Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-05-28
Powers Heads
The University
State Supcrintendent O. Eduea;.an
Eieetc5 TO Suecsc5 kiaeatlon
A. Head 81 University.

"a Alcd~ st afefNi
Superintendent Education J.
n. Powers yesterday formally
accepted the post Of Chancellor
Of the Mississ gp Conversely,
sgcct eding Chancellor X A..
kincannon, wm resigned 80 ac-
cept the positi ~ 0f s~cpcnatend
en- of the memphis schools.
IL was known SEVERAL days ago
the Governor hal selected SUPER
intendent Poweta for the place
aud that the latter Was CONSIDER
ing the offer and his acceptance
was Mt a surprise.
Immediately after appointing
Chancellor Powers, the Governor
named Prof. w. IL. smith IL be
superintendent, OF education, sue
ceeding MIR. Powers.
His appointment was likewise
NO surprise. Prof. Smith has
been prominently connected with
educational work in TINS state Tor
a number OF years. After o.
cupying the position OF superin-
tendent OF schools ~ Duraut he
was electei county aupefin,en1-
ent of education Tor Holmes
county, in which position, ae
achieve and enviable record.
Later he became Interested in iac
rural school work and commenced
the boys Corn Club movement
this state, becoming .uoWn "a
''Corn Club Smith When i,.
was learned Mr. Powers was %
go to the University 1t WAS gem
orally believed Mr.. Smith could
succeed him..
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
In accepting the position of
Chancellor OF the UNIVERSITY.
Prof. Powers addressed the4ui-
lowing letter 10 Governor Brewer.
"At the meeting Of the board
OF trustees OF the University and
Colleges, head in this city on May
9Th, the members present unam-
mously rendered me the chancel-
lorship of the University aud
urged me 10 accept l.. | agreed
To take the position under ADVISE
ment and reached a decision on
this date.
LAS you and other members oi
the board know, | was IN no sense
an applicant for the chancellor
ship and had expressed 10 you on
more than one occasion THAI /
did not care TO be considered 10
relation to it.
.'Since the meeting Of the board
! have conferred with the presi-
dent OF the Alumni Association
and with the ex-president, who
served in this capacity last year.
as well as with many friends
throughout the State. have al
: SO communicated by letter with
a number OF school men, many
y "a WAOth tAG EadAAA~s1 VI VIZ
5 University. This was done tial
: | might ascertain their opinion
concerning a matter OF such i'm
portance. The many friends /
have been able to reach person.
ally and by letter have with sin
guar unanimity 50 strongly, urg-
ed me 10 accept, that feel 1t Is
a call 10 which | should respond.
.fLcoking back over the records
of all the men who have occupied
this exalted position IN the states
school system, AN overwhelmed
with n sense OF the great re-
sponsibility ] am about to as
sumo in advising you aud the
other members OF the board that
| am going to accept the chancel-
iorship and give to its duties and
responsibilities all OF che strength
of mind and character | possess.
with the assurance gwen me
by the board of trustees that |
, shall have "A free hand in the ad-
minisiration OF the affairs OF the
University and with the cordial
and hearty corporation Pledged
me by the school men, many
members of the faculty and by
the public. | have been able ~
reach since the meeting of the
, board, | feel that | cannot fail TO
be of service to the State as
Chancellor of the University.
- am profoundly grateful to
YOU and the other members oil
the board for this hearty mani
festation of confidence in my
ability to fill this exalted station
in your educational system
My resignation as State Sup
erintendent OF Public Education
to take effect September /, 1914,
will be handed you today
The acceptance OF the position
of Chancellor By Prof. Powers
simplifies The Gubernatorial cam
paign no little. While he had
not formally announced as .
candidate for this office, friends
were positive he would Go - ana
in an interview some day ago
Prof. Powers stated that shoa 4
he make the race he woaid do So
with private I nds and not e
eeive contributions 10 his cam
paign fund.
The resignation Of Mr.. Smith
from the rural club work will be
sent to the Southern Educational
Board in Washington, which will
name his successor.
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