The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-06-14
DIR. j. Stanley Dur.
kee, Ph. d., IMAM
imOusly Elected
BUST OF FOUNDER
The New President En-
phatic on Race Ques-
tiOAs.-Tribute to
DIR. Newman.
Special to the Globe.

opeCldl JO IHe GlODe.
Washington, d. c., June 10-Rev.
j. Stanley Durkee, Phi. D., for many
years pastor of the famous South
Congregational Church of Campello,
Brockton, Mass, one of New Eng
lands most influential religious Or
CARNATIONS, was unanimously chosen
as president of Howard University at
a meeting of the board of trustees
held on Tuesday of last week. The
selection was made by rising vote,
and only the one name was offered
for consideration. The merits and
superior availability of DR.. Durkee
were most eloquently presented by
DR.. j. b. Moorland, International Sec
retary of the Y. M. c. A., and secre-
tary of the special committee dele
gated by the board to suggest a suit
able man for the headship of the I'm
iversity.
GRACIOUS TRIBUTE TO THE RE-
TIRING PRESIDENT, DIR.
NEWMAN
DR.. Stephen Morrell Newman, after
a faithful service of six years, retires
voluntarily from the presidency to
engage in literary work. He indi-
cater by the tender of his resignation
nearly two years ago his desire to
take up less onerous task because
of his advancing age. DR.. Newman
was rendered a unanimous vote of
thanks by the trustees for his efficient
and consecrated labors in behalf of
the institution and fitting resolutions
were likewise adopted. Recently, as
a testimonial of their appreciation
and good will, the faculty and officers.
presented DR.. Newmon a beautiful
silver loving cup.
THE NEW PRESIDENT SOUND ON
RACE QUESTION
The new president, DR.. Durkee, is
an educator of ripe experience, firm
and able administrator and man of
impressive personality. He is an
honor graduate of historic Bates Col
lege, Lewiston, Maine, and the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy was con-
ferred upon him by the University
Of Boston. He is about so years Of
age, and is in the prime of a vigorous
manhood, enthusiastic in tempera-
ment, and blessed with an optimistic
outlook on life. More than all else
perhaps, from the viewpoint of the
people he is called to serve at this
time, he is absolutely sound upon all
phases of the race problem" as it is
found in America. He is native of
Nova Scotia, and is product of that
sturdy stock of broad-visioned lovers
of liberty and fair play, who preached
and practiced the doctrine that every
member of the human family is en-
titled to the highest possible develop
ment in education and to the enjoy
ment Of every form of civil op-
portunity. He is a personal friend
of that eminent philosopher land
cosmopolitan, DR.. Frank w. Gun
saulus, of Chicago, and is an expo
nent OF the liberal tenets advanced
By him on social issues. The fact
that he is utterly devoid of race pre-
judiCes is proven by his intimate con-
tact with and practical helpfulness
shown toward the poor Jews, Italians.
Scandinavians and friendless immi-
grants who sought foothold in this
new land of promise. He has done
much work for the uplift of the
masses of his community, and has
long evinced a deep interest in the
educational and economic advance
ment of the colored people of the en-
tire country. At his suggestion, his
congregation has contributed liber-
ally each year to several colored
schools in the South and travelling
representatives of such schools have
always received a responsive hear
ing when they appeared before his
flock 1t is significant of his breadth
of human fellowship that his mem
bership is made IN of all classes, in
,luding the wealthy shoe manufac-
turers and prosperous business forces
along with the humlest working men
in the mills and factories of the
neighborhood-and the mixture"
inures to the Christian betterment of
all concerned.
HOWARD FACES A FUTURE
BRIGHT WITH PROMISE.
Through his preachments and writ