The strong graduate programme in mathematics which had been set up there continued to flourish but by 1900 it had begun to decline and Morley's appointment was a very definite attempt to reinvigorate the programme.
Ang malakas na nagtapos ng programa sa matematika na kung saan ay nai-set up na may patuloy na lumago sa pamamagitan ng 1900 ngunit ito ay sinimulan upang tanggihan at Morley's appointment ay isang maliwanag na pagtatangka reinvigorate ang programa.