The 16th president
was born in a log cabin in Kelsey, Upsuhr County, Texas
on February 14, 1902. William H. Harless was offered
the presidency of Gila Junior College on July 1, 1944,
and filled the position on August 15, 1944 after completing
his Ph.D. from Stanford in California.
With the war ending and the soldiers
coming home, Harless realized that many of the young
people wanted semi-professional training.
Thus his goal became the preparation
of a plan for changes in the curriculum adding classes
in trades, vocations, and general education to the school.
William H. Harless retired at the end
of the 1949 term, leaving the college ready for another
great leader. |
