New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-21
OPINIONS OF NEW YORK ALUMNI.
GENERAL APPROVAL OF The ELECTION OF Pro-
FFSSOR DWIGHT.

GENERAL APPROVAL OF The ELECTION OF PRO-
FFssoR DWIGHT.
The news of the election of Professor Timo-
thy Dwight to the presidency OF Yale College caused
little surprise among the slumbi OF this city Even
the more radical members OF the Yale Alumni Asso-
citation had suggested 10 other candidate seriously and
the succession OF Professor Dwight had been generally
accepted foregone conclusion Few OF the 'ho'e
prominent Yale here were to be found YESTERDAY
Thomas Thatcher and DR.. Edward W. Lambert poth
candidates this year. vacant fellowship in the cor
poraton were out OF town So were Z. C. stednan and
Frederick III. Belts Even the genial president
OF the Nev-York Central Railroad was missing
from his accustomed haunts Sherman W. knevals was
found however at his Office In the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Building.
81 had expected that result" he said. on hearing
that Professor wight had been chosen. land SO had al
most every other Yale man here. The choice is a
capital one iu every Professor Dwight is ripe
scholar and q genial pleasant man, whose dlscipihe
the college will scarcely feel. yet whose guiu-
snce It will readily follow. lie 10 an exceheh1
man, far know. in every way. The only ooJec-
ton that night be urged IA his He was graduated
in ls49 But he ia decidedly young in his tastes ana
feelings and his whole life has been passed In close &C.
qusintance with the needs aud interests OF 1ale'
don't see how could have found a better man
Under him the clerical influence against
which there is so much compi"ln' now
will be felt in is mildest form. In his respect es-
pecally he Will satisfy the BODY OF this new
alumni" .,- A., .-o.- %,
Mason Young who declined q nomination the year TOT
CORPORATION Fellow found at his Office In the h's
Bulidng lie had heard the news, Dut suiieu anu
refused to give an opinion about 1t when tue reporter
told him OF II. ..-r Gov Tho
Henry Holt The publisher. wrote ont bis view Ior ~, .e
reporfer Yale can hardly say anything ABOUT
Yale without getting INTO tronble, ne aaueu
opinion of the president ran as follows TO-
lessor Dwight genial man. ana VIII oe app 10 Hn'c
friendly relations with LA students. IL is nor Tue Iov5
Of the college TO administrator "a, "
head and for the type OF man II chooses IL won" pe
hard 10 nna better one than Dwight. Heis an adnra-
he man social Y and at aiter-dnner speech Every
body likes him personally. He IL going 10 ma hlmssI
unable 20 do some important things he would ike 10 40
because he is ssdd!ed with a. corlor"1iOh
versiiv has no confidence. But TINT corporation
l. there and lie probably do better with IL IMAM
man who could better than he with better one.
Professor DWights CtiOn laid hOinas = SlOdnr,
ia highly satisfactory me- personally. nave Known
him n long time and admire him greatly EverVbouN'
think admires hiiu personally on the Whole lie VIII
prove Acceptable TO the New-I0rk alumni ~
Dwight Collier found last night al MS mouse 20.
% Madison.ave. -" feel personally much Srailheu' no
SAID at the election OF Professor Dwight lie leels
the wants Yale presidency better man any Que
charter by conservative party-tha tie president
must be al ordained clergyman aud c'u|eh Oh
Connecticut - he practically the ony
man available for the place HIS artlces
IN The Ncic England Ncriev on A New Ira
i'm Yae. published some fifteen years ago, lay uO"n d
policy for the University which viii meet the "lshes
not ON OF the conservatives. but OF large part o te
nr0rrrs-ive party Yale. He Is man IN thorough
sympathy with new ideas at Yale"