 Prof. David F. Eagleton Prof.
David F. Eagleton, having charge of the department of English language
and literature in Austin College, is a man of large experience and
broad and thorough culture in his department. A graduate of Davidson
College, N.C., he adopted the calling of the teacher and filled
positions in the schools of Bonham and Ladonia with great credit
leaving a host of devoted friends when he came in 1888 to accept
the chair of English in Austin College. He labored here with
marked success. In 1897, he resigned to accept a position as
superintendent of the schools of Calvert, Texas. His success in this
field was as marked as his success at Austin College. In the meeting of
the board of trustees of October, 1899, he was unanimously re-elected
to the chair he now occupies in Austin College, and his return has
added to the confidence which the State and the church have manifested
in the college during this year. His reputation as a thorough instructor and an accomplished writer has spread through the State. He has frequently occupied positions of importance in various State organizations. He occupied the chair of history in the State School of Methods at Austin and has been prominently connected with State normals. He has been a close and ardent student of our Southern literature and many an eloquent appeal has come from his pen for a recognition of what the South has contributed in poetry and prose. He is recognized as an authority on this subject. But it is his work as a college professor in the class-room which recommends him most strongly. It is the unvarying testimony of men who have sat under his instruction that their progress, under his faithful, painstaking and inspiring direction, has been a surprise even to themselves and they have a command of English which they did not even hope to have. Austin College is to be congratulated on obtaining the services of such gifted and accomplished men as professor Eagleton.   Austin College History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |