New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
FILLING UP A COLLEGE FACULTY.
THE NOVEL METHOD BY WHICH FIVE PROFESSORS
IN THE MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WERE
sprrCTFD.

THE NOVEL METHOD BY WHICH FIVE PROFESSORS
IN THE MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WERE
SELECTED.
The regents of the Minnesota state University at
Minneapolis two years ago dismi sed one OF their
professors, Professor Campbell, who occupied The
chair of philosophy. In consequence OF troubles
arising out of this action the regents failed to re-
elect five of the faculty al their meeting III March OF
this wear. Circular Letters were immediately sent
to all parts of the country, nquring Tor men cap-
Die of filling these positions. Some 200 Applications
were received for these places, but the regents OF
the University, at their meeting June 8, owing to
the large number of applicants. were unable 10 Sc
4ct the men they wanted. Accordingly President
Folwel Of the University, and Professor IOusleF,
one OF the regents. were appointed committee TO
meet these candidates and recommend the ones they
Thought NEST suitable. This committee visited
Madison, WIS., Chicago Indianapolis, Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia New oIk. New-iaVen
and Boston, and made the following recommends
tons, which wsre TO have been passed uhon last
Friday by the regents o. the tnlHer'ity: FOR pro
lessor Of philosophy. Alexander j. Ornund a grad
uate from Princeton; ter professor oi mathematics,
john L. DOwney. a professor III the Ienh"' wanna
state University at present and graduate from
Hllsta!c College Mlc FOR professor OF phyScS and
evil engineering, W. 4. Pike, now at the Name
State College. and graduate from the Massachu-
sets School If Technology for professor OF chemls-
istry. James A. Dodge, at present professor III
Baldwin unverei!y, Berea. ono, ana graanaae
of French. Charles W. Benton, graduate from
Yale tor professor of elocuton, Maria l.. SANFORD,
Who IS A professor in Swathmore College, Pennsy-
~ 900 TO 81, 600.
President Folwcli said on Friday to a TRIBUNE
repOTtc~: I'VE have every reason, j think, To be
satisfied with the result of our IaUOrs. Our method
OF gong around and searching professors Is, to
say the least, unique. but il Is good one. never
bllV ANYTHING. NOT even horse or leg OF mutton,
without examining It, and don't why we should
hire professors without knowing what kind Of men
they are Oar faculty vii number fifteen persons,
sven of whom are these new ones. Unless the new
men are men of Judgment and tact, tins radical
change would be sure to hurt the University. By
our method of selecting them, we THINK we have
avoided the possibility of this. They are n persons
of experience and will doubtless work into their po-
stions without any trouble We had number of
excellent men to pick from. For the chair OF PHI
losnphy there were applications from no less than
five cX-presidens of colleges On the other hand
we were bothered great deal 10y young men just
out OF college, who had an idea that anyone was
GOOD Oh Tor {. Western college. One Harvard
graduate, twcnty-three years OF age, VINO had just
received ms diploma applied for the chair OF chem
isrv He SAID that he thoroughly understood every
part of chemistry. Ii is unnecessary 10 say that We
did not spend much time with INN. THINK that
with these new men. will have the best faculty
of any of the newer Western colleges"
President Folwell had III his notebook all the
rec commentators of the different men whom the
committee had seen. Some of these were curious.
The recommendation of one man, who applied Tor the
chair of mathematics said that the applicant was "A
fire scholar, good lecturer, aud that he had a
pleasant address aud got up amateur thcatrIcals.