CHAPTER VI THE PRESIDENTS
Historically, the present off ice of President of -Biola- UniversTt:y--flas developed over a period of time. During the first four years of the School, the responsibility of all the duties now performed by both the President and the Dean was upon one man, the Superintendent of the School, a position first held by Rev. T. C. Horton. Principally, he was responsible for repre- senting the School in formal affairs and in public relations. In 1912 the position of Superintendent was changed to that of the Dean, which involved both administrative and academic affairs; and the Dean was responsible for all the public relations of the School. Another change was made in 1913, when the Board of Directors, operating under the original Articles of Incorporation, met to "reorganize the Bible Institute" and establish the title of President of the Board of Direc- tors, the title which Mr. Lyman Stewart held until his death. The title was not synomyous with the later term the President of the School. Therefore contrary to frequent popular impressions, Mr. Stewart was never President of Biola. This office had not yet been established. In 1929 the office of President of the School was established, and the title of President of the Board of Directors was changed to Chairman of the Board of Directors. These distinctions remain in effect today. Also, today in the chain of command, the authority of the President of Biola University is superseded only by the Board of Directors. Only six men have held this important position.
DR. 1;-J. P. WHITE
Among the several men considered to fill this new position, was Dr. w. P. White, the Pacific Coast representative for Moody Bible Institute, who showed considerable interest. He was offered the position contingent upon an amicable agreement with the Moody Bible Institute. As a result,
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