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William Harding Mayes (1861 – 1939)

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“MAYES, WILLIAM HARDING (1861-1939).  William Harding Mayes, attorney, newspaper editor, and teacher, son of Robert Chappell and Fredonia Charlotte (Stephens) Mayes, was born in Mayfield, Kentucky, on May 20, 1861.  He attended Paducah District Methodist College Milburn, Kentucky, Norton’s English … Continue reading →

Elmer Riggs Smith

Posted on by February 17, 2010avatar
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“ELMER RIGGS  SMITH, B.A., M.A. (’97).  Spent two years in graduate study at Vanderbuilt, holding a fellowship in mathematics the second year.  The summer of 1898 he was instructor in the Vanderbuilt Summer School, and in the meantime contracted to … Continue reading →