Samuel Charles Black was the fifth president of Washington & Jefferson College.[1]

Samuel Charles Black
5th President of Washington & Jefferson College
In office
April 18, 1919 – July 25, 1921
Preceded byWilliam E. Slemmons (acting)
Frederick W. Hinitt
Succeeded bySimon Strousse Baker
Personal details
BornSeptember 6, 1869
Monticello, Iowa
DiedJuly 25, 1921(1921-07-25) (aged 51)
Denver, Colorado
Resting placeClarinda, Iowa
Alma materParsons College
ProfessionAcademic administrator
Signature
Photo of President Black published in his book Plain Answers to Religious Questions Modern Men Are Asking.

Black was born on September 6, 1869, at Monticello, Iowa and graduated from Parsons College. He was elected as the fifth President of Washington & Jefferson College on April 18, 1919, and was inaugurated October 22, 1919.[1] By the spring of 1920, the college had the largest enrollment in any one year during its history, increasing from the low point during the World War I years to 368 men freshmen.[1] Black took leave of the college for summer of 1921 to marry.[1] While on a honeymoon tour of national parks in Colorado, he became sick and died in Denver, Colorado on July 25, 1921.[1] He was buried in Clarinda, Iowa, the home of his parents.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Black, Samuel Charles (1910). Plain Answers to Religious Questions Modern Men Are Asking. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press. p. 203.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Samuel Charles Black (1919-1921)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04.

See also

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Academic offices
Preceded by President of Washington and Jefferson College
1919–1921
Succeeded by