President, Normal College
Centurion, 1911–1931
Born 22 October 1858 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 7 January 1931 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery
, Bronx, New York
Proposed by William Henry Maxwell and Nicholas Murray Butler
Elected 1 April 1911 at age fifty-two
Century Memorial
Thirty years in the field of New York public school instruction, followed by twenty years in the active presidency of Hunter College, made up the history of George Samler Davis. Dr. Davis held a distinguished place as the promoter of broad cultural education and of the “honor system” of college administration. His personality was genial, his interest in letters being supplemented by love of art and music and the amenities of life.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1931 Century Association Yearbook
