The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-26
NEW FACES AT YALE
PROF. ARTHUR TWINING HADLEY.
M. A., SUCCEEDS TIMOTHY
DWIGHT AS PRESIDENT
OTHER OFFICERS TO RETIRE

Secretary Dexter and Treasures
Farnum VIII Go Out with the Re-
firing President-Other ResiGna-
lions in the Hands of the Board
Sketch of the Career of the New
Executive of the Famous College.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 25-The
Yale corporation held its regular May
meeting today and elected Prof Arthur
Tw1ning Hadley, M. A., president of Yale
university to succeed Timothy Dwight,
resigned. There was almost a full mem
bership of the corporation present. and it
is understood the vote was practically
unanimous. At the morning session, be-
fore the balloting for president had be-
gun. the designations Of Secretary Frank
lin B. Dexter and Treasurer William M.
F'arnum were announced. Both gentle
men had determined that when President
Dwight resigned they would also sever
their connection from the Yale university
corporation. This action was taken with
out regard to the probable successor of
Prof. Dwight Prof. Dexter has been for
several years secretary of the corpora
ton. He will still continue his connection
with Yale assistant librarian of the
university. Treasurer Farnum has for
eleven years served the university as
treasurer. The designations of both gem
tlemen are sincerely regretted by the cor
poratiop and by the alumni in general.
Prof. Dexters resignation will take place
at commencement and Prof. Farnum'S
at the close of the fiscal year, Deem
Der 1.
The resignation of Louis S. de Forest,
M. D., clinical professor of medicine. was
accepted. to take effect at commence
ment Prof. Charles E. Beecher was ap-
pointed curator of the geological connec-
lions. in succession to the late Prof. OF
MEL c. Marsh; Dr. George L. Ameran.
Yale. 1890, was appointed registrar of the
scientific school, and George F. Eaton
was appointed instructor IN comparative
osteology in the school. M. A. Summit
| assistant in the psychological laboratory,
was re-appointed and X. E. Geiser, now
a student in the graduates school, was
appointed assistant in history in the col
lege.
1t was voted to proceed with the i'm
mediate erection of the final building for
the law school in front of the present
building.
Arthur Twinipg Hadley was born in
New Haven. April "a, 1855, and is the only
college, famous Greek professor. Apart
from a few years spent abroad, he has
always resided in New Haven. His pre-
! public schools, and in 1879 he entered
Yale: His course in the university was a
notable one, and in 1876 he received his
degree with high honors. The next three
devoted n h0 dv Of hiS-
| tory and political science, part of the
| time at the University OF Berlin. In 1879
Prof. Hadley accepted tutorship in Yale
| and held that position for four years.
| when he became university lecturer on
railroad administration. In 1886 he was
| made professor of political science In the
from 1891 until 1896, when Prof Sumner
/ was compelled by failing health to take
| an extended vacation that Prof. Hadley' )
| work was markedly notable as. he was
appointed. to take the work OF Prof. Sum-
liner in the academical department dur
| ing the latters absence.
Prof. Hadley is very popular with the
| students in the class room, and his course
J of lectures is among the most popular in
4 the university OF late years he has TAX
/ EN- much interest in developing debaters
! in Yale. university for ofatorical contests
with Harvard and Princeton and has
coached the debaters a great deal
! . Prof. Hadleys ability in his special
line has long been recognized through
| out this country and Europe. and he has
lectured at Harvard univeI sity the Mas
| sachusetts Institute of Technology and
| in .o-ler parts of the United States, az
we'll as before the British Associations for
I the Advancement Of Science, whose guest
he was in 1880. Prof. Hadley's publish
! ed writings are numerous and include a
great number of magazine articles con-
tributed to different publications. His
principal work is the volume entitled
| Railway Transportation, Its History and
Its Laws which has been translated
| into French The only public office he
| ever held was that of Commissioner of
| labor Of Connecticut from 1885 to 1887.
Prof. Hadley received the degree of M.
| A. from Yale in 1886. He was married
| in New Haven on June 80. 1884, to Miss
| Helen Harrison Morris, daughter of Luz
ION B. Morris, formerly governor Of Con-
| necticut.