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President Gray said that Dr. Graham was the unanimous choice of the
Committees from the Woman's College Faculty, the Alumnae, the Trustees, and
of William D. Carmichael, Jr., Controller and Acting President of the University,
and he added his belief that "Edward Kidder Graham, Jr., fills in every respect the
needs of the position."

Upon completion of this recommendation, Mrs. Cone moved that the appointment
be approved, and speaking as a member of the Trustees' Committee for the selection
of a Chancellor, Mrs. Cone said;

"Your Committee composed of Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Battle,
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Taylor, Major McLendon and I, appointed to advise with
the President of the University in the selection of a Chancellor, has traveled
a long and rocky road. The resignation of President Graham complicated
our taks. The President and the Chancellors must work in complete harmony
for the best development of the University. Therefore, we felt it imperative
that the incoming President should recommend to the Board his choice for
this important position. Our Committee, therefore, voted for the first time
about a month ago after carefully reviewing all possible candidates. The vote
was unanimous that we recommend to President Gray, Edward Kidder Graham
for his consideration. In casting this unanimous vote we were influenced by
these factors: the personality and character of Dr. Graham; his wide and suc-
cessful experience in administration at Cornell and at Washington University;
the fact that he is a North Carolinian, bred and nurtured in the traditions and
culture of our region; the fact that although his graduate experiences have
fallen in other parts of the country, he has retained his love of and his enthusi-
asm for his native state; and his desire to return to his place of birth and use
his wisdom and his energies in the building of a better state.

"Your Committee feels that the long road has come to a felicitus and
most satisfactory end. We endorse President Gray's recommendation to
this Board with the confident feeling that the Woman's College, under Dr.
Graham as Chancellor, will continue its splendid development as part of the
three-fold University.

"I ask that you will now allow other members of the Committee to express
themselves as to our recommendation. "

Mrs. Albert Lathrop, member of the Alumnae Committee, seconded Mrs. Cone's
motion that the appointment be approved, and stated that Dr. Graham was one