Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-26

logical Seminary and received the de-
gree OF doctor OF philosophy in 1889
Soon after he succeeded w. r.. Harperl
to the chair Of sacred literature in Yale.
MRS. Sanders is a native OF Wiscon-
sin. She was for several years stu
dent of Ripon College. but did not
graduate. having left her class about
the middle of her junior year. She is
highly spoken Of by those who know
her. They have three children"
INTERVIEW WITH PRES. GATES.
Retiring President Talks in Burling-
ton of College Faculty and Work.
Burlington. Sept 2s. Professor
George d. Gates, president of Iowa
College, has been in the city several
days, on Sunday preaching the memoir
sial sermon for the late C. w. Rand. !
Professor Gates has rendered his resig-
nation, but Will remain with the school
until November Speaking, just before
leaving for Grinnell, of the work of the
work Of the college for the year. Pres
fdent Gates said:
Iowa College, at Grinnell, opens in
full force this year. Last juno the
large st class ever sent out graduated
sixty three in the degree courses. This
is three times as many as the average
of classes ten years ago.
Because of the unusual number of
changes in the faculty some have been
fearing falling of in the number Of
students this fall. Such apprehension
appears to be grounaless, for the fresh
man class is the Target in the history
of the institution and larger vet in the
| proportion of those coming from out
side. lie. not going up into the college
from the academy department. Of the
college. One hundred and twenty frt6h-
| men are already registered.
There are nine changes in the fac
1 ulty. My resignation as president takes
effect in November, as 4 have consented
| to remain with the college till the years
work is we'll on its way. Inability to
! live in the climate OF Iowa necessitates
+ my removal to the dry climate of the
/ western mountains.
DIR. George d. Heron last year re-
! signed from the E. d. Rand professor
| ship of applied Christianity. His sue
cessor has not yet been found. The
work of the department is temporarily
4 in the hands of Professor g. p.
Wyckoff the associate professor in the!
same department.
Professor James. Simmons. of the
4 department. of philosophy and ethics.
mas been compelled by i'll health to ask
/ for a years leave of al ence. He is
with his family in Colorado. His place
is taken for the year by DR.. John Bood-
1 in, from the University of Upsala.
Sweden, and later instructor in philo-
j sophy in Harvard University.
i Dr. John S. Nollen, the head Of the
department of modern languages, is
Il spending the year in study in Europe
y on leave of absence, his place being
4 supplied by Nr. Wolsott. who was in
q structor in the department last year.
4 Miss Helen b. Morris. in the same de-
! partmer1t of modern languages. who re-
signed last year because of III health,
4 has been succeeded by Miss Grace Hem
s. derson. a graduate of the Western Re
i.serye University. of Cleveland, o.. and
4 WHO has spent two years abroad study
i ing French and German. She also has
4 been elected preceptress of the acad-
4 envy. succeeding DIR. Arletfa Warren,
Il resigned to take a Year of study in the
q American School of Classical Lam
4 guages in Rome az a membe. of the
family of Professor Kelsey, of Michigan
State University, who has charge OF the
p school in Rome this year.
). DR. Bert E. Powell's place as prin-
lscipal OF the academy, is filed by Dr.
q Charles O'Connor, a graduate of the
a University OF Wisconsin, who has spent
= the last year in the American Schoo
. OF Classical Languages in Rome.
q .sMr. Elwood A. Enery's place as In
Il structor in voice in the department Of
music, is taken by Mr.. Olds, a graduate
Of Beloit College.
DIR. John H T. Main, who has beer
4 for eight months with Mrs. E. ID. Rand
Miss Carrie Rand and DR.. Heron
& travelling in Egypt, Palestine ane
Greece, resumes his work as head 81
Il the department of Greek. The Stats
. University at Iowa City has tried hare
:. to get Mr.. Main, having elected hin
. with enticing conditions. DR.. AIair
y STAYS with Iowa College at a much
n smaller salary than was offered him BY
the university. He has made his de
q partment in Iowa College probably the
strongestein the west.
.sThe outlook for Iowa College wa.
never more hopeful than now It IS
like all other institutions, feeling sorel,
"A the Snc1nkaSe5 III 8tlls1 eAtSs W 1ASoAAi'
Iron its invested endowment funds. ]
:. is dou btless good for the country tina
Interest rates shall be lower. sui it !!
4 hard for a college TO move on steadil,
]. toward its natural enlargement, Will
lin seven years the interest rate on u
endowment fund OF 100000 falls from
per cent to 5.
!, ut SO comes about that the prosper
! lity of our colleges in enlargement Q
! work and increased number of student
!, lis the very cause of one of the mos
!. serious Of their pro btems.
President Gates talked quite freei.
) regarding his future inclinations. H
!, had. he said, no plans. His immediate
i desire is to properly conclude his du
: ties as president of Iowa College, whicl
r Twill terminate November 4, and thel
!, ret for a period of three or four months
! There is little doubt. however, that hi
: time will be thoroughly occupied a
!, soon as he wishes 1t so. He is airead,
lin receipt of several proposals pointin'
!, Ito church and educational work. Aske
: whether his inclination ran toward on
/ binary. church work or toward that Q
! 1.-the institutional church. he replied:
{ ..By all means the latter. What
, desire most of all is to come in contac
) with that most neglected of all Ameri
! nans the.S nrdinary respectable work