Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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• 192.9 CHANTICLEER William Preston Few A.B., LL.D,, Wofford College; A.M., President Ph.D., Harvard University; LL.D., Southwostrrn University, Allegheny College. President Few was born in Greenville, SoiUh Carolina, and he attended Wofford College. After graduation from Wofford, he did advanced study at Harvard. In 1896 Dr. Few came to Trinity as professor of English, and from 1902 until 1910 he served as dean of the college. ITpon the resignation of Dr. John C. Kilgo from the presidency of Trinity College in 1910, Dr. Few was chosen as his successor. When Mr. James B. Duke established Duke University in 1924, President Few became head of the greater institution. Perhaps no man has had more to do with the progressive development which has gone on at Trinity College and Duke University in recent years than Dr. Few. As a trusted friend of the Duke family, he helped Mr. Washington Duke and his two sons turn their fortunes for the cause of education in the South. Like Craven, Crowell, and Kilgo, who have served Trinity College in the past. Dr. Few has served Duke University admirably in her period of transition from a small institution to a great university of colleges and graduate schools. He is a splendid example of the man who gets things done, and who does not seek personal credit for what he accomplishes 26