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'''Enoch Albert Bryan''' (May 10, 1855 &ndash; November 6, 1941) was president of [[Vincennes University]] in [[Indiana]] from 1883-1893 and of Washington's land-grant institution, today called [[Washington State University]], from 1893-1915. At the latter institution he was the third president but the first with a long tenure, following George Lilly, 1891-1892, and John W. Heston, 1892-1893.<ref>[http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/ The Past Presidents of Washington State University]</ref>
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'''Enoch Albert Bryan''' (May 10, 1855 &ndash; November 6, 1941) was president of [[Vincennes University]] in Indiana from 1883 to 1893 and of Washington's land-grant institution, today called [[Washington State University]], from 1893 to 1915. At the latter institution he was the third president but the first with a long tenure, following George Lilly, 1891-1892, and John W. Heston, 1892-1893.<ref name=Presidents>{{Cite web |url=http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/bryan.html |title=Enoch A. Bryan Profile, WSU Past Presidents |access-date=2009-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308090611/http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/bryan.html |archive-date=2010-03-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Bryan was born on May 10, 1855, in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], the son of Rev. John Bryan, a Presbyterian minister, and Eliza Jane Phillips Bryan. Rev. Bryan had come to serve a Bloomington congregation on a supply basis in January 1855, then received a call to the pastorate there and was installed in September 1855.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=8zAUAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20albert%20bryan&lr=&pg=RA1-PA476#v=onepage&q=enoch%20albert%20bryan&f=false Diary of William Owen from November 10, 1824 to April 20, 1825, 1906]</ref>
Bryan was born on May 10, 1855, in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], the son of Reverend John Bryan, a Presbyterian minister, and Eliza Jane Phillips Bryan. Rev. Bryan had come to serve a Bloomington congregation on a supply basis in January 1855, then received a call to the pastorate there and was installed in September 1855.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8zAUAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch+albert+bryan&pg=RA1-PA476 Diary of William Owen from November 10, 1824 to April 20, 1825, 1906]</ref>


Enoch was educated at home and in the public schools.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=tL4oAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20albert%20bryan&lr=&pg=PA275#v=onepage&q=enoch%20albert%20bryan&f=false Indiana University, its history from 1820, when founded, to 1890]</ref> He then studied in the classical course at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|Indiana University]], earning an A.B. degree in 1878 and an A.M. degree in 1884. In 1893, he earned an A.M. degree in classical studies from [[Harvard University]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=M4EUAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&pg=PA705#v=onepage&q=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&f=false Enoch Albert Bryan, L.L.D., in History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington]</ref> He was the recipient of honorary Doctor of Law degrees from [[Monmouth College]] (1902),<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=RGPOAAAAMAAJ&dq=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&pg=PA340#v=onepage&q=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&f=false Indiana University, 1820-1920, Centennial memorial volume]</ref> [[Michigan State University]] (1907), Indiana University (1920), and [[Washington State University]] (1929).<ref>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua158.htm Office of the President: Enoch A. Bryan, Records, 1888-1952]</ref>
Enoch was educated at home and in the public schools.<ref name=sketches>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tL4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA275 Indiana University, its history from 1820, when founded, to 1890: with biographical sketches]</ref> He then studied in the classical course at [[Indiana University Bloomington]], earning an A.B. degree in 1878 and an A.M. degree in 1884. In 1893, he earned an A.M. degree in classical studies from [[Harvard University]].<ref name=Spokane>[https://books.google.com/books?id=M4EUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA705 Enoch Albert Bryan, L.L.D., in History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington]</ref> He was the recipient of honorary Doctor of Law degrees from [[Monmouth College]] (1902),<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RGPOAAAAMAAJ&dq=enoch+a+bryan+indiana+university&pg=PA340 Indiana University, 1820-1920, Centennial memorial volume]</ref> [[Michigan State University]] (1907), Indiana University (1920), and [[Washington State University]] (1929).<ref name=Office>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua158.htm Office of the President: Enoch A. Bryan, Records, 1888-1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021191124/http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua158.htm |date=October 21, 2008}} {{dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Bryan was Superintendent of Public Schools in [[Grayville, Illinois]], for three years before becoming professor of Latin and Greek at Vincennes in 1882,<ref name=sketches/> and taking the presidency in 1883.<ref name=Office/><ref name=Family>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg579b.htm Enoch Albert Bryan Family Correspondence 1840-1961]</ref><ref name=Spokane/> Founded in 1801, the university in [[Vincennes, Indiana]], had twelve faculty members in 1891.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lNhKAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22enoch+a+bryan%22&pg=PA434 A history of education in Indiana by Richard Gause Boone]</ref> Among them was [[William Jasper Spillman]], a botany and physics instructor. Bryan later invited him to join the faculty at his next institution, known in its early years as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science.
Bryan was Superintendent of Public Schools in [[Grayville, Illinois]], for three years before becoming professor of Latin and Greek at Vincennes in 1882
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<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=tL4oAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20albert%20bryan&lr=&pg=PA275#v=onepage&q=enoch%20albert%20bryan&f=false Indiana University, its history from 1820, when founded, to 1890: with biographical sketches]</ref>, and taking the presidency in 1883.<ref>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua158.htm Office of the President: Enoch A. Bryan, Records, 1888-1952]</ref>, <ref>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg579b.htm Enoch Albert Bryan Family Correspondence 1840-1961]</ref>, <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=M4EUAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&pg=PA705#v=onepage&q=enoch%20a%20bryan%20indiana%20university&f=false Enoch Albert Bryan, L.L.D. in History of Spokane and Spokane County]</ref> Founded in 1801, the university in [[Vincennes, Indiana]], had twelve faculty members in 1891.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=lNhKAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA434&ots=kkNIC6e5yb&dq=%22enoch%20a%20bryan%22&pg=PA434#v=onepage&q=%22enoch%20a%20bryan%22&f=false A history of education in Indiana by Richard Gause Boone]</ref> Among them was [[William Jasper Spillman]], a botany and physics instructor. Bryan later invited him to join the faculty at his next institution, known in its early years as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science.


Bryan arrived at Washington's fledging land-grant institution in 1893, three years after its founding by the Washington Legislature and one year after it opened its doors in [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman]], a town in the fertile agricultural region of Eastern Washington called the [[Palouse]]. By 1894, he had built up a faculty of fourteen in fields at diverse as English, botany, chemistry, physics, zoology, agriculture, horticulture, and civil and mechanical engineering. Bryan himself was professor of history and political science as well as president and director of the Experiment Station.
Bryan arrived at Washington's fledgling land-grant institution in 1893, three years after its founding by the Washington Legislature and one year after it opened its doors in [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman]], a town in the fertile agricultural region of Eastern Washington called the [[Palouse]]. By 1894, he had built up a faculty of fourteen in fields at diverse as English, botany, chemistry, physics, zoology, agriculture, horticulture, and civil and mechanical engineering. Bryan himself was professor of history and political science as well as president and director of the Experiment Station.


He set a clear academic direction for the young institution, combining [[liberal education]] and practical education, one that continues to this day. In 1905, he gained legislative approval to change the name to Washington State College to match its breadth of studies. In 1915, he served as president of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, capping his WSC presidency that concluded December 31, 1915.
He set a clear academic direction for the young institution, combining [[liberal education]] and practical education, one that continues to this day. In 1905, he gained legislative approval to change the name to Washington State College to match its breadth of studies. In 1915, he served as president of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, capping his Washington State College presidency that concluded December 31, 1915.


Assessing Bryan's influence, WSU history professor George A. Frykman wrote in a WSU centennial history volume: "When Bryan presided over his final Commencement in June 1915, the impressive numbers of teachers and graduates strongly suggest that the State College of Washington had a bright future." <ref>[http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/bryan.html Enoch A. Bryan Profile, WSU Past Presidents]</ref>
Assessing Bryan's influence, WSU history professor George A. Frykman wrote in a WSU centennial history volume: "When Bryan presided over his final Commencement in June 1915, the impressive numbers of teachers and graduates strongly suggest that the State College of Washington had a bright future."<ref name=Presidents/>


Bryan's service to Washington State University was recognized on May 12, 1916, when the Board of Regents dedicated the new library and assembly hall as Bryan Hall in honor of Dr. E.A. Bryan, president emeritus. Today the building with its prominent clock tower is the best known symbol of the WSU main campus.
Bryan's service to Washington State University was recognized on May 12, 1916, when the Board of Regents dedicated the new library and assembly hall as Bryan Hall in honor of Dr. E.A. Bryan, president emeritus. Today the building with its prominent clock tower is the best known symbol of the WSU main campus.


His service was recognized again on December 31, 1970, when the United States Congress approved the designation of the lake behind Little Goose Dam on the Snake River as "Lake Bryan" in honor of the late Doctor Enoch A. Bryan.
His service was recognized again on December 31, 1970, when the United States Congress approved the designation of the lake behind [[Little Goose Dam]] on the [[Snake River]] as "Lake Bryan" in honor of the late Doctor Enoch A. Bryan.


After leaving the presidency, he became the Commissioner of Education for the State of Idaho, serving from 1917 to 1923. He then returned to Washington State, serving as a professor of economic history until 1939, when he became a professor emeritus. Bryan was the author of three books: The Mark in Europe and America (1893), The History of the State College of Washington (1928), and Orient Meets Occident or The Advent of the Railways into the Pacific Northwest (1936).<ref>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/ua158.htm Office of the President: Enoch A. Bryan, Records, 1888-1952]</ref>
After leaving the presidency, he became the Commissioner of Education for the State of Idaho, serving from 1917 to 1923. He then returned to Washington State, serving as a professor of economic history until 1939, when he became a professor emeritus. Bryan was the author of three books: ''The Mark in Europe and America'' (1893), ''The History of the State College of Washington'' (1928), and ''Orient Meets Occident or The Advent of the Railways into the Pacific Northwest'' (1936).<ref name=Office/>


==Personal==
==Personal==
On May 12, 1881, Enoch A. Bryan married Harriet "Hattie" Williams of Grayville, Illinois,<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=GxgVAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20albert%20bryan&lr=&pg=PA319#v=onepage&q=enoch%20albert%20bryan&f=false Profile of John Bryan in History of Knox and Daviess counties, Indiana]</ref> who was born March 10, 1856. They had four children: Bertha E. (1882-1900), Arthur William, Eliza and Gertrude.<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~tboard1/genealogy/1724.htm Ancestors and Family of Enoch A. Bryan]</ref> Enoch's brother, [[William Lowe Bryan]], was president<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=I-wRAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch%20albert%20bryan&lr=&pg=RA1-PA197#v=onepage&q=enoch%20albert%20bryan&f=false William Lowe Bryan in Who's who in the world, 1912]</ref> of Indiana University, 1902-1937. Other siblings were Jennie Bryan and Joseph Bryan.<ref>[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg579b.htm Enoch Albert Bryan Family Correspondence 1840-1961]</ref>
On May 12, 1881, Enoch A. Bryan married Harriet "Hattie" Williams of Grayville, Illinois,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GxgVAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch+albert+bryan&pg=PA319 Profile of John Bryan in History of Knox and Daviess counties, Indiana]</ref> who was born March 10, 1856. They had four children: Bertha E. (1882-1900), Arthur William, Eliza and Gertrude.<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~tboard1/genealogy/1724.htm Ancestors and Family of Enoch A. Bryan]</ref> Enoch's brother, [[William Lowe Bryan]], was president<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=I-wRAAAAYAAJ&dq=enoch+albert+bryan&pg=RA1-PA197 William Lowe Bryan in Who's who in the world, 1912]</ref> of Indiana University, 1902-1937. Other siblings were Jennie Bryan and Joseph Bryan.<ref name=Family/>


Dr. Enoch A. Bryan died in Pullman, Washington, on November 6, 1941.<ref>[http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/ The Past Presidents of Washington State University]</ref> He was buried on November 8, 1941, in the Fairmount Cemetery in Pullman, in the lot with daughter Bertha who died in 1900 and wife Hattie who died November 26, 1935.<ref>[http://www.pullman-wa.gov/cemetery/Default.aspx City of Pullman Cemetery Search]</ref>
Enoch A. Bryan died in Pullman, Washington, on November 6, 1941.<ref name=Presidents/> He was buried on November 8, 1941, in the Fairmount Cemetery in Pullman, in the lot with daughter Bertha who died in 1900 and wife Hattie who died November 26, 1935.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=2CYzAAAAMAAJ&dq=enoch+a+bryan+phi+beta+kappa&pg=PA236 Profile in Who's who in America, Vol. 4, 1906]
* [http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/bryan.html Profile of Enoch A. Bryan as Past President of Washington State University]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=2CYzAAAAMAAJ&dq=enoch%20a%20bryan%20phi%20beta%20kappa&lr=&pg=PA236#v=onepage&q=enoch%20a%20bryan%20phi%20beta%20kappa&f=false Profile in Who's who in America, Vol. 4, 1906]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z5YNz-kNZgsC&dq=%22enoch+albert+bryan%22&pg=PA196 Entry in Biographical dictionary of American educators, Volume 1, 1978]

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z5YNz-kNZgsC&lpg=PA196&ots=_0F1h9Gzpj&dq=%22enoch%20albert%20bryan%22&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q=%22enoch%20albert%20bryan%22&f=false Entry in Biographical dictionary of American educators, Volume 1, 1978]
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Enoch Albert Bryan
President of the State College of Washington
In office
1893–1915
President of Vincennes University
In office
1883–1893
Personal details
Born(1855-05-10)May 10, 1855
Bloomington, Indiana
DiedNovember 6, 1941(1941-11-06) (aged 86)
Pullman, Washington
Spouse
Harriet Williams
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(m. 1881; died 1935)​
Children4
RelativesWilliam Lowe Bryan (brother)
Education

Enoch Albert Bryan (May 10, 1855 – November 6, 1941) was president of Vincennes University in Indiana from 1883 to 1893 and of Washington's land-grant institution, today called Washington State University, from 1893 to 1915. At the latter institution he was the third president but the first with a long tenure, following George Lilly, 1891-1892, and John W. Heston, 1892-1893.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Bryan was born on May 10, 1855, in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Reverend John Bryan, a Presbyterian minister, and Eliza Jane Phillips Bryan. Rev. Bryan had come to serve a Bloomington congregation on a supply basis in January 1855, then received a call to the pastorate there and was installed in September 1855.[2]

Enoch was educated at home and in the public schools.[3] He then studied in the classical course at Indiana University Bloomington, earning an A.B. degree in 1878 and an A.M. degree in 1884. In 1893, he earned an A.M. degree in classical studies from Harvard University.[4] He was the recipient of honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Monmouth College (1902),[5] Michigan State University (1907), Indiana University (1920), and Washington State University (1929).[6]

Career[edit]

Bryan was Superintendent of Public Schools in Grayville, Illinois, for three years before becoming professor of Latin and Greek at Vincennes in 1882,[3] and taking the presidency in 1883.[6][7][4] Founded in 1801, the university in Vincennes, Indiana, had twelve faculty members in 1891.[8] Among them was William Jasper Spillman, a botany and physics instructor. Bryan later invited him to join the faculty at his next institution, known in its early years as the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science.

Bryan arrived at Washington's fledgling land-grant institution in 1893, three years after its founding by the Washington Legislature and one year after it opened its doors in Pullman, a town in the fertile agricultural region of Eastern Washington called the Palouse. By 1894, he had built up a faculty of fourteen in fields at diverse as English, botany, chemistry, physics, zoology, agriculture, horticulture, and civil and mechanical engineering. Bryan himself was professor of history and political science as well as president and director of the Experiment Station.

He set a clear academic direction for the young institution, combining liberal education and practical education, one that continues to this day. In 1905, he gained legislative approval to change the name to Washington State College to match its breadth of studies. In 1915, he served as president of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, capping his Washington State College presidency that concluded December 31, 1915.

Assessing Bryan's influence, WSU history professor George A. Frykman wrote in a WSU centennial history volume: "When Bryan presided over his final Commencement in June 1915, the impressive numbers of teachers and graduates strongly suggest that the State College of Washington had a bright future."[1]

Bryan's service to Washington State University was recognized on May 12, 1916, when the Board of Regents dedicated the new library and assembly hall as Bryan Hall in honor of Dr. E.A. Bryan, president emeritus. Today the building with its prominent clock tower is the best known symbol of the WSU main campus.

His service was recognized again on December 31, 1970, when the United States Congress approved the designation of the lake behind Little Goose Dam on the Snake River as "Lake Bryan" in honor of the late Doctor Enoch A. Bryan.

After leaving the presidency, he became the Commissioner of Education for the State of Idaho, serving from 1917 to 1923. He then returned to Washington State, serving as a professor of economic history until 1939, when he became a professor emeritus. Bryan was the author of three books: The Mark in Europe and America (1893), The History of the State College of Washington (1928), and Orient Meets Occident or The Advent of the Railways into the Pacific Northwest (1936).[6]

Personal[edit]

On May 12, 1881, Enoch A. Bryan married Harriet "Hattie" Williams of Grayville, Illinois,[9] who was born March 10, 1856. They had four children: Bertha E. (1882-1900), Arthur William, Eliza and Gertrude.[10] Enoch's brother, William Lowe Bryan, was president[11] of Indiana University, 1902-1937. Other siblings were Jennie Bryan and Joseph Bryan.[7]

Enoch A. Bryan died in Pullman, Washington, on November 6, 1941.[1] He was buried on November 8, 1941, in the Fairmount Cemetery in Pullman, in the lot with daughter Bertha who died in 1900 and wife Hattie who died November 26, 1935.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Enoch A. Bryan Profile, WSU Past Presidents". Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Diary of William Owen from November 10, 1824 to April 20, 1825, 1906
  3. ^ a b Indiana University, its history from 1820, when founded, to 1890: with biographical sketches
  4. ^ a b Enoch Albert Bryan, L.L.D., in History of the city of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington
  5. ^ Indiana University, 1820-1920, Centennial memorial volume
  6. ^ a b c Office of the President: Enoch A. Bryan, Records, 1888-1952 Archived October 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine [dead link]
  7. ^ a b Enoch Albert Bryan Family Correspondence 1840-1961
  8. ^ A history of education in Indiana by Richard Gause Boone
  9. ^ Profile of John Bryan in History of Knox and Daviess counties, Indiana
  10. ^ Ancestors and Family of Enoch A. Bryan
  11. ^ William Lowe Bryan in Who's who in the world, 1912

External links[edit]

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