Beacons of Light: The Education of the Afro-Texan
Matthew Winfred Dogan
" President
Dogan was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, in the year 1863. When he was six years
old the family moved to Holly Springs. There the boy entered the primary grades
of Shaw University (now Rust College). Going to school, blacking shoes, and
otherwise assisting the family, he grew up, and in 1886 graduated from Rust. He
taught mathematics at his Alma Mater until 1890, when he was called to take
charge of the Department of Mathematics at Central Tennessee College. There he
remained until 1896, when he was made president of Wiley. In June, 1921,
President Dogan completed a quarter of a century of service at Wiley, and there
is much to show for his labors. From the first he threw himself wholeheartedly
into his work, getting out among the people, eating and sleeping in their homes,
meeting the young men and women, and securing not only students but also the
loyal support of the colored people in his territory. At the same time he has so
conducted himself and his work that he has commanded the respect and the
cooperation of his white neighbors."
Sketch from Methodist Adventures in Negro Education:
an entry in the online
Who's who in American Methodism
By Carl Fowler Price
Published 1916
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