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

The great body Of Atlanta workers
Tor Oglsthorpe University We're sup
piled a most expressing topic Tor
speculation Saturday morning when
il was announced that DIR. Thorn"eII
Jacobs had taken an active part III
dfscuursging what looked Ike an ell
fort TO elect him president Of the UNI
Versity. and had suggested III no IN
certain terms thai no less person
than Woodrow Wilson might ne the
head of the established nsutu-
ton.
The occasion was the second an
nual meeting Of the board or dIre'
tors held at the Hotel Ansley, ana inc
principal business was the election OF
officers. with the exception Of the
president, postponed indefinitely an
err Or. Jacobs startling announce
ment.
James r. Gray was made president
~ the board of directors and chair
man of the executive committee,
CANAAN 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, aho
Senator Hoke Smith, fourth wee
president
For secretary the directors selected
DR.. ]. Cheston King to succeed MI
Jacobs, and John X. Ottley was
named treasurer.
Against Hasty Choice.
Mr.. Jacobs own remarkable pro
nouncement came after motion TO
nroceed to the choice of president
had been argued against by DIR. Is. G.
Msthcson. John Brice and Edgar
Watkins. who showed that haste IN
such an important step was anything
but advisable.
Then MIR. Jacobs arose and declared
that when man shows a great ana
consuming interest in the promotion
of any project other men sometimes
begin TO ask, what does ne expect
to get out Of 1t .
81 don't want anything out or H.
Mr. Jacobs declared Il VIII not &c
cept the position as financial nc'u
secretary, and | want 1t understood
when you come to the selectloh on
head for this great institution, that
| don't want it.
This declaration is understood to
have beer in response to the evident
desire of a number of the directors TO
make DR.. Jacobs president OF OEle-
thorpe. they apparently having FORM
cd their plans without Consulting MIN
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 80 remote thing as
was the establishment OF TINS uni
versity two years ago.
II is known that the President does
not intend to be a candidate Tor re-
nfR Of
expirat ton of his term, and might con-
slider an offer to come here.
other importa1. business was the
proposition by Or. Jacobs to draw up
plans and specifications for the uni
versity buildings at Silver Lake, so
that work might be star ed as soon
as the executive committee could ge'
the bids and award the contracts Dr.
Jacobs also recommended the inau
guration 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 we're named as mem
ters Of the executive committee
For one year, W. NJ. Manley. F. w
Coleman. c. d Montgomery; for tw"
years. Wilmer l.. Moore, J. T. Ander-
son. Of Marietta J. w Hammond, OF
Griffin. for three years, S. NJ. Inman
y. |. Mcintyre, DIR. f. G Jones; TO-
four years. H. * Walker, Ivan Allen
John Brice for five years. DR.. j. c.
King. j r. Gaertner, J X. Ottley;
for six years, Edgar Watkins, John
Temple Graves, II j. Gaertner
Thornwell Jacobs.
Among the prominent out town
directors were Or ]. c. Barr. of New
Orleans, J. w. Hammond, Griffin,
Henry Massey Rock Hill, S. c.; c. l..
Lewis, Nashville, Tenn, DR.. f. r,
Davis. Greenville, S. c.; Frank l..
Hudson. LaGrange, DR.. Joseph Den
dy Rock HIN. 6 c.; Or. c. |. Sta
cey, Elberton; Irwin Alexander Au-
eusta: w. s. Liudamood, Columbus,
Miss Dr. j. NJ Harris, Lawrence
Vile, DR. ]. G Herndon, LAGRANGE;
J, H. Malloy, Quitman, and DR. G. a.
Campbell, Quitman
All Of these directors made short
addresses,