| 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. A
visitor said of Petrie, "I could have listened to him all day; it is not
difficult to imagine how he inspired students with a genuine love for history."
-- Photo: AU Archives |
