The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

the choice of the nineteenth mem
( berF OF the board of visitors. and the
/ only element OF 'disoord ia in the stud
ent bodies. a hostility, he announced,
amidst laughter. which had even led
! to the posting OF cartoons rejecting
upon the board. He plead with the
students to proclaim 10 the world
that the harmony which had attend
ed this unificatlon was complete and
sought to impress upon them what
an impetus n joint commencement
+ would give to the prosperity and ad
vancemept of the new institution. Mr..
Hunten stood between DR.. Mcclure
and DR.. Johnston. the real corner
stones of the old and new institutions,
as he talked. and his impassioned APP
/ peal was deeply impressive. Incl
! dentally, he outlined an important
ambition the board fosters for the
1 future~-the assimilation of the med
I icaI department Of the University of
/ Virginia, which he declared must
come in the near future.
! Talks to His Boys"
The new president Dr. Mitchell,
was the last speaker. His announce
ment by Mr. femiss brought the stu
/ dents To their feet with roars of APP
plause. and when he had concluded,
what might he termed a heart-to-
and a tiger. Impressed by the en-
thusiastic reception the distinguished
( educator observed, as he arose, ITS
! a fine thing to come home. ana that
was the signal for another outhurst
from the students Or Mitchell made
a simple, direct and forceful appeal
to the students for cooperation ana
team work" He convinced them Of
his desire 30 know each and every
/ one Of them personally and intimate
! ly. without this intimacy he said he
could not make 81 success Of his work,
He had a fund of good stories at
command which he reeled off in rapid
! sequence. While he had well-round-
ed periods on the possibilities Of the
/ big new college which he is to head,
the new president, who spoke at some
/ length addressed himself principly
I to the boys' and added his voice
( to the plea of the members of the
board for a joint commencement
! Following the dinner DR.. Mitchell
/ held an impromptu reception, all
! his own, at which he met many of the
students.
Comes Here in June.
/ The present term of the University
! of South Carolina win come to an
/ end in June and DR. Mitchell viii
then remove to Richmond to take
charge of the consolidated college. 1t
is understood that DR.. Mitchell viii
receive $5,000-~the salary he receives
in his present position.
/ The report of the nominating COM
mittee. which selected DR. Mitchell,
was made to a full meeting of the
board of visitors OF the new college
yesterday afternoon. and was accept
ed without "A dissenting voice. 1T is
known that he was the only man CON
sidered by the committee and after
receiving his acceptance of the po-
sition 10y @ire, the committee sub
nitted it's report John McCauley,
long identified with the old college,
was also recommended as secretary,
and his nomination was also con-
firmed.
The nominating committee of the
board entrusted with this important
duty was composed of II. D. Taylor
chairman: W. l. CardweH, Judge
George l.. Christian, DR. j. NJ. Bonney
and Colonel John S. HARDWOOD II
was the avowed purpose of the com
mittee 10 procure an educator, who
would not be connected with the
teaching force Of the new college as
it's president, a man of high ideals
and one of executive ability, and the
choice of DR., Mitchell was acclaimed
by all who heard of his election las
night with pleasure and satisfaction
| 1t Is evidently the general opinion
that the borad has displayed eminen
: wisdom in its choice. Both Judgs
? Christian and Colonel HARDWOOD were
prevented by Illness from attendance
at last nights dinner.
The dinner itself. which was served
in the big assembly room Of the Ma
sonic Temple. was an old fashioned
/ cold water affair, which Caterer A, w
Baker served in abundance. and with
= out friils or furbelows. The ante
rooms had to be requIsitioned to &C
commodate the crowd which mum
bered. to be exact, 5S7, the bigges
crowd that ever sat at table IN Rich
mond Kessnich's orchestra furnish
ed the music.
The selection of DR.. Samuel Chile,
Mitchell TO head the combined medi
cal college Is regarded as one OF the
most popular and wise selections tina
could have been made DR.. Mitchell
and Mrs Mitchell are no strangers Il
= Richmond. having lived in Richmond
for a number of years,
During his stay in Richmond az
professor of history at Richmond col
1ege. Dir. Mitchell took an active In
terest in all matters for the better
mGnt of the city, the community anC
the State. AS member of the city
school board, in which capacity he
served for some time. he gave most
| valuable service and his work Is wei
remembered He was also "a member
Of the Southern educational board anC
was quite actively interested in the
Cooperative Educational association
of Virginia.
Or. Mitchell served from 1901 t.
1 1903 as president of the Virginia Anti
Saloon league. taking an active in
terest In the perfection of that body
for the very active work that 1t has
accomplished during the last ter
| years. From 1899 to 1908 DR.
Mitchell was associate editor of the
Religious Herald in this city.
Since 1908 DR. Mitchell has beer
president OF the University OF SoutF
Carolina, and was also lecturer or
history ut Brown university, 1908.
Native OF Mississippi
Or. Mitchell is "a native of Coffey-
VILE, Miss. having been born Deem
Der "a, 1864. He took the degree
of NJ. u. at Georgetown college
Georgetown. Ky. in 1883. and was af-
forwards a student at the University
OF Virginia in 1872. He took the
degrees Of Phi u. at the University
Of Chicago in 1899; LII D. at Hamp-
den Sidney in 1905. and at Brown uni.
versity in 1910.
! Or. Mitchell was married on June
80. 1891. to Miss Alice Virginia
Broadus. of Louisville. KY. daughter
of the tate DR.. John A. Broadus, one
of the most noted Baptist divines OF