Georgia and Georgians - the Digital Library of Georgia

GEORGIA AND GEOEGIANS 3035growth and development of great libraries in the United States and particularly in the South, in tile last quarter of a century. These vast collections of books include publications that disclose ripened thought and widevision and they 'come from the pen. of the scientist, poet and romancer ofthis and other times'. "While none, perhaps, of these libraries approach innumber of volumes the famous collections of old European "cities that havebeen centers of learning for ages, they are quite an indispensable feature inevery educational movement both public and private. To have entire chargeof such an important department in a great educational institution, to havethe responsibility of choice and purchase of all literature for the instructionand entertainment of a large body of students of impressionable age, theremust be called to the task one who has been carefully trained for the workfinding it congenial, and one of discriminating judgment whose experiencehas been wide as well as academic. The University of Georgia, in DuncanBurnet, has secured the services of a scholarly man, an efficient, trainedlibrarian.Duncan Burnet was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2, 1876, and is a sonof Jacob and Mary (Scott) Burnet. The father was a native of Ohio andpassed his entire life in that state, his death occurring in 1891, at the age ofsixty-one years. He was widely known in insurance circles and for manyyears was president of the Cincinnati Insurance Company. His ancestorscame from England and settled in Virginia in 1640. His grandfather wasJacob Burnet, once a senator from Ohio and of great political prominencein that state, the author of the first state constitution, and was the nominator,in 1840, of William Henry Harrison for the presidency. The mother ofDoctor Burnet was born in Kentucky and died in November, 1914, at Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of eighty-one years. Her father, Gen. Charles Scott,was an officer in the Federal army and his father had been a governmentsurgeon and a friend of La Fayette.Duncan Burnet was the seventh born in' a family of eight children andis the only surviving son. He received his early schooling in Cincinnati andafter the family moved for a time to California, there entered PomonaCollege, taking advantage later of an opportunity for a year of travel abroad.Upon his return he entered Lehigh University and took a library sciencecourse, following which he was a student in the New York State LibrarySchool. His first library experience was in the public library of Cincinnatiand from there went to Columbia, Missouri, where he remained as assistantlibrarian until 1904, when he was tendered the position of librarian of theUniversity of Georgia. Under his administration the university library hasbecome well ordered and exceedingly satisfying in all branches, Mr. Burnetnot only having the book lover's instinct but also the practical sense that isequally important in providing for the comfort and convenience of thosefor whose advantage the library is provided.Mr. Burnet was married in 1912 to Miss Inez Daughtry, of Jackson,Georgia, a daughter of Hampton Lamar and Florida (Bryans) Daughtry,natives of Indian Spring, where they reside. Mr. and Mrs. Burnet have twochildren: Mary Scott, who was born June 21, 1913; and Duncan Burnet,named for his father, born at Athens, Georgia, January 8, 1915. Mr. Burnetand wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He entertains independentviews on public matters but never fails to be interested in all that concernsthe beautiful city in which he makes his home. Outside of college fraternitiesand literary organizations, Mr. Burnet has not identified himself with anyorders.HON. WADE HAMPTON LASSETEE. A former judge of the City Court ofVienna, a lawyer of broad and successful experience, and a man who is doingmuch to promote and furnish an example in the direction of high grade stock