The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-26
PROF. HADLEY is ELECTED


Sketch of Life of the President-Elect
-Enthnsiastic Demonstration by the
Undergraduates - Secretary Dexter,s
and Treasurer .Farnaln's Resignations
Accepted.
Professor Arthur Twining Hadley,
yale rs, was at the regular May meet
ing of the corporation of the university
held IN this city yesterday elected to the
presidency of the university to succeed
President Timothy Dwight, resigned
The matter of electing successor to
the presidency has been under consd-
eratlon since before the Christmas holi-
days, at which time President Dwight
presented his letter of resignation to
take effect at the close Of the present
college year. Since that time the mem
bers of the corporation have been very
active in their canvass for a suitable
man to succeed to the important and
responsible office of president of the
great university. Many men of more or
less prominence have been mentioned in
connection with the same, and many
letters giving opinions as to the neces-
sary qualifications for president have
been published. These opinions were of
wide diversity. Only recently did the
contest narrow down to a few men and
of these Professor Hadley seemed to be
the better fitted for the place. The
meetings of the corporations were, of
course, executive and it is not definitely
known just how the vote stood nor what
other men were seriously considered.
At the business meeting of Yale cor
poration yesterday the resignation of
Louis S. DeForest, M. D., clinic profess
sor Of medicine, was accepted, to take
effect at commencement; also the res
ignation of the secretary of the corpora
tion, Professor Franklin B. Dexter, to
take effect at the same date; also the
resignation of the treasurer, William
w. Farnam, to take effect on December
l. Professor Charles E. Beecher was
appointed curator of the geological col
lections, in succession to Professor
Marsh DR.. George l.. Amerman, Y. c.
1890, was appointed registrar of the sci
entific school, and DR.. George P. Eaton
instructor in comparative osteology in
the same school. M. Matsumoto, for
Inerly assistant in the psychological lab
oratory was reappointed to that posi-
tion, and K. f. Geiser, now student
in the graduate school, was appointed
an assistant in history in the college. A
gift was reported of $1,000 from Mrs
Thomas G. Bennett Of New Haven to
be added to the foundation of the w. w.
Winchester prize in the School OF the
Fine Arts: also an addition OF Sl,00O
from Henry F. English of New Haven |
to the fund of the Alice X. English |
prize in the Art school. 1t was voted /
to proceed with the immediate erection
of the final building for the law school |
in front of the present building on Elm |
street.
Professor Arthur Twining Hadley, |
who was yesterday elected to Yale's |
presidency is one of New Haven's most |
DISTINGUISHED sons. He was born in |
New Haven on April 23 1856, and was
the only son of Professor James b. Had
lev of Yale college, the famous Greek
professor, and Annie Twining Hadley.
Apart from a few years spent abroad,
he has always resided In New Haven.
His prepara tory education was acquir-
ed in the public schools, and in 1872 he
entered Yale college. His course in the
university was notable one and IN
fS76 he received his degrees with high
honors The next three years were de-
voted to the study of history and polltl-
cal science, and during that time Two
wears were passed at the University OF
Berlin pursuing these subjects. OF
which he is now a recognized authority.
In 1879 he accepted tutorsnlp IN 4ale
and held that position for four years.
when he became university lecturer on
railroad administration, for Whlch ne
was particularly fitted, and in 1886 he
was made professor of political science
in the graduate department
TT was however, III the period from
1891 until 1898 when Prof. Sumner was
compelled by failing health to take an
extended vacation, that Prof. Hadley's
work was markedly notable as he was
annointed to take the work of Prof.
Sumner in the academic department
during the latter's absence Prof. Had
lev is very popular with the students
in the class room and his course of
lectures is among the most popular in
the university OF late years he has
taken much interest in developing de-
baters in Yale university for oratorical
contests with Harvard and Princeton,
and has coached the debaters great
deal.
Prof. Hadley's ability in his special
line has long been recognized through
out this country and Europe, and he
has lectured at Harvard university,
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo-
CIV and in other parts of the United
States as we'll as before the British |
association for the Advancemnt of |
Science, whose guest he was in 1880.
Prof Hadleys published writings are
numerous and include a great number
of magazine articles contributed to diff
ferent publications. His principal work
is the volume entitled Railway Trans
portation; 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 Con- .
necticut from 'S5 to 81.
Prof Hadley received the degree of :
M. A. from Yale in 1886. Though of a
high strung nervous temperament,
Prof Hadley has a prediction for