The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
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Special TO The Times Dispa ten.


Lexington. va. January Ia meet
ms of the board OF trustees OF Wash
ington and Lee University has been
called for January "a at that time
the presidential situation will be dis
cuased and. II tho way be clear. n sue
ccssor to DR.. George II. Denny will be
elected. Il. Is a matter depending
largely on the recommendation of the
committee appointed to look over the
field. for logically the mar that is rec
commended to the hoard by that conf
mittce Will br chosen. While II Is not
an assumed fact that definite action
VIII be taken At this time, yet 1t is
reasonable to suppose that enough
time has elapsed 10 enable wise
choice 10 be made. The students und
tho town of Lexington. as well as the
people of the State at large. arc uucn
interested in the outcome OF the board 5
deliberations.
Washington and Lee is in most
nourshing condition. 1t has now en-
;ine In its history. Its endowment is
larger. and the time is ripe for some
progressive. practical man TO shape It's
course so that K may be an even
greater factor In the educational de-
velopment OF the State and of the ma
tion. Who is this man 10 be? Who is
TO fill THE position once held by General
Robert L. Lee? Who is 10 carry on TIC
work Of an Institution fathcred by the
Father Of his Country?
Many names have been mentioned.
Prominent among those. outside OF the
members OF the present faculty, arc
Vance, Haywood. Owen, Davis, Wan
chopc-iIl alumni. William X Vance
GRADUATED here in 1895 and has been
professor OF law at Yale for :: number
of years. Lately he has been called to
I'LL the deans chair in the law depart
mon, OF the University OF Minnesota,
where no takes up his new duties In
the fall Of 1912. Former Governor y.
{. Haywood. Of South Carolina; Stna-
tor owen, of Oklahoma, and Congress-
man John ". Davis. of West Vil;iuIs
are all wcll-known men. and ii schol-
ars con be statesmen. why may not
statesmen he scholars? the head OF
the English department. AZ The Univer-
SHY Of South Carolina is scholar
whose reputa ton has won him mention
DR.. Il. 4. Wnnchope.
Gut the University OF south Carolina
SENS to have more than one man
whom some at least think Washington
and Lee should have, Tor the name OF
its president. Err $. c. Mitchell. has
been mentone'' more than ones Us the
successor OF Or. Denny. DR.. Mitchell
Is Ntrginan and was for some time
a professor OF Richmond College. Ills
many friends in the state woulG vel
come his nomination.
Then Dr. Henry l.. Smith. president
of Davidson. must not be omitted. Ills
record. much like that OF Or. Denny's,
has been q fine one. Under his leader
ship Davidson has been built up won
dcrfully, thus testifying to DR.. Smiths
ability and energy.
DR.. Ayres. president OF the Univer-
sity OF Tennessee. and Dr.. Matheson.
president OF Georgia Tech. and DR..
Dabney. president OF the University
OF Cincinnati. have likewise been
spoken of for the position Also the
name of pr. Douglas Freeman. of Rich
nond. has been mentioned. Dir. Free
man In n graduate of Richmond Col
lcGe and has his Ph. u. from Johns
Hopkins; has studied abroad and Is
row on the Virginia Tax Commission
as an expert. These and mary other
namea Of men c2mpstent to Ill this
important position. have been print