Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
DR., HULL|HEN At
DELAWARE COLLEGE
ABOUT OCTOBER |
New President is Expected to
Assume His Duties There at
That Time.
HAS HAD EXPERIENCE
star Correspondence of Every Evening

Newark, June ia.~-l)f. NAtter mum
hon will assume the presidency OF Della
ware College October l. TO which he was
elected hv the board of trustees on Satlir-
iay. lie will be paid salary of 81 900
nor annum and will have free use of the
presidents residence.
Though comparatively young man,
Dr. Hullihcn, has had large experience IN
many fields which will serve him we'll IN ms
ncw task
He was born May 26, 1873, Mt Staun-
ton. Va Ills father was Rcv. Y.
Hullihen. rcctor-Cmeritus TRINITY fpiSco-
nal Church. Staunton Ills degrees fol
low: r. A., NJ y, University OF Virginia.
1906: Ph. u. Fellow. Fellow by Courtesy,
Johns Hopkins University. He vas =
professor of Latin and Greek at Unlvc' slty
n1 Chattanooga, 1q04-1QOS. lie resumed
study in Leipzig. Munich and Rome,
IoOS-g: was professor Of Greek, University
,f the south. lq0Q-lQ12. dean Of the Cot
logo of Arts and Sciences. |. ot =, l9l2-
1920: faculty director OF athletics. M
vcrsitv of Chattanooga and University "i
the South member 0t the executive COM
mIttce (many years Southern inter
collegiate Athletic Association: memhcr 81
the executive committee, National Ath-
lctlr Association, as representative of
southern AssociatIon several years
member of tho nominating committee OF
the National AssoclatIon to name mem
bcrs of the Football Rules committee,
several wears. member Of the executive
committee uf the Classical Association OF
the Middle West and south, smany
vcars) member Of the executive committee
of tho Association Of Colleges and Nccon-
darv Schools Of the Southern States
tmanv years., being secretary ct the last
named He saw the following military
-, lai
Hc entered tic second officers training
camp. Fort Oglcthorpe, Ga, and Was dis
charged at amp Logan, Texas. with rank
Of major az infantry assistant 'lnct 81
oporations and training, staff Fifteenth
Division
81 present he IS major If infantry,
Othrcrs Reserve Corps director aud
anil owner Military Iamplng school Tor
Roy- $50 hovs and mon largest camp
ot its kind IN tic | nitcd states July and
August. each summer Hc Is sportsman
and cnJovs hunting, &c especially hig
game hunting III New Brunswick, New
foundland Quebec. Wyoming lie takes
long canoeing trips to different parts IT
America. He Is rifeman with the class
ilicatIon of expert rifeman III Is also
tran shooter and 1T one tlmc held the
championship amateur Of Maryland
~or 4 VOLUNTARY CANpInATr
Dr Hullihen was not n volunteer eandi-
date for president Of Delaware Colcgc TINT
was solicited for tho position The trustees
elected him SATURDAY. ~ unanimous vote
HIS election was eolnCIdcnt With the adop-
tion of the following report. winch was
presented bv the executive committee.
composed Of Charles NJ Curtis. Henry
r thompson. Henry Ridgelv. Charles i
Miller, II Rodney sharp and Samuel ~
ncrhv
.Tho executive committee acting as
special committee to select for rccon1men-
datlan to tho hoard. a new president, after
various inquiries and obtaining tho Co
operation Of the faculty and q committee Of
the alumni. carefully investigated such
persons as seemed available ard desirable
The committee after due consideration
unanimously agreed that the new presl-
dent should lc chosen outside the faculty
oi the college.
Asa result If their efforts They heartily
and 1nrcservcilv recommend to1 election
a. president Prof Walter HUtlihen. th
II Johns Hopkins noy dean Of the
College Of Arts and Sciences of the I'M
vcrs,tv Of the South At SeWaneP. Icnnes-
scc His character. scholarship and
executive ability have been fully IN
veStlgated and satisfactory testimonies
received from sources known or believed
to lie reliable, we'll informed and sincere
OF all others considered he stands out as
the best available person
Dean Hullihen is A. wears old was
horn IN Stanton. Virginia. has taught
Greek and Latin and has been dean Of the
College Of Arts and Sciences for eight
wears. During the world war he promptly
enlisted, was made captain, was promoted
to- major and did divisional staff duty
a hgoE Et,v
- wears he has successfully managed a
! summer school camp for about 300 boys,
using 90 teachers. This he viii expect 70
give up and devote himself entirely to his
duties as president.
He was recommended heartily by the
vice chancellor. the dean Of the theological
department and 10y two ot the trustees of
the University Of the South and bN Others
including some who had worked IN the
same faculty with hIm The heartlness
and fulluess of their Communications Of hIs
fitness IL he president OF Delaware College
We're unusual
At the request Of the committee he
came to Wilmington and met all Of the
members of the committee except Mr..
Rideelv. who was Ill, and later DR.. Hulh-
hen visited the colleges
HE Is attractive and dlgnihed; thinks
and speaks directly. has had experience IN
maintaining discipline. has a broad and
actively manifested interest IN education,
including teacher training has d sound
constitution and an unusual capacity for
business administration Much Of these
conclusions are the result Of observation Of
him a. well a. from the communications
received.
The committee believe that il is I'M
portant that president to succeed DIR.
Mitchell be elected very promptly and are
satisfied that DR. Hullihcn is entirely a
TT man to be his successor.
1t Is recommended that he be paid a
salary Of 81 600, with free use of the presi-
dents residence and that the grounds
thereof (except the vegetable GARDEN be
cared for by the college
Dr. Hullihen was highly rated by the
War Department. He was examined re-
garding certain qualities, and his record
was very high.
Henry p Scott was elected member Of
the board Of trustees to fill d vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph II. Hos
singer
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student body. will hereafter be devoted TO
the interests Of both students and Alumni.
Its circulation will be considerably in
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