Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-21
NEW HARDIN PRESIDENT.
COMES HIGHLY PRAISED.
Is q Business Man as Wei a. an Eds
Gator. According 70 J. W. Blair.
Of Nat Bureau Of Edncafioa
HAS MET WITH SUCCESS
Educators in Other States. Familiar
With His Ability, Have Much
Coed to Say Of Him

President J. W. Million, Of Hardin
College, has the following to say con-
eerning z J. Edge, the President-eleet
Of Hardin College:
Mr.. Edge is a graduate Of Mars
Hin College and was granted years
ago a life certificate in the State Of
Virginia. He began teaching In the
public schools when nineteen years Of
age and taught for five years.
lie built sylvia Institute, Sylvia,
North Carolina, and was president OF
the school for some time. He built
also the Cyrere Institute, Of Cyrone,
Georgia, and was President Of that
Institute for several years. From
there he went to Shorter College,
Rome, Georgia, one Of the foremost
Baptist Colleges in the South. lie was
Field Manager for Shorter College and
made a brilliant success Of that work.
Mr.. j. w. Blair, Of the National Blu
roau Of Education. states that Mr..
Edge in personality has about him
more Of the air Of the business man
than of the typical college president
that as a business man he is one Of the
finest organizers and one Of the most
successful pupil-getters in the South.
Mr.. Blair states that Mr.. Edge has
filled Anderson Colleg to overflowing
every year since taking charge of the
work there as Assistant President and
Treasurer.
After investigation / am convinced
that Mr.. Edge has done for years all
of the heavy work in connection with
Anderson College. He selects the fac
ulty, does the buying for the institu-
ton and maps out the policy of the
college.
Upon taking charge of Anderson
College it had only 100 students. Dur
ing this school year, |1917-191S, to date
he has enrolled 272. The year before
he took charge Of the institution there
was a deficit of $4,000. The first
year after his administration took
charge there was not only no deficit,
but a surplus of $4,000. During his
stay at Anderson College the capacity
Of the institution has been doubled
and the additions have been paid for,
besides 1923 1000 of indebtedness has
been wiped out.
Mr.. Edge will bring with him a COM
plete administrative unit and will, in
all probability, divide the managerial
work Of the institution up into three
parts. Mr.. Edge will be President,
General Business Manager and Treas
urer. He will have a mar Of many
years experience to take immediate
daily charge of the school routine and
will be called Dean. The third division
of the work will be cared for by an as
sistant to the Dean. This third man
will have also supervisory charge of
the boarding establishment.
What | have given here is simply
an outline in general terms. There
will, of course, be a woman principal
for the school, a Governess, Night
Matron and H~ousekeeper.
l am taking the liberty to ~appending
below a recommendation of Mr.. Edge
from Clifford Walker, Attorney-Gen-
eral Of the State of Georgia. Mr..
Walker was recommending Mr.. Edge
for the presidency Of a certain college
in Georgia, a position which Mr.. Edge
declined.
The recommendation reads as fol-
lows:
81 write to commend to you and
your associates DR.. z. J. Edge for the
presidency of your college, and l feel
sure that he will make you a most val
liable man.
CDR. Edge is one who has greater
ability than appears on the surface.
His address before the First Baptist
Church here on Christian Education
was n of the very best that was
ever delivered here; it was highly
commended and l believe that we have
more college graduates in our church
in proportion to the number than any
church in the state. Edge is a nan Of
the highest character and has the
virtue of knowing men and getting the
sympathy and cooperation for his
work. DR.. Edge will finance and
build up your school as no other man,
in my opinion, in the state a do.
Very truly yours, CLIFFORD WAL
KER, Atlanta, Ga. Attorney General
of the State of Georgia"
/ am very glad, indeed, to furnish
his statement upon the request of our
city papers. Very respectfully,
JOHN w. MILLION.