But though William and Mary are always permitted to escape from the fantasy realm when the going gets wierd, Farmer does create surreal dream experiences that have an eerie impact. The scenery is often playful and occasionally awe-inspiring, but most youngsters will find William and Mary starchy company, the seashell hunt an awkward device, and the suggestion that wishing can somehow reunite William's separated parents an outright fraud. ""How extraordinarily stupid of us, Mary, not to have looked for it on our own beach,"" says William, but then there would have been no excuse for those amazing transportations into phosphorescent seascapes, a Disney-inspired fish school, an artist's restaging of Atlantis. Farmer, near Williamsburg, Va., since 1888.Wouldn't you just know that after a whole term vacation's worth of undersea fantasy adventures, the missing half of William's magic sea shell is found on the shore, right near school. Honorary Member of the Royal Historical Society of England, 1880. conferred by Hobart College, N. Y., 1874. President of William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., 1866‑88, and Emeritus President since 1888. Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States. bĬivil History. Professor of Mathematics, and Acting President of William and Mary College, Va., 1848‑49, - Professor of Mathematics and Natural Science, 1849‑58, - and President, 1854‑58. Professor of Mathematics, Hampden Sydney College, Va., 1848: declined. Professor of Mathematics and Military Science, Washington College, Lexington, Va., 1846‑48. Professor of Mathematics, Hampden Sydney College, Va., 1839‑42, - and of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, 1842‑46.
Elected Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Transylvania University, Ky., 1839: declined. Engineer Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad, 1836‑39. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Aug. 31, 1835, to Sep. 30, 1836.Ĭivil History. Served at the Military Academy, 1832‑36, - as Asst. Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1832. Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1828, to July 1, 1832, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army toīvt. Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, July 1, 1832.
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell: Born June 10, 1810, Surry County, VA.
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