Bruce Ryburn Payne (1874-1937) was an American educator. He was the founding president of Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) from 1911 to 1937.
Bruce Ryburn Payne | |
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| Born | February 18, 1874 |
| Died | April 21, 1937 (aged 63) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Founding President of Peabody College |
| Spouse |
Lula Carr (m. 1897) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life edit
Bruce Ryburn Payne was born on February 18, 1874, in Catawba County, North Carolina.[1][2] His father, Jordan Nathaniel Payne, was a Methodist minister and teacher.[1] His mother was Barbara Anne Eliza Warlick.[1]
Payne was educated at the Patton School in Morganton, North Carolina, graduating in 1892.[1][2] He graduated from Duke University in 1896.[1][2] He received a master's degree from Duke University in 1902 and a PhD from Columbia University in 1904.[1]
Career edit
Payne taught at the Morganton Academy from 1896 to 1899, when he became superintendent for the county.[2] He taught Latin and Greek at Durham High School in Durham, North Carolina, from 1899 to 1902.[2]
Payne taught philosophy at the College of William & Mary from 1904 to 1905.[1][2] He taught at the University of Virginia from 1905 to 1911.[1][2] While he was at UVA, he created the summer school.[2]
Payne served as the founding President of Peabody College in Nashville Tennessee from 1911 to 1937.[1] He raised funds for the construction of the buildings and hired the initial faculty.[1] He used the telephone to communicate with faculty and staff.[2]
Personal life edit
Payne married Lula Carr on December 7, 1897.[2] They had a son, Maxwell Carr Payne.[1]
Death and legacy edit
Payne died of a heart attack on April 21, 1937, in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] His funeral was conducted by Methodist Bishop Costen Jordan Harrell,[1] and he was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery on April 23, 1937.[3] In 1957, Peabody College dedicated a building on the north end of its campus to Dr. Payne, now called Payne Hall. Decades later, in 1979, Peabody College was acquired by Vanderbilt University.
Bibliography edit
- —— (1903). The ethical standard and its educational implications (Master's thesis thesis). Columbia University. OCLC 56165146.
- —— (1905). Public elementary school curricula : a comparative study of representative cities of the United States, England, Germany and France. New York: Silver, Burdett. OCLC 7229479.
- —— (1910). Common words commonly misspelled. B.F. Johnson Pub. Co. OCLC 003773424.
- ——; Mims, Edwin (1910). Southern prose and poetry for schools. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 1319830.
- —— (1911). Five years of high school progress in Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. OCLC 7134816.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ——; Garrison, Sidney Clarence (1931). The Payne-Garrison speller. Rand, McNally & Co. OCLC 613009403.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Copeland, J. Isaac (January 1, 1994). "Payne, Bruce Ryburn". NCPedia.org. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Windrow, J. E. (May 1947). "Bruce Ryburn Payne (1911. April 21, 1937)". Peabody Journal of Education. 22 (5): 277–280. JSTOR 1489216.
- ^ A. L. C (May 1970). "An Acquaintance of Yours: President Bruce Ryburn Payne". Peabody Journal of Education. 47 (6): 360. doi:10.1080/01619567009537754. JSTOR 1491726.