State Collegian. Vol. IV, No 10 Dr. E. E. Sparks, the Newly Elected President of the College, Will Assume His Duties Next June At last Friday's meeting of the Board of Trustees Dr. Edwin Erle Sparks, of the University of Chica go, was formally elected president of the college and on Tuesday of this week came the word of his ac ceptance. For almost two years our college has been without a resident Presi dent, General Beaver naving acted as executive during that time. It is, therefore, with a great deal of satis faction that the faculty, alumni, and student body welcome the news that a president has been elected. STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 28, 1907 OUR NEW PRESIDENT Edwin Erie Sparks, A.M., Ph. D.. was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1860. He graduated from the Ohio State University in 1884, receiving the Master's degree at that institution in 1891. In the year 1900 he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Uni versity of Chicago, with which insti tution he has been associated since 1895. Dr. Sparks has had wide experi ence as an educator. He taught at his Alma Mater immediately after graduation. He was principal of the Portsmouth, Ohio, High school; Superintendent of Public Schools at Martins Ferry, Ohio; Pi incipal of the Preparatory Department of the Pennsylvania State College; and finally Professor of American-His tory at the University of Chicago. During his association with the University of Chicago. Dr. Sparks achieved great distinction as a lecturer in University Extension work and is known throughout the United States west of the Alleghany mountains as a most popular lecturer and a fluent after dinner speaker. His fame along this line of work has brought him in contact with the best minds of the country, and he comes to us especially well prepared in the art of handling men, and in the solu tion of complex situations. As an executive, Dr. Sparks has had a wide experience. His con nection with University Extension work has been of especial service to him along this line. He is well fitted to grasp the essentials of any situa tion, and having once decided on a course of action his resolute pur pose and strength of character en able him to carry out all plans to a successful termination. On the other hand his wide experience with men has given him a training which enables him to be thoroughly im partial in his selection of details wnich might have any influence on his course of action in any particular situation. Dr. Sparks as a man with college men is a most desirable president. His naturally social nature and his diplomatic training make him a man who will win the respect and ad miration of the student body. His Continued on page 4 Price Ten Cents
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