Title	1914: George Petrie's history class
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 85: 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. From 1st edition, 1981, page 79: After his retirement as dean of graduate studies, he wrote the Auburn Creed. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	1914
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students Auburn University -- Faculty College students -- Alabama College teachers -- Alabama Women college students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Male college students -- Alabama Classrooms -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1778 x 1164 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p85051.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 2nd edition. 1996. ; --, 1st edition. 1981.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
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 achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge