The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-06
NEW PRESIDENT
Of RIM. W0nAh'S
COLLEGE ELECTED
Dr. w. A. Webb UNANIMOUSLY
Chosen to Succeed the
Late DR.. Smith


At special called meeting of the
board OF trustees OF Randolph Macon
College neld last night nj the Y. M.
c. A.. the special committee appointed
for the purpose, composed Of DIR. b.
f. Lipscomb, Judge e. ID. Newman,
DR.. j. w. Duffey, DR.. w. w. Lear and
Edward r. Shelley, reported to the
board the nomination Of DR.. William
A. Webb. of Missouri. FOR president of
Randolph Macon Woman's college.
Lynchhurg, Va. 1t is understood the
committee presented report unani
mously nominating DR.. webb, which
report bodied much data gathered
touching DR.. Webb's scholarly attain
ments and his ability IA AN educator
in and administrator of educational
institutions. II Is understood no other
name was presented to the board,
wherefore DIR. Webb was elected.
1t will he remembered that the po-
sition Of president OF Randolph Ma
con woman's college has been vacant
since November Goth last year. on
which date DR. w. w. Smith. the be-
loved president OF Randolph Macon
Woman's college and founder OF the
Randolph Macon system, passed
away. Since that date DR.. N. A. Pat
tillo, professor of mathematics and
dean OF the faculty, has also discharg-
ed the IuIipS VI dfiiUk PTCSiutHt IHoSt
faithfully and successfully DR.. Pat
tilio has for more than fourteen years
been senior professor of mathematics
and for FIVE years served as dean. AS
an eveidence of hts ability and PAINS
taking care, the institution has main
tanned it's high standard Of excellence,
and 1t Is understood has already prac-
ficany applications sufficient to I'LL all
its dormitories for the coming session.
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Pattilto will continue In charge of the
department of mathematics and as
dean of the faosisy as heretofore. A
special vote OF thanks in recognition
Of extraordinary services rendered by
DIR. Pattillo was unanimously passed
by the board,
New President a Iayman.
The new president-elect. Dr. Will
liam A. Webb, Is iayman, and has
fer the past six years been president
| OF Central college, Fayette, Mo. In
which institution he served as pro-
lessor of English for fourteen years
This college has, under DIR. Webb's
able management, come to be regarded
one OF the best. II not the very best
college in Missouri During his ad-
ministration as president. the college
has grown steadily In all departments
He elevated the standards of scholar
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courses OF instruction. Increased the
| library by several thousand volumes
/ Improved the physical plant and ma
terialiy added TO the endowment
| funds OF the institution. Recently ne
! has been quite successful in tnau-
gurating and pressing a plan to raise
/ $500, 900 additional endowment. nav
/ ing received an offer or $4,000 TO.
ward the amount from the general
education board.
DIR, Webb was born in Durham. n.
tC.. July 40 1867. He comes OF a
distinguished family Of educatorsl His
father was graduate Of the Cniver-
/ sity of North Carolina and for thirty
/ four years was a minister OF the NJ.
| e. Church, South in the North Gar :
olina and Western North Carolina
conferences and served during the war
Between the States AS captain OF the
Forty fourth North Carolina regiment
1C. s. A. His mother was educated
lat Greensboro Female college. His
tuncles. United States Senator W. II.
land Professor j. NJ. webb were the
founders and are the principals OF the
Webb sehool now located at Bell
buckle, Tenn, which Institution u
lgenerally regarded az one OF the lead
ling preparatory schools In the lhited
States.
Graduated From Vanderbilt.
Or. Webb was prepared for college
lin the school at Bell Buckle and gra-
duated from Vanderbilt university IN
1881, and returned there for year as
graduate student and assistant in the
department of English. After that he
accepted a position In the WeDu
school. He then spent three semesters
in the University Of Leipzig and re.
turned to America to become principal
of Central College academy, Fay
cite, Mo, In 1899, he was elected pro-
lessor of English In Central college
and with permission OF the board
spent the year la03-4 in travel. and
in graduate study In the University
of Berlin. For the past three sum
mers he has been professor OF Eng
lish literature in the summer sessions
of the University OF Colorado.
At Vanderbilt he was member OF
Phi Delta Theta fraternity. won the
owen prize medal In moral philoso-
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