Education: Youngest for Oldest

Eager to reward genial, homespun President Steadman Vincent Sanford for 35 years of service as head of the University of Georgia, the Georgia board of regents last month made him Chancellor of the State university system with orders to keep an eye on the University proper and some 20 allied institutions. Dr. Sanford's promotion left open the presidency of the oldest (chartered 1785) State university in the U. S. Last week the regents filled that post with a scholarly Atlantan who will be the youngest president of any State university.

Harmon White Caldwell is...

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