Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
WILSON WANTED
AS OCLETHORPE
PRESIDENT
Nations Executive Suggested as
Directors Search for Avail
able Leader,

The great body of Atlanta workers
for Oglethorpe University were sup
rIied a most engrossing topic for
sneculation Saturday morning wher
If was announced that DR. ThornWel
Jacobs had taken an active part II
discouraging what looked like an Ell
fort to elect him president OF the UNI J.
versity. and had suggested in no I'M
certain terms thai no less person
than woodrow Wilson might be the
head of the established lnstltu-
ton.
The occasion was the second an
nuaI meeting Of the board or dlrec-
tors held at the Hotel Ansley, and the
priucipal business was the electlon OF
officers. with the exception OF the
president. postponed indefinitely att
or DR.. Jacobs startling announce
ment.
lanes r. Gray was made president
of the board OF directors and chair
man of the executive committee
Captain James W. Enshsn "as
named first vice president; William
Randolph Hearst, second vice pres
ident. the Rev. James ]. Vance OF
Nashville third vice president, and
senator Hoke Smith, fourth vice
president.
For secretary the directors selected
DIR ]. 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
proceed to the choice Of president
had been argued against by DR.. Il. H.
Matheson, John Brice and Edgar
Watkins. who showed that haste IN
such an important step was anything
but advisable.
Then Mr.. Jacobs arose and declared
that when n man shows great ana
consuming interest in the promotion
of any project, other men sometimes
begin to ask, What does he expect
TO get out of II =. i,
Il don't want anything out OF II,
Mr.. Jacobs declared. Il Will not ac-
cent the position as financial field
secretary, and | want II unaerstoou'
when YOU come to the selection or
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 10
make DIR. Jacobs president or Ogle-
thorpe, they apparently having FORM
ed 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
head is not half 30 remote thing as
was the re-establishment Of this uni
versity two years ago"
1t is known that the President does
not intend to be candidate Tor re-
election to his present oftice at the
expiration Of his term, and might con-
slider an offer to come here.
Other important business was the
proposition by DIR. 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. DIT.
Jacobs also recommended the inau-
guration of a 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 az mem
bers of the executive committee:
For one year w. NJ. Manley. F. w.
Coleman, c. ID. Montgomery; for two
years, Wilmer L. Moore, ]. T. Ander-
son, of Marietta; ]. w. Hammond, OF
Griffin; for three years, S. NJ. Inman,
ID. l. Mcintyre, DR.. f. G. Jones; for
four years, II. X. Walker. Ivan Allen,
John Brice; for FIVE years, DR.. j. c.
King, ]. r. Gaertner. ]. K. Ottley;
for six years, Edgar Watkins, John
Temple Graves. H. J. Gaertner,
Thornwell Jacobs,
Among the prominent out-of-town
directors were DR.. j. &. Barr, of New
Orleans. J. w Hammond, Griffin.
Henry Massey, Rock Hill, $ 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. 1. Sta
cey, Elberton; Irwin Alexander. Au-
gusta; w. 9. Lindamood, Columbus.
Miss. DR.. J. NJ Harris, Lawrence
Vile; DIR. ]. G. Herndon, LAGRANGE;
J. H. Malloy, Quitman, and DR.. c. A.
Campbell Quitman.
All OF these directors made short
addresses,