The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-24
col HODGES.
IS NAMED is
FRI
OF the West Virginia Univer-
sity by the Board
of Regents.

Prof Thomas Edward Hodges. for
a number OF years professor OF phys
les at the West Virginia University
and one OF the drst members of the
new state Board Of Control. wsa
elected president OF the university
Friday night at the Waldo hotel by
/ the state board OF school regents.
The appointment is effective october
III, 1911. Prof Hodges viii resign
from the board of control fmmedi-
ateIy and he Will thus be enabled to
take up his new duties next fall as a
year will have elapsed as required
by law of members of the board Of
control.
Concerning the selection of Prof.
Hodges, member Of the board Of
regents, with the sanction of the
board, issued the following state
ment shortly after the appointment:
Decision Unanimous.
+In its canvass for new president
OF the university, the board OF re-
gents considered number Of men,
some from within the state and some
from without. Two or three of
these men made strong Impressions
on the board but the final decision IN
favor of Prof. Hodges was unanimous
and cordial.
THE five points weighing most
heavily in Prof. Hodges's favor
were, hrst. his great ability and
ladaptabfIity, coupled with his re-
tmarkab1e energy and physical
strength; second, his successful man
agement OF afEairs as exempIihed In
his former work at the university, in
his private business and in his SER
vices on the State Board of Control:
third, the enthusiasm for him among
the alumni of the university and the
tschool men OF the state, and their
confidence in him. This was counted
on as a big asset in helping to build
up the university; fourth, the fact
that he is in sympathy with the
boards avowed policy OF bringing
the university into closer touch with
the entire state and its varied inter-
ests. He believes with the boar'l
that the college OF agriculture. the
college of engineering and other
practical sciences should be devel-
oped proporttonately with the liter
airy departments: nth, he is West
virgInian. knows the state thorough
ly and is in sympathy with all its
interests and progress.
viii Go Abroad.
"In consultation with the board to-
night. Prof. Hodges announced it as
his intention to spend the early win
ter months studying American col
leges and universities and then to go
abroad for period of study and re-
search preparatory to taking up his
new duties as president OF the uHi-
versity next fall.
The selection of new president OF
the university to succeed DR.. D. 2.
,Purinton, resigned, completed the
business of the regents and they adj
journed at 1880 o'clock Friday
night after holding a conference
with Prof. Hodges. The members
returned to their homes that night
and Saturday morning.
Teachers Confirmed.
Among the business transacted at
the closing sessions was the CON
hrmation of all teachers that had
professionally been appointed by a
committee to await the confirmation
of the board. All these teachers are
now at work. The appointments by
the committee were quite satisfac-
tory to the board and it was de-
cided to make no changes. Prof, w.
"A. Beer was appointed teacher of
history in the Fairmont state Nor
NAL school.
The newly elected president OF the
university is graduate of the instl-
tuition. having received the degree Of
Bachelor OF Arts in 1881 and the de-
gree of Master of Arts in 1884. From
1881 to 1886 he was principal of
the Morgantown public schools and
from 1885 to 1895 he was principal
and Instructor in natural science and
pedagogy in Marshal College state
normal school at Hunting ton, He
was chosen professor of physics al
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