The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-25
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR
CHOSEN BY BOARD TRLIs-
TEES SATURDAY
HAS SIGNIFIED
HIS ACCEPTANCE
Was For Years Head of English
Dept. and at Times Acting
President Of Winthrop
All Pleased

Jas. p. Kinard, Phi. D., head OF the
English department at the South Car
DINA Military academy, was Thursday
afternoon unanimously elected presi-
dent of Anderson college. DIR. Kinard
was practical rendered the position
more than a year ago, before there was
a brick laid on the building, but he
could not then accept As soon as it
became known recently that a deter
mined effort was to be made to get
Prof. w. III. Hand to go back to his
field of work for the high schools OF
the state, friends Of DR.. Kinard sug-
gested that In the event of Mr.. Hands
retiring from the institution, they
need look no further for thew had in
view the very man they needed And
EXPRESSIONS OF opinion confirm the wis
dom cs this.
DR.. Kinard was here last Saturday
! night on a visit to friends, having
come over from the state teachers
association meeting in SpaFtanburg,
and the matter was gone over with
him at the time. MIR. Hands resigna-
tion was accepted at o'clock and at
$3.50 the place had practically been
rendered to DR.. Kinard. The latter
could not accept without consulting
the management of the Citadel acad-
( emy, as the South Carolina military
academy is known There was not a
definite offer Saturday night, but the
local executive committee announced
its choice, and this hRs since been
confirmed
The local executive committee OF
the trustees OF Anderson college com
miinicated with the out of town mem
hers and received lastin res
{ spohses BY Rara and BY phone.
Trastees ETltliusia ies
\ DIR. Howard Lee Jones OF Charles
ton. Citadel Square Baptist church,
declared that the institution had now
found the tight man in DR.. kinafd, and
Rev. Graves L. Knight of Granitevillo,
and others echoed these sentiments.
3 Rev. J4oui3 Bristow, OF Abbsville, was
the FIRST TO propose DR.. Kinard'B name
a5a he of Gnufgs, Wsg 6iatsis 0ysr tia
ses.a.;a.aaccss e..;a.aac &C set him. Gel " Hunt
OF Newberry, who had known DIR. XII
nard all Of his life commends him in
. terms cf praise eEd endeArtnsht. Tre
trustees feel very happy over the cuf-
come OF. the whole matter. Tuesday
afternoon the following telegram was
sent:
DR.. James r. Kinard.
The Citadel. Charleston. s. Es
~ After conference personally, and by
/ telephone, with all members OF the
board,I rejoice toannonnce your unan
znens election as presldentfof Ander-
H.H. YatkIasg' " gllh sl
DR.. kinard has been head Bf the
English department at WsnEhruh coll!
4 lege from the day that institution was
opened until last year swhaA he nccept-
the offer at the citadel made vacant by
the death of his old preceptor, Maj.
MEj. st. James Cummings. Assany An
derson women were taught under DR..
kinard at Winthrop, ana they with
Unanimous accord declare that he is
In every way Qualified for the posi-
ton to which he has been elected.
Successful Career.
Not only as teacher and as an
author OF text books Is he b fanoRnizL
cd success q sIssf but
as the executive, he he's saiialIy as
BtiSSess,@s BtiSS s. II -. IL Nii 5ii
known that Winthrop college Is the
most superbly organized piece or col
logc nackinery Ii che whets south,
aud the reInas kable ability eR Dr.
y. b. Johnson as organiser, iB respon4
fl4fitl
sucSess, nut Dr. Kinard IN the aDI
4 hsIise Of Dr.. Jobnsoh spEaeiiiIios fo1.
exnion1el visits, had a al iII-
sti;ution 18th aa much ebbe as Dir.
johnsoii fiinlseif. The truatess oil an
derson college are very happy over his
having made known liss decision To-
consider the matter farorablys
Some Personal fIlst0fy.
Df. Kinard is a hrot her of Jnnn AZ
Kinatsi Sf Newberry. who Is wei
ID afslE M IS ts.s1
5iident of tue State nanlEsrs Associa.
tlon ana hSg held other I'm tit
honorary ppaitions In tho stkta. Their
father was zsiet. Col. John A. sIia-rti.
killed in battle Theat ttothef ssfs
a!iss Ropk. Inenaber OF 4 sEfn ~ tirafgl-
iflent III the interior c1 the slate ees
fore the wis Ds, fslnAEd ii 4 gratl-
: llHge or tile g,fEad del alld BsE nis I'll D.
dcgtsu fnotn John Hopkins he was
B a on 8 sz1ls. tead lsE lI.s " s9ps
TO Win ttlIcf unmarried, but there rot
for hia vie gile Of tho uiost ihte llecs4
otAs -kut.E%b g1 t