The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-24
ANDERSON COLLEGE
LETS PROF. HAND GO
Executive Committee Grams Re-
quest of State Inspector.
STAYS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS
""'h Pressure brought to Bear TO
oht"in Release From College
Presidency

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Anderson Special to Columbia Sta+a
March 2l.-At special meeting OF
1ne IoCal members of the executive
ton'mlttee or Anderson College Iate
thlH afternoon the petition Of Pr
w. II. Hand to be released from, ~:
contract TO serve as president OF An
de'Son College Was unanimousI,
granted. While only the local Nom
DerS or the executive committee were
nresent the votes Of practically An
the other members of the board we're
IN. hand, AMI Nere recorded as Jav-
cring his release.
1t Will be recalled that some davs
ago n committee of educators came
TO Anderson to request Prof Hands
release, stating at the time that thew
were acting entirely on their on initi-
atlVe and not at the suggestion OF
frol Hand. After a discussion with
his committee the local representative
or the Anderson board felt that they
had convinced these visitors that their
request ought not to be granted. both
because of the superior claims Of An
derson College and because OF the
great Importance of its work.
Later on Prof Hand himself asked
Tor an interview with the local mem
bers OF the executive committee, and
at this interview, which was held on
Thursday night OF last week. he sta
ted that he had decided e. ask for his
release, and gave in full his reasons
for so doing. However. after going
over the matter with the committee.
he decided to withhold his application
for release for further consideration.
but on last Monday morning the chair
man Of the board received his for
NAL written request for the same. A
letter was prepared and sent to the
out-of-tOwn members Of the board
fully explaining the situation. and
they were asked to recQr5: their Votes
by telegram. The repJfsS were 1Fes-
entcd to the meeting this afterHabn
with the result stated above. l;lt
Among the reasons assigned llAy
Prof Hand for desiring his relfase
were the following: 81.
AT the time or his acceptance OF
the presidency of the College IT had
been announced that the funds for
continuing his present work would
be with dFaYn at,the Ssd OF the pres
ent session. Since then. he has. been
assured that these funds will be av-
-ailable, not only for another year,
/ but for several years tc come.
OUTSIDE PRESSURE.
7 He has received numerous letters
from educators within and without
the State arguing that it would be
very detrimental to the progress OF
the construction work i'm which he has
been engaged for him to lay il down
at this time The writer's OF these
letters all were of the opinion that
his present work was the most impor-
tant single piece of constructive work
for education that is now being done
in the State.
The pressure was so great that
Prof Hand became convinced that he
ought to ask for his release in order
to further conduct this work. He stat
ed to the board that he felt that the
work he is now engaged in was so
imDortant to all the colleges OF the
State. as we'll as to high schools, that
Anderson College would suffer grea-
tIy along with other colleges II he
should abandon his present work.
In addition TO this Prof Hand urg-
ed that his lack Of experience In COL
lege work made him fearful or under
taking the duties of organizing and
conducting the College along the ide-
ais OF a standard of the high grade or
Anderson College.
In preferring his request Prof Hand
stated his desire to be OF continued
permanent service to Anderson Col
iege and of his desire to aid to the
extent of his ability i'm the future.
/ In the face of this request, and with
the reasons assigned. the board felt
/ that it could not do otherwise than
grant the petition.
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