Native Of Michigan Chosen

Oberlin, O., Nov. 20. - At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of Oberlin college Wednesday, Dr. Henry Churchill King was elected to the presidency of that institution to succeed the late Dr. John Henry Burrows. Dr. King was born in Hillsdale, Mich., Sept 18, 1858. Most of his college experience has been connected with the institution of which he is now president. In 1879 he received from Oberlin the degree of A.B. In 1883 Harvard gave him the degree of D.D. From 1879 to 1882 he was professor of Latin and mathematics in Oberlin. The following two years were spent in study at Harvard. For two years, between 1891 and 1897, Dr. King was a student in Berlin. Since 1897 he has directly connected with Oberlin. He was made dean of Oberlin in 1891, declining the presidency of the Chicago Theological Seminary to take the place. Dr. King is an author and lecturer of note.