The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-23
PRESIDENCY OF
RANDOLPH MACON
Dr.. Starr viii Receive Some OF Dr..
Young's Strength.
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH
To Elect Man i'm the Place OF DIR.
Duncan-What a Prominent Meth
odist Has 10 Say of the Prcsi-
dcncy Of the College.
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH

The secretary Of the board OF trustees
Of Randolph Macon College has received
official notice Of the declination OF DR..
James 4. Duncan to accept the presidency
Of the institution. which fact was first
announced by The Times several weeks
ago.
4 meeting Of the board Of trustees Will
probably be called for September 9TH. to
eject a president. and there seems less
doubt than ever that Or. w. G.. Starr VIII
be the man chosen.
DIR. STARTS STRENGTH.
Il has leaked out that at the meeting
when DR.. Duncan was elected some OF Dr.
Y0ung's supporters were anxious 10 have
DR.. Duncans friends unite with them IN
supporting Or. Starr. The Duncan peo-
RE were sure Of their strength. however.
and declined 20 yield. The reason given
for their refusal 20 go 90 Dr. Starr was
rot that they did not believe him every
whit equal 10 the requirements hut that
they were unwilling to take him from the
field Of usefulness IN the active ministry
where he was eminently successful.
II is now learned authOritauvely that
many Of Dr. Young's former supporters
will vote for Dr. Starr
a Methodist Of age and wide experience.
who views matters from the standpoint Of
hard practical sense and who IS greatly
interested in Randolph said yester-
day concerning the presidency:
1T IS BUSINESS"
1.-THE managers Of this college ought %
discard all sentiment and personal partial
ity end get down 10 business. 1t IS bust
a. nj nd
are not oficered by the brothers-in-law
or by any fancy men. The sole question
of the directors is: Can he make divi-
dends2' a success No one cares who he
is consigned TO or what club he be ongs
to. The main thing is: can he MAKE
things hum?
I'm Northern colleges the president, is
the big thing They are not caring about
his cultah. but his craftsmanship counts
Such men come high. They command
large salaries. they are scarce. The coln-
try is full Of scholars In a short time
hostlers can read Greek. The market Is
glutte1 with idlers with German degrees.
business men shun them. II has been
Published that graduates seeking employ
ment in wholesale houses or with import
ers viii ruin their chances Of an engage
ment IL illusion is made to dip oma. II
t.
dative cases Randolph Macon needs now.
"A college can pay big money for a
Harper of Chicago. or an Andrews late
of Brown University. Chicago holds on
10 the latter for its public schools Why?
Is Il a scholar that Is needed for the head
Of city free schools? \ man with a head
for affairs only can fll that bill An
drews has a skull chuck full Of brains
and not a memory Of glue smeared with
Greek particles.
A GENERAL WANTED.
Randolph Macon needs leader. man
with snap and go who will find out how
great schools elsewhere have won sue
cess. hear a cry that the president must
teach so as to get in touch with the boys.
who ever heard OF a Lee. or Won
Moltke drilling their men I'm the manual
of arms in order 10 get in touch with
his soldiers? Generals study the cam
paign. They DO not tramp around with
awkward squads OF h0b-nob with ser
gcants.
virginia is fun Of colleges. There is
an honorable rivalry among them. Every
year hundreds of boys are seeking col
lege. Here's the field for a president. lie
ought TO know every young man who may
possibly be gotten for his college. Yes,
indeed get On touch with the futurs
student The lad once on the register can
be touched at any time. II is shy game
in the clear pools. where fishermen are
casting their aliuring bait, that need tha
attention OF a president.
DON'T NEED ADVICE.
1T Is an we'll enough 20 work the peo-
pie with bank accounts but this can be
overdone. Men smart enough TO make
money usually know how 90 part with b
without much advice. This class can be
rendered Indifferent II not hostile by
loquaclous bore. who wig-wags TOO much
Or Duncan must have made a great
mistake I'm regard to the trustees If he
thought they wanted only a fireman TO
the engineer Of the Twentieth Century
Fund, DR.. W. W Smith. / suppose they
wished a young man to get IN touch
with the young ministers OF the Confer
ence and gain by the fellow feeling The
trustees probably hoped that new man
who had seen the great West-Denver
Kansas City. etc.-wOuld bring the nus
tie Of that lively country 20 the drowsy
village Of Hanover. 1t seems the 'situ-
alton backed him out.
"The college is losing Roadway AZ a
critical time. The summer IS flying
away. The harvest for students Is near
ly gone. The college IS without head.
The official notification Of declinatiOn was
not reported. The men responsible for
the college TO the Church have by de-
cided vote settled the future policy as TO
a president with "A free hand. The form
er one. DR.. Kern, laft because he was
IL was admitted he was
too much The daily mill horse
routine Of telling over the same lectures
must stiffen the mind. The monotony
of life like the walking beam of an old
fashioned steamboat. up and down. up
and down. takes away the qualities need
ed in a Bedford Forrest or Kitchener OF
KarhtoOm The bookkeeper cannot lay
down his pen and start on the road as a
traveller with hope Of taking
orders.
THE trustees acted along the line OF