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Hoskins (JAMES DICKASON an American)

JAMES DICKASON, an American educator; born at New Market, Tenn., in 1870. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1891.

For two years following he acted as instructor of mathematics in that institution. After serving as professor of his- HOSMER tory in several schools and colleges, he of air and the greatest amount of sunbecame Associate Professor of History at the University of Tennessee in 1900.

He was successively appointed assistant professor, and in 1907 became full professor. From 1911 he was dean of the University of Tennessee. He wrote several articles on the history of Tennessee and the part taken by Tennessee in the war. From 1900 to 1910 he was editor of the University of Tennessee publications.