photograph courtesy of the Dickinson College Alumnus
1935
Ovando Byron Super graduated from Dickinson College
in 1873, where he received his A.B. or B.A.. Following his graduation,
Super taught modern languages at Delaware College from 1873-1876. He then
decided to travel to Leipzig and Paris to study German and French. He returned
to Dickinson College in 1878 and taught at the Dickinson Seminary until
1880. During this time, Dickinson conferred upon him an M.A. in 1879. He
left Dickinson in 1880 and began to teach at Denver College where he had
the title of "Professor of Modern Languages." During his teaching at Denver,
Boston University awarded him his Ph.D.. His Denver teaching experience
was short lived though because in 1884 he returned to his alma mater
and took the position of "Professor of Modern Languages." A very popular
faculty member, he taught French, German and Spanish. He also wrote many
textbooks for French and German students. He stayed at Dickinson
until his retirement in 1913.
