The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-05
ERSKINE BOARD
ELECTS GRIER
NAMES COLUMBIA MINISTER As
COLLEGE HEAD
Decision Not Yet Given as to
Intention of Distinguished
Family

fDecision Not Yet Given as to
Intention of Distinguished
Family
The State.
Gastonia. N. C. Aug. 3-At meet
ing of the board of trustees of Ers-
kline college, held here today, the
Rev. R. C. Grier, pastor of the Asso-
iciate Reformed Presbyterian church
in Columbia, S. c., was elected pres
ident of Erskine college at Due West,
S. C. Mr.. Grier was elected on the
first ballot. Previous to the casting
of any ballot the agreement had been
reached that there should be no elec-
ton without a two7th.rds majority
vote. Mr.. Grier received more than
this majority on the first ballot.
Mr.. Grier is son Of Prof. Paul
Livingston Grier of Due West, long
the head Of the mathematics depart
ment of Erskine college. He is
graduate of Erskine college in the
class of 1910 and of the Ersklne The
ological seminary. He has also just
completed a postgraduate year OF
work in theology at Princeton Theo-
logical seminary, together with his
brother. the Rev. w. L. Grier, pastor
of the Clover and BroWders' Creek
churches. Mr.. Grier was a st ath-
lete in his college days as was his
+ brother. They were famous for their
powers on the baseball diamond and
the tennis court. The two playing
tennis together won the college cham
pionship of South Carolina. The
baseball team on which they played
was also pennant winner.
Before coming to Columbia the
Rev. Mr.. Grier was pastor of the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
in Louisville, KY, for several years.
He is generally recognized as being
one of the most brilliant young men
in the synod of the Associate Reform
led Presbyterian church. Much sue
cess has come to him in the pastorates
he has served. 1t is worthy of note
that grandfather and an uncle were
| presidents of Erskine college.
The Rev. Robert Calvin Grier, who
was yesterday elected to the presl-
dency of Erskine college, is a native
South Carolinian, having been born
and reared at Due West, and comes
! of a line of educators, who have per-
formed a valiant service at Erskine
college.
Mr.. Grier's father, P. L. Grier, was
for 80 years professor of mathemat-
les at the Presbyterian institution,
! while the late DR.. R. C. Grier, for
whom he is named, was the first pres
ident of the institution. An uncle OF
Mr.. Grier, DR.. William Moffatt Grier,
was also president as we'll as one of
; the leading educators of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church, and
served during the Confederate war.
Mr.. Grier is 81 years of age, only
, two wears older than was his uncle,
DR.. w. M. Grier, upon attaining the
presidency. He was graduated from
Erskine in 1910 and from the Theo-
logical seminary at Due West in 1914,
his first call being to Louisville, Ky.
He came to Columbia in June, 1913,
.. and has since been pastor of the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
of this city.
Mr.. Grier is not at present in the
city but Mrs. Grier said yesterday
she was sure he would seriously con-
slider accepting the chair of president
at Erskine college.
Mr.. Grier and his family have made
many friends in the city who Will
greatly miss them in the event of Mr..
Grier's acceptance.