Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Quips and Cranks, 1905, Vol. 9
Born in Greeneville, Tennessee, in 1874. Studied at Tuscaloosa College preparatory school from 1887 to 1890; at King College from 1890 to 1892. Entered Junior Class at David son ih 189z, and graduated with the Degree of A. B. In 1894, winning the Debater's Medal, Bible Medal, and being valedictorian of his class. After graduation taught at the Davidson High School from 1894 to 1896. From 1896 to 1897 he was Professor of Mathematics in King College. From there he went to Harvard, where he studied Experimental Psychology. From 1898 to 1899 he studied Philosophy, History and Sociology at Yale. Then studied at Princeton from 1899 to 1901. After leaving Princeton he preached in Texas, until persuaded by Dr. Shearer to relinquish his work and assist him at Davidson in 1903. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
