6/29/2023 0 Comments The Lit Report by Sarah N. Harvey![]() Despite those educational disadvantages, he was determined to secure a good education for himself. He became very fond of books and reading despite irregular school attendance. He spent his boyhood on the family farm and his early education was sparse at best. Not much is known about his early life prior to his attendance at Wesleyan. ![]() He was the sixth child born to John and Phebe (Cary) DeMotte. DeMotte was born on Jin Green County, Illinois. On two separate occasions (first in 1872 and again in 1874) he joined famed explorer and naturalist John Wesley Powell (who was also once a fellow member of Wesleyan’s faculty) on his journeys west to explore uncharted territory in Utah, the Grand Canyon in Colorado, and the Green and Colorado rivers. He was not your average professor of mathematics and university vice president he was an adventurer. He was an individual who was constantly curious, optimistic, and energetic which is evident by how he was involved in almost every aspect of university life. ![]() A long-time member of the faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University (sometimes referred to by the nickname of “The Wesleyan” during DeMotte’s lifetime) he was a prominent factor in the university’s growth and prosperity during his tenure. ![]() Harvey Clelland DeMotte was a devoted and beloved teacher who worked to bring out the best in every student. ![]()
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