Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-11
MATTERS At DAVIDSON.

Meeting of the Trustees-Successor to Pro-
fessor Currell-Record Breaking At
| tendance-Twenty Boys from York.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the
executive committee of the board Of
trustees of Davidson college were in
session at Davidson, and transacted
routine and special business. During
the summer the campus and buildings
were put in frst-class order by recov-
ering and repainting. Mr.. Thos. H.
Spencer, a student from York county,
had this work in charge, and did his
work well.
The college has opened with more
students than ever before in its histo-
ry. DR.. H. Louis Smith says that
nearly every available room is occu-
pied One hundred and sixty.eight
students have been enrolled so far, and
others will come in before the 1st of
January. The student body is fine
one in every respect. One fact is evil
dent, that the average age of the stu
dents is about that of former years,
which is well, for as rule boys enter
college too young. York county has
fine delegation in the different class
es, and they are taking high positions
in their respective classes. About 20
boys from the good old county of York
are matriculated there. When we
consider the number of our boys that
are attending other colleges in and out
ofthe State, this speaks volumes for the
cause of higher education.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of DR.. w. S. Currell, pro-
fessor of English, the executive COM
mittee after having many strong testi-
monials from other candidates, from
Canada to the Mississippi, unanimous
ly appointed DR.. Thomas Perrin Har-
rison to the chair. Professor Harrison
is now professor of English in Clemson
college. He is an honor graduate of
the South Carolina Military academy,
in which institution he was appointed
assistant in the English department
upon his graduating also a Ph. D. of
Johns Hopkins university, where he
earned both scholarship and fellow
ship. After leaving Johns Hopkins,
he spent a season in Europe aud was
then elected to the chair of English in
Clemson college. In 1894, he was
prominent before the board of the
Georgia university and was also elect
ed to the English chair in the univer-
sity of Louisiana. DR.. Harrison's tes-
timonials were numerous and strong.
Drs. Currell and Smith, both eminent
English scholars, gave him their warm
support, and his endorsement by the
faculty of the Johns Hopkins universe
ty was in the highest degree COM
mandatory. TheIpresident of Clemson
college gave him an unqualified en-
dorsement, while he felt in duty bound
to protest against his removal.
The college is to be congratulated.
Dr. Harrison is a gentlemen by birth
and education. He is a grandson of
the late Colonel Thomas Perrin, of
Abbeville, who for many years was
treasurer ofthe board of trustees of the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church, a near relative of Judge Goth
ran, and a son of the late General Har-
rison, of Anderson, and brother. of
Mr.. Louis Harrison, of Rock Hill.
He has accepted and will carry to
Davidson strong influence for good,
and be the means of drawing many
students from South Carolina. The
choice was a most excellent one.