The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-25
North Carolina Educa-
tor New President Of
Washington andLee.
GETS UNANIMOUS
VOTE OF TRUSTEES
Committee Appointed to Notify
Him Of Election-Now Is Head
of Davidson College. Which
Has Shown Splendid
Growth Under His
Direction.
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! Lexington Va, January o4-Dr
Henry Louis Smith, president of David
son College. North Carolina. to-day
was unanimously elected president Of
Washington aud Lee University by tho
board Of trustees OF that institution
at special meeting held here. II Dr.
Smith accepts, he Will he the successor
Of Or. George II. Denny, who resigned
the presidency here several months ago
TO become president of the University
of Alabama. II is believed he will
accept.
The special meeting to-day was
called by tho nominating committee
which was appointed by the hoard at
its session in November to recommend
a president. Rev. g. b. Strlckler, Of
Richmond, was chairman OF that COM
inittee. and the other members were
Luciea II. Cooke. OF Roanoke, and Paul
! NJ. Penick. of Lexington. y committee,
consisting OF Major William A, Ander-
son. Frank T. Glasgow and Lucien Ii.
Cooke. was appointed to notify DR..
Smith of mis- election.
From Distinguished Family.
Dr. Smith comes from distinguished
North Carolina family Of educators
and ministers. He is a brother OF DR..
c. Alphonso Smith. of the University
Of virginia: Rev Egbert Smith, OF
Louisville, ny. and Rev. Hay Watson
Smith, of Little Rock, Ark.
He has been at the head of David son
College, a historic Presbyterian insti-
| tuition in North Carolina. for the past
! ten years, and has done highly success
ful work there OF u constructive ma
ture. In 1901, when he was called to
| the presidency of that institution,
Davidson had only le2 students. Now it
hpl 10 10 NT I'LL
exactly puralleling the similar increase
| of Washington and Lee, During the
same period It's patronage has doubled,
| its entrance requirements havs been
| raisd TO fourteen points. the amount
! of fees collected from students trbled.
| and the material equipment or the COLI
| achievements at Davidson have been
almost exactly similar to what DR..
Denny accomplished at Washing ton
and Lee.
nInny Tics With virginia.
DIR. Smith was born In Greensboro,
| y. C., and Is ffty-four years old He
Is bound to Virginia by Many ties. His
was reared ct Lexington and grad
| uated at Washington College, now
! Washington and Lee University. His
r. Watson, OF Charlottesville. and his
! wife is a member of the old Dupuy
| family of Nottoway. He took the Phi.
y. degree at the University of Virginia
| In 1881 DR.. Smith took the A. B.
degree at Davidson College, and in
$50 the same institution awarded him
| the vi. 4. degree. The University of
| North Carolina conferred the degree OF
Ii. d. upon him in 1906. from 1857
] 10 1901 he occupied the chair of ply
I sizes at DAVIDSON, and siace 1901 has
| been president.
DR.. Smith is member OF the Amer
| lean Geological Society and the Amer
| lean Association for the Advancement
| of Science. He has been president of
I, the North Carolina Teachers Associa-
| ton, and in charge OF several other
| educational movements.
| taking the nrst N-ray photoGra PHI S
! South OF Johns Hopkins University. and
] he has done much work in that line.
! He long has been prominent az lee
turer on educational and scientific
! themes.