New-York tribune., 1900-11-21
PRESIDENT GILMAN TO RESIGN.
HE WILL LEAVE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIvER-
sITY AT CLOSE OF SCHOLASTIC YEAR
NAME OF SUCCESSOR CONSIDERED.

Baltimore Nd Nov. 20 (speciaD.-while ad-
vancing years is given by DR.. Daniel Colt Gil
man as a reason for the announcement to-day OF
his determination 10 resign as president OF Johns
Hopkins University after a quarter OF CEN
tury Of service in that capacity. the chief cause
is believed be the financial condition Of the
university. For some years DR. Gilman has had
to struggle against adverse circumstances
president of the great institution OF learning
which organized and perfected under his
direction. He is now nearly seventy years old.
too old to battle longer against the lack OF
finances in the prosecution of his work. The
next few years will probably be critical ones in
the history OF the University, far as It's
finances are concerned.
One of the trustees in discussing the resigna-
ton. said that President Gilman had been ham
pered in carrying out his ideas by lack OF
money at the disposal Of the university authori-
ties He was especially ambitious for the sue
OF the university and II discouraged him
to see it lose opportunities to advance itself TO
a still honOred position because there
were TO funds with which carry cut his sug-
gestions
Charles Morris Howard in speaking OF the
difficulties Dr. Gilman had to encounter, said:
His successor will encounter many serious
problems. and the management OF the university
will have reason to congratulate itself II us
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reputation in the past. There are two dlthcul-
ties with which the university is chiefly con-
tending. One is the lack OF funds and the other
the lack Of support and sympathy from the peo-
pie os this State. The first is really preferabie
TO the second. because If our people appreciated
the advantage OF having a great university
they would see to II that the means were forth
coming.
The States appropriation for Hopkins ought
to be continuing one, and the city or ba4tl-
more also ought to appropriate S1OOOOO year
for the purpose This would not furnish
sufficient funds, but il would tend to encourage
generous individuals to make donations
DR.. Woodrow Wilson, Of Princeton; Dr. Ira
Remsen, head professor of chemistry: DR.. Her
bert B. Adams. IF Johns Hopkins. and DR.. AL
bert Shaw. Of The Review of Reviews" have
been mentioned successors DR.. Gilman
Friends of DR.. Remsen think that he is too
much interested in his present work to accept
the executive office. They say that he inclines
to teaching and investigating rather than
to administrative work. One member OF the
faculty expressed the opinion that the successor
of Dr. Gilman will be outsider. This pro-
fessor considers Dr. Wilson man Of much the
same scholarly inclinations DR.. Remsen.
President Gimau's resignation will not be
offered until February %. He will continue
trustee of the University after the close OF the
scholastic year. at which time he will retire
from the presidency.
Friends of DR.. Albert Shaw said yesterday
that DR.. Shaw was we'll and favorabIy known
at Johns Hopkins University. having gained
the degree of Phi. d. at the institution 1t was
said that his selection 70 succeed DR.. Gilman
president of the university would please many
OF the younger alumni