x^\yT\^ -S-y -- 7 > .--'^ NX ) '^z^ir" ^ % ^N> \ \ \\ > \ \ \ y^ -r>- -^j r T V^f .>r- ^-^y ^^w^ > _^ i / "" ^..... v-^;^' V./^f^-V^v v?*X '>C^^-'-' BOOK FM©M TIHIIE LHEMAMY @F THE CAP AND GOWN OF NINETEEN THIRTY-TWO COPYRIGHT 1932 3.U>c>^:lul THE Cap and Gown VOLUME XXVI THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SEWANEE, TENNESSEE Sev^anee Has Had a glorious past. Her Ideals are founded on the KigKest principles of edu- cation that tKe modem v9orld has seen. Her development from a small scKool v7itK one building to a University Has been due to tKe aid and guidance of man]^ great and noble men. TKe "Cap and Gov?n" of 1932 Kopes to bring back to life tKe men v^Ko KaVe built tKis UniVersit^^. It Kopes to portray scenes om tKe development of Sev7anee. In addi- tion to tKis tKe "Cap and Gov7n" Kopes to tKrov? oVer against tKe past, tKe present — to Kov? tKat tKe nov? existing Sev7anee is v?ortK)> f tKe Ideals of tKe Founders and tKe men \vKo aided in strengtKening tKe University. x^ '/ <^ PEPICATII©!! TO c THE 1, OF UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH AT SEWANEE, TENNESSEE The First Founders, Bishop Otey, Bishop Polk, and Bishop Elliot had a high Vision of a UniVersit)> in which education should be united v^ith christian principles. When they built this University it v7as significant that they built it upon a mountain — as \'^ if it v9ould give out light to the surrounding Valleys and lov^lands. These men began a noble v7ork and the University today stands as a monument to their Vision and zeal. ^ .v> <^ H. ^l V A James Hervey Otey was the first of the Founders to give definite thought to a University in the South formed by a united action of the states. His first action was the recording in the Diocesan Convention of resolutions con- cerning a theological and classical school. The next year, 1833, he was elected Bishop of Tennessee, and was con-' secrated in 1834. In 1833 he met Leonidas Polk and com- municated his ideal to him. From that time on Polk car- ried the burden of founding the University. Leonidas Polk was a graduate of West Point with honors. Even in the years he was in the Military Acad- emy he was interested in education in the country. When he graduated from West Point he was oflFered a professor- ship in Amherst College. He almost accepted, but did not, and remained with the army. In 1827 he resigned his com- mission and entered the Seminary at Alexandria, Virginia. During the years his interest in education did not die, and in 1852 he began to study European institutions; the result of this study was his letter to the Southern Dioceses about a university. Stephen Elliot was a graduate in law before he be- came a minister. Later he studied for the ministry, be- came a priest and at the age of 33 was first Bishop of Georgia. He became interested in Polk's proposal, and in the early days of the University he was instrumental in raising money to build the foundations of Sewanee. f^^ 'A' Inception of Sev^anee "A University is an Alma Mater, knowing her children one by one: not a foundry, a mint, or a tread- mill." The conception of the University of the South arose in the mind of Rev. James H. Otey. In 1832 the Tennessee diocese recorded his resolutions, which stated the need in the South for a school which should further Christian education. But it was not until three years later that these resolutions took definite form. In 1834 Otey was conse- crated Bishop of Tennessee. In 1835 in his address to the conven- tion, he says: "... a project has been set on foot by the friends of the church in the states of Tennes- see, Mississippi, and Louisiana for ?l founding and endowing a Protest- ant Episcopal college. ... It is to be distinctly a church institution and must be near enough to these states as to serve conveniently their sons." So it is evident that between 1832 and 1835 he had been working to- ward the ideal of a University of the South. But he was not to go on alone; there were others. %^ E®®ik n cva (^ CHARLES TODD QUINTARD Rt. Rev. Charles Todd Quintard, M.D., S.T.D., LL.D., was one of the most active of the men who took upon themselves the re-establishment of the University of the South after the devastation of the War. It was due to his success in securing financial aid, particularly in England, with the help of Dr. Tremlett, Mr. Gladstone, bishops, and lords, that the University grew from shacks to such buildings as St. Luke's Hall, built in 1878 by the gift of Mrs. Manigault. Maj. George Rainsford Fairbanks, C.S.A., was known as the "Last of the Founders." He became a trustee of the University in 1857, and he never missed a meeting of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1906. He served from 1867 to 1880 as University Commissioner of Buildings and Lands. In 1905 he published his "History of the University of the South," covering the period from 1857 to 1906. To the University he was a tower of strength in an hour of need. ^O^cStLicrSiNAhiS-'^ <rv£Uv7^-=a£^V5t, - V ^VV ^ ^V" '-^^ f' >4 .*^:;^ii^ K. ^1^^ ^ ^'.'i. .^ ^!^ '"'**; '^^ >': •-T^^ Hi' M^ ^ " f » ' s^^-- :^!^- -^•; i*'*'\. '% ' ^- I**::' t^'i^^ 1 lite-- » ' Jii(*!li^fc<<^ III 1 1 1 HI 1 1 mm IL Ijl liJ ljM "* C -^.'~- ^JH.-, - — 9p 5^*"^£„" ^ -•'^*^ ' 1 mifc - ^"^^^^-^^^^Qy^ ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHAPEL The first University building was St. Augustine's Chapel. Its cornerstone was laid August, 1867, with great ceremony. This ceremony was just, be- cause St. Augustine's was to nurture the Univer- sity for many years in its capacity as both chapel and class room. During the years it was enlarged by building on to it, so that it grew out like a tele- scope. By 1910 stone buildings had arisen for classes and a holiday was declared and students pulled down the old chapel. >%^^^^ ^he Qap and Qown, 1932 Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, S.T.D Memphis, Tennessee Chancelloi-, Chainn/m B. F. FIN^'E^', LL.D Sewanee, Tennessee J'icc-Chanccllor Rt. Rev. Frederick F. Reese, D.D Savannah, Georgia Rt. Rev. T. D. Bratton, D.D Jackson, Mississippi Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Pexick, D.D Charlotte, North Carolina Rev. Charles T. Wright Memphis, Tennessee Rev. Charles Cling.max, D.D Birmingham, Alabama Rev. Walter Whitaker, D.D Knoxville, Tennessee John L. Doggett, Esq Jacksonville, Florida Wm. B. Hall, M.D Selma, Alabama G. W. DuvALL Greenville, South Carolina Robert Jemison, Jr Birmingham, Alabama Oscar N. Torian, M.D Indianapolis, Indiana Alexander S. Cleveland Houston, Texas George H. Noble. M.D Atlanta, Georgia Frank H. Gailor, D.L.C Memphis, Tennessee The regents are composed of three bishops, three presbyters, and nine laymen, all elected by the trustees. The Board of Regents is the executive committee of the Board of Trustees and has all of the powers of that body when it is not in session. Its functions are primarily financial, but it may deal with any phase of the University interests. Page 20 "S/ie Qap and Qoivriy 1932 Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor Chancellor Bishop Gailor has been officially connected with Se- wanee for over forty years as professor, chaplain, vice-chancellor, and chancellor. He has never ceased to be a source of inspiration to every man who goes to Sewanee. While chaplain of the University he refused a bishopric, preferring to cast his lot with the University. Page 21 ^he Qap and Qoiun, 1932 I^ede)6eOe)Oe)aeaeOe)cI Dr. B. F. Finney Vice-Chancellor Dr. Finney was elected a regent in 1913 and vice-chancellor in 1921, and has always served his alma mater with devo- tion and passionate idealism. It is largely through his un- tiring efforts that the University has been able to thus far survive the present economic depression. Last year, on the completion of his tenth year of service, he was presented with a testimonial of appreciation signed by representatives of every Sewanee organization. Page 22 ^he Qap and Qown, ig^2 Dr. George Merrick Baker Dean Dr. Baker's services to the University have been many, but perhaps the greatest of these is the broad understanding which he has built up between the students and faculty. It has been said of him that in handling student problems he has shown justice tempered with intelligence, which is after all, wisdom. Page 23 ^he Qap and Qown, 193^ Faciality of the College of Arts and HuLBURT Anton Griswold George Francis Rupp liversitv of the South; B.D.. U B.S., Penns>lvania State College; M.F.. Tale. of the South. Instructor in English Bible and Greek Robert Lowell Petry B.A.. Earlham; Ph.D.. Princeton- Albert Gaylord Willey Professor of Physics B.A,. Dartmouth. Associate Professor of Biology Abbot Cotton Martin B.A.. M,.'\.. I'niversity of Missis ippi. David E. Frierson B.A., M.A.. University of South Carolina. Assistant Professor of English Assistant Professor of Spanish John Maxwell Stowell M.-^cDonald John James Davis ard: M.A.. Columbia; Ph.: bia. B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Professor of Philosophy Professor of French Bernard E. Hirons William Waters Lewis 00 Colle.ge Ontario; E C.E., University of the South. Conservatory of Music. Professor of Spanish Instructor of Music Page 24 ^he Qap and Qown, 1932 Faculty of the College of Arts and Brigadier-General James Postell Jervev Sedlev Ly'nch Ware (UnitPd States Army.