New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-12

ment after having held the position for fifty years.
Even II this Nestor OF college professors were not
the distinguished he Is In the world OF classical
learning the close Of long a term OF conuhuous
services teacher would merit notice. not TO SPEAK
OF the that the learned professor has endeared
himself to every with whom he has been Drought
in contact.
william Seymour Tyler Wllllston professor OF the
Greek language and literature In Amherst college,
was born In Hartford, SusqIehanna County, Penn''
September ., 1910. His father was farmer, ana
he devoted Christian as was also ms fnymsr,
! They were both Of pure New England stock Young
Tyler entered Hamilton College as student, Du,
Afsucrst. where he was graduated in 1880. II was
not his original intention 10 become teacher D ,
to enter the ministry He spent two years IN tne
Andovcr seminary and one winter, with DR.; skinner,
in New York, In the class out OF whlch IN, onlo n
lheoosleal seminary grew IN isSo ne ~ missionary
hui the roads were bad and the stage refused to take
his luggage. while he was npatentiy wmuns M M
out an uncxpired tutOrship OF one TERM anu s'ce
then he never left the Institution: r,,o- has
preached a great deal In 1859 he ordained With,
on, charge TWO years previously he had received n
alma mater gave him the degree OF LII. D.
In Professor SMELLS excellent biography Of hi, col
nv pupil In mathematics and natural philosophy III,
lis junior was at ence Interested IN nun h,
attention was directed. lie was no. only thorough
preparing hi. and 1ssar at al Cor yS
cxana'io he was to MSe out ao ana
r : he took mp the diercnial and integral calculus
n, a side study along with the Greek Language wmch
%es ,"S cn Views wa on y snSec
he studied he wanted not only to know but to know
thoroughly and critically MS whole c"rse e,a as pTo
,antly and steadily a growing man. proieSsOf
~ VIZ great f'a dty not only a. teacher in class
room. but to his pupils as guide ana advtssr, 81
profeS Tyler for the individual Improve
mcnt Of students. morally and relglously, ana
to great many he has been ssrtuia f2.nsr ,bom
for his good Judgment and sound common sense. lie
i, an emlncntly practical man, and hIs practical Wis
in matters pertaining to college government. lie
stood hy The cocSe in is Of Oppression IPSS and
As a teacher Professor Tyler has had the rare
faculty Of Icing able to lnminae his subject Ills
witch none of his old pupils will ever forget. tie
mellow as he crew older and he often
thing that was going on one OF the most remarkable
features of his long career has been his almost
a. M chapel. and has always been unusually active.
He has visited the old World twice, once in l-555
and again I'm I4G07O when he devoted himself chiefly
to Athens and Egypt. lie has been actively inter
lie Is the president OF the trustees OF Mount Holy
college and Is trustee Of wllllston seminary. East
Of the published works Of Professor Tyler with the
"Gcrmania and iSricola Of Tacitus. with Notes
Tor COLLEGES ls47; Histories OF Tacns;' 1s4s !:
Dcsv Of n" pey "I soi Theology Of Creek Poets"
1867, premium essay, PRAYER for Colleges revised
Mis,iomnry to hssyriar Boston 1859: History Of
Amh-r, college, 1873: Addresses at semi -Centen-
NAL. With Other Addresses Delivered on That occa-
Resides these works. he has contributed to various
magazines a large number OF articles. chiefly on
classical subjects And a number Of his discourses
public occasions have been printed.