University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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PRESIDENT A most noticeable vacancy existed during the en- tire 1946-47 academic year through the loss of President Philip C. Nash as active head of the University. Dr. Nash became seriously ill in mid-summer and was hospitalized at Toledo Hospital in August. In a special message to the sv elled student body during the first week of the fall semester, Dr. Nash said, It is not a strong University that has a weak president. All my life I have been very active . . . but a month ago I found that I must take a long rest to recuperate from a heart condition and I shall not be active in University affairs for some time. I shall hope to have your cooperation during my absence. This would have been Dr. Nash ' s fourteenth year as active head of this institution. During his thirteen previous years he was instrumental in the growth of the University from its small beginning to the enlarged postwar size. Dr. Nash served in numerous advisory capacities during and after the war. He worked hard to accommodate the large number of veterans which deluged the campus early in 1946. Dr. Nash died May 6, 1947. His absence is felt keenly by all students and faculty.