New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21
COLUMBLA'S LATIN PROFESSOR.
WHOM WILL THE TRUSTEES SELECT


lHE MOST PROMINENT CANDIDATES AND THOSE
WHO ARE RECOMMENDING THEM.
At tho next regular meeting Of the trustees OF
columbia College, It is expected that inc o0euoii
Of professor to fill the chair Of Latin, made vacant
BY the death Of Professor Short In pecemoor' iooo,
viii take place This election has been postponed
Ave or six times already, but at the last nieeung
n tho trustees Il was ordered as the speclh busi-
hoes Of the November meeting over year ago
The Committee on Nominations, consisting OK INC
Row. Dr. Morgan Dix Joseph W. Harper !r' anu inc
Rov. Dr. 7. W. Chambers, presented 10 inc trustees
The names of seventeen candidates. Tho nst mas
been gradually narrowed down to hve or SIX WHO arc
said TO be favored by the different trustees
1bc foremost of these seems TO be Dr. Harry
rhurston Peck who is at present in charge OF tho
Latin chair at the college. Dr. PECK is oecioedy inc
students favorite for the position, and when the
trustees some time ago submitted the names OF inc
five most prominent candidates TO the iacui'y vi
the college and asked their choice, when 1t was
found thai Professor W. NJ Sloane, OF Princeton Col
lecc would not accept the position, DR.. Pccks name
was unanimously selected as their choice lie was
graduated from Columbia In 1881, became a leno"
and tutor in Latin, gave voluntary instruction IN
Hebrew and Arabic and In June, 1885, was made
tutor In Latin and instructor in the Semitic IAN
ruaces He is a member of tho Oriental Society, ana
has contributed largely TO The American journal Oh
phiIology. and other publications At present he
Is engaged I'm preparing a Ciceronan lexicon, IN
connection with edition of the oratons OF Clcoro
TO be published by the Harper Brothers. ITO mas
recently spent some time in Berlin, studying Win
Professor vahlen in connection with this WORK. anu
in connection with an edition Of the Tuscan dis
putations Of Cicero, in the classical series ed'co os
Professor Pease, of Bowdoin College
Professor F. W. Hopkins, graduate OF Columbia
In 1875 is another prominent candidate. ho was
the second choice of the faculty OF the coeeo. opon
his graduation he was made fellow, anu stuu'eo
Greek. sanscrit and Zcnd in Leipsic, from 1875 10
1851 when he became tutor OF Latin ana Zcha III
columbia Here he remained until 1885, when he
hecame nrofessor OF Greek and Sanscrit at Bryn
Mawr where he has since been. HIS recommends
ations are Translator of the Institutes OF Manu.
member of the )'ienal Society and the author OF
sundry papers Oriental Literature s'ahus wen
among our graduates and is highly thought Oh oy
the authorities of the college, is the committees
report.
Professor S. G. Ashmore, who was graduated rom
tho college IN 1874 is highly recommended Tor the
position by two of the trustees. lie was tutor
Of Latin for number of years and was then elec'eo
to the Latin professorsnp in Union college, ana nc
now holds the Latin chair in that institution Last
Juno he received the degree of doctor of letters from
Hobart College
Another name TO be considered Is that OF Professor
Cashe Harrison, who was educated at kugpy anu ~
Cambridge England, has translated the Uues VI
Horace and assisted Professors Goodwin, Allen and
Creenough in their Greek and Latin gralnmars. rIo
fessur iisIrisOn's references are numerous, dnons
them being ths chancellor trustees ana faculty %
sewanee University, the Rev DE- E. 3 sIorrs' OF
Erooklyn the Rev. L. ". Bancroft, Professor "; W.
Goodwin Professor John b. Elliott, professor GiaoI
r. Pieuepont Charles Darnell, Truman l. BachuS,
Henry c. Bowen, of :" The Independent" IS w. sil i
Imam and Or. Frederick Tempe, OF Rugby scnooi'
England. ~ -, .o .s Graduated
bishop illiams of Connecticut; President barnard
Professors Van Ambrdge and Drsier Di. Lewis a.
savre and the Rev DR.. Howard CROSBY
professor Mnton Warren, the associate professor
NJ attn at Johns Hopkins University, was piolnl-
Oent candidate but III health has compelled him give
up his present position and It Is not Likely Una,
would come upon him if he should be elected lie
was suggested by Professor John IL virgil VINO
stared al the time that he did so without Professor
Warrcns knowledge having reason TO believe th nat
he had no desire TO leave his present posiion out
Wishing to call attention to what ne cohsioefeu 10
ne his unusual merits and ability.