Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-09-19
DIR. VIM. H. Scott Enters Goth Year

The Ohio State Journal OF Sept
IA carried on it's front page pic
ture of Dr. William Henry Scott and
an interesting sketch of his life.
DR.. Scott who resides at 3451
North High street in Columbus. Gel
ebrated his seth birthday Saturday,
Sept. IA. He is in excellent health,
takes long walks, and looks after
his lawn, also devotes considerable
attention to his garden. He was for
merly president of Ohio State Uni
versity, also of Ohio University,
spending Al years of his life with
those two institutions. He was born
at Chauncey, Athens county, Ohio.
At the age of 16 years he taught the
Harmony Hill school, few miles
from McConnelsville. Among the
pupils of his first school was Frank
Christy, brother of Howard Chand-
ler Christy, noted artist. Several
years of his early life were spent in
.McConnelsville From this county
he returned to Athens county with
his parents, and entered Ohio Uni
versity, graduating in 1862. He
then was superintendent of the Ath-
ems schools a year and a half, after
which he was elected principal of
the preparatory department of Ohio
University. In 1865 he left that po-
sition to become pastor of a Metho-
dist church in Chillicothe, and two
years later became pastor of the
old Town Street M. E. church, now
the First M. E. church in Columbus.
Two years afterward he was elected
professor of Greek at Ohio Univer-
sity, and after serving in that ca
pacity three years was elected pres
ident of the institution, serving l.
years. He then was rendered the
position of president of Ohio State
University, going there in 1883, and
serving II years, after which he be-
came professor of philosophy at the
institution, which position it had
been his greatest desire to fill.
DR.. Scott has three sons-Prof.
Chas. F. Scott, head of the depart
ment of electrical engineering at
Yale University; Rev. Herbert Scott,
pastor of First M E. church, Ro-
chester, N. Y, and Prof. Ernest
Scott, of the department of pathol-
OSy, OAlO tOtOIC u IlC u0o
also two daughters who make their
home with him-Dr. Emma Scott,
who served several years as a med
ical missionary in India, and Miss
Bertha Scott.
The Columbus Dispatch of Sep.
16, speaking editorially of Dr..
Scott, said: DIR. William Howard
Scott, venerable gentleman and
scholar, distinguished citizen of Co
lumbus and former president Of
Ohio State university and Ohio un-
iversity, has entered the Goth year
of his life. In full intellectual Wig
or and remarkable sturdiness of
body, he offers clean and temperate
living as his recipe for the prolong-
alton of life and efficiency. Out of
the wisdom of his years and exper-
fence, he warns that education is
more necessary today than ever, be-
cause of the increasing competition,
and advises youth to get all the ed
ucation it can, even at considerable
sacrifice. And he sees no reason to
criticize the youth of today when
them with the youth of
other years. These are sage obser-
vations, exemplifying the rare COM
mon sense that has endeared DIR.
Scott to his fellow citizens. We ex-
tend heartiest congratulations to
him, with the hope that his useful
life may be extended for many
years to come.