Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-04
HICHTOWER HEAD OF
A. AND N. COLLEGE
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY BOARD
SITTING AT JACKSON.
SUCCEEDS Or. ]. c. HARDY
Mr.. Hirhtoeer Was Head Of Fsrners'
Unien-Dr. Hardy Praised in
Resolutions Adopted BY
the Beard.

Jsek.on.-The frst meeting OF the
ns-iy-formod general board Of trustees
Of the University oi Mississippi aud the
three state supported colleges wss held
In the governor. ofhce pursuant to call
Of Gov. Rrswer. While the proceedings
vere~ srried on in executive session, it
~s not very lenx after the learned and
distinguished b-iy settiel down to Goa.
ference that the fact OF the election
Of George K. Hightower to the pre.i.
tency of the Agricultural and MeehaH-
zeal College, TO sueceei DS. John {.
Hardy, resigned. became known. AT
this no one Was surprised, as 1t vas a
happening Of the expected. since It be
came definitely known that Mr., High
tower would accept the position ii
chosen, a. TO which there was some
doubt at the time that he was hrst men.
eicned in connection with the place.
There were present al the meeting
Gov. Earl Brewer, Judge Robert Powell,
o. b. Lawrence Of Grenada, J. y.
Powers, state superintendent OF educa-
ton; I. h. Franklin OF Columbus and
Col. James Gordon OF okolona.
George Il. HightOwer, the newly
elected president OF the Mississippi Az
ricultuTsl and Mechanical College. Is a
native Mi..issiPpian, born in Carroll
county oct. Is, 1868. the son of George
and Nancy Kirby Hightower, whose an
ssstoTs emigrsted 10 Mississippi iron
NIrginis- After going through the dis
triet schools for his primary e,luca-
tioa be attended the Buena Vista Nor
NAL College in Chickassw county,
whence he graduated in Iss9. lie hrst
engaged in teaching. having been con
nected with various schools. aud 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 esluea-
ton Of lafayette county for one term,
ard Afterwards served IN 1905 from the
lafayette district, when he was eiected
to the presidency of the Farmers
Union, vhsTeupon be resignei, bling
succeeded BY Maj r. \. Dean.
Mr. HghtOvsr voluntarily retired
from the leadership Of the Farmers
Union last year, in order to devote his
time and sttentioa TO the affair, of the
Fsrmsrs' Warehouse Company. whirh h
has been instrumental in bringing up
20 its present stage of usefulness And
prosperity.
Tac following resolution relative 10
Or. Hardy vas unanimOrslys adopted.
Whereas, Dr.. J. L. Hardy has gwen
TO the State Of Mississippi twelve OF
the best years Of his life IN buildinz
the greatest agricultural college in
America. a. Is attested By the hundreds
Of young men Who are scattered
throughout these United States. making
life easier AMI the world better by prae-
tieing the great truths emanatinx from
the great mAn. and
Whereas, Dr. Hardy i about TO
leave this STATE. having severed his coz
aeetioa With this glorious institution
to eecome president of Baylor CoIlerr
Of Teras. therefore, b IL
Resolved BY the bard Of trustees Of
the higher sdaeatioual institutions Of
hissisiPpi. That Ne extend 20 Dr. Harry
the sincere thanks Of the people OF Mi.-
s'ssirpi Of the honest. patriotic and self
sserifcinx manner in whieh he ha-
helped to build the present superior elu-
eatioasl system Of our State and ~
kro~ that future historians. in writing
the namss Of Mississippi's great unsu.
viii place that of J. c Hardy on a par
sll.l With the greatest