| 词条 | George P. Hays (college president) |
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| name = George P. Hays | image = George P. Hayes 1838.jpg | caption = | order = Second | title = President of Washington & Jefferson College | term_start = September 21, 1870 | term_end = June 20, 1881 | predecessor = Jonathan Edwards | successor = James D. Moffat | birth_date = February 2, 1838 | birth_place = Miller's Run, Pennsylvania | death_date = 1897 | death_place = | alma_mater = Jefferson College Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) Lafayette College Hanover College | residence = | profession = | religion = Presbyterian | spouse = | children = | website = | footnotes = }}George Price Hays was the 2nd president of Washington & Jefferson College.[1] Hays was born in Miller's Run, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1838.[1] He studied at Jefferson College, graduating in 1857, and at the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary).[1] He was licensed to preach in 1859. Hays continued his education and earned Doctor of Divinity degree from Lafayette College in 1870 and a LL.D. from Hanover College.[1] He was elected second president of Washington & Jefferson College on August 3, 1870.[1] The inauguration was held on September 21, 1870 in the Town Hall at Washington, Pennsylvania.[1] In 1875, the college began the expanding "Old Main" by adding a third floor and two towers, at a cost of $65,000.[1] By 1877, the costs reached a total of $73,196.51.[1] By 1878, the Board of Trustees was forced to reduce the salaries of the professors and the president.[1] Hays submitted his resignation on December 18, 1878, but the Board of Trustees declined to accept it.[1] On March 26, 1879, President Hays took a leave of absence without pay.[1] On June 20, 1881, the Board of Trustees accepted Hays' resignation and he returned to the ministry full-time, preaching in Denver, Cincinnati, and Kansas City.[1] Bibliography{{cite book | last = Hays| first =George Price| authorlink = George P. Hays (college president)| title = History of the Second Presbyterian Church, Washington, Penn'a | publisher = Swan & Ecker | year = 1876 | location = | pages = 22| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=F53SOgAACAAJ}}References{{Portal|Washington & Jefferson College}}{{commons category}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web| title = George P. Hays (1870-1881) | work = U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = 2003-09-04| url = http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/u?/p4019coll8,28| accessdate = }} {{s-start}}{{s-aca}}{{succession box| before = James I. Brownson (Interim) | title = President of Washington and Jefferson College | years = 1870–1881 | after = James D. Moffat }}{{s-rel}}{{succession box | before = The Rev. Edwin Francis Hatfield | title = Moderator of the 96th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America | years = 1884–1885 | after = The Rev. Elijah R. Craven }}{{s-end}}{{Washington & Jefferson College presidents}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hays, George}}{{US-academic-administrator-stub}} 8 : Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College|1838 births|People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|19th-century Presbyterian ministers|Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers|Lafayette College alumni|Washington & Jefferson College alumni|1897 deaths |
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