The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-28
S. G. UNIVERSITY
SECURES PRESIDENT
DR.. Samuel G. Mitchell, a Distin-
guished Educator of Virginia
is Chosen.

Dy ID. d., ILL. d., has been elected
president of the University of"South
Carolina, and has signified his intcn-
ton to accept. The board Of trus-
tees met yesterday and made public
its decision.
DR.. Mitchell was here yesterday
and conferred with the board. ITe an
nounced that he will be unable to
come here until next June on account
OF obligations which the board Of
trustees respected. However, he will
spend the month of August here di-
rcctlng the preparations for the conf
ing school year
The new president of the Univcr-
Slty OF South Carolina is Baptist
minister, native of NIississippi, re-
ceNcd his Ph. d. from the University
OF Chicago and his honorary degree
or Ill" ID. from Hampden-Sidncy, the
Presbyterian college of Virginia.
The reason why DR.. Mitchell can
not come to the university at once is
because or an arrangement bv which
ne had accpcted an invitation to de-
liver series Of lectures on history at
Brown university during the ap-
preaching year. In The intcrrcenun,
Prof. Andrew Charles Moore will be
the acting president. Prof. Moore is
an alumnns Of the university and is
now head Of the department of biolo
gy and as vice president of the uni
vcrsity has had charge Of the Office
work during the summer.
The trustees are enthusiastic over
the prospects for the approaching
session. They have received the hioh-
est testimonials from the friends of
DR.. Mitchell and when they had de-
cldcd upon him they found it diff
ficult matter to get his acceptance.
However, when DR.. Mitchell came
here yesterday and reviewed the sit
uation, he was delighted with the out
look. lie is an educator in the broad
est sense and will not confinc his
work TO the university alone, but will
give himself to the State of South
Carolina for educational work.
The new president was brought to
the attention Of the board by DR.. J..
NJ. McBryde, the beloved former
president, who was here on visit
last June as the most highly dis
tlngnishcd guest at commencement,
DR.. Mcl3rydc recommendation in
itself was practically sufficient, but
the committee of the faculty which
visited Richmond WAS so charmed
with DR.. Mitchell that the board was
urged to accept nothing but an ac-
! rcptancc from him.
The board necessarily acted cau-
,iously and kept secret its dclibcra-
tions, but after the meeting yesterday
gave out the following statement:
CDR. Mitchell is recognized as one
OF The strongest educators in the
South, and the board feels that il
has done good work not only for
the university but for the State in
getting DR.. Mitchell to come here to
accept the presidency of the univcr.
sity.
"Dr, Mitchell is at present cnsae-
ed in delivering a series Of lectures
at Brown university and at Harvard
university under the exchange svs-
TEN that has been recently instituted.
lhc professor .of history at Brown
university is to 60 abroad as a mem
Der the maritime commission, and
DR.. M'tchcll has been invited TO de-
liver the major portion Of the lee
turcs
1T was on account Of this engage
mcnt, made last winter, that DR..
Mitchell was unable 10 come TO thc
university at the opening of the next
session. iIe will spend some time
here this summer and again at inter-
walls during the course Of next scs-
sion. During the interval the mivcr-
sity will be in charge of Prof A. c.
Moore, who is now vice president of
the faculty, and the board feels that
during the intcrrcgnum that the af-
fairs of the university will be well
conducted.
"Dr. Mitchell has had the invita-
tlon to the university under consid-
Grafton for some time and his broad