Title	1895: Henry Hearst Kyser
Description	Henry Hearst Kyser was a student at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University) in the early 1890s. He was the oldest son of Samuel Dennis Kyser and Mary Powe Kyser and came from Talledega, Alabama. He received his B.S. degree in 1895 and his M.E. degree in 1896. The following year he took a post graduate post and taught at Auburn until 1901. From 1901 until 1903 he was an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Clemson College, South Carolina. Leaving there he took a post graduate course at the University of Wisconsin. Here the excellence of his work led to his being transferred to Chicago where he spent two years in special research. In 1808 he accepted a position as technical expert and high efficiency man with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, which culminated in his sad and tragic death. On the afternoon of May 8, 1914, he burned to death trying to escape the company's office building. Male students at Auburn were called cadets and participated in military training in addition to their studies. They were required to wear gray military uniforms. Kyser was Adjutant of the Corps of Cadets. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Auburn University Libraries Cataloging Dept. at caudlda@auburn.edu.
Creator	Unknown
Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Date	1895
Decade	1890s
City, County, State	Auburn, Lee Co. (Ala.)
LC Subject Headings	Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama Male college students -- Alabama
ESC Subject Headings	Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education
Format	JPEG
Type	Image
Original Item ID	IVA0149
Collection	Auburn University Numbered Photographs
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Caudle, Dana M.
Date Submitted	2005-08-26