Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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DV LA-VIE--191'7' can be appreciated only by those who have haul an intimate knowledge of what: his inilucncc and clliort have been; naturally modest, his cilorts are for results and not for appearance. In 1902 he was elected to bc at 11118100 of the college; in 1906110 was appointed to :1 position on the executive connnillcc ol the Board of Trustees and in junc, 1914, he was elected President of the 3oard oi 'llruslccs, to lill the vacancy created by the death of Gen. .lznncs A. B saver; all of these olliccs he has held continuously since Lh i appointments were made. He is the only alumnus to have occupied the chair of the President of the Board of 'llruslccs, and the only alumnus to have been invited to give the Commencement address, which address he presented in 1915, on the lwcnty-liflh anniversary of his graduation. Nix. M l'rcnlcmfs close association with the late Gun. Jumcs A. Beaver, his long service as trustee, his work upon the M- ccutivc Committcc, his temperament, his unscllish devotion and his willing readiness to do anything at, any time for Penn State, have made him :1 most worthy successor to General Beaver. Certainly no alumnus is better known or more appreciated by Penn State than DOCTOR HOWARD W'ALTON lVlI'iUII-ILL, of the Class of ,Nincty. PENN 75' TATE Ail 9

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DV A S LA-VIE- -19 17-2 of the College Athletic Association; he was a leading member of the Washington Literary Society, in the days when the two societies, the Cresson and the XVashington, signilieantly dom- inated the student life; he was on the editorial staff of LA V115 and was a quiet. but strong: worker in the College Y.M.C.A. l'lis course in college was the llatzin-Scientilie, preparatory to the study of law. Upon graduation, lVlR. MITCHELL entered the law olliee of Lyon, hlelx'ce 8c Sanderson. Mr. Charles hdelx'ee, of the lirm, was a Penn State man, 73; a nother member was Mr. A. A. Patterson, Penn State, ,89. This lirm of attorneys was one of the most prominent: in the city ofPittshurgh, and within a few years lVlR. MITCHELL became a partner. The firm is now McKee, Mitchell 8: Alter, and since M r. George lC. Alter has adopted and been adOpted by The Pennsylvania State College, the lirm name denotes a representative Penn State group. lWR. lVlITCIIl-ZLI. is known as a earelul,well-intlormed lawyer and many of his friends have frequently suggested that he is possessed of judicial temperament. He is one of the most prominent laymen in the United Presbyterian Chureh,e on- ductingr in his home church a large Bible class; in addition to this, he has been very active and ell'eetive in general religious and Y.M.C.A. work. ln the latter organization he was for a number of years the president Of the Lawrenceville Branch. Besides heintr a devotee of the links, lVlR. MITCHELL is a worthy antagonist in tennis, and he rides art as a hobby. He has traveled extensively both in his native country and in Europe. In June, 1915, the University of Pittsburgh conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws. In 1896, he married lVliss Anna Cameron, whom he had known from childhood. Mrs. lVlitehell was loved by a large circle of Penn State friends, and her death, which occurred in the autumn of 1908, gave keen sorrow to all who knew her, for she possessed those traitsof character which dominate the best qualities of womanhood. There are two daughters, Miss Ade- laide and lVliss Lois. The extent of MR. Ml'i'cnI-zLIfs labors forThc Pennsylvania State College and its best interests, in all its dillerent phases, V11

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WH-VIEHIQ 17m Qiontentg THE COLLEGE - - BOOK ONE THE CLASSICS - - BOOK TWO ORGANIZATIONS BOOK TH RISE THE GIRLS - - BOOK FOUR ATJ'ILETICS - - BOOKFIVIC NIASliP, - - - BOOK 81X