Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-04-12
.HIGHTOWER HEAD Of A. & NJ
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY BOARD
SITTING AT JACKSON.
Mr.. HightOwer Was Head Of Farmers
Union-Dr. Hardy Praised in
Resolutions Adopted by
the Board.

Jacksonville first meeting of the
n~ewly-fOrmed general board of trustees
of the University of Mississippi and the
three state supported colleges was held
in the governors office pursuant to call
of Gov. Brewer. While the proceedings
werec arried on in executive session, it
was not very long after the learned and
distinguished body settled down to con-
ference that the fact of the election
Of George R. Hightower to the presi-
deney of the Agricultural and Mechan.
zeal College, to succeed DR.. John C.
Hardy, resigned, became known. At
this no one was surprised, as it was a
happening of the expected, since it be-
came definitely known that Mr., High
tower would accept the position if
chosen, as to which there was some
doubt at the time that he was first NEIL
eioned in connection with the place.
There were present at the meeting
Gov. Earl Brewer, Judge Robert Powell,
0. F. Lawrence of Grenada, j. n.
Powers, state superintendent of educa-
ton; 7. B. Franklin of Columbus and
Col. James Gordon of Okolona.
George R. Hightower, the newly
elected president of the Mississippi Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College, is a
native Mississippian, born in Carroll
county Oct. Is, 1865, the son of George
and Nancy Kirby Hightower, whose an
cestors emigrated to Mississippi from
Virginia. After going through the dis
trict schools for his primary educa-
ton he attended the Buena Vista Nor.
NAL College in Chickasaw county.
whence he graduated in 1889. He first
engaged in teaching, having been o n
nected with various schools, and was
professor of mathematics in Grenada
collegiate institution when his health
became impaired, engaging in farming
and stock raising in Lafayette county.
He was elected superintendent of educa-
ton of Lafayette county for n term,
and afterwards served in 1908 from the
Lafayette district, when he was elected
to the presidency of the Farmers
Union, whereupon he resigned, being
succeeded by Maj. R. A. Dean.
Mr.. Hightower voluntarily retired
from the leadership of the Farmers
Union last year, in order to devote his
time and attention to the affairs of the
Farmers Warehouse Company, which he
has been instrumental in bringing up
to its present stage Of usefulness and
prosperity.
The following resolution relative to
DR.. Hardy was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, DR.. j. c. Hardy has given
to the State Of Mississippi twelve of
! the best years Of his life in building
the greatest agricultural college in
America, as Is attested by the hundreds
of young men who are scattered
throughout these United States, making
life easier and the world better by prac-
ticing the great truths emanating from
the great man, and
Whereas, DR.. Hardy is about to
leave this State, having severed his con.
nection with this glorious institution
to become president of Baylor College
of Texas, therefore, be it
Resolved by the board of trustees Of
the higher educational institutions Of
Mississippi, That we extend to DIR. Hardy
| the sincere thanks of the people of Mis-
sissippi of the honest, patriotic and self.
sacrificing manner in which he has
helped to build the present superior edu.
cational system of u State and we
know that future historians, in writing
the names of Mississippi's great men.
will place that of J. G. Hardy on a par
allel with the greatest"