Book was purchased in late 1972 or early 1973 from an antique bookstore on King Street in Charleston, SC (store long since closed);
Asking $125.00 (Cash only)
For Citadel Engineering Majors/Graduates, this yearbook was dedicated to Major Louis Shepherd LeTellier (see his attached photo). Maj LeTellier joined The Citadel's faculty in 1908 as a Professor of Drawing. I 1920, became Head of the Dept. of Civil Engineering. He'd go on to be appointed Acting President of The Citadel upon the retirement of General Charles P. Summerall in 1953. When General Mark Clark became President, then Col. LeTellier was appointed a Dean of the College. Retiring in 1954, ending forty-six yrs of service to the military college. He died in 1975. For those unfamiliar with The Citadel, it has a building on campus named after him, LeTellier Hall, which is home to all of the offices, classrooms and laboratories of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department);
Also within this book of particular note is James W. Duckett, Class of 1932 (Honor Graduate). In 1934, he became an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at the college, later served as Head of the Education Department, then Registrar as Dean of Admissions, Administrative Dean, and Dean of The Citadel itself. Finally, in 1970, he became The Citadel's President and served in this capacity until he retired as President in 1974. He died in 1991.
This Yearbook is in wonderful condition - nice tight binding, no ripped or torn pages