(Excepting that of the President the names are printed in their chronological appointment.)
Samuel Spahr Laws, A. M., M. D., LL. D.,
President and Professor of Metaphysics.
Joseph G. Norwood., M. D., LL. D.,
Emeritus Professor of Physics and Dean of the Medical Faculty.
Joseph Ficklin, Ph. D.,
Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy.
Paul Schweitzer, Ph. D.,
Professor of Chemistry.
Hon. Philemon Bliss, LL. D.,
Professor of Law and Dean of Law Faculty.
Andrew W. McAlester, A. M., M. D.,
Professor of Surgery and Diseases of Women and Children.
George D. Emerson, M. E., (M. S. *),
Professor of Civil and Mine Engineering and Graphics.
Wm. A. Cauthorn, A. M.,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
Robt. W. Douthat, A. M., Ph. D., (M.S.*),
Professor of Languages, Principal of Preparatory Department and Secretary of for
Judge Henry S. Kelley, LL. D.,
Lecturer on Criminal Jurisprudence.
Judge Arnold Krekel, LL. D.,
Lecturer on Federal Jurisprudence.
S. M. Tracy, M. S.,
Professor of Botany and Entomology and Superintendent of the Horticultural
M. M. Fisher, A. M., D. D., LL. D.,
Professor of Latin Language and Literature.
Thomas Jefferson Lowry, S. M., C. E.,
Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean of Engineering Faculty.
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David R. McAnally, Jr., A. M.,
Professor of English.
Charles E. Wait, C. E., M. E., (M. S.*),
Director and Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Metallurgy.
Miss Grace C. Bibb, (Mrs. Thos. K. Sudborough, resigned),
Professor of Pedagogics and Dean of the Normal Faculty.
John H. Duncan, a. M., M. D.,
confessor of Physiology, Materia Medica and of the Principles and Practice of Medicine.
Woodson Moss, M. D.,
Professor of Anatomy and Demonstrator.
Miss Florence E. Whiting, (M. S.*),
Assistant Preparatory Department.
A. F. Fleet, A. M.,
Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology.
James Shannon Blackwell, A. M., Ph. D.,
Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Literature and of Modern Languages.
Mrs. O. A. Carr,
Principal of Ladies Department and Adjunct Professor of English.
Conrad Diehl,
Professor of Art.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, Ph. D.,
Professor of Physics.
Christopher G. Tiedeman, LL. B.,
Resident Professor of Law.
Lieutenant John January Hayden, (Detailed from the Regular Army),
Professor of Military Science and Tactics.
Geordie Z. Whitney, A. M., LL. B., (M. S.*),
Professor of Mathematics.
James M. Morris, A. M., (M. S.*),
Professor of Physics and Natural History.
J. W. Sanborn, B. S.,
Professor of Agriculture and Dean of Agricultural Faculty.
J. W. Spencer, B. A. Sc., A. M., Ph. D., (Gott.), F. G. S.,
Professor of Geology and Mineralogy.
J. C. Jones, A. M.,
Assistant Professor of Languages and Secretary of Faculty.
J. H. Drummond, A. B.,
Librarian ami Proctor.
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Instructors.
Lieut. J. J. Hayden, U. S. A., Chemistry.
Wllloughby Cordell Tindall, S. B., Mathematics.
"The Curators shall have power to appoint and remove, at discretion, the [unclear: presides] lessors and tutors of the University, to define and assign their powers and duties, ant their compensation."
[Curator Law, 1877, Sec. 2.]
"Neither the General Assembly nor any county, city, town, township, school district other municipal corporation, shall ever make an appropriation, or pay from any public whatever, anything in aid of any religious creed, church or sectarian purpose; or, to he support or maintain any private or public school, academy, seminary, college, university other institution of learning, controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian destination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate made by the State, or any county, city, town or other municipal corporation, for any red creed, church or sectarian purpose whatever."
Const. 1875, Art. XI, (Education) Sec. 1
"Neither the president nor professors are permitted to exercise the function a minister of the gospel, or any other learned profession, during their continue in office," etc. The statute on which this interdict rested was repealed in Hence, in the Law and Medical Schools, for example, members of Faculty are required to abstain from the exercise of the functions of those learned profess nor is it at all desirable that they should do so: provided, always, that University duties held paramount and of this the Curators judge.