Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-11
DR.S.C. MITCHELL
TO BE PRESIDENT
OF OLD Delaware
Southern Educator is Agreed
On By Committee For
College Head
HAS HAD YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN WORK

d. Samuel Chiles Mitchell, Of Rich
mond, Va, is to be tile new president Of
Delaware College. lie is SO years old,
is president Of the Medical College Of
Virginia. and has had many years ex-
perience as instructor, educator and col
Iege president.
The selection Of DR.. Mitchell rs presi
dent for Delaware College has been
agreed upon unanimously by special
committee OF the college named bv for
mer Governor Preston Lea, president Of
the trustees, some time ago TO recon-.
mend a nomination for president to sue
ceed DIR. George A. Harter., president for
many years, who resigned voluntarily
in order that he might devote his time
to the classroom as professor.
The new presidents election will be
recommended to the trustees at their
annual meeting on Tuesday next aud
1t IS expected he will be elected unani.
mously by them.
The new president is to receive $1,000
year, which amount is to be derived
from the alumni endowment of 500 600
now being raised. DIR. Mitchell visited
Newark and Delaware College several
days ago, and IS expected there again
on Tuesday next. The committee that
has decided upon him for president
comprises Henry Ridgely and W. Wat
son Harrington. Of Dover: Henry B.
Thompson, Chancellor Charles Nj. Cur
It's, John Biggs, OF this city: Charles
J. Evans, of Newark, and Samuel III.
Messick, OF Bridgeville.
nr hHffobaI1 ,,.t. .4
thing unforeseen occurs. will be elect
ed president Of old Delaware next
Tuesday, was born in Coffeeville,
Mississippi on December "a, 1864.
and was graduated from Georgetown
tkentucky) College, with the degree
of M. A. He was conferred the de-
gree Of Ph. d. by the University OF
Chicago in 1882 and received degrees
from several other institutions.
He was professor of history and
Greek in Mississippi College from
1889 to 1891, and was professor OF
Latin in Georgetown College from
1891 to 1895 and was professor OF
history in Richmond Cva.) College
from 1896 to 1908
DR.. Mitchell was president Of the
University of South Carolina from
1908 to 1913, and then became presi-
dent OF. the Medical College OF Vir-
ginia at Richmond. He combined two
medical schools into one big and
growing college, of which he is the
head at present
DR.. Mitchell has had extensive ex-
perience as an educator, as some of
his activities will disclose. He has
been a lecturer on history in Brown
University, is a former member Of
the Richmond School Board and has
been a trustee Of Hampton Institute,
of Richmond College, of Union Uni
versity, and Of Richmond College for
Women. He is q member of the
Southern Education Board and was
president OF the Anti-Saloon League
of Virginia from 1901 to 1903 He is
a member of the Cooperative Educa-
tion Board Of Virginia and OF the
American History Association. DR..
is the author OF many en-
eye opedia and magazine articles and
Of the volume THE South in tho
Of the Nation" He IS
of the BAPTIST Church.
Il has been learned that sixty oer
Sons were considered for president.
and that the choice narrowed down
between Dr Mitchell and Pitts
burgh educator who practically
Ccatinrca IN Pare Ten.