Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-09
COLBY'S PRESIDENT.
Trustees Elect Rev. Beniah
LongIey Whitman ofPortland,
To Succeed Or. A. W. Small as Pres
ideHt Of Colby University.
He Will Besia Ms Duties at the Commence.
ment n the Collegiate Year.

PosrLsSp, MAJ IA special meeting
of the board Of trustees of Colby University
wss held in the Directors room of the niou
Mutual Life Insurance company this morn.
ing, to take action Oh the resignation oi
President Albion W Small ami to choose
his successor.
/, was an sgaHsaally large meeting 70 OF
the board being present, As follows; Hon
j. II. Drumlnond, chairman, Judge PEREZ
val Bonney, Kew. Dr. II. 5. Burrage Hon
Moses Giddiags. Arad Thompson, Esq.
Rev. Charles Y. Hanson. DIR. Albion W
Small Dr. j. Il. Hanson. Rev pr. Joseph
Kicker, Ls.siis G. Cornish, Esq. Hon
George A. Wilson, Rev. Dr. \. L. Crane
pr. W. J. Cortheli nr. Larkin Dnnton
Rev. Dr- q, :. .sStearns, Rev. Dr. g. ID. h
Pepper, +. +, Lsford, Esd, Rev. n. r
Dutton. Fourteen of these trustees were
graduates of the college.
Late in March Chairman Drummond sent
the following letter to each member of the
board
roRrLsSp, Me-, March q, lS95.
My Dear Sir You have undoubtedly re-
ceived the uuwelcome intelligence that Dr.
Small has accepted professorship in the
University of Chicago, and of course must
leave us. Entil yesterday it was understood
that he couid remain with us, however, until
the close of another college year. But he u-
formed me last evening that while that was
the expectation at first, it is now certain tina,
his services will be requiretlIther soon after
the close of our present year and he suggested
that should call meeting of the trustees
for the purpose of appointing committee
to make arrangements for the selection of a
successor. Its indispensable that immedi-
ate action should be taken in reference to
this matter, but considering the expense
and sacrifice of time which calling a meet
ing of the trustees will involve, and the
doubt whether we could secure the presence
of comparatively large number, it has oc-
CURED to me TO take measures to have The
committee appointed by means of CORE
spondence.
have discussed the matter with President
Small and with such others of the trustees
as | can readily reach, and | conclude, in
stead of calling meeting at once, to write
each member of the board, asking them to
confirm, so far as they may do SO, by a
letter, the appointment of the following
committee to take the matter into consider
alton, precisely in the manner in which
they would if special meeting were called
and they should be appointed DIR. Pepper,
DR.. Burrage, DIR. o. S. Stearns, DR.. Dun
ton, Judge Bonney,
This therefore, is TO request that you
shall write me at once your views in rcla-
ton to the course that should he taken. If
YOU think this course il wise, you will in
dorse ii, but If yyu think IA meeting should
he called please say so, with the assurance
that il any considerable number of the
trustees desire meeting to be called, even
a majority shall accept this
method, | shall deem it my duty to call one.
regard the retirement of President
Small as calamty, and his being obliged
TO leave us year earlier than was at first
supposed, a greatsr calamity; but we have
the charge of the institution in our hands.
and have confidence that the board will
he equal to the emergency, and that they
will devise means by which the prosperity
which we have been enjoying in the past
will be continued in the future.
Yours very truly
josiah II. DRrMmoxp,
Chairman of Board of Trustees.
The appointment of the committee was
duly approved and ;oday's special meeting
was called to hear their report and act on it,.
First the resignation of President Small
was accepted to take effect at tile end of
the present collegiate wear. committee
of Dr. Pepper, DIR. Corthel| and
Rev. Charles V. Hanson was appointed to
express the regrets of the board at being
obliged to accep, Dr, Smalls retirement,
g The committee appointed by Chairman
Drummund then reported the name of the
Rev. Beniah Longley Whitman, pastor Of
the Free street church in this city. as their
unanimous choice for Hr. Small's successor
as president of the college.
The report was adopted after full discus
sion aud Mr.. Whitman was unanimously
elected, every member present voting. He
was sent for and appeared before the board.
expressing in Il modest speech his appreca-
ton of the honor, at the same time stating
that he desired q little time to consider the
matter before making his decision final.
There is no doubt among the members of
the board that he will accept. aud probably
the formal letter of acceptance will soon be
forthcoming.
Dr. Small, Hon. f. +. Webb and DR..
Burrage were appointed a committee on the
Inauguration of the new president 1t was
voted that his salary should he $4,000 a
year and that he should be allowed the nse
of the presidents house.
Rev. Beniah l.. Whitman is native of
Nova Scotia, having been born in Wilmot,
in November 1862. He is, therefore, not
yet 20 years of age. When he was about
l6 years old he taught school for a year
and a half His parents moved to Marl-
horo. Mass and he went there to join them
in 1879. He entered Worcester academy