The Portland daily press., 1898-11-18
PRES. DWIGHT RESIGNS.
YaIe'S Famous Chief Announces His
Retirement.
RESIGNATION CAME AS GREAT
SURPRISE TO TRUSTEES.

Br. Dwight Asked to Fix E}ate of His
Retirement at 130i-says He Must
Stand by His Original Determination.
New Haven, November w. The halls
Of Yale university are filed with astonish-
ment at the portentious announcement
which was made public early this evening
to the effect that Presi dent Timothy
Dwight, for twelve years the head of the
great institution of learning, had pre-.
sented today his resigna tion to take effect
at the end of the present academic year,
Among the friends of this great educator,
it has been no secret for some time that
the president contemplated his resignation
before age weighed too heavily upon him,
but his executive erfthusjasm in the ar
rangements for the coming by-centennial
celebration in 1901 had led to the belief
that he would not abandon his high office
until the great festival had besn cele.
brated Accordingly the calm and digni-
fed announcement made by the president
today to the members of the corporation
took that body by surprise. Upon the
presentation of THE resignation the corpo-
ration passed the following:
'sThe announcement by the president
of his resignation of his Office to take
effect at the end of this university year
has come to the corporation as a great
surprise, and thl3y would most profoundly
regret it If they believed it was necessary
to accept this announcement as conclu-
sive.
sWhile testifyfng their affectionate ad-
5,.oA fr,. hfv,n nd <hdi
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 oelebra
tion in 1901. Therefore,
Resolved that the corporation earnest
ly request of the president to delay 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 letter of
resignation and the letter was then re-
fefred to special committee to reporG at
a meeting of the corporation to be held
on December 13.
Another surprise was developed at the
meeting of the corporation, when the
resignation of Prof. George j. Brush,
who has held a professorship in the
scientific school since 1855, was present.
ed. BY the vote of the corporation he
was appointed professor emeritus.
Prof. Brush having previously declined
q reelection to the position of director of
the Sheffield school which he had had
since the creation of that office in 1879,
Uhe election of Prof, r. FL. Chittenden
as director of the school was confirmed.
President Timothy Dwight was seen in
his home this evening and asked for a
statement relative to his resignation
He said the letter in which he
tandered his resignation ex-
pressed all he had to say. he had for a
long time contemplated resigning, and
had placed the limit of his active con-
nection with the university at the age of
20. Yesterday he had completed his 10Th
year.
After the meeting of the Yale corpora
tion at which the resignation OF Presi-
dent TiYaothy Dwight was received, Mr..
Edward c. Mason of Chicago member
of the corporation. was interviewed by an
Associated Press representative. He said
that SO far as known. President Dwight
resigned office merely because he had
made up his mind to take the step when
he reached three score and ten years. So
far as rumors of any opposition to the
venerable president were concerned, be
secuted them.