FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY ON BACK OF PLATE:

PROF. WILLIAM S. SCARBOROUGH, A. M., LL. D. Williain S. Scarborough, now Vice-President of Wilberforce, University, Wilberforce, Ohio, and Professor of Greek and Latin in the same institution, was born in Macon, Ga., February 16, 1852. He received his early education in his native city before and during the Civil War. In 1869 he entered Atlanta University where he remained two years in preparation for Yale University, but, instead, entered Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, In 1871, and was graduated from the Department, of Philosophy and the Arts with the degree of A. B. in 1875. He spent a part of the following year in Oberlfu Theological Seminary in special study of the Semitic languages and hellenistic Greek. In 1877 Professor Scarborough was elected as head of the Classical Department in Wilberforce University. In 1881 he published through A. S. Barnes & Co. (New York) a Greek text book--"First Lessons in Greek"-the first and only Greek book ever written by a Negro. This book was widely used by both the white and colored schools of the country, especially in the North. Professor Scarborough has also written a treatise entitled "The Birds of Aristophanes-a Theory of Interpretation"-aside from numerous tracts and pamphlets, covering a variety of subjects- classical, archaeological, sociological and racial. He has written many papers for various societies to which he belongs. In 1891 he was transferred to the chair of Hellenistic Greek, Payne Theological Seminary. In 1897 he was again re-elected as Professor of Latin and Greek in the University and Vice-President of the same. He has contributed largely to the press of the country, including the leading magazines. He is one of the editors of the A. M. E. Sunday-school publications, having filled that position for a number of years. He is a member of a number ,of associations: American Philological, American Dialect, American Social Science, Archaeological Institute of America, American Spelling Reform, American Folk-Lore, American Modern Language, American Political and Social Science, the Egyptian Exploration Fund Association and the American Negro Academy, of which he is First Vice-President. "he has several times been one of the orators at the Lincoln League banquet of State of f Ohio. At a conference held by the leaders of the race in the city of Columbus, he was elected President of the Afro-American State League designed to further the interests of the Negro throughout the country.. Professor Scarborough has travelled extensively in Europe. He was a delegate to the Ecumenical Methodist Conference held in London in 1901, representing the African Methodist Episcopal Church. We take the following from the "New York Age" of July 18: "While in Boston Prof. W. S. Scarborough of Wilberforce University was delightfully entertained by the colored graduates of Harvard University and Amherst College at a reception given in his honor at the home of Mr. G. W.'Forbes, a graduate of Amherst. Speeches were made by Messrs. Forbes, Morgan, Trotter, Lewis, Williams and others eulogistic of the life and services of the professor in behalf of his race. The professor replied, thanking them for the honor conferred upon him. Next year it will be twenty-five years since Professor Scarborough first became connected with Wilberforce University as its classical professor and he intends to mark the event by publishing a volume of his philological papers. These papers have all been read before the American Philological Association at its various annual sessions. Twenty years ago Professor Searborough was first,elected to membership in this body at Harvard University. This year the association again met at this venerable seat of learning and by way of commemorating the event.Professor Scarborough read a paper on Thucydides. It is some of these papers that the professor intends to put into more tangible form for future use."