WASHOE, NV Archives Obituaries.....[SESSIONS, David Robert - 1/19/1924] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nv/nvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gerry Perry missgerry@cox.net [12/26/2005] LAS VEGAS AGE - 2/2/1924 FIRST PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY IS DEAD David Robert Sessions, first president of the University of Nevada, died at his home in San Francisco, January 19. He was 77 years of age. Mr. Sessions served as head of the Nevada University when it was situated in Elko 45 years ago. After acting in this capacity for four years, Prof. Sessions became superintendent of public instruction in Nevada. Later he became active in newspaper work both in Nevada and California. In 1892 he entered the services of the Southern Pacific in the capacity of claims agent, retiring in 1920. Mr. Sessions was born in Georgetown, S.C. He was a graduate of Princeton University where he attained high honor in English literature and modern languages. He came to Nevada two years after his graduation, where he married Miss Noteware, daughter of C. N. Noteware, one-time Nevada's Secretary of State. Mr. Sessions is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Sessions, and two sons, Henry Sessions, commercial engineer for the Southern California Edison Co., and Charles Sessions, mechanical engineer of Reno.