Evening star., 1939-10-08

society resulting from William
Carey's historic sermon with its
ringing double challenge: Expect
great things from God! Attempt
great things for God!"
He came to the United States In
1893. and in time became pastor of
the SAMSON Street Church, Philadel.
phia, and is said to have been elo- /
quent as preacher and efficient as
missionary executive. He received
the degree of D. D. from Princeton
IN 1901, and 20 years later was
elected president of the old Colum.
blan College. being persuaded to &C.
cept the position by Luther Rice, and
influenced, 1t is said, by his wife,
"a Goliath in intellect" This posi-
ton he resigned in 1927, and in 1929
was elected president of Georgetown
College, KY, but died before assum.
Ing Office.
Present President.
The administration OF the affairs
If George Washington University,
during the past IL years, has cer-
tainly been a grand one, and too
much praise cannot be given DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin for the success.
full way he has conducted the fl.
nancial and administrative affairs Of
this fine educational institution. DR..
Marvin was elected the twelfth
president of the University in 1927,
and since he is still a young man,
he bids fair to remain in that posi-.
ton for long while to come.
1t has been said of President Mar.
vim that he is IAN educational lead.
er with progressive ideas and the
academic background necessary to
carry them out" But the doctor did
not get where he is today without
plenty OF hard work, and the stu.
dents OF George Washington might
do well to look over his biography
for an incentive for the work they
are doing, If they hope to succeed. -
DR.. Marvin was born in Ohio and,
after graduating from high school,
studied two years at Stanford Uni.
verslty. A course at the University
OF Southern California. where he re.
ceived the B. A. and M. A. degrees,
followed. The M. A. and Phi. D,
came from Harvard in 1917 and 1919,
and the University of New Mexico
gave him his LII. D. in 1923. The
doctor is an honorary member OF
Temple-Noyes Lodge of Masons,
and has received high honors in
other branches of Freemasonry.
During the World War President
Marvin was Captain in the Aih
Service. U. S. A.. and his other well
deserved honors are too numerous
to mention at this time. But, best
OF all, he is doing a fine job with
George Washington University.
Board of Trustees.
The first president of the Board
OF Trustees of the University in 1922,
was the Rev. Obadiah Brown,
pastor for many years of the First
Baptist Church in this city. which '.
stood for a long time on the site
where now stands the building where
President Lincoln was shot. He is
said to have been one of the most
active and persevering of the found.
ers OF Columbian College.
The Board of Trustees of the uni2
versity is composed of the president
of the university, ex-officio, and the
following persons by election:
1899.
Harry Cassell Davis, George Ed
gar Fleming, Charles William Gers
tenberg, Ulysses S. Grant, Sd: Gill 4,
bert Grosvenor, Alfred Henry Law
son, Theodore Williams Moves.
Luther Halsey Reichelderfer and
Lloyd Bennett Wilson.
1910.
Charles Silas Baker, John st.
Clair Brookes. jr.; Bennett Champ
Clark, John Henry Cowles, Robert
Vedder Fleming, Charles Carroll
Glover, jr.; Arthur Peter, Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong, Merle Thorpe
and ALFRED Adams Wheat.
194l.
Avery De Lano Andrews, Clarence
Aiken Aspinwall, Henry Parsons Er.
win, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.: How.
ard Wilkinson Hodgkins, John Ed.
gar Hoover, Charles Riborg Mann,
Walter Rupert Tuckerman and
Chester Wells.
Nominated BY the alumni
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