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Charles Mills Gayley (February 22, 1858 – July 25, 1932) was a professor of English, the Classics, and Academic Dean of the University of California at Berkeley between the fall of 1889 and July 1932. ==Biography== Gayley was born in Shanghai to Irish-born American Presbyterian missionaries. In 1862, Charles' father (Rev. Samuel Rankin Gayley) contracted cholera and died. Young Gayley's father was only 34 when he was buried on a hill overlooking the Straits of Pe-chi-li, China. Gayley soon moved to Ireland with his mother, Sarah, where he was educated at ''Blackheath school'' and the ''Royal Belfast Academical Institution''. Charles' stepfather, Rev. Andrew Brown, was pastor of the Presbyterian church at Hollymount, Ireland. Gayley earned his Doctorate at the University of Michigan and briefly served there as an Assistant Professor of English and Latin. While at Michigan, Gayley: (a) composed the Michigan college songs, ''The Yellow and Blue'' and ''Laudes atque Carmina''; (b) developed a love of Shakespeare and poetry; (c) studied one year abroad at the ''University of Giessen'', Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (focusing on German, medieval European history, and Modern French History); and (c) accepted his call (within ten minutes of receiving it) to teach in California. At Berkeley, Gayley was an author, scholar, orator, and widely acclaimed literary critic.〔The Times, Thursday, Jul 28, 1932; pg. 18; Issue 46197; col A Professor Gayley English Scholar And Humanist Category: Obituaries〕 He served as University Examiner, Head of the English Department, Dean of Faculties, visiting professor at ''Oxford'', and was a Director of the Commercial Bank of Berkeley. Occasionally, Gayley's lectures were moved to the outdoor Greek theatre to accommodate overflow students and guests. A tireless advocate of education and idea-sharing, Gayley was instrumental in the development of the University Extension, the College of Commerce, building the Senior Hall, the Stephens Union (on the model of the Oxford Union), bringing Psi Upsilon to Berkeley, and establishing the student volunteers' Ambulance Corps. In 1895, Dr. Gayley penned the famous song ''Golden Bear'' which begins, ''"Oh, have you seen the heavens blue, heavens blue"'', to commemorate the victorious return of the first track team sent east by the University. The song contributed to the selection of the 'golden bear' as the mascot of athletic teams. A staunch patriot, Gayley was also considered a chief war leader at the University, and the west in general, during WWI. Gayley married the handsome Sallie Pickett Harris, daughter of Rt. ''Rev. Samuel Smith Harris'', D.D., LL.D. (1841–1888), who was the second Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Michigan. Gayley first danced with Sallie at the 1888 Ann Arbor 'Junior Hop', when their engagement was already rumored. When they met again, at the wedding of Lois Angell and Andrew McLaughlin in 1890, Gayley swore that "he would marry that young lady". The two were married a year later. One of the ushers at the religious ceremony of union was ''James R. Angell'', son of Michigan's President Angell, who later himself became president of Yale University. On November 27, 1892, Gayley was confirmed at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Berkeley. He immediately began assisting with readings, scripture lessons, and occasionally led an entire service. When it was known beforehand that Gayley was to read the lessons, University students flocked to St. Mark's. His religious faith was simple and deep. No one could talk with him without being aware of it. Gayley founded the ''Berkeley Canterbury Club'' as a forum to discuss the application of Christian principles to everyday life; and his academic course, ''The Bible in English Literature'', was considered a chief delight among students and himself. He had the gardener's touch that made plants grow, both literally and figuratively; and his gift of friendship was all-embracing. The humblest to the most exalted could call him as a friend. Gayley died in his sleep, with funeral services held at his home, on July 2, 1932.〔Kurtz, Benjamin P. ''The Glory of a Lighted Mind'' (1943), University of California Press〕 In 1943, former student Bejamin P. Kurtz authored the professor's biography, ''Charles Mills Gayley: The Glory of a Lighted Mind''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Mills Gayley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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