Frederick W. Hinitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American academic administrator
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1866
Place of Birth: Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 25-Oct-1927
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Frederick W. Hinitt
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- Hinitt was the 4th president of Washington & Jefferson College.Hinitt was born on November 21, 1866, in Kidderminster, England, and his emigrated to the United States when he was young.
- In 1889, he graduated with distinction from Westminster College and from McCormick Theological Seminary in 1892.
- He went on to earn a doctor of philosophy in 1896 and a doctor of divinity in 1902, both from Wooster College. Following graduation, he served as a pastor in Iowa and Missouri before assuming the presidency of Parsons College in 1900.
- He assumed the presidency of Centre College in April 1904.
- Hinitt worked to increase the educational standards of Centre and pushed the state legislature to establish public high schools in every county of the state.
- He worked to distance the school from the Presbyterian Synod and became associated with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
- In 1913, Centre built a new library funded with a $30,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.
- Hinitt also pursued a plan for expansion, to include the remodeling of Breckinridge Hall, and building the Young Science Halland and Boyle-Humphrey Alumni Gymnasium.
- He resigned the presidency of Centre College on January 1, 1915. Hinitt was named president of Washington & Jefferson College on September 23, 1914.
- He assumed the duties of the presidency on January 4, 1915, and was officially inaugurated June 15, 1915.
- His tenure as president of W&J was dominated by the United States' entry into World War I.
- Total college enrollment dropped to 180, a decrease of 50%.
- The commencement of 1918 was held early to accommodate men who were deployed to Europe, but only 24 were able to attend.
- Hinitt's commencement sermon that year reflected this reality: "To the Class of 1918, divided on this day, with so many of your men absent in service, I have but this word to say: Fear God and serve your country!" He resigned the presidency of W&J on June 30, 1918 to accept the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
- He took a year's leave of absence to work with the YMCA in army caps in England and to serve as an army field secretary in the American Expeditionary Force.
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