Evening journal., 1898-11-18
DR.. DWIGHT RESIGNS
Retires From the Presidency
of Yale I'm yersity.
ACE THE ONLY REASON ASSIGNED.
Had Been the Executive Hend of the
Great Institution of Lenrning For
Twelve Nenrs-His Retirement
Surprise 10 Every one.

OF ienrnluE FOR
Twelve Nears-His Retirement
Surprise To Every one.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 1s.-The stately
halls of Yale university last night were
filed with establishment at the porten-
tous announcement. which was made
public Wednesday evening at the con-
clusion Of stated meeting of the uni
sity corporation. to the effect that
President Timothy Dwight. for u years
the head of the great institution of
learning, had presented yesterday his
resignation, to take effect at the end
Of the present academic year. The an
nouncement came like a thunderbolt
out Of clear sky, and all other topics
have been relegated TO the background.
Among the friends of this great edu-
Gator Il has been no secret for some
time that the president contemplated
his resignation before age weighed too
heavily upon him, but his executive en-
thusiasm in the arrangements for the
coming blcentennial celebration in 1901
had led to the belief that he would not
abandon his high office until the great
festival had been celebrated. Accord
ingly the calm and dignifed announce
ment made by the president yesterday
10 the members of the corporation took
that body by surprise. and their sur
prise was soon re-enforced by that Of
the whole campus and university CO.
terie.
Immediately upon the presentation OF
the resignation the corporation passed
the following minutes:
The announcement by the president
Of his resignation Of his office. to take
l a. al Of .
year. has come to the corporation as
great surprise and they would most
profoundly regret it if they believed it
was necessary to accept this action as
final and conclusive.
While testlfying their affectlonate
admiration for him personally and their
qualification with his administration
the corporation most earnestly requests
and urges him TO fix the date of his re-
tirement at the time of the bicenten-
NAL celebration in 1901; therefore,
Resolved. That the corporation ear
nestly requests the president TO de-
lay the date Of his retirement until
October. 1901"
President Dwight subsequently ex-
pressed his feeling that he must abide
by the decision announced in his let
ter OF resignation, and the letter was
then referred to a special committee
to report at a meeting of the corpora
ton to be held on Dec. 13.
Following is President Dwight's let
ter OF resignation:
1T has been nay conviction or many
years that II is desirable, alike with
reference to his own happiness in the
later. less active and more restful pc
riod OF life. and as related to the high
est interests Of the institution, that a
person who Is placed in the chief adj
minstrauve office in large university
like ours should not continue in that
position beyond the age Of 20. In ac-
oordance with this conviction I have
had the purpose ever since I entered up
on the presidency to offer my resigna-
ton at the time when I should myself
reach that age As that time has just
now arrived. I make known to you my
| desire to withdraw from the duties Of
my office al the close Of the present
academic year. and my wish that at
the regular meeting of your body which
is TO be held In May, or at the meeting
that will take place in June. you should
elect a president of the university who
shall enter upon the duties of his posi-
ton Immediately after the next annual
commencement
CAS- I make this announcement Of my
wishes and present to you this request
I trust that it may not seem inappro-
pirate for me TO express the pleasure
which I have in the thought that in my
official relations to the institution
have from the outset enjoyed the bless
ing which comes from the existence Of
a generous sentiment on the part Of the
membership OF the university, both IN
its older and its younger sections. and
also in the thought that there is no one.
so far as / know, among the company
of Yale graduates whose residence and
work are outside OF the university linn
it's or among the friends of Yale who
has other than kindly feelings toward
me personally at the present hour The
friendship Of the Yale brotherhood
abiding with me as it has done in the
past and enduring as it does even to
the closing days is the best reward OF
my long continued and happy life in the
service and fellowship Of the univer-
/ slty."
Timothy Dwight the twelfth presi-
dent Of Yale university. is the grandson
Of Timothy Dwight, who was president
IF Yale from 1895 to 1917. The present
Dwight was born in 1923. Graduating
from Yale in 1S49. he served two years
as a tutor in the college. At the same
time he studied in the Yale theological
seminary and concluded this work in
1855. In this year he went abroad and
studied two years at the universities Of
Bonn and Berlin and upon returning to
America was ordained a minister. In
1858 he was elected professor Of sacred
literature in the Yale seminary, filling
/ that chair until he became president of
the university in 1856, the successor of
Noah Porter.
1t was Immediately after President
Dwight assumed his high executive po-
sitlon that the college took great strides
in its scope and popularity and develop
ed from a college into a university, and
his administration throughout has bsen
on the broad lines originally laid down.
Professor brush Resigns.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 1S.-Professor
George j. Brush. director of Sheffield
Scientific school, has presented his res
| ignaton. 1t was accepted, and Pro-
fessor Brush was appointed professor
emeritus. Professor r. II. Chittenden
was elected as Director Brush's sue
cessor.
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