The age-herald., 1899-06-11
Unanimously Chosen at Meeting Trustees
 Here Yesterday. DOUBT ABOUT HIS ACCEPTING Committee Of Trustees Appointed to Urge
 Matter on Him. THERE WERE SEVERAL OFFICIALS Superintendent Phillips of the City Schools Did Not Allow His
 Name to Go Before
 the Body
DOUBT ABOUT HIS ACCEPTING
THERE WERE SEVERAL OFFICIALS

John Massey, IL. D., president of the Alabama Conference Female College at Tuskegee was unanimously elected presi- dent of the Girls Industrial School at Mon tevallo for a term of three years by the trustees of that institution yesterday after noon. Dr. Massey was not an applicant for the place. and some doubt is expressed as to his accepting the new office which has been thrust upon him. From what could be learned, this seemed to be the opinion of the trustees themselves; at least com mittee of three, consisting of Governor Johnston, Senator Thompson and Dr. Ea- ger, was appointed to confer with pr. Mas sey and urge him to accept the position. There are many who think that Dr. Mas sey cannot be persuaded to leave the col lege in Tuskegee, for which he has worked so conscientiously since 1876 as it's president, and of which he has made such a remark ably fine school. They argue that he has on several occasions during that time been offered the presidency of larger and more noted schools in Alabama and Georgia than the one at Montevallo, but that he has consistently refused to leave the school at Tuskegee.
 MT. Massey's election was unanimous one, there being no other names put in nomination. When the subject of electing president was taken up, list of seven or eight names was read of those who had put in application for the position, and of those whose names had become prominent ly mentioned for the place, but who had made no application. Immediately pr. Massey's name was put in nomination by three of the trustees at once, Dr. Eager, pr. Fitzsimmons and Judge Aston. They spoke in highest terms of the character and splendid ability of Dr. Massey, and said that he the best man in the state for the place. There were no other nomina- tions, and Dr. Massey was elected unani- mously.
 Names of the Possibilities
 In addition to Dr. Massey, the following is the list of educators whose names were mentioned in connection with the presi- dency, some of whom were applicants and some of whom were not:
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the Birmingham public schools who refused to allow his name to be used as an applicant. pr. E. H. Murfee president of the Gen. tral Female college at 1uScmaoosa.
 General George D. Johnston, of Tusca- loosa.
 Dr. Francis NJ Peterson, a professor in the Southern university at Greensboro.
 Dr. c. L. Walker, of Florida.
 9fOI. J. B. 1UVett, or BeSSemef.
 Prof. Sehaeffer of Dadeville.
 Several of them were in Birmingham yes- terday, and others had their friends pres ent, presumbably to look out for their in- terests. There was a crowd of eight or ten gentlemen hanging around the door of Co., lonel Johns office, where the trustees met, all the afternoon.
 Trustees Present
 Every member of the board of trustees was present at the meeting yesterday af- ternoon, except Senator Moody, of Tusca- loosa, trustee from the Sixth district He is at present in New York. Those present were as follows:
 Governor Johnston, the president of the board, and State Superintendent of Edu- cation John w. Abercrombie, both of whom are eX-ofticio members of the board
 Trustees from the state at large, Dr. O. P. Fitzsimmons, of Birmingham, who is also secretary of the board, and Dr. George B. Eager, of Montgomery, who was re- gently elected president of the school but who declined the honor
 First District-Chancellor H. Austill of Mobile
 Second District-Sol Bloch, of Camden. Third Distriet-Judge A. II. Alston of Eufaula.
 Fourth District-T. S. Plowman, of TaIla- dega.
 Fifth District--Senator c. ". Thompson.
 
 Seventh District-W R. Dortch, of Gads- den.
 Eighth District-yirgll S. Boulding, of Scottsboro.
 Ninth Dstrlct-Colonel Sam Will John, of Birmingham.
 Physician Elected
 Besides tho election of the president Dr. D. L. Wilkinson, of Montevallo, was elected physician of the school. There seems to have been a debate or discussion of some kind over this matter, though exactly what it was could not be learned Heretofore it j. understood that all of the medical work needed by the students of the college, was done by the physicians of MonteVallo on some sort of a contract plan. but yesterday it was decided to elect a college physician as one of the regular officers of the institution
 All of the other memzers of the faculty and the other officers of the college were elected at the annual meeting of the board a few weeks ago, and there is nothing else left the board of trustees to do, un- less Dr. Massey declines the presidency. There is no urgent need for the immediate