The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
SPT. HAYNES SENDs MAY
OR Ills MSIitATION

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Greatest Head of Schools Hish Pain
Ever Had Gees to Larger and Bette,
Fields, Free From Petty Psrsonali,ie.
ana Polhrs-This City ths Poorer BY
! His Leaving. >l.'
Mayor W. p. Pickett, last week
received the resignationof Mr. Thorn.
well HAYNES to take effect June 24th
so MIR. Haynes could assume his d,,.
ties as president of Birmingham Col
lege. July 1. Ina personal letter to a
friend Mr.: Haynes. among other
things. says: My supreme regret in
leaving High Point IS that / leave
as f1ne a crowd of true blooded
friends as a man ever had" and that
he will be in High Poiat soon to tell
all my old friends good bye and
farewell"
The resignation as received by
Mayor Pickett reads:
Il am herewith rendering to you
and through you to the city council
my resignation as superintendent of
the Hgn Point city school to take
effect June "a. in order to assume
the presidency of Birmingham Col
lege on July 1.
while l have always been elected
yearly from July "a to July "a, I
trust as vacation time is on you can
allow my resignation to take effect
one month before the year for which
| was elected is finished.
Thanking you and the city coun-
Gil for all your kindness, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Thornwell Haynes"
The Age-Herald of BIRMINGHAM
of June 6 devotes two columns to
Mr.. HavDes' election and runs his
cut. The story says that Mr.. |
Haynes was elected over a large
of applicants from almost
every state" The paper publishes
D sketch of MIR. Haynes life and
COPIES of the 1915 Alters tribute so1
EheR Superintendency. One para-1
graph concerning MIR. Haynes is:
The president elect of Birmine- I
ham was congratulating himself
over the selection of the board when
seen last night. He said he appre-
lated the honor, and would take
hold Of the work at Birmingham
'olleee with determination and en-
husiasm.
The millionaire chairman of the
board of trustees, r S. Munger, of
Birmingham, gives the following
statement to the Age Herald:
We are proud to announce the
election of MIR. Haynes as president
# Birmingham college. We believe
n selecting him we have the proper
nan to place at the head of Bir-
ningham college. He is a layman
# the Methodist church, a Christian
Gentleman and very active church
md Sunday School worker He
taDds for the higher things in
Christian life and education, and
:omes to us with more than 40 tes
imonials from ministers, educators,
awyers, doctors. business men and
tatesmen. His recommendations
re from the best people of the
outh, and we consider ourselves
ucky to be able to secure the ser
ices of such a man" =,
Judge Brandon of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., prominently connected with
Alabama Methodism gave the Age
herald the following concerning the
colleges new president.
The election of Thornwell Haynes
IS president of Birmingham college,
meets with the unanimous approval
# the friends of that institution.
Ar. Haynes is one of the able ednca-
ors of the south and his experience
md reputation as a diplomat will
,e of vast aid to the work ne will
10 for Birmingham college. The
rustees are to be congratulated
lpon securing the services of such a
)road and able man to head the in
titution." .~. II
"Birmingham welcomes Thornwell
1aynes, of High Point, N. c.. as the
lew president of Birmingham. col
eee, Birmingham will extend him
iii encouragement and support and
wish for him the greatest success in
Managing the affairs of one of Ala
,ama's most useful institutions of
earning.