President Poteat’s letter to President Martin
In honor of the Biology Department’s celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday on February 12th, 2009, we’ve scanned 2 letters from the presidential papers of William J. Martin. The November 1922 correspondence between Martin and William L. Poteat, president of Wake Forest College discusses their respective attitudes toward the theory of evolution.
And for more about the Biology Department ongoing recognition of Darwin, check out the department’s Darwin Year Calendar.
just stumbled across your blog today – what a great piece of history from davidson college! fascinating how far thinking has come!
sb.
I find it very interesting that Davidson celebrates his birthday. I find it even more interesting the difference between the two pictures in just twenty years. Thank you for sharing this..