason to look for a prosperous, bright and blessed future.
FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THE PRESIDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE SERVED STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING,
1879-1915.
1879-1880-Dr. E. P. Marrs, Principal ; Rev. W. R. Davis, Principal; Miss S. Gertie Hutchinson.
1880-1881-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President; Prof. C. S. Dinkins, Prof. Wm. J. Harvey, Mrs. Pauline Dinkins, Miss Georgia Gaddie, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss S. Gertie Waters, Mrs. C. V. Par- ris, Mrs. M. F. Otey, Mr. H. C. Marrs.
1881-1882-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. Charles S. Dinkins, Prof. Wm. J. Harvey, Mrs. Paul- ine Dinkins, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss S. Gertie Waters, Mrs. Gabie B. Halleck, Mr. H. C. Marrs.
1882-1883-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. Charles S. Dinkins, Prof. Wm. J. Harvey, Prof. T. H. Brown, Mrs. Pauline Dinkins, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss S. Gertie Waters, Mrs. Gabie B. Halleck.
1883-1884-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President; Rev. C. S. Dinkins, Prof. T. H. Brown, Miss Lulu C. Os- bourne, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Florence L. Birney, Miss Emma F. Adams, Mrs. Anna M. Sterrett, Mr. C. H. Parrish, Miss S. Gertie Hutchinson, Miss Ione E. Wood.
Rev. W. T. Amiger, D.D. President State University
Rev. J. K. Polk, Midway, Ky.
Mr. W. W. Banks, Active Layman, Winchester, Ky.
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1884-1885-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. W. R. Granger, Rev. Charles S. Dinkins, Miss Lulu C. Osbourne, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Florence L. Birney, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss Ione E. Wood, Miss Sarah E. Nelson, Mr. James Burley, Mr. Chas. Henser, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mr. Harvey Hus- bands, Rev. G. W. Ward, Miss S. Gertie Waters, Mrs. Anna Sterrett, Miss Emma F. Adams, Rev. C. H. Parrish.
1885-1886-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. W. R. Granger, Rev. Charles S. Dinkins, Miss Lulu C. Osbourne, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Florence L. Birney, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss S. Gertie Waters. Mrs. Anna M. Sterrett, Miss Emma F. Adams, Rev. C. H. Parrish.
1886-1887-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Rev. Charles S. Dinkins, Prof. W. R. Granger, Miss Lulu C. Osbourne, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Ione E. Wood, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Miss Emily B. Swindler, Rev. C. H. Parrish, Rev. R. S. Thurman, Mr. W. L. Gibson.
1887-1888-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Rev. C. H. Parrish, Miss Lulu C. Osbourne, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Ione E. Wood, Miss Lavinia B. Elliott, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Jane E. Mckamey, Mr. Frank Smith, Mr. James M. Burley.
1888-1889-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Rev. C. H. Parrish, Prof. John H. Lawson, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Ione E. Wood. Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Jane E. Mckamey, Mr. Frank Smith.
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1889-1890-Dr. Wm. J. Simmons, President ; Prof Charles F. Sneed, Rev. C. H. Parrish, Prof. John H Lawson, Miss Mary V. Cook, Miss Ione E. Wood Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Lucy W. Smith, Mrs Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Jane E. McKamey.
1890-1891-Dr. James H. Garnett, President Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Prof. John H. Lawson, Rev W. A. Creditt, Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Prof. T. I. Bryant, Mrs. Mamie E. Stew. ard, Mrs. Jane E. McKamey.
1891-1892-Dr. James H. Garnett, President; Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Rev. R. B. Butler, Mrs. La- vinia B. Sneed, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Prof. T. I. Bryant, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Jane E. Mc- Kamey.
1892-1893-Dr. James H. Garnett, President; Prof. C. F. Sneed, Prof. R. S. Wilkinson, Prof. J. W. Hoffman, Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Mrs. Ida L. Garnett, Mrs. M. E. Steward, Miss Anna M. Roberts.
1893-1894 -- Dr. James H. Garnett, President; Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Prof. R. S. Wilkinson, Prof. James E. Givens, Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Ar- ticia G. Gilbert, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward.
1894-1895-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Prof. Charles F. Sneed, Prof. R. S. Wilkinson, Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Mrs. Ma- mie E. Steward, Mrs. Mary B. Wallace, Miss F. R. Hicks.
1895-1896-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Prof. R. S. Wilkinsin, Prof. W. H. Huffman, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Miss L. M. Seeley, Miss Lillian V. Jones, Miss L. A. Carter, Mrs. Mamie E. Stew- ard, Mrs. F. R. Givens, Mrs. M. B. Wallace.
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1896-1897-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Prof. R. S. Wilkinson, Prof. W. H. Huffman, Miss Articia G. Gilbert, Mrs. L. M. Seeley, Miss Lillian V. Jones, Miss L. A. Carter, Mrs. Mamie E. Stew- ard, Mrs. F. R. Givens, Mrs. M. B. Wallace.
1897-1898-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Rev. A. D. Chandler, Prof. W. D. Thomas. Miss L. M. Seeley, Mrs. F. E. Preston, Mr. Isaac Fisher, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Miss E. L. Smith, Mrs. M. B. Wallace, Miss Mary Abercrombia.
1898-1899-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Rev. A. D. Chandler, Prof. W. D. Thomas. Miss L. M. Seeley, Mrs. F. E. Preston, Mr. Isaac Fisher, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. F. R. Given, Mrs. M. B. Wallace.
1899-1900-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Rev. W. R. Richardson, Prof. E. M. C. Inge, Miss L. M. Seeley, Prof. W. B. Bush, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Miss Edwinia F. Kennedy, Miss Belle C. Simmons, Mrs. M. B. Wallace, Mrs. Georgia How- ard.
1900-1901-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President ; Prof. E. M. C. Inge, Rev. R. T. Frye, Rev. W. R. Richardson, Prof. W. B. Bush, Mrs. Mamie E. Stew- ard, Miss Georgia Howard, Miss L. M. Seeley, Miss Belle C. Simmons, Mr. R. D. Salsbury, Rev. T. F. Blue.
1901-1902-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Rev. W. R. Richardson, Prof. E. M. C. Inge, Prof. R. D. Salsbury, Prof. Robert Brown, Rev. R. T. Frye, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. M. Hoskins, Mrs. Lucy B. Pickett.
1902-1903-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President; Rev. W. R. Richardson, Rev. R. T. Frye, Prof. E.
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M. C. Inge, Prof. Robert Brown, Prof. R. D. Sals- bury, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte L. Purce, Prof. Wm. B. Bush, Mr. Wm. T. Paschal.
1903-1904-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President ; R. Richardson, Rev. R. T. Frye, Prof. W. R. Payne, Prof. Robert Brown, Prof. R. D. Salsbury, Mr. Wm. T. Paschal, Prof. F. B. Hawkins, Mr. Louis A. Mor- ris, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte Purce, Mrs. Edith Steinmetz, Mrs. M. Haskins.
1904-1905-Dr. Charles L. Purce, President ; Rev. W. R. Richardson, Prof. Robert Brown, Prof. R. D. Salsbury, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Char- lotte Purce, Mrs. M. Haskins, Mr. W. L. Leftwich, Mrs. Edith Steinmetz, Mr. Louis Morris, Prof. Au- gustus Frazier.
1905-1906-Mr. Wm. H. Steward, Acting Presi- dent; Prof. Robert Brown, Prof. Geo. F. Robinson, Prof. Geo. A. Hampton, Prof. R. D. Salsbury, Miss Mattie Mae Brown, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. M. Haskins, Mrs. Edith Steinmetz, Mrs. Charlotte Purce.
1906-1907-Dr. James R. L. Diggs, President ; Prof. Robert Brown, Prof. Geo. F. Robinson, Prof. G. A. Hampton, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Char- lotte Purce, Miss Mattie M. Brown, Miss Daisy B. Hall.
1907-1908-Dr. James R. L. Diggs, President ; Rev. R. B. Butler, Rev. R. J. Terrell, Prof. Geo. A. Hampton, Prof. Geo. F. Robinson, Prof. David W. Haynes, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte Purce, Miss Lillian P. Pope, Miss Minnie G. Pack, Miss Mattie M. Brown, Mrs. R. J. Terrell.
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1908-1909-Dr. Wm. T. Amiger, President ; Rev. R. J. Terrell, Prof. H. L. Preston, Miss Minnie G. Pack, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte Purce, Miss Lillian P. Pope, Miss Mattie M. Brown, Prof. Eugene K. Jones.
1909-1910-Dr. Wm. T. Amiger, President ; Rev. Robert J. Terrell, Dr. William H. Pickett, Miss Car- olyn A. Steward, Miss Mattie Mae Brown, Miss Minnie G. Pack, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Alice B. Crutcher, Mrs. Charlotte C. Purce, Miss Mary B. Anderson, Prof. John O. Blanton, Rev. Thomas L. Ballou, Rev. E. T. Offutt.
1910-1911-Dr. Wm. T. Amiger, President; Dr. William H. Pickett, Prof. John H. Blanton, Prof. E. T. Offutt, Miss Mattie Mae Brown, Rev. Thomas L. Ballou, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Miss Alice B. Crutcher, Miss Mary B. Anderson, Mrs. Charlotte C. Purce, Prof. James H. Hubert, Prof. J. Fenton : Johnson, Prof. Reginald L. Lynch, Dr. D. A. Gaddie, Dr. L. G. Gordon.
1911-1912-Dr. Wm. T. Amiger, President; Dr. W. H. Pickett, Rev. E. T. Offutt, Rev. T. L. Ballou, Miss Mattie M. Brown, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte Purce, Miss Carolyn A. Steward, Miss M. Belle Anderson, Prof. L. C. Jones, Prof. Arthur A. Hill, Rev. M. B. Lanier. Special lectures : Dr. D. A. Gaddie, Dr. L. G. Gordon.
1912-1913-Dr. W. T. Amiger, President ; Prof. L. C. Jones, Prof. A. A. Hill, Dr. W. H. Pickett, Prof. J. H. Taylor, Prof. Vol. W. McLawler, Rev. E. T. Offutt, Rev. W. P. Offutt, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Charlotte C. Purce, Miss M. M. Brown, Miss M. B. Anderson, Miss V. E. Jenkins.
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1913-1914-Dr. W. T. Amiger, President; Rev. M. B. Lanier, Prof. J. C. Wagner, Prof. Vol. W. McLawler, Rev. L. A. Offutt, Mrs. D. B. Hutchin- son, Mrs. Susie Mitchell, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Dr. W. H. Pickett, Dr. R. L. Summers, Miss Carrie B. Doneghy, Miss Mintha Wiley, Miss M. B. Ander- son.
1914-1915-Dr. W. T. Amiger, President; Rev. M. B. Lanier, Prof. J. C. Wagner, Rev. L. A. Offutt, Dr. W. H. Pickett, Dr. R. L. Summers, Prof. L. H. Newman, Prof. E. L. Harris, Prof. W. E. Tibbs, Mrs. Mamie E. Steward, Mrs. Susie Mitchell, Mrs. Alice B. Crutcher, Miss M. B. Anderson, Mrs. Mary Harris Mitchell, Miss Mintha Wiley.
THE FOLLOWING HAVE SERVED AS TRUS- TEES OF STATE UNIVERSTIY SINCE 1866. THEIR NAMES APPEAR IN ORDER OF THEIR APPOINT- MENT TO SERVICE.
P. Smith
C. C. Vaughn
T. Smith
Thos. Parker
J. Thomas
M. M. Bell
H. Samuel
D. Anderson
H. Adams
Henry Harris
W. W. Taylor
A. Barry
Jas. Monroe
G. W. Bolling
R. Sneethern
S. Patterson
G. W. Ward
F. Robinson
R. Mitchell
C. C. Bates
A. Hubbard R. Lee
G. E. Scott
W. S. Simmons
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T. Monroe
C. Smothers
J. F. Thomas
A. E. Edwards
W. J. Brown
S. E. Smith
M. M. Bell.
W. M. Jamison
H. Lynn
E. Evans
B. Martin
T. H. Broaddus
I. Slaughter
C. H. Clark
L. Burley
S. J. Howard
S. Watt
E. Richey
L. Furman
W. F. Hart
R. Lee
J. E. Wood
J. Monroe
P. Smith
W. H. Butler
W. W. Taylor
J. M. Burley
J. K. Polk
W. H. Craighead
V. Helm
D. A. Gaddy
S. M. Lee
R. H. C. Mitchell
A. Allensworth
G. M. Moore
W. H. Steward
J. H. Perdue
A. Merrifield
A. D. Hurt
M. Lawson,
J. W. Bell
J. H. Smith
W. H. Williams
M. E. Elkins
W. T. Amiger
P. Alexander
H. W. Jones
H. C. Marrs
J. F. Hummons
J. L. Dudly
Total ...... -77
Ministers
59
Laymen
18
R. Reynolds
S. P. Young
O. Durrett
E. P. Marrs
A. H. Payne
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We give here the names of the first and last grad- uates of the Kentucky Normal and Theological In- stitute, now the State University. As has been stat- ed, it was constituted a University in the year 1885. So it had only two years, '83 and '84 in which. to fin- ish graduates from Academic and Normal Depart- ments as then constituted.
Graduates from Academic Department
1883-Benoni Tinker, Tillie S. Waters (Lillie), A. H. Payne and H. C. Marrs.
1884-C. H. Parrish, C. F. Sneed, Sarah Nelson (Warfield).
Normals.
1883-William E. Brown, Tinie Miller, Hattie P. Marks, Ella T. Smith (Walker), Blanche Brown (Hughes), Lavinia B. Elliott (Sneed), E. J. Ander- son, T. C. William, Mary V. Cook (Parrish), James Lyons, Katie Scott.
1884-Ione E. Wood (Gibbs), S. E. Smith, L. W. Hughes, P. H. Gary, T. C. Buford, Peter Morton, Tillie Thrift (McQuertor), Eliza Heath (Bibb), T. C. Brown, W. H. Nelson, Mary Burrell.
The Normal Department is continued ; the Aca- demic Department ceased with the inauguration of the University. Since that time hundreds have fin- ished the Normal Department.
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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT. Degrees Conferred in Course A.B. Class 1886
Chas. H. Parrish Lexington, Ky.
Chas. F. Sneed .Lexington, Ky. Sarah E. Nelson (Warfield), Lexington, Ky.
Class 1887
Lavinia B. Elliott (Sneed), Louisville, Ky. Kate C. Scott Louisville, Ky. Mary V. Cook (Parrish) ... Bowling Green, Ky.
Class 1888
William H. Nelson
Lexington, Ky.
Eliza T. Heath (Bibb) Louisville, Ky.
Ione E. Wood Atlantic City, N. J.
Class 1889
Artishia G. Gilbert (Wilkerson), Louisville Ky. Alice P. Kelly Mobile, Ala.
Horace W. Conrad
Louisville, Ky.
Class 1890
Rice B. Butler
Paris, Ky.
Thomas I. Bryant Couchville, Tenn.
John W. Bass Germantown, Ky.
Class 1891
Patterson T. Frazier
Allensville, Ky.
Eva B. Frazier
.Glasgow, Ky.
Class 1892
Isaac W. Thomas
Hemphill, Texas.
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David H. Foston
Owensboro, Ky.
Chas. W. Mason Evansville, Ind.
Class 1893
James A. Bell Louisville, Ky.
Robert A. Goodall Hopkinsville, Ky.
Class 1894
F. H. Edmunds Paris, Ten.
F. M. Faulkner ... Louisville, Ky.
Geo. W. Tisdale ... Russellville, Ky.
James P. Thatcher .... .... Georgetown, Ky.
Class 1895
G. T. Britt Brownsville, Ky.
Wm. H. Craighead
Harrods's Creek, Ky.
Isaac Lair Covington, Ky.
Wm. H. Silkman
Louisville, Ky.
Class 1896
R. W. Brooks Maysville, Ky.
Isaac Fisher
Danville, Ky.
H. C. Jefferson Russellville, Ky.
W. D. Jennings
Maysville, Ky.
Class 1897
R. T. Frye ..... .... Danville, Ky.
Class 1898
Ed. S. Dozier Uniontown, Ala.
Eugene Jefferson Russellville, Ky.
Samuel O. Johnson Eufala, Ala.
Edwenia F. Kennedy, (Thomas), Henderson, Ky.
F. H. Edmunds Paris, Tenn.
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Class 1899
Wm. A. Bowren Winchester, Ky.
Hardin B. Britt Brownsville, Ky.
Class 1900
Robt. Brown Waddy, Ky.
Wm. R. Dudley Georgetown, Ky.
John H. Frye Danville, Ky.
Orange T. Frye
Danville, Ky.
Robt. T. Faunteroy
Big Four, Tenn.
John W. Hudspeth
Franklin, Ky.
Rufus D. Saulsberry
Greenville, Ky. ...
Class 1901
George W. Dunn
Dayton, Ohio.
James N. Wallace Birmingham, Ala.
W. H. Witherspoon Trussville, Ala.
Class 1902
Geo. F. Robinson
Lawrenceburg, Ky.
Hannah M. Webster Paris, Ky.
G. H. Winstead Nebo, Ky.
Class 1903
Minnie Nourse
Louisville, Ky.
Class 1904
Geo. R. Carmen Louisville, Ky.
Augustus S. Frazier
Auburn, Ala.
Lyman B. Goodloe
Perryville, Ky.
Dennis S. Slaughter
Alabama.
Class 1905
Geo. A. Hampton Anchorage, Ky. Daisy B. Ball (Hutchison), Pewee Valley, Ky.
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Geo. W. Mason Becknerville, Ky.
John Wm. Purce Louisville, Ky.
Class 1906
G. P. Hughes Paris, Ky.
Alexander B. Hall Louisville, Ky.
McCoy Tribble Winchester, Ky.
Jerry L. Mason Nicholasville, Ky.
Class 1907
Jacob Ross, B.S.
Louisville, Ky.
Class 1908
Carolyn A. Steward, A.B. Louisville, Ky.
Goldie Cox
Louisville, Ky.
Arthur D. Doss
Uniontown, Ala.
Oliver P. Mack
Crab Orchard, Ky.
Henry Clay Logan
Junction City, Ky.
Earl Lowery
Uniontown, Ala.
Louis N. Crawford
Salem, Ky.
Class 1909
John Oliver Blanton, Jr. .Versailles, Ky.
Keat Bronson Dean Salvisa, Ky.
Chester F. Griffith Louisville, Ky.
Rodney H. Helm Carrollton, Ky.
William R. Hutchinson St. Louis, Mo.
Ethel Von Lewis Campbellsville, Ky.
Elmore T. Offutt
Louisville, Ky.
Levi A. Offutt Louisville, Ky.
Walter P. Offutt
Louisville, Ky.
B. W. J. Spencer
Russellville, Ky.
Class 1910
Robert H. C. Mitchell Maysville, Ky. J. G. Sebree Trenton, Ky. ....
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Class 1911
Thomas L. Ballou
Georgetown, Ky.
Vol William McLawler Franklin, Ky.
Joseph H. Taylor Versailles, Ky.
Class 1913
Charlotte L. Hayes Elizabethtown, Ky.
John Wesley Hayes Elizabethtown, Ky.
Class 1914
Roger Johnson
Lexington, Ky.
James H. Foree Louisville, Ky.
Class 1915
Paul William Lawrence Jones, Frankfort, Ky. Ernest Ellsworth Reed ...... Bowling Green, Ky.
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HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED BY STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1885.
1885.
Rev. E. M. Brawley .. Darien, Ga. D.D
1887.
Rev. Rufus L. Perry Brooklyn, N. Y. Ph.D.
Rev. Geo. W. Williams Washington, D. C. LL.D.
Rev. R. De Baptiste. Galesburg, Ill. D.D.
Rev. J. Poindexter
Columbus, Ohio. D.D.
Rev. D. A. Gaddie
Louisville, Ky. D.D.
1888.
Rev. W. H. Anderson Evansville, Ind. D.D.
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Rev. C. L. Purce
Selma, Ala. D.D.
Rev. G. W. Dupee.
Paducah, Ky. D.D.
Rev. W. B. Johnson
Washington, D. C.
D.D.
Rev. S. T. Mitchell Wilberforce, Ohio D.D.
Hon. J. J. Spellman Jackson, Miss. LL.D.
Mr. A. H. Payne. Louisville, Ky. B.S.
1889.
Mrs. Mary V. Cook Parrish, Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Rev. Chas. H. Parrish Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Prof. Chas. F. Sneed
Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Mrs. Lavinia B. Sneed
Louisville, Ky. M.A.
1890.
Rev. Charles S. Dinkins. Selma, Ala. D.D.
Rev. C. O. Boothe.
Hollywood, Ala. D.D.
Rev. W. J. White Augusta, Ga. D.D.
Rev. C. T. Walker. Augusta, Ga. D.D.
Rev. Walter H. Brooks
.Washington, D. C. D.D.
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Rev. C. C. Stumm Staunton, Va. D.D.
Rev. C. H. Payne.
Charleston, W. Va. D.D.
Rev. S. T. Clanton New Orleans, La. D.D.
1891.
Rev. W. A. Burch Cincinnati, Ohio. D.D.
Rev. Wilton R. Boone Macon, Mo. ยท D.D.
Rev. Geo. W. Lee Washington, D. C. D.D.
Rev. A. R. Griggs Dallas, Tex. D.D.
Prof. J. M. Maxwell Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Prof. C. C. Monroe
Owensboro, Ky. M.A.
Rev. R. Mitchell
Lexington, Ky. M.A.
Rev. Wm. A. Creditt
Washington, D. C. M.A.
1892.
Rev. C. H. Lyons. Athens, Ga. D.D.
Rev. E. C. Morris Helena, Ark. D.D.
Rev. A. S. Jackson
New Orleans, La. D.D.
Rev. M. Campbell Richmond, Ky. D.D.
Prof. W. S. Scarborough ... Wilberforce, Ohio. Ph.D.
Prof. W. H. Perry Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Miss A. G. Gilbert. Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Miss Alice P. Kelley .... Mobile, Ala. M.A.
Dr. Wm. H. Nelson
Lexington, Ky. M.A.
Dr. H. W. Conrad
Louisville, Ky. M.A.
1893.
Rev. W .H. Phillips - Philadelphia, Pa. D.D.
1894.
Rev. J. J. Durham Savannah, Ga. D.D.
Rev. S. P. Young Lexington, Ky. D.D.
1896.
Rev. C. H. Parrish .......... Louisville, Ky. D.D.
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1898.
Rev. A. T. Sowerby Boston, Mass. LL.D.
Prof. P. T. Frazier .Hopkinsville, Ky. M.A.
1899.
Prof. W. H. Mayo Frankfort, Ky. M.A.
Prof. R. S. Wilkinson. .....
..... Orangeburg, S. C. Ph.D.
1901.
Prof. J. W. Hoffman Florida. S.C.D.
Rev. J. A. Booker Little Rock, Ark. D.D.
Rev. Cary Smothers. Versailles, Ky. D.D.
1902.
Rev. John Johnson Cynthiana, Ky. D.D.
Rev. J. P. Robinson Little Rock, Ark. D.D.
1903.
Rev. J. W. Hawkins Paducah, Ky. D.D.
Rev. J. C. Battle. Pine Bluff, Ark. D.D.
Prof. J. H. Garvin
Winchester, Ky. M.A.
1904.
Rev. E. J. Humphrey. Brinkley, Ark. D.D.
Rev. T. H. Broaddus. Richmond, Ky. D.D.
Prof. S. O. Johnson Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Prof. F. L. Williams. St. Louis, Mo. M.A.
1908.
Rev. G. M. P. King Richmond, Va. LL.D.
Rev. Ernest L. Hall Bloomington, Ill. D.D.
Rev. R. C. Judkins.
Montgomery, Ala. D.D.
Rev. J. E. Wood
Danville, Ky. D.D.
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IgII.
Rev. H. D. Carpenter. Bowling Green, Ky. D.D.
Prof. A. E. Mayzeek .. Louisville, Ky. M.A.
1912.
Rev. Geo. W. Hampton .. Louisville, Ky. D.D.
Rev. M. C. Hayford Cape Coast, Africa. D.D.
1913.
Rev. M. C. Hayford Cape Coast, Africa. M.A.
Rev. Ernest Baker Cape Coast, Africa. D.D.
Rev. J. K. Polk Versailles, Ky. D.D.
Rev. S. R. Reid Louisville, Ky. D.D.
Miss Martha E. Williams Frankfort, Ky. M.A.
1914.
Rev. R. B. Butler Versailles, Ky. D.D.
Rev. F. P. Green Cincinnati, Ohio. D.D.
Miss Lillian Jones Brown Indianapolis, Ind. M.A.
Mrs. Mamie E. Steward ...... Louisville, Ky. M.A.
Rev. Ernest Hall Pittsburgh, Pa. LL.D.
Rev. James T. Simpson Pittsburgh, Pa. M.A.
1915.
Rev. W. R. Carter. Topeka, Kansas. D.D.
Rev. B. R. Reed
Charleston, W. Va. D.D.
Rev. W. J. M. Price.
Henderson, Ky. D.D.
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William J. Simmons, A.B., A.M., D.D.
In the introductory remarks of the "Men of Mark" written by Dr. Simmons are these words by Bishop Turner: "It is a historic fact that Virginia has been rife with Presidents, but truly South Caro- lina has given to the world more men of note than any other State in the Union." In Charleston, S. C., June 29, 1849, William J. Simmons was born of slave parents-Edward and Esther Simmons. In his early life his parents moved to Philadelphia. These were the days of slavery and they were compelled to re- main in hiding. Many days his only food was milk and mush. He never attended a public school, but was taught privately by his uncle who was a very good scholar, and laying a foundation so broad and exact that college studies were comparativelv easy. In 1862, he was apprenticed to Dr. Leo. H. DeLange,. a dentist in Bordentown, N. J., He learned the pro- fession so thoroughly that in the absence of the Dentist he operated on some of the best families in the city. He tried to enter a dental school at Phila- delphia, but was refused on account of color. Be- ing ill-treated by the doctor, he ran away, September 16, 1864, and enlisted in the 4Ist United States Col- ored troops. He took part in the battles around Petersburg, Hatches Run, Appomattox Court House and was present at Lee's surrender. He was con- verted in 1867. and joined the white Baptist Church in Bordentown, N. J., being the only colored mem- ber of the church. When he made known his call to the ministry these white friends rallied to his
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support and paid his schooling for three years. The New Jersey State Educational Society aided him to attend Madison University of New York from which he graduated in 1868. September, 1868, he entered Rochester University. On account of trouble with his eyes brought on by hard study he was compelled to stop school until 1871, when he entered Howard University, Washington, D. C., graduating, 1873, with the title of A.B. By his frugality he had saved $300. He taught school at a place called Bunker Hill and his success as a teacher was so great that he was given the principalship of the Hillsdale Public School, D. C. He went to Arkansas with the idea of making it his home, but returned to Washington and again taught at Hillsdale until June, 1874. He married Josephine Silence at Washington, D. C., August 25, 1874. He then went to Florida in Sep- tember, 1874. He invested in lands and oranges but found it was not a paying investment. He was or- dained, 1879, in which year he was called to the pastorate of First Baptist Church, Lexington, Ky. September, 1880, he was called to the Presidency of the Normal and Theological Institution, as State University was then called. At that time the school had 13 pupils, two teachers and an empty treasury. September 29, 1882, he was elected editor American Baptist. Dr. Simmons has been honored by winning many honors in journalism. He wrote a pamphlet on "Industrial Education" which had a wide circu- lation. He became a member of the National Con- vention of Colored Men held at Louisville, Septem- ber, 1883. He delivered many addresses before the American Baptist Home Mission Society. At the fiftieth anniversary held in New York, May 24, 1872, his oration "What Are the Colored People Doing?"
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was published in the Jubilee Volume. In 1883, Dr. Simmons called together and organized the Baptist women in a convention, for the purpose of raising money for the educational work of the denomina- tion in the State. This body is known as the "Bap- tist Women's Educational Convention." The title of D.D. was conferred on him by Wilberforce Uni- versity. On August 25, 1886, in St. Louis, Mo., Dr. Simmons organized the American National Baptist Convention and was unanimously elected as its first President. In 1881 he received the degree of A.M. from Howard University. Dr. Simmons has de- livered some of the most able addresses before prom- inent audiences of both color. Many literary works are attributed to his pen. He was a friend to the poor student and infused inspiration in many. His name will ever live among Negro Baptists. He died, October 30, 1890. Just before his death he or- ganized Eckstein-Norton Institute at Cane Spring, Ky., which has since been connected with Lincoln.
Rev. Charles Lee Purce, A.B., A.M., D.D.
Charles Lee Purce was born at Charleston, S. C., 1856, of slave parentage, William and Ellen Purce. He attended the schools of Charleston, Benedict College, Columbia, S. C., and Richmond Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va .; also taking a post-course in Hebrew through the Correspondence Bureau. He, was baptized in 1875, by Rev. Jacob Legare, the first licensed colored minister in the State of South Caro- lina. In 1883 he was called to the Baptist Church at Society Hill, S. C., a church having eleven hun- dred members. He resigned this church to take the chair of Greek and Latin at Selma University, Sel- ma, Ala. In June, 1884, he delivered the Bacca-
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laureate Sermon at Lincoln Normal University, State Normal, at Marion, Ala. It was the best ever delivered there. The chairman of the Board compli- mented him by saying it was "Bullion's Grammar," meaning that it was a specimen of grammatical and literary excellence. He was married to Miss Char- lotte Cooper Sinkler, Charleston, S. C., in Philadel- phia, by Rev. William C. Dennis, January 7, 1885. On the resignation of Rev. E. M. Brawley, he was unanimously elected to the presidency of Selma Uni- versity, where he served ten years. Resigning the presidency he traveled one year under the American Baptist Mission Board. He was then elected as president of the Langrige School, Montgomery, Ala., from which school he was called to take the presi- dency of State University, Louisville, Ky., 1894. He served the Baptists of Kentucky as president of State University until his death which occurred, August, 1905. The life of this great man has been exemplary. Many are the men and women who bless his name and memory. He was a man of strictly temperate habits, very quiet in his demeanor, earnest in his purposes and devoted to the causes which were just and right. He had good influence over the students who admired him for his many good qualities. There are many useful men and women in the State of Kentucky who followed Dr. Purce from the Southern States whose influences are being felt throughout this and other states. Though cut off in the prime of life he still lives in the heart and memory of thousands. His wife, Mrs. C. C. Purce, who was also connected with State University, died November, 1912. There are three children living, William J., Paris Sinkler, and Phoebe Ellen Purce.
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