The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03
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Distinguished Educator VIII
Become Head of School Sys-
tenn of Alabama, Despite
Storm of Protest From All
Over Country That He
Remain in Virginia.

In
Alabama for constructive service TO
! the entire system OF education than ~,
present affords Itself TO him in vir
GINA George Hutcneson Denny, A n.
IN. d. LII. d., for the past ten years
president of Washington and Lee Uni.
Versity' announces MS determine ton
: 10 accept the presidency OF the Uni
versity Of Alabama. The formal re-.
sisnation from Washington and Leo
was mailed last night from Richmond
by DIR. Denny to DIR. q. b. Strickler. the
rector, at Lexington.
The resignation is to take effect on
January /. 1912. Dr. Denny mentions
particular date for the reason that
he thinks the best interests Of WASH
| ihSton and Lee would be conserved By
having change take effect at that
| time. However, he recognizes the right
! OF the trustees to longer notice IL
they desire to. ask 1t.
Urged to stay Here.
seldom. indeed. has an invitation to
go else" nere oeen productive OF sucn
general outpouring of protest In TINS
state. For the past two weeks DR.
Denny has been beset with letters
kilograms, personal visits, delegations
urging him to decline the invitation
TO Alabama and pointing out the held
! ginia- The press has been insisten,
rnat he stay at Washington and lie.
The student body OF that institution.
IN remarkable demonstration. IRE
/ senteo MIN with memorial pleading
/ with MIN to decline the call. The fac.
ulty and trustees of the uniyersity
have joined in requests CT the most
urgent sort
This sort of feeling followed DR..
Denny to Richmond. whence he came
last Friday to escape the public clam
or and to seek quiet. He did not lind
It His room at the Richmond Hotel,
at all hours when he has occupied a
4 has been the Mecca Tor those . who d q
! sired to add their influence to the
/ pressure to induce him to stay in this
state. His acceptance of the offer,
addressed to Governor Emmett O'Neal
chairman of the trustees of the Uni
versity of Alabama. together with MS
resignation. directed 10 Dean Strick-
| Ter. were written last Saturday Hear
| Ing that he would decide on that aay,
| his friends poured letters and tele-
! grams on his table, asking him to
hold the matter up until Monday. SO
that they might Be further heard,
which he did. All day yesterday Or.
Denny was called IN by telephone. was
wired to and written to- and was
hesieged in his room at the hotel He
was even pursued on Sunday into the
! country, whittier he retired to get a
! day of quiet
Alumni Ia Active.
These kilograms and letters and
| telephone calls come from all over the
United States-wherever there is an
alumnus of Washington and Lee. or
! a Virginian who knows of the work
N
tices OF the Supreme Court of the
| United States, from Senator'S. from
Representatives. from judges on the
bench of dozen States. from men in
! official and private life everywhere,
! these protests have come.
DR.. Denny has been overwhelmed
! by the spontaneity and earnestness of
/ those who would keep him in Vir-
! GINA He has visibly thinned during
the past two weeks. In his letter to
the trustees Of Washington and Lee
| he tells of the Impossible task II would
| be to describe the wrench and sorrow
! which his decision to go to Alabama
has cost him.
| Talking with a representative of
| The Times-Dispatch yesterday at the
f! Richmond. in making known his for
NAL announcement, he could barely re-
strain his grief at the thought OF leav-
Ing the Commonwealth where he was
, born and where he has put the years
Of his young life with such signal and
Salary Not object.
| II Il were a mere question of trans
iferring from one institution to an
| other. said DR.. Denny, he would remain
! with Washington and Lee. Nor Is 1t a
J question of salary. The office of presi-
dent of the University OF Alabama Will
pay him $500 a year, aside from a
residence and perquisites, which would
/ bring the total up to alb out $500. But
the authorities of Washington and Lee
have always dealt with him most gen.
erously in this particular. and, since
his call. they have offered him an In
F.! crease OF $1,000 a year. which he de-
clined to consider at such time.
To Dr. Denny II is a question OF SER
! vice and OF opportunity.
| He feels that he Is going to a field
| which will be not only productive of
| opportunity. but will also be agree
I, able from the beginning. To indicate
this. he has letter from DR.. w. B.
dent of the University Of Alabama, as
surfing him that the members of the
faculty unanimously desire him to ac-
cept.
Letter of Resignation.
DR.. Denny's letter to the trustees of
Washington and Lee. mailed yesterday
from Richmond, is as follows:
September 80. 1911.
DR.. G B. Stricken. Rector, Washing.
ton and Lee University. Lexington,
Va:
Ny Dear DR.. striekler.-More than
six weeks ago a committee Of the trus-
tees OF the University Of Alabama camo
to Virginia and asked me to accept the
presidency of that institution. / con-
scented to give their cali serious con-
sideration. provided should not be
, expected to render n decision until the
college year had fairly begun I have
\ "a AAaI y
with the utmost elaboration. It has
heen most difficult question to de-
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