| 词条 | Ira David Pinson |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Ira David Pinson | image = Ira_David_Pinson_1918.jpg | alt = Photo of Ira David Pinson | caption = I.D. Pinson in 1918 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|10|3}} | birth_place = Pendleton, South Carolina | death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|7|21|1892|10|3}} | death_place = South Hill, Virginia | death_cause = Car accident | region = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | period = | known_for = 3rd President of Morris College | title = | boards = | spouse = | children = | parents = | family = | awards = | website = | education = | alma_mater ={{plainlist|
}} | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | school_tradition = | doctoral_advisor = | discipline = Languages and philosophy | workplaces = Morris College | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | main_interests = | notable_works = | notable_ideas = }} Ira David Pinson (1892–1939) was the son of a Baptist reverend and church leader, who became a professor of languages and philosophy, completing a Bachelor of Divinity at Yale University in 1920. From 1915 he was a member of the teaching faculty of Morris College, becoming its third president in 1930 as it struggled to survive the Great Depression. Within two years, he strengthened and steered the college to expansion. Pinson died in a car accident in 1939, at the age of 46. Pinson had married Bessie Alma Buckner in 1921. They had four sons, one of whom died with his father. Early life and educationPinson was one of two sons of Bessie Anna (Cash) and Reverend James A.S. Pinson.[1][2] James Pinson graduated from Benedict College, Yale University, and Colgate Divinity School, establishing the Shiloh Baptist Church.[2][4] His older brother, Sylvester, graduated from Benedict College and Meharry Medical College, practicing medicine in Pennsylvania.[2][6] Pinson earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Benedict College in 1912, and a Master of Arts in 1913.[1] He then gained another BA, from Colgate University in 1918, and a Bachelor of Divinity from Yale University in 1920.[1] Career{{quote box| width = 18em | bgcolor = AliceBlue | align =right | halign = left | quote ="Humanity needs a faith that love is at the heart of life, that love is superior to hate, that men must become brotherly or they will perish, that a law of service and sacrifice underlies life, that the law of sowing and reaping is in the structure of things, that happiness is an accompaniment or consequence of the good life and never an end, and that the only permanent award of life is Creative Living." |salign=right|source=—Ira David Pinson, 1939[4] }} Pinson was a professor at Morris College in Sumter, teaching Latin, German, Greek, and philosophy from 1915 to 1930, as well as coaching the baseball team.[1][2] The small college struggled after the 1929 stock market crash, and a loss of financial aid.[4] Its second president, John Jacob Stark, left to join the faculty of Benedict College in 1930.[2] Morris and Benedict College merged high schools at Morris, and Morris became a junior college, only offering the first two years of college.[2] That further reduced support financial support for Morris College, leaving it with only a year's worth of funds.[2] Pinson was appointed the third president of Morris College in 1930, a position he held until his death in 1939 at age 46.[2] Within two years, he had restored the senior college and expanded the scope of the college.[2] Pinson was a member of Omega Psi Phi and the Mt Zion Baptist Church in Sumter, and a powerful orator.[1][2] Family and deathPinson married Bessie Alma Buckner on 22 May,1921.[1] They had four sons, Sylvester Wesley Pinson, Eugene Pinson (a professor of music), James Pinson (an artist), and David Pinson.[21][1] Pinson and one of his sons, Sylvester, died in a car accident near South Hill, Virginia in 1939.[6] He had been driving the family to New York, and his wife and other sons all survived their injuries.[6] Bessie Pinson, a longtime teacher at Morris College, died in 1970.[3] HonorsAfrican-American businesses in Sumter closed in Pinson's honor on the day of his funeral.[4] The administration building at Morris College is named in Pinson's memory.[5] External links
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite journal|title=Obituary record of graduates of Yale University deceased during the year 1940-1941|journal=Bulletin of Yale University|date=1 January 1942|issue=1|pages=275-276|url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1940-41.pdf|accessdate=21 October 2017|series=38|publisher=Yale University}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinson, Ira David}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|last1=Vereen-Gordon|first1=Mary|last2=Clayton|first2=Janet S.|title=Morris College : a noble journey|date=1999|publisher=Hallmark Pub.|location=Virginia Beach, VA|isbn=0965375986|url=https://archive.org/stream/morrisnoblejourn1999drma/morrisnoblejourn1999drma_djvu.txt|accessdate=21 October 2017}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Morris: Hornet[Yearbook]|url=https://archive.org/stream/morrishornetyear1971morr/morrishornetyear1971morr_djvu.txt|website=Archive.org|publisher=Morris College|accessdate=21 October 2017|date=1971}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Funeral tomorrow for Dr. Pinson|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/69663813/|accessdate=21 October 2017|work=The Index-Journal|date=26 July 1939|location=Greenwood, South Carolina|page=8}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Pinson Administration Building - Morris College|url=http://www.morris.edu/pinson-administration-building|website=www.morris.edu|publisher=Morris College|accessdate=21 October 2017}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last1=Hill|first1=Lauritza Salley|title=African Americans of Orangeburg County|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Pub.|location=Charleston, S.C.|isbn=0738598801|page=40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sI4ZIKYB7HMC|accessdate=21 October 2017}} 10 : 1892 births|1939 deaths|Yale University alumni|African-American educators|Colgate University alumni|Benedict College alumni|African-American men|Christianity in South Carolina|American university and college presidents|Road incident deaths in Virginia |
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