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modest as even its enemies could have wished. There were but
six professors, with four assistants or instructors, in the academic
department; and two professors of law. Those of you who would
care to see a picture of the original faculty will find it in the
office of the librarian. Dr. J. W. Mallet was professor of chemistry,
having charge also of the physics ad interim, and was chairman
of the faculty; Dr. William Leroy Broun was professor of pure
and applied mathematics; Dr. Milton W. Humphreys professor of
ancient languages; Dr. Leslie Waggoner, professor of the English
language, history, and literature; Dr. H. Tallichet, professor of
modern language; Dr. R. L. Dabney, professor of mental and
moral philosophy and political science, and Judges O. M. Rob-
erts and Robert S. Gould were professors of law. The four as-
sistants were J. J. Atkinson in chemistry, E. E. Bramlette in
mathematics and ancient languages, J. R. Ray in modern lan-
guages, and I. H. Bryant in English and history. Thus it will be
seen that each professor had for himself not simply a chair, but a
whole davenport; and it will scarcely be a misleading figure to
describe the assistants as occupying modest but rather lengthy
footstools, three of them one each, while the fourth had some-
how with such grace and dignity as he could, to sit on two.
Of the eight professors, only two are yet living, Dr. Mallet
and Dr. Humphreys, both of them at the University of Virginia;
and of the assistants, three-Dr. Bramlette, now superintendent
of schools at Texarkana, Mr. Bryant, who is employed in one
of the departments at Washington, and Mr. Ray, who when I
last heard from him was living on a ranch in West Texas. Mr.
Smith Ragsdale, who was then proctor, has his home, as I under-
stand, in Dallas.
The only building then on the campus was the west wing of
the present main building. In some way room was found therein
for all and all managed to get on together in comparative peace
and quiet.
In June, 1884, Dr. Mallet's connection with the University
ceased and Dr. Broun was then elected chairman of the faculty
in his place; but during the summer Dr. Broun resigned, and
at the opening of the next session Dr. Waggoner was elected
chairman. That summer were added to the faculty George Bruce
Halsted as professor of pure and applied mathematics, James E9og
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