The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-27
To Fill Chair of Education and
Philosophy.
GHOST OF DissENs,oN LAID.
Board of Regents OF the University
OF Washington Reaches n Unant.
nous Chotce-Sketch OF the New
Member of the Facaity-Haiis
ton and Experience In HI. Work.

The board or regents got together yes.
terday afternoon and settled the Ro,ton-
Hamilton controversy. They elected Prof.
a. H. Beals 10 the chair OF philosophy ana
education. This department includes the
work done heretofore by both DIR. Bolton
and Dr. Hamilton.
In going outside OF the university for .
man TO all this chair. the board chose
what the members say was the best means
OF settling n question which has long been
disturbing factor at the university. OF
late little has been said OF the differences
between those who support DR.. Bolton in
his ideas and those who favored DR.. Ham
ilton. a review OF the issues In The con-
troversy that divided the old board O. re-
gents year ago would be merely 10 touch
upon matters that are well known and
understood.
The regents met a. the office of Regent
King. after the exercises at the university
were ended. They were in session but a
short time. 1t is said that the action OF
the board was unanimous. The salary "a
be paid to DIR. Beals is $3.50 per year.
Pref. Beais lives in Boston. He In mar
Red. and will move his family to Seattle
during the summer. He Is now In the city
and has signified his acceptance OF the
position thus offered him. He is a man Of
wide experience In school work. He is .
native OF Indiana. OF Virginia and KEN
lucky descent, and Is 80 years OF age. His
earlier education was obtained In tho
public schools of Iowa and by private tu-
tors of the University of Glasgow and Of
Heidelberg. His professional trainins
was received at the Indiana normal col
lege. where he took the degrees H. s. d.
and r. Pm. In 1884 and Phi. d. In 1886.
Prof. Reals has had sixteen years ex-
perlence in educational work. and has la
bored In every grade from the country
school TO the presidency of a college.
As superintendent OF the city schools OF
Paducah, Ky. he was instrumental in pac-
ing the West Kentucky university and
the West Kentucky female seminary all
under the board of control of free public
education, distinct gain for the schools
OF the city and the state.
In 1890 he was elected president OF tho
Industrial Institute and College of Missis-
sippi, the most famous school In many re-
specis supported by state funds In tbs
United States.
He there organized the department CT
education. and his work attracted ne at
tention OF the regents of the Normal ana
Ireustrial college of Georgia, at MIlieigs-
vile, who rendered him a unanimous cleo
ton as chief OF the normal department OF
that institution.
In 1898 he resigned to lecture upon edu-
cational and kindred subjects in the East
ern. Southern and central states. and has
resided In Boston, Mass.
Professor Beals has conducted elghty-one
normal institutes. and has taught moro
than sixteen thousand teachers. His tes-
timonIals included Personal letters ef rec
concentration from five superintenden.s Of
public instruction and the leading educaf-
ors OF the states where he has taught. all
especially commencing his mastery c,ni-
mand of educational and philosophical SUBJ
iects, and his marked ability as an organ
izer. institute conductor and public lee
turer.
His parents have been residents OF this
state since 1880, and live In Skagit county:
his brother-in-iaw. W. f. schrlcker, OF La
Conner. has been resident OF this state
since 1855. Miss Birdie Ira Beals. man.
Der OF this years class and author OF tina
class ode. Is his sister