| Summary: | This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 85: Auburn's outnumbered coeds stuck together in Dr. George Petrie's history class in 1914. They found him a friend and also a hard teacher. Petrie's sister-in-law, Kate Lane (wearing hat), graded papers for him. Petrie trained history teachers and scholars and served on the faculty and administration from 1887 to 1942, with a break in service in 1889-91. He founded the History Department in 1891, introduced tennis to Auburn in 1888 and football in 1892. From 1st edition, 1981, page 79: After his retirement as dean of graduate studies, he wrote the Auburn Creed. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
|
|---|
