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

The great body OF Atlanta workers
for Oglethorpe University We're SUI
piled a most engrossins TOPIC Io'
speculation Saturday morning "neL
it was announced that Or. Ihorh"e
Jacobs had taken an active paIt III
discourasing what looked Ike an Ell
fort TO elect him president of the uni
yersity, and had suggested IN no uh-
certain terms thai no less person
than woodrow Wilson might be the
head of the re established institu-
ton.
The occasion was the second an
nual meeting Of the board or dlrec-
tors held at the Hotel Ansley, ana the
principal business was the election OF
officers, with the exception OF me
president, postponed indefinitely ait
er DR.. Jacobs startling announce
ment
of the board of directors ana chalr
man of the executive committee,
canaan James w. English was
named first vice president; William
Randoipil Hearst, second vice pres
idant. the Rev. James !. Vance, OF
Nashville third vice president, ano
Senator Hoke Smith, fourth vice
president
For secretary the directors selected
DR. j. Cheston King to succeed Mr.
Jacobs, and John X. Ottley was
named treasurer.
Against Hssty Choice.
Mr.. Jacobs own remarkable pro-
nouncement came after mollon 10
proceed to the choice of a president
had been argued against by Or Is. u.
Matheson, John Brice ana EdsaI
such an important step was anything
but advisable.
Then Mr. Jacobs arose and declared
that when a man shows a great ana
consuming interest in the promotion
of any project, other men sometimes
besin 70 ask. What does he expect
to get out of II?
~ don't want anything out of it,
M 1ac,bs 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 ~ a number of the directors to
make DR. Jacobs president or osle-
fhorne they apparently having form
ed their plans without consulting him.
AS TO the possibility of President
Wilson tecoming the head of the col
iege, DR.. Jacobs said;
Presidents Acceptance Possible.
president Wilson as Oglethorpe's
head Is not half so remote a thlng as
was the re-establishment OF TINS uni
versity two years ago"
II is known that the President does
not intend to be candidate for re-
election to his present office at the
expiration of his term. and might con-
slider an offer 10 come here.
Other !npcrtal. business was the
proposition by DR.. Jacobs to draw up
plans and specifications for the uni
versity buildings at Silver Lake, so
that work might be started as soon
as the executive committee could get
the bids and award the contracts. DR..
Jacobs also recommended the inau-
r,1ration of 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
bers of the executive committee:
For one year. w Nj. Manley, F. w
Coleman, c. D. Montgomery; for two
years, Wilmer l.. Moore, j. t. Ander-
son. of Marietta; ]. w. Hammond, OF
Griffin; for three years, S. M. 1nman
d. !. Mcintyre, DR.. e. G. Jones; for
four years, II. K. Walker, Ivan Allen,
John Brice; for five years, DR.. j. c.
King. ]. r. Gaertner, J. x. Ottley;
for six years, Edgar Watkins, John
Temple Graves, II. ]. Gaertner,
ThornweN Jacobs.
Among the prominent out-of-town
directors were DR. J. &. Barr, of New
Orleans; J. w Hammond, Griffin.
Henry Massey. Rock Hill, s. c.; c. l..
Lewis Nashville, Tenn: DR.. f. 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. 8. Liudamood. Columbus,
Miss. DR.. J. NJ Harris, Lawrence
Vile: DR. ] G.. Herndon, Lagrange.
]. II. Malloy, Quitman. and DIR. G, A.
Campbell, Quitman.
All of these directors made short
addresses.