Scott (EMMETT JAY an American negro)
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) EMMETT JAY, an American negro educator, born at Houston, Tex., in 1873. He was educated at Wiley University, Marshall, Tex. After engaging years, intwspaper work for several became the secretary of Booker T. Washington, and from 1912 to 1919 was secretary of the Tuskegee institute. From 1919 he was secretary and treasurer of Howard University. During the World War he served as special treasurer of secretary of War to advise on matters affecting negro soldiers. He wrote "Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization" (1916); "The American Negro in the World War" (1919). He also contributed many articles to newspapers and magazines on the negro question.
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Scott (II)
JAMES BROWN, an American educator and lawyer, born in Kincardine, Ontario, in 1866. He graduated from Harvard in 1890. Winning the Parker fellowship of that university, he traveled in Europe and studied at the universities of Berlin, Heidelberg, and Paris. From 1894 to 1899 he practiced law in Los Angeles. He founded and for three years was dean of the law school of the University of Southern California. From 1899 to 1903 he was dean of the college of law at the University of Illiyears following nois, and for the three nois, was professor of law at Columbia. From 1905 to 1906 he was professor of law at George Washington University, and from the latter year was professor of interna- . From 1906 to 1911 he served tional law as solicitor of the State Department and was counsel for the United States on many important litigations, including the North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration before The Hague. In 1909 he became lecturer on international law at Johns Hopkins University. He was appointed secretary of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was president of the American Institute of International Law, and was a delegate to many scientific and political conferences. During the Spanish-American War he served in the 7th California Infantry. He edited many volumes dealing with international law, and was the author of "The Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907" (1909); "An International Court of Justice" (1916); "Survey of International Relations Between the United States and Germany" (1918).
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Scott (III)
or SCOT, MICHAEL, a Scotch philosopher of the 13th century. Of his life little is known. His nationality even is in doubt: the Italians and the Spaniards as well as the Scotch claimed him as their countryman. His great learning won for him the reputation of being a magician. His writings treat of astrology, alchemy, and the occult sciences in general; among them are treatises "On the Sun and Moon," "On Palmistry," "On Physiognomy and Human Procreation." According to traditions he died in 1230 and was buried in Melrose Abbey.
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Scott (LEROY an American writer born)
LEROY, an American writer, born at Fairmount, Ind., in 1875. He graduated from the University of Indiana in 1897 and until 1900 engaged in newspaper work. In 1902-3 he was assistant headworker of the University settlement of New York. From 1904 he devoted himself entirely to writing. His books include "The Walking Delegate" (1905); "The Shears of Destiny" (1910); "No. 13 Washington Square" (1914); "Mary Regan" (1918); and "A Daughter of Two Worlds" (1919).
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Scott (V)
THOMAS ALEXANDER, an American railroad manager; born in Loudon, Pa., Dec. 28, 1824; became connected with the Pennsylvania railroad in 1850; was made its general superintendent in 1858, and its vice-president in the following year. When the Civil War broke out he was placed on the staff of Gov. Andrew G. Curtin of Pennsylvania, and had charge of the sending of volunteers to the front. In April, 1861, the Secretary of War requested him to build a railroad branch from Philadelphia to Washington, which he did in a surprisingly short time; in May, 1861, he was commissioned a colonel of volunteers and placed in command of all government telegraphs and railroads. On Aug. 1 of the same year he was appointed assistant Secretary of War. He resigned this post in June, 1862, to give his time wholly to railroad management; but re-entered the service of the government in September, 1863, and directed the movement of two army corps to Chattanooga to relieve Gen. William S. Rosecrans. He was president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1874-1880. In the latter year he was forced to resign by ill health. He died in Darby, Pa., May 21, 1881.
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Scott (VI)
WALTER DILL, an American educator, born at Cooksville, Ill., in 1869. He graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1891, from Northwestern University in 1895, and took post-graduate studies at the University of Leipzig. From 1901 to 1908 he was associate professor of psychology and education and direction of the psychological laboratory at Northwestern University, and from 1908 was professor of psychology at the same institution. In 1916-17 he was director of the Bureau of Salesmanship Research at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During the World War he devised and installed a personnel system in the United States Army, for which he received the Distinguished Service Medal. He was the author of "The Theory of Advertising" (1903); "The Psychology of Advertising" 1908); ( and "Increasing Human Efficiency" (1911).
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Scott Monument
a remarkable Gothic memorial erected in honor of Sir Walter Scott. It is adorned with statues of Scott's chief literary characters. See Edinburgh
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Scottdale
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland co., on the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads. It is the center of an important coke industry, and it has also steel and iron mills, brass works, silver works, a casket factory, machine shops, etc. Pop. (1910) 5,456; (1920) 5,768.
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Scotti
ANTONIO, an Italian operatic baritone, born at Naples, Italy, in 1866. He studied under Madame Paganini and made his first appearance at the Teatro Reale, Malta, in 1889. After singing for 10 years on the stages of many Italian theaters, as well as in Madrid, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, and South America, he sang in "Don Giovanni" in London, in 1899, under the management of Maurice Grau, who immediately engaged him for his New York Metropolitan Opera Company. Since then he has appeared regularly each season in the United States, where he acquired a high reputation and where he sang leading parts in many of the best known operas. His home was at Naples.
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