VIRGIXIA BIOGRAI'llV
the city of Alexandria. \'irginia. Me accept-
ed, January 17, 1884, a position in the office
of the auditor of public accounts of the com-
nionwealth of Virginia ; in a few years was
appointed first clerk in that ofifice, and was
elected auditor of public accounts of the
commonwealth of Virginia by the general
assembly in January. 1912. He entered
upon his duties as auditor, March i, 1912,
for a term of four years from that date, and
now holds the office.
Wayland, John Walter, born in Shenan- doah county, Virginia, December 8, 1872, son of John Wesley Wayland and Anna Kagay, his wife. He received elementary education at home and in the public schools ; taught several sessions in the public schools of Shenandoah county ; Bachelor of Arts of Bridgewater College, 1899; Doctor of Phi- losophy of University of Virginia, 1907 ; secretary of Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of Virginia, 1909-1911; member of board of judges, American School Peace League, 1914-1915; president of History Branch, State Teachers' Associa- tion of Virginia, 1914-15. He has taught in Bridgewater College, Jeflferson School for lioys, the University of Virginia, and else- v^'here, and since 1909 has been professor of history and social science in the State Nor- mal School, Harrisonburg, Virginia ; is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, the Raven Society, etc. He has pub- lished: "Paul, The Herald of the Cross," 1901 ; "The Twelve Apostles," 1905 : "The German Element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia," 1907, (second edition in prepa- ration ) ; "The Political Opinions of Thomas Jeflferson," 1907; "Sidney Lanier at Rock- ingliani Springs," 1912; "A History of Rock-
ingham County, \'irginia," 1912; "How to
Teach .American History," 1914. He has edit-
ed and compiled: "History of Bridgewater
College," 1905 ; "The Raven Book," 1905. He
is the author of magazine articles, bulletins.
etc.-^"Samuel M. Janney" and "Joseph Sal-
yards" (both in "Library of Southern Liter-
ature," 1908-1909) ; "Two Elements of a Lit-
erary Atmosphere, and Virginia's Title to
Them." 1901 ; "The Virginia Literary Mu-
seum," 1902 ; "The Progress and Character
of Democracy," 1908; "Poe's Student Days
at the University of Virginia," 1909; "One
of John Brown's Men," 1909 ; "The Poetical
Tastes of Thomas JefTerson," 1910; "Joseph
Funk, Father of Song in Northern Vir-
ginia." 191 1 ; "Some Southern Poets," twelve
papers, 1912: ""Scientific Book-Marking,"
1913; "Leisure for Farm Women," 1913;
"Best Things from Best Communities,"
1913: '"The Shenandoah Valley in History
and Literature," 1915. He wrote the very
popular song, "Old Virginia," about 1909.
Booth, Edward Gilliam, son of Edwin G. Booth, and Sally Tanner Jones, his wife, was born in Nottoway county, Virginia, February 27, 1791. He attended Wingfield Academy, Dinwiddle county, Virginia, and was prepared for college by David Comfort, a Princeton graduate : attended Hampden- Sidney College two years, and afterward spent part of a session at the University of \'irginia. He then went to the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1861 graduated Doc- tor of Medicine; enlisted in the Confederate army, Nottoway cavalry, and was at the battle of P>ig Bethel; commissioned assist- ant surgeon in the Confederate navy and v.as one month on the gunboat Beaufort, commanded bv Lieutenant William liar-
