Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-08
DR.. K. c. MATHESON
WILL LEAVE TECH

The board oftruSteeS of Georgia
Tech Wednesday morning accepted
the resignation of DIR. K. G. Mathe-
son, president of the institution, to
take effect April 1, 1922.
DR.. Matheson on that date will as
sumo the presidency of Drexel In
titute, at Philadelphia, Pa, one Of the
largest chronological schools in the
country.
Meeting in executive session the
trustees discussed the matter for
several hours before agreeing to
accept DR.. Matheson's resignation. At
the conclusion of the meeting Chair
man Nat e. Harris said:
This board has done everything
in it's power to retain DR.. Matheson
here. We have gone as far as we
properly can go in attempting to
| meet the proposition offered by
Drexel institute. We fully realize
the distinct loss of Tech: DR.. Mathe-
sons administration of the affairs
| of Tech has meant the life of the
school,"
DR.. Matheson said he would be out
of town for few days and on his
ASlO1 ~ "OO4o d lOTIldl state
ment concerning his resignation and
removal to Philadelphia.
1T IS with great sadness that 1
leave Georgia Tech," he said. 1.-THE
board Of trustees here have gone
just as far as they possibly can to
| meet the condition on which my
| continuance here depended. / shall
not leave Atlanta for Philadelphia
until next April, the Drexel Institute
| authorities having extended that
much time SO that l might clear up
the situation here. OF course 1
| cannot leave Tech without knowing
| that its affairs are in proper shape"
DIR. Matheson was offered the presi-
dency Of DreXel institute some days
ago and had withheld his decision in
the matter pending the formal pres
entation Of the situation to tht board
Of trustees. The salary of $l6,50O
e ocbered MN ,llnro by ~ the Philadelphia
he received at Tech, which was ST.
600 salary and $1,000 per year house
| rent allowance.
Chairman Harris at the adjourn
| ment of the meeting said that no
| plans had yet been made to find a
successor for DR.. Matheson.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted by the
board of trustees acknowledging the
.oss. which will be felt when DIR.
Matheson leaves the institution.
4uSSG IGSOluL1OuS are D6lQE prepared
for publication.
1t Is not known how far the ,rus-
tees Of Tech went in attempting to
meet the situation and retain DR..
Matheson. After the doors had been
thrown open to the executive cham
"gone the limit" ana, it Is under
stood, that the board went last as
far as limited finances would per-
mit in an attempt to induce DR..
Matheson to stay in Atlanta. What
the fnEure named by the board was,
cannot bt said.
DR.. Matheson has guided the des-
TIMES of Georgia Tech for nearly
twenty years. His friends have felt
that an offer such as that coming
from Drexel institute was inevitable.
but have hoped that DR.. Matheson
work in the south.
However the salary connected with
the Drexel institute presidency is an
| an unusually attractive one, $1o,5OO
year-more than twice the amount
now received by DR.. Matheson as
president Of Tech.
Hundreds of communications have
| been received by the members OF the
| board Of trustees. urging the reten-
| ton Of DR.. Matheson at any cost.
| telegraphed or written, earnestly re-
| questing that steps be taken to re-
| tain him.
The latest appeal to the trustees
| is from the Atlanta Rotary club,
which Tuesday voted unanimously to
appeal to the board to keep DR..
| Matheson. In it's letter of transmit
tai to the trustees, the Rotarians
I pointed out that DR.. Matheson has
| spent sixteen Of the best years of
| his life mo1ding Tech into the SPLEEN
did institution it is now recognized