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In 1870, Mell introduced the first college course on parliamentary procedure at the University of Georgia. In 1878, the University of Georgia had fallen on hard times. Enrollment and support were in decline, and the school needed a strong leader. Despite his initial unwillingness to take the job,
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to women. Another branch school that was an issue was the establishment of the School of Technology in the 1880s. Mell was a firm believer that it should be located at Athens with the university's main campus, like the Agricultural and Mechanical School. Despite Mell's arguments, the
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Mell was also involved in the expansion of branch colleges. Branches of UGA colleges were established in Dahlonega, Cuthbert, Milledgeville, and Thomasville with only Dahlonega's still in existence. The school,
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While working as a professor Mell also became very involved in religious works. He served as a pastor in several churches throughout his lifetime. In 1857 Mell was elected president of the
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housing provided by the university. Believing this to be a bad policy, Mell informed the Board that he could not enforce it. At his urging, they repealed the rule.
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as a professor of ancient languages. In 1856 he took a similar position at the University of Georgia. There he was appointed to vice-chancellor in 1860.
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from 1878 until his resignation in 1888. (The head of the university was referred to as chancellor instead of president, from 1860 until 1932).
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Mell reluctantly accepted the chancellorship, provided, among other things, that the Board of Trustees rescind its rule barring student
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in 1833 at the age of 19. He studied there for two years but did not graduate with his class. By 1841 Mell had obtained a position at
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Life of Patrick Hues Mell: Efforts Towards Completing the Technological School as a Department of the University of Georgia
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By 1888, Mell had become ill and resigned the chancellor's position; he died shortly thereafter. He was 73 years old.
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Gray, John W.; Moore, Mary Virginia (1965). "Patrick Hues Mell: Prince of parliamentarians".
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Another issue Mell tackled was the Trustees' requirement for most students that they live in
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A Manual of Parliamentary Practice: Rules for Conducting Business in Deliberative Assemblies
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in two terms from 1863 to 1871 and from 1880 to 1887. He also served as chancellor of the
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that today comprises nearly one-fifth of UGA students owes its existence to Mell.
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He retained both positions until his death in Athens on January 26, 1888.
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The Sacred Trust: Sketches of the Southern Baptist Convention Presidents
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
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that Mell hoped to avoid. As a result of this action, the modern
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The Genealogy of the Mell Family in the Southern States
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List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people
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Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904).
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He also published many books on religious subjects:
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Patrick H. Mell

President of the
University of Georgia

Henry Holcombe Tucker
William Ellison Boggs
Walthourville, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Alma mater
Amherst College

Southern Baptists
Christianity
Protestantism
Anabaptists
General
Strict
Reformed Baptists
Conservative resurgence
Baptist Faith and Message
Believers' Church
Biblical inerrancy
Autonomy of the local church
Priesthood of believers
Two ordinances
Individual soul liberty
Separation of church and state
Two offices
Nashville Statement
List of SBC-affiliated people
North American Mission Board

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