Bruce Ryburn Payne

Bruce Ryburn Payne
Born February 18, 1874
Catawba County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died April 21, 1937
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of death heart attack
Resting place Mount Olivet Cemetery
Education Patton School
Alma mater Duke University
Columbia University
Occupation Educator
Known for Founding President of Peabody College
Religion Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Spouse(s) Lula Carr
Children Maxwell Carr Payne
Parent(s) Jordan Nathaniel Payne
Barbara Anne Eliza Warlick

Bruce Ryburn Payne (1874-1937) was an American educator. He was the founding president of Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) from 1911 to 1937.

Early life

Bruce Ryburn Payne was born on February 18, 1874 in Catawba County, North Carolina.[1][2] His father, Jordan Nathaniel Payne, was a Methodist minister and teacher.[1] His mother was Barbara Anne Eliza Warlick.[1]

Payne was educated at the Patton School in Morganton, North Carolina, graduating in 1892.[1][2] He graduated from Duke University in 1896.[1][2] He received a master's degree from Duke University in 1902 and a PhD from Columbia University in 1904.[1]

Career

Payne taught at the Morganton Academy from 1896 to 1899, when he became superintendent for the county.[2] He taught Latin and Greek at Durham High School in Durham, North Carolina, from 1899 to 1902.[2]

Payne taught philosophy at the College of William & Mary from 1904 to 1905.[1][2] He taught at the University of Virginia from 1905 to 1911.[1][2] While he was at UVA, he created the summer school.[2]

Payne served as the founding President of Peabody College in Nashville Tennessee from 1911 to 1937.[1] He raised funds for the construction of the buildings and hired the initial faculty.[1] He used the telephone to communicate with faculty and staff.[2]

Personal life

Payne married Lula Carr on December 7, 1897.[2] They had a son, Maxwell Carr Payne.[1]

Death and legacy

Payne died of a heart attack on April 21, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] His funeral was conducted by Methodist Bishop Costen Jordan Harrell,[1] and he was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery on April 23, 1937.[3][4] Several decades later, in 1979, Peabody College was acquired by Vanderbilt University.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Copeland, J. Isaac (January 1, 1994). "Payne, Bruce Ryburn". NCPedia.org. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Windrow, J. E. (May 1947). "Bruce Ryburn Payne (1911. April 21, 1937)". Peabody Journal of Education 22 (5): 277–280. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
  3. ↑ "An Acquaintance of Yours: President Bruce Ryburn Payne". Peabody Journal of Education 47 (6): 360. May 1970. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Payne, Bruce Ryburn". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "The ethical standard and its educational implications". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Public elementary school curricula : a comparative study of representative cities of the United States, England, Germany and France". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Common words commonly misspelled". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Southern prose and poetry for schools". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Five years of high school progress in Virginia.". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Payne-Garrison speller". WorldCat. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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