Background
YATES, James Anderson was born on October 24, 1865 in Laurel Company, Kentucky, United States. Son of James F. and Temperance (Smith) Yates.
YATES, James Anderson was born on October 24, 1865 in Laurel Company, Kentucky, United States. Son of James F. and Temperance (Smith) Yates.
State College, Kentucky., Bachelor of Science, 1890, Master of Science. 1899; University of Kentucky., Doctor of Philosophy, 1929.
1895, Somerset, Kentucky. Taught six rural schools. 1880-1886; CoPrin. Laurel Seminary, London, Kentucky., 1890-1892.
Instructor. Williamsburg Institute., 1892-1897. Prof, and Head of Department Natural Sciences, Ottawa, University, Ottawa, Kansas., 1907. Prof, and Head of Department Chemical and Physical Sciences, Kansas.
State Teachers College, Pittsburg, since 1907. Chairman Board of Welfare, Pittsburg, 1914-1916. President Kansas. Academy, of Science, 1907-1908.
Pres, and Organizer Kansas. Association of Teachers of Physics, Chemistry and General Science, 1925-1928.
Member: American Chemical Society. (F.) American Institute, of Chemists. (F.) American Association for the Advancement of Science.
National. Society for Study Education: Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, Kansas. Academy, of Science (Past Pres, and Life Member). American Pharmaceutical Association.
Phi Delta Kappa; Masons 32° Knight Templar Club: Rotary.
Spouse Elizabeth Bryant, June 19.