Prof. William LeRoy Stidger (1885- 1949) was an American author and composer. His works include: The Lincoln Book of Poems (1911), Soldier Silhouettes on Our Front (1918), Giant Hours with Poet Preachers (1918), Outdoor Men and Minds (1920), Flash- Lights from the Seven Seas (1921), Standing Room Only (1921), Flames of Faith (1922), There are Sermons in Books (1922), The Place of Books in the Life we Live (1922), Adventures in Humanity (1923), Symphonic Sermons (1924) and The Epic of Earth (1924).