Background
Hyde, Melvin Watson was born on March 17, 1905 in Hazel, South Dakota, United States. Son of Orlow Miner and Anna Lucinda (Watson) Hyde.
Hyde, Melvin Watson was born on March 17, 1905 in Hazel, South Dakota, United States. Son of Orlow Miner and Anna Lucinda (Watson) Hyde.
Bachelor of Science, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1926. A.M., Columbia, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1932. Doctor of Laws, University Evansville, 1968.
Instructor, Parker (South Dakot) High School, then Sioux Falls (South Dakot) High School, 1926-1929. Head department education Dakota Wesleyan University, 1931-1932, dean, 1932-1936. Dean, head department education Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, 1936-1949.
Assistant president Drake U., Des Moines, 1949-1955. President U. Evansville (Indiana), 1955-1967, president emeritus, 1967-1979. Educational consultant, 1967-1979.
Some people think that involvement in political life is something Christians should avoid. But God is present everywhere, including political institutions.
Small groups inside the Methodist Church should be developed. Thus all members of “societies” could receive support and be challenged in their faith.
Member National Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Tau Delta.
Married Claudia Marie Bray, August 28, 1929. Children: James Stewart, Joanne Marie.