The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-01

TIMOTHY D"I"Hi' school was alterWHrd
named.
a grant by the Legislature OF $500
for the erection OF n co legc building
brought the matter Of a permanent
location TO a crisis. The towns in the
contest for the site were New Haven.
Hartford and Saybrook. The contest
was bitter. but New Haven seemed 10
be the victor, and commencement was
held there sept. II, 17l7, and building
raised" October s. Hartford did not
entirely abandon the struggle until two
years later. when her rival school was
ad iourned To New Haven.
In l71S the famous Cotton Nathcr
wrote an urgent appeal to Elihu Yale, Of
London, who had become very wealthy
out of trade in the Indies, to give the
school that liberal assistance which
would make his name synonymous with
that of the school
Governor Yale responded with a ship
ment of merchandise, which sod in Bos-
ton 70" E5C2 i2s sterling. At the next
commencement the name of yale Col
lcge" was formally given the school by
the trustees
Rector Andrew was succeeded I'm
March. 1919. by Rev. Timothy Cutler,
who resigned his paStorate OF the Con-
Pregational Church at Stratford Conn.
and devoted his entire time 20 his new
duties, at New Haven, until 1922. when
lie was suddenly and percmptorily sex
cused from all further services" because
of determination TO join the Episcopal
Church. lie secured quite "a grant from
the Colonial Assembly, raised by u tax
on rum.
Rev. Elisha Williams, of WethersGeld,
was the next rector, lle was an able
one. and his administration brought con
siderable addition TO the resources OF the
college. Impaired health caused him to
resign in 1899, and Rev. Thomas Clapp
was elected TO long and stormy presi-
dency, which terminated in September,
1866. lie secured a new charter, with
enlarged powers, from the Legislature i'm
1745, and also a grant of 81, 500, VIII eli
the State raised from an authorized lot
terry. With this fund the south Middle
College" was built. Ia 17Gl Rector Clapp
raised a fund partly sufficient To pay for
the chapel and library building, erected
that year. The building is now "The
Athen9um.
His extreme religious views and Ger.
tain arbitrary measures caused severe
criticism. The Legislature refused TO
posed sending committee OF investiga-
tion 10 the college. He met this propO-
sition, which was urged and defended
by two Of the most celebrated lawyers Of
that day, by a speech before the Legisla-
ture that won his case against strong
prejudice The Issues involved were
very similar TO those in the subsequent
Dartmouth College case. He died four
months after his resignation, in 1906.
Rev. James Lockwood was next elect
ed r, ctor, but declined to serve. This
nut the duties OF that Office upon the
. Rev. Naphtali DaCgett, Professor OF
Theology, as he was the only permanent
member Of the faculty. lie wa unpopu-
lar as President, and declined in 1T77
10 longer act I'm that capacity. He was
succeeeed by Rev. Ezra Stiles for years
a tutor I'm the college These were
revolutionary days, and lor q tine
the practical worth of the college
was almost suspended The law gave
the members OF a college community ex-
empton from military service, and the
year of 1888 found 27O pupils in attend
ence, or 1873 more than in l573i In 1872
the dining -hall-latcr used as a chem
zeal laboratory-was erected. and In 7p3
the present South College was built
The other most important act OF Presi-
dent stiles administration was the secur-
inQ OF a grant OF $40, 600 from the Leg
isIature, In return for which the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, and the six
senior Senators were constituted OK
onicjo members OF the corporation