The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
ELECT DIR. MITCHELL
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
South Carolina Trustees Call
Him to State University
at Columbia.
BEGINS WORK IN JUNE, 1909
Accepts Position, But WillsC Con-
til1uc Lectures in tile East
This Year.

This Year.
Announcement was made In Co1um-
bin yesterday that Or. s. g. Mitchell,
liead OF tho history department Oh
I,icll,nond College, had been elected
President OF the South Carolina Col
Il lcge, and tllat lie had accepted, his
duties to begin In June, 1903. Though
IT was known here that lie had been
: offered the position. his friends were
\ or the opinion that no would not give
# up his work in Virginia. According TO
Hdyices received by Tho Times Dis
patch from Columbia, however, he has,
already accepted
The following dispatch was received
from Columbia last night:
"Dr. $. G. Mitchell, head OF the De-
iege, was to-day elected president M
Major benjamin Sloan. resigned.
The board of trustees Of the Uni
ycrsity OF South Carolina met to-day
In the Governors Office. and after q
conference gave out notice q Dr..
Nitchells election. pr. Mitchell, hoy
ever: will not be able TO assume the
4 be actively president. DR.. Mitchell has
made engagements to lecture at BroWn
coming. session. and this Will prevent
his entering upon HIS duties here at
tho coming session. IT was owing to
this fact TINT tho trustees have been
the presidency had been filled. They
decided. however. that they would walt
until next June for Dr. Mitchell
pr. Mitchell xatd that It was a. DIFF
fnttr r.,y,tf +, f,yf xtta
OF the position OF president, and that
in order to do so acccptably he must
have the hearty and earnest support
tn o1 the IyssI and
assurance Of all WORKING and pulling
abreast. would not. have accepted
s eti '.. position, said Or. Mitchell.
about september s.h. FIe is n native
gof Misaissippi Mrs Mitchell comes
from Gresnyills $. g. Z.
For some years DR.. Mitchell has oc
cupied Il position In the Foremost ranks
of the cd ucators OF the South, and q
prominent place in the literary world.
to which he has contributed number
OF articles on timely subjects. a close
and thorough STUDENT, perhaps Ills most
marked ciaracteristic--a source "
neyer-faiiing delight to hearers and
readers as well--is clear grasp of
Ills subject, which. coupled with an
unusual aptness of expression, hus
always made him sort OF inspiration
TO yonng men.
From time to time heretofore efforts
have been made TO attract DIR. Mitchell
by hatter!ns offers from other places.
but his unswervinE devotion to Rich
lnond College and TO Ills home city
have been Proof against all attempts
OF this sort. One OF the most recent,
as we'll as most attractive, OF these
Offers came from the University OF Yir-
gina. which Invited him to an impor-
tant professorslip. Among schoolmen
OF his own type, surrounded by the
4 coHgcnlal atmosphere bf tho great
school, DIR. Mitchell could have spent
tho remainder OF his days IN compar-
atire comfort and certain employment
a the university: but lie declined the
post. preferrlngft TO remain in the small
er6collcge here. to which he had given
long years OF faithful service. II con-
slider DR.. mitchell ono OF the best edi-
Gators In this country, and was very
anxious to have him at the university.
said Dr., Alderman to one of the edi-
tors OF The Times Dispatch some time
later. referring with regret to his re-
fusal to leave Rlchmond.s
VIII Causc Regret Hero.
DR.. Mitchelfs departure will be a
blow to the college and source of
genuine regret to the whole city, IN
the educational affairs OF which he
has always manifested great Interest.
serving some time on the municipal
school Board, and working In Hearty
coop eration with the Richmond Edu-
cation Association. This interest ex-
tended, moreover. to the entire state
and tho South, DR.. Mitchell giving much
Z of his energy and zeal to the general
cause OF the advancement of educa-
tional standard and school facilities
An Virginia as president OF the CO.
operative Education Association and
in>the South as q leading member OF
: tic Conference for Education in the
South. Frequent addresses. articles in
s magazines and newspapers and contri-
buttons to the Religio GUS Herald OF
.Riclimond, of which lie was one OF the
editors. proved his neyer-failing inter-
est in the extension OF knowledge, par
rlcularly In the Southern States, where
& schoo lis We're s 10 bad ly coded.
At Richmond College Or. Mitchell
! worked quietly, but thoroughly and
frequcntly was heard to say that, as
long as the school needed his services.
3 he would not consent togo to another
place. Several years ago lie surren-
p dcred the chair of Latin, and took
cllarge of the department Of history,
which subject seemed to attract him
more strongly than any other. He
spent q year at the University Of Chi
ago some time go. following up cer-
tain special lines Of study. and next
year goes to Brown University for
q 5yearg3o OF teaching. ia
DR.. Mitchell was one Of tho tlrst, If
not the first, to propose the celebra-
E ton of the tercent enary OF tile settle
mon t. OF Jamestown Island. IN a pub
Nshed letter he called attention to5tlle
\ sisnf fcance Of the even and his ssug-
#Gestion.5 attrac citing Widespread satten-
{ ton. in a large measure roughtS about
tho subsequent agitation that resulted
ttnallyi In the Jamestown Exposlt ton.
TRIED TO sWREC K CAR