The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1923-05-04
DR.. c. H. MARVIN
INAUCURATED
AS PRESIDENT
OF UNIVERSITY

When Dr. r. B. Kleinsmidt resign
ed the presidency of our State Uni
versity at Tucson, many of us Won
dered where a man could be found
to take his place But it seems the
man can always be found for any
place or emergency if time is taken
to find him. And it would seem that
the regents of the university, after
several months of looking, found
just the right man in the person of
DR.. G. H. Marvin who was inaugur-
ated as President of the University
on April "a DR.. Marvin is the young
est university president in the coun-
try being only thirty-three years Of
age. He is business man and edu-
Gator combined and it was this rare
combination that commended him so
highly to the regents Of the univer-
sity who were looking for just such
a combination. DR.. Marvin special
lied along lines of business efficien-
cy with the intention of making
business efficiency his life work, and
had already attracted wide attention
in that field and was much sought
after by business concerns as busi-
ness expert and advisor. But his
attention was called to the great
need of educating the youth of the
country in efficiency and so he turn
ed his attention and efforts in that
direction.
DR.. Marvin was born in Ohio NOV
ed with his family to Riverside, CAL
ifornia, in 1909 where he finished
his high school work He did his
college work at Stamford Univer-
sity where he received his Bachelors
degree in 1914 He did graduate
work in Harvard and was given the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
1919. While pursuing his studies in
Harvard he was also acting as busi-
ness advisor to several firms in Los
Angeles and New York In the fall
of 1919 he became dean and assist
ant to the southern branch of the
University of California, at Los An
geles, and continued his work as a
high salaried expert in business
management 1t was from this work
in Los Angeles and the University
of California that he was called to
the presidency of the university at
Tucson.
Dr. Marvin's plans, like those OF
many others, were broken into dur
ing the war Soon after this coun-
try entered the war he enlisted and
was assigned at first to the second
Preside training camp. He had
been there only two months when
he was given a captains commission
and stationed at Portland Oregon
for the purpose of organizing the
production department of the spruce
production division. His early train
ing had qualified him for such a
task Later, in 1918, he was made
commandant of the officers training
camp at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington. Then he was reassigned as
captain in the aviation service, but
his commission came too late to
satisfy his desire for overseas SER
vice as the armistice was signed in
November of that year After the
war he returned to Harvard where,
as stated above, he received his
Doctors degree. DR. Marvin has al
ready made a deep impression on
the faculty and students of the uni
versity in the short time he has
been there, and has made some
sweeping changes in the courses OF
study and the departments cutting
the number down to a little more
than half the former number of de-
partments inaugural day was
great day at the university and rep
resentatives from nearly all the
leading educational institutions OF
the West were present and took part
in the inaugural ceremonies. 1t is
a matter of interest and satisfaction
to us all to know that our chief
educational institution in the state
is in such capable hands. We shall
watch the growth and progress Of
this comparatively new university
under the leadership of the young
est of all the university presidents
with every confidence Of a great and
splendid future for both.