Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
WILSON WANTED
AS OCLETHORPE
PRESIDENT
Nations Executive Suggested as
Directors Search for Avail
able Leader.

The great body Of Atlanta workers
for Oglethorpc University were sup
piled a most cngrossiug topic ior
speculation Saturday morning Wh'n
il was announced that Or. lH'Ih"c e."
Jacobs had taken an active palj L'
discoura ging what looked IKE an T.
fort to elect him president OF tire uh'-
versity, and had suggested III no I'M
certain terms thai no less person
than Woodrow Wilson might be th'
head of the -es,abNshe" 'hsttu-
ton.
The occasion was the second an
nua! meeting of the board or dlle'-
tors held at the Hotel Ansle\, ana IN,
principal business was the eject on 81
officers, with the exception OF tne
president, postponed indefinitely ant
er DR.. Jacobs startling announce
ment
James f. Gray was made president
ri the hoard of directors and chair
man Of the executive committee
Captain James w. English was
named FIRST vice president; William
Randolph Hearst. second vice pres
ident. the Rev. James l. Vance, OF
Nashville. third vice president, ano
Senator Hoke Smith, fourth wee
president ..
For secretary the directors selected
Dr. J. Cheston King to succeed MI
Jacobs. and John X. Ottley was
named treasurer.
Against Hasty Choice.
Mr. Jacobs own remarkable pro-
nourcement came after a motion 10
proceed to She choice Of a president
had been argued against by Or. n, T..
Matheson, John Brice ana Edsai
Watkins. who showed that haste III
such an important step was anything
but advisable. -,..,
Then Mr. Jacobs arose ana declared
that when a man shows great anu
consuming interest in the promotion
of any project, other men sometimes
begin TO ask. What does he expect
to get out of ito
Il don't want anything out of IT,
Mr. Jacobs declared Il will not ac-
cept the position as financial held
secretary, and ! want IT understood
when you come to the selection OF
head for this great institution, that
| don't want it,"
This declaration is understood 10
have beer in response to the evident
desire of a number of the directors 10
make Or. Jacobs president of Ogle-
thorpe, they apparently having FORM
ed their plans without consulting nlm'
As TO the possibility of President
Wilson becoming the head OF the col
lege. Dr. Jacobs said
Presidents Acceptance Possible
president Wilson as Oglethorpe's
head is not half so remote thing as
was the re-establishment OF TINS uni
Versity two years ago.
1t is known that the President does
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election TO his present Office at the
expiration of his term, and might con-
slider an offer TO come here.
Other importa1. business was the
proposition by DIR. Jacobs to draw UP
plans and specifications for the uni
eersity buildings at Silver Lake, so
that work might be started as soon
as the executive committee could gei
the bids and award the contracts. Or.
Jacobs also recommended the inau-
guration of a campaign throughout
the South to raise 100000 more IN
order to make Oglethorpe in reality
the Princeton of the Southland"
Men on Executive Committee.
The following were named as mem
hers of the executive committee;
For one year w. NJ. Manley, F. w
Coleman, c. D. Montgomery: for two
years, winner Il. moore, j. i. Rllbei
son. OF Marietta, j. w Hammond OF
Griffin: for three years 5. NJ. lnman,
d. /. Mcintyre, DR.. e. G Jones: for
four years, H. X. Walker. Ivan Allen,
John Brice: for five years, DIR. ]. c.
King, ]. X. Gaertner, j X. Ottley;
for six years. Edgar Watkins, John
Temple Graves, II J, Gaertner
Thornwell Jacobs.
Among the prominent out-of-town
directors were DIR. ]. c. Barr, of New
Orleans: J. w Hammond, Griffin.
Henry Massey, Rock HILL 5. c.: c. l..
Lewis, Nashville Tenn; DR.. e. p.
Davis, Greenville, S. C; Frank l..
Hudson, LaGrange; DR.. Joseph Den
dy, Rock Hill, s c.; DR.. c. |. sta
cey, Elberton; Irwin Alexander, Au-
gusta; w s. Liudamood, Columbus.
Miss, Dr. J. NJ Harris, Lawrence
vile; Dir. J. G.. Herndon, LAGRANGE;
J. H Malloy, Quitman, and DR.. c. a.
Campbell, Quitman.
All OF these directors made short
addresses