Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
DEVOTE DAY
TO AFFAIRS
Of THEIR
SCHOOL.
Methodist Conference Makes
Many Changes as Sessions
Draw to Close. New Pres
ident for University.

Ministers attending the 47th annual
Southern California Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Los
Angeles .neared the completion of the
session with the announcement by
Bishop Adna W. Leonard that DR.. r.
B. Won KleinSmid has accepted the
presidency of the University of South
ern California. Ratification of the Sc
lection of eleven trustees for the U. S.
c., the adoption of the report Of the
committee of education and a large
amount of routine business also mark
ed the days session.
The Pacific Palisades associations
report concerning the 1000 acre tract
north of Santa Monica, contracted for
by the conference, also was adopted
and Charles H. Scott, was elected
president of the association. Articles
Of incorporation and the bylaws Of the
association also were adopted.
The University Of Southern Califor-
mia trustees elected for three year
term beginning at once were an
nounced as follows: Harry G. Philip
to succeed C. F. Van de Water. de-
ceased; w. P. Watts, to succeed Geo.
L. Hazard. resigned; Arthur Chapman,
nominated by alumni executive COM
~; ;+@oo +o c,,ooool Cborloc Il Coop,o,
resigned; and the following members
reelected: Ezra A. Healy, Bishop Ad-
ma w Leonard, f. l.. Doheny Jr., Gov.
Stephens, F. @. Story, E. P. Clark,
S.P. Mulford and C. l. D. Moore.
The committee on education headed
by DR. Merle N. Smith pastor of First
! Church at Pasadena, submitted re-
port showing that University of South
ern California has grown to be third
among the Methodist institutions in
the United States. 1t also announced
that Dean J. F. Fisher has succeeded
DR.. Ezra A. Healy as dean of Maclay
Theological College and that his wife
Mrs. Lena Leonard Fisher, sister of
Bishop Leonard, has taken the chair
of Christian missions in the school.
When DR.. Smith pronounced eu-
logy on George Finley Bovard, presi-
dent emeritus of the university. tht
conference delegates cheered FOR Is
minutes. Then when Bishop Leonard
read the telegram announcing that Dr.
Won KleinSmid had accepted the presi-
dency of the university, the entire
| loJ - &c foat on1 c
prolonged applause.
>"This was an entire surprise as far
as the acceptance is concerned" said
DR.. Bovard, "but great weight is lift
ed from my shoulders. l have watched
the university by night and day anG
now III take the day shift and let the
new president do the nightwatch work
This is in entire accord with my wish.
es and the board of trustees permitted
me to transmit the invitation to DR.
Won KleinSmid."
DR.. George Atkinson, district super.
intendent OF the Arizona district, who
i has known DR.. Won KleinSmid fol
eight years. pronounced him a "10C
iper cent American whom the Univer-
sity of Southern California nigh. fee
proud to accept as president. He will
not be dictated to-" said DR.. Atkinson
"but you will find that he is president
not in name only"
Then was paid glowing tribute &c
the work of President Emeritus Bo
ward. 1t was shown>by the report that
from 425 students enrolled in the col
lege of liberal arts when DR.. Bovarc
took the presidency in 1908 that The
college and university have grown ur
til an enrolment of about $500 stu
dents this year places it next to thu
Boston University and Northwestern
University of Chicago which have 5000
and 1000 students, respectively.