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the University. This, of course, is a matter which will have to be taken up
with the Advisory Budget Commission and the Legislature, unless the Chancellors'
salaries should shortly be projected into the picture by the necessity for filling
quickly the chancellorship at the Woman's College. This question could then
reach the acute state, necessitating some action by the Governor and Council of
State.

The question of the President's and Chancellors' salaries is highly important.
If we make a wise choice of a new president today, and if in the future we are
able to continue to command the services of highly competent chancellors, State
College should become, if indeed it has not already become, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology of the South and one of the leading technological schools
in the entire United States. The Woman's College, with gradual and steady
but wholesome development, should rank with Smith or Vassar, or any of the
other leading colleges for women in the country. Chapel Hill, with its academic,
graduate, medical, law, and other professional schools, should also make sure
that from its ancient buildings and broad campus go out future citizens recognized
for soundness of intellect, excellence of scholarship, and honesty of purpose -
citizens who are defenders of the right of men and women to think and act as
free people.

Mr. Gray is ready to undertake this tremendous task, and would approach it
with the dignity of a gentleman, the intelligence of a scholar, the courage of a
battle-tried soldier, the enthusiasm of a young man, the mature wisdom of an
experienced administrator, the simplicity, sympathy and tolerance of one who
from conviction rather than expediency practices democracy in his daily life,
and the humility of a Christian.

Your Excellency, and Members of the Board of Trustees of the University
of North Carolina, I take pleasure in making this report for your Executive
Committee, and in nominating Mr. Gordon Gray for the Presidency of the
University of North Carolina.

Mr. Bryant's motion was duly seconded by Honorable Thurmond Chatham
and Judge John J. Parker.

Thereupon Fred I. Sutton moved that the nominations be closed, that Gordon
Gray be declared elected by acclamation, and that the Secretary of the Board
be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the trustees in favor of Gordon Gray.
This motion was seconded by R. E. Little, and an amendment that the vote be
taken by a standing ballot of all trustees present at the meeting.

Secretary Allen reported that he had received telegrams and letters from
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, H. P. Taylor, R. L. Harris, Percy Ferebee and
Clarence Poe expressing regrets for their inability to be present at the meeting
and the desire of each to be recorded as voting for Gordon Gray as President of
the University. Thereupon, by consent, Mr. Sutton's motion to close the
nominations and declare Gordon Gray unanimously electedvas amended to include
the standing vote and to permit the five trustees from whom letters and telegrams
had been received to be recorded as voting for Mr. Gray. The Chairman put
the question and the motion was unanimously carried, all trustees present rising
to cast their vote for Mr. Gray.