The gold leaf., 1908-08-06
Raleigh Progressive Farmer.

Raleigh Progressive Farmer.
Prof. ID. II. Hill is the new Presi-
dent of the North Carolina Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College to
succeed DR.. &. II. Winston, recently
resigned. For 10 years he has filled
the Chair of English. and for four
wears has been Vice President of the
College. Measured by its possibilities
for good to the rural interests of
North CarOliha, both in the near
present and the far deep future. the
position to which Prof Hill has been
called is IA most exalted one. A
month ago the Progressive Farmer
indicated as follows it's conception OF
the possibilities and duties of the
office:
81. To develop the agricultural
side of the College and bring it up
with the mechanical side, providing
for it not in the measure of its pres
ent development, but in the measure
of it's tremendous possibilities.
-. To abolish the fat salary
scheme and get strong, vital men
who can impress themselves upon
the State even if it does cost n few
hundred dollars more to get such
scientifically trained men than it
does to get men to teach the old
studies like Latin and chemistry.
''3. To build up n group of agri-
cultural high schools and to inagu-
rate a series of Industrial courses i'm
our present high schools that will
make these schools feeders of the A.
and NJ. College us well as Of the
literary institutions of the State.
81. To arouse, or rather to direct
and increase the already thoroughly
aroused. public sentiment of the
State, which demands and will not
he satisfied until this great industrial
institution turns out two Thousand
trained young men iuto our agricul-
tural and mechanical industries
every year
Such are some of the things which
lie along the path To the goal to
ward which our Agricultural and
Mechanical College, az We see it
should be developed. To his grea,
task Prof. Hill brings the endowment
of a vigorous and alert mind, the
exact methods of a trained and
scholarly student. Il practical work
ing knowledge of the Institutions s
capacity and needs gained through
10 years of intimate partici patton in
its affairs, energetic executive ability
of that high order which comes from
tact. Inheritance and experience. the
cordial favor OF faculty, students
trustees, and alumni, a singularly
engaging personality, and deeI
and ardent patriotism.
OF the life and labors of Prof. Hill
we are glad to be able to give our
readers the following sketch: Born
at Davidson College, Jan. 10, 1859
son of the Confederate General, d.
H. Hill; his mother was an Older
sister OF Mrs Stonewall jackson
Graduated at Davidson College
Bachelor OF Arts and Doctor of Let
ters being conferred later. From
1880 to 1889 he was Professor o
English in Georgia Military ano
Agricultural College, at Milledgeville
leaving that post to take the profes
sorship of English at the A. and NJ
College lin 1880 which he has hel,
since; chosen Vice President of TIN
College 1905, and President July 23
1908. He was offered the Presidenc,
of the Georgia Military and Agricul
turaI College when he left the insti
tuition in 1889, and has also beel
offered the Presidency of one ol th,
Southwestern universities, both O
which he declined He is author O
North Carolina Troops in the Con
fedefate Army" which comprise
Vol. w IN the twelve Of COnfederat
Military History" also of the pub
lie school text book Young People
History of North Caralina." nn,
Joint author with his colleagues
Professors Burkett aud Stevens, q
agriculture for Beginners, and G
Hills Readers" which are also Use,
as text books in the public schools
He is also actively identified wit
several literary and historical socie
ties.
| In his tremendous but inspiring
task of promoting the States indus
trial efficiency and OF exhlting an
enriching rural life, the PrOgressiv
Farmer forespeaks for Presiden
Hill the cordial and unfailing SUI
port of it's North Carolina reader
And we are glad to give them th
promise of President Hill that Il
will have word 10 say to them nex
week about his new work.
r Weak women should read my Boo so.
: for Women IL tells OF DIR. Shoop's Sigl