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College Items.

Tue closing exercises on The campus a. Wes-
leyan University. Mi1iletown, on class day. were
unusually entertaining. The sslutstory was By
W. T. Knox Of Sufiell d" shrine" G s Went
worth Of Rochester, N. Il and 5 B Crafts Of
Midiletown presentation 20 classes, L 3. Bad
sey Of Middle,own ; immortele ceremony, J. r
Wood Of Michigan City, ili. ald f. W. c.
FaFnswcTth Of Montpelier, VI
President Siearns, Henry Wald Beecher, aui
Rev Mr. Paine Of Holden, who will report in
October, are the committee on the matter Of ad-
mitting both sexes 20 Amhers; College.
Acorrespsndeut 4 Of Boston paper complains
that tutor, fitting class Of yoaug men for
Harvard College, invited them % his house one
evening to review their lessons, and repeatedly
pressed wine upon them. causing several Of
them to drink to crafty him sud avoid the sp-
pe4rsnce cf rudeaess III perslsteutiy refusing
The announcement Of the death Of Horsce
Webster, IL. D, Waich occurred e. Geneva, v
Y, On Wednesday lstt, clusel a FEELING # deep
sorrow among those who knes hn in this city.
lie had very large circle q acquaintance
among the Faculty aud Alumni Of the College
Of New York, OF which be was the President
for many years. and vss greatly esteemed for bis
kiad disposition ami his nigh at;siumeu,s He
was born in Vermont atout the close Of the
eighteenth century, sui at the time Of his death
was one Of the oldest graduates O. the United
States Military Academy. He graduated from
there 10 ISIS. and was promoted 10 be L Second
Lieutenant Of Infantry. lie served rs Assistant
Professor Of Mathematics 81 the Academy from
1915 10 1873, after which he resigned AID took
the position Of Professor o. Mathematics ani
Natural Philosophy Al Geneva College. lie be
came Principal Of the New ork Free Academy
al the time Of its formation in 1913, and was re
tainei in his place Wheu its name was changed
10 the Free College. Fox 3 long time be acted as
Professor Of MORA, lutellectuai and Political
Philosophy az the Academy, or College. as il IS
now termed. lie retired from the Presidency Of
the College in 1909.
Professor Nosh Il Porter, VINO was elected the
other day President Of Yale College, w.s born
in 1871 IN Pennington, Conn, where bis father
preached for above half a century. ile grsdu-
S,ed AZ Yale Ia 1881 ani was chosen as = tutor
ia 1898. He took 2 regular course in theology,
and vas ele5.eI 10 the Clark ProfsssoFship Of
Moral Philosophy snl Metaphysics in 1916,
position which he still holds Ia 1855 be WAS
also chosen the Professor Of D.isctic Theology
in the Yale Divinity School As an instructor,
Professor Porter has been eniueutiy successful
ia his department, sld lt is not TOO much % say
that no man in The faculty ot tie college has
w0u the esteem Of ali wac have come under him
in a higher degree.
Professor Porter is a msa whose reputation
now excels thst Of say q ials's sous. with PCS
sibly the exception OF Woo.sey sud Dana Al
though 90 years OF age he is still one of the
most active men mentally aui physically in the
college faculty. Cerai1ly there is abuEiant
reason TO hope Tor long career Of US fll-
hess for himself ani prosperity for the ancient
seat Of learning Of which be is uos the h0uored
heal
His installation vii probably take place in the
fall.
Harp-r's H'eetly contains the fslloring in
ere.tng zr,ie'e in relation SO the eeeticu Of Rev
Dr. Potter CT New York as President o, Union
College:
The election Of the Rev Epials, Mott Pot
ter, D. D., 20 the Presidency Of Uaion College,
gives occasion TO meuti0n thai he is the young
ct usn, with single exception, who has ever
been chosen TO such a position iu this country,
or probably in The Old World-heng only thir-
iy-three years Of sge- The exception alluded to
Was that Of his grandfather, tie lste Rev. Dr.
Eiiphalet Mott, who was chosen President Of the
same college in 1901, at the age e thirty-one,
sni continued in that position uutil his death
IL lsGc-a period Of sxiy-two years.
The father Of The President elect TIE Right
Rev Aonzl Potter. D. D., late Bishop Of Penn
s,ivanis, son-in ltS Of De- kno't, was gradua-
ted at Union in ISIS. The s0ls of Bishop p
are, with one exception. graduates Of Union
College and it is seldom that SIX brothers have
al so early period in life attained TO positions
50 distinguished. The eldest, Hon ClarAson y.
Potter, sged icrty-six. IS lawyer Il eminence,
and the present representative in Congress from
the district composed Of Wsstchester, Rockland
and Putnam counties Howard Potter is part
ner in the opuleut banking house Of Brown.
Brothers * Co Gen. Robert B. Potter, also a
lawyer, went into the war as Msjor Of tie Fifty
| first New York volunteers. WAS twice shot
/ through the body, snd attained To the rank Of
I Maj1r-General .nd commander OF the Ninth
army corps Eiwkri Tuc5ermau Potter is a
prominent architect Of this city. The Rev. H.
/ Z. Potter, rector Of Grace church, IN this city
was ordained in 1857 /; in le.lJ WAS called to st.
Joha's church, Troy in 1868. when but twen-
ty-eisht years Of age, vss teniefei the Presi-
i deuoy Of Gambler College. Ohio. AMI, ia the
same year, the rectorship of 81. Psui's, Albany,
both Of whi1h he declined. In 1866 he became
g assistant minister of trinity Church Boston,
on the Greene Foundation where he remained
until 1868, when be was cslled to the rectorshiD
of Grace church in this eity-one Of the largest,
most opulent. and, under his charge, one Of the
most influential, jealous, and successful parish
es in the church. The youngest Of this remark
able family, who has lust been chosen to a posi-
ton Of the highest honor and responsibility
DR. Eliphalet Mott Potter, worthily closes ;he
family record Of his distinguished father