Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-11-12
NEW UNIVERSITY HEAD.

GoAernor McCord returned yester-
day morning from visit to Pasadena,
Cal, accompanied by Chancellor
| Hughes of the university, to close
negotiations for securing DR.. M;llard
M. Parker. vice president OF Throop
Polytechnic institute, as president of
the territorial university. Speaking
yesterday Of the success of their mis-
sion, Governor McCord said.
"As ls known to all who read Ari-
zona newspapers, Rev. Howard Bill
| man resigned the presidency of our
university several weeks ago, The
board of regents accepted his resigna-
ton 10 take effect not later than the
18th of December, and at Mr.. Bill
| mans request at an earlier date if .
suitable successor could he found.
When il became known that there
was vacancy many applications for
| the place came to the board. There
were applications from many different
states and it may almost be said the
board had its choice from the best
| educators in the country.
What the board wanted was an
up-todate educator, . man of good
business and executive ability,a a man
of irreproachsblescharacter and one
who has the necessary tact. and other
| qualifications to bring the university
up to the high plane of like institu-
| lions, wheie it ought to be. From the
| testim onials sent to the board by the
friends of DR.. Millard M. Parker, it
vas thought he was the man we were
looking for.
"Ihe board Of regents, therefore,
Iappointed Ex-Governor Hughes and
myself committee to visit Pasadena,
| where DR.. Parker lives, aid it clothed
US with authority to engage him for
a year if in our Judgment he ives the
right man. We perform our mission
to the best of our ability, having spent
day in Los Angeles with the leading
educators of that city and another day
IN Pasadena, visiting the public
school ard the Throop Institute, OF
which Dr. Parker is vice-president.
Everywhere We went and from all of
" honl we inquired, We found but ont
resi- onse as to Dr. Purker's fitness for
the place; He is just the man you
want
! Ever since The university was es-
lablished at Tucson, the people OF that
city have taken great interest IN It's
welfare. They have elected no duty
toa ard it and spared no pains or ef-
fort 10 make it success. They love 1t
Ind arc proud of it and are exceeding
lIy anxious to II axe it great and sue
cessful institution of learning. Among
all its true friends and able champions
none has labored more faithfully than
lex-Governor Hughes It was for this
he was appointed chancellor and re-
gent and time will show the wisdom
of that choice.
You know, of course, that the
governor be virtue of his Office, is also
a member of the board, be is of course
evidently responsible to certain de-
| gree for the management of the insti-
tutiou. | therefore naturally feel a
GREAT interest in that institution; first
for the reason that want to sec 1t
Ibecome as good and great an ihstitu-
tion MS there is of it's kind anywhere,
because I know it will be of great
benefit in building up the territory by
sendiug out among the people large
number of we'll equipped young men
!, aud young women; and second, be-
, cause believe that the snccess and
failure of my administration is very
fclcsely linked with the success o,