The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-11-08
MATTER IN ABEYANCE
HON. A. A. KINCANNON HAS NOT
REACHED A DEFINITE DE-
CISION IN REGARD TO
CHANCELLORSHIP
Friends of the University are Urging
Him to Accept, But Friends OF
i. L. & G. are Equally In
sistent that he Refuse.

so hOnOrS one OF It's clllZeHS dS non
A. A. Kincannon has been honored
by the people of Mississippi. AS Is
probably known to all readers of The
Dispatch, he was recently rendered
the chancellorship of the State "
versity at Oxford, and while friends
of that institution throughout the
State are urging him to accept, the
friends and supporters of the Indus
insistant in their demands that he
remain here as president of that in
stitution. The board of trustees of
the State University met at Oxford
Mr.. Kincannon was elected chancel-
1or. He was notified of his election
by telegram, and a committee con-
sisting of Mr.. w. e. Baskin, of Me-
ridian, and Mr. J. T. Senter was APP
pointed to come here and formally
apprise him of the fact. These gem
tlemen came here and laid the matter
before Mr.. Kincannon, saying that the
university needed him and that there
was no one in the South so we'll quail
flied to take charge of the institution
as he. In addition to this Mr. Kin
sannon has received kilograms from
friends of the university in all parts
of the State urging him to accept the
chancellorship of the institution.
AS soon as it became known that
the chancellorship of the university
had been rendered to Mr.. Kincannon,
the friends of the Industrial Insti-
tute and College began to protest
against his acceptance of the offer.
kilograms begging him TO remain
at the local institution began to pour
in by the hundred. These kilograms
urging him to remain as the post
We're couched in the strongest and
most emphatic language, one tele-
gram having read, For Gods sake
don't desert the women of Missis
sippi.' In addition to these tele-
grams, Mr.. Kincannon was presented
with a number of petitions imploring
him not to leave the college. There
were three of these petitions, one
from the people of Columbus, which
was signed by practically every mer-
chant and professional man in the
city; one from the faculty, which
was signed by every teacher and Off
Ger of the college, and one from the
student body, which was signed by
every girl TO whom it was presented.
With such strong pressure brought
the State University and of the local
institution, Mr.. Kincannon is so over
whelmed that he hardly knows what
course to pursue. While he fully
realizes and appreciates the honor
conferred upon him by his election
to the chancellorship of the State
University, he feels that the local in
stitution has claim on him which
he cannot overlook. He is convinced
that the matter is one which requires
the most deliberate thought and ma
ture consideration, and for his reason
he has decided not to give his final
answer until he has carefully review
ed the situation in its every detail.
Mr. Kincannon has not as yet been
furnished with a copy of the minutes
showing the proceedings of the meet
ing at which he was elected and this
is another reason why he is holding
his decision in allegiance. 1t is need
less to say that the people of Column
throughout the State sincerely hope
that he will decide to remain here
The Dispatch publishes below the
petition presented to Mr.. Kincannon
by the citizens of Columbus The
other petitions are omitted on ac-
count of their length. The petition,
which, as stated above, is signed by
practically every business man in the
city. follows:
Columbus, Miss, Nov. 2, 1906.
Hon. A. A. Kincannon, President
Industrial Institute and College,
Columbus, Miss:
Dear Sir-We, the undersigned
citizens of Columbus, congratulate
you on the honor conferred by your
election to the chancellorship of the
University Of Mississippi
But believing that you can render
no greater service to the State than
that you are now rendering with such
ability as president of
the /. /. c.. and believing that 1t will
imperil. perhaps seriously retard, the