The times., 1898-11-18

New Haven, Nov. 1.-THE announce
ment was made this evening that Presi-
dent Dwight of Yale University, and
Director George J. Brush, of the Shelf
field School. the scientific department,
had presented their designations at the
regular Autumn meeting of the corpora
tion. That of President Dwight was lot
accepted. but referred TO a special cum
mittee. That of Prof. Brush was accept
ed and Prof. Russell crittenden appointed
TO the vacancy. Director Brush was then
made professor emeritus in the Sheffield
Scientific School. Both President Dwight
and Prof. Brush give old age as their
reasons for resigning. President Dwight
frankly admits in his letter of resignation
that he thinks that no man who has
passed the scriptural limit of three-score
years and ten should remain at the head
of a great university. He has just passed
the seventy-year mark and wishes re-
lease from the arduous duties of the Yale
presidency Prof. Brush is within five
years of President Dwight's age and has
been director of the Sheffield Scientific
School since 1872.
President Dwight was elected from
professorship at Yale to the presidency
in 1866 the year the college became a
university He succeeded Noah Porter.
He is the second Timothy Dwight who
has been a Yale president, his grand
father having directed the college during
the first quarter of the century. His son,
Winthrop Edwards Dwight, of the class
OF 'a3, has just returned from two
years course of study in Europe and it
was currently supposed that he would at
once become a member of the Yale fac
ulty, and upon his fathers retirement
receive an election TO the Yale presi-
dency Young Mr.. Dwight has not as yet
become a member of the Yale faculty, but
has just announced his intention 20 study
law instead, and his fathers resignation
at this time disposes of the third Dwight
as possible Yale president.
There is no candidate who can be sin
gled out sure successor to DR..
Dwight. Prof. George T. Ladd, head of
the department of philosophy. has been
mentioned. Prof. Ladd came TO Yale fif-
teen years ago from pulpit in Mime
apolis There is a Yale tradition that
only a Congrega tional clergyman can be
Prof Ladd would be satisfactory, but it
is certain that the business men who are
members of the Yale corporation would
prefer a younger man.
Pref. George Burton Adams. of the his
tory department; Prof Henry E. Farm
ham. of the department of sociology, and
Prof Edward S. Dana, of the department
of natural science, are leading candidates
in the eyes of the younger alumni OF
these Prof. Dana has the advantage of
ancestry He is the son of the late James
D. Dana, the scientist Prof. Dana's
chance of election seems brightest.
Upon receiving President Dwights let
ter Of resignation, the corporation passed
the following minute:
The announcement by the president of
his resignation of his office to take effect
at the end of the university year. has
come TO the corporation as a great sur
prise and they would most profoundly
regret it if they believed it was necessary
to accept this action as final and con-
elusive.
While testifying their affectionate ad-
miration for him personally and their
qualification with his administration, the
corporation most earnestly request and
urge him to fix the date of his retirement
at the time of the bi-centennial celebra-
ton in 1901.
Therefore, resolved, That the corpora
ton earnestly request of the president to
delay the date OF his retirement until
October. 1901"
The president subsequently expressed
his feelings that he must abide by the de-
,ision anourced in his letter. and the let
ter was then referred to a special COM
mittee, to report at a meeting of the cor
lNrauon to be held on December 13.