Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-12
'DR. ANDREWS CHOSEN.
Superintendent Of Chicago's Schools
Elected Cha ncellor Of Nebraska
University.
Politics Said to Have Influenced the
Regents Choice Acceptance
Not Assured.
Dr. Nicholson Of Cornell (Iowa)
Academy Accepts Presidency Of
. Kansas College.

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Lincoln. Neb., April 122.-Dr. e. Benja-
min Andrews superintendent OF Chica.
go schools, was elected chancellor OF the
University Of Nebraska last night. The
board OF regents stood 4 to 2 in favor OF
DR.. Andrews.
The election is. for an indefinite term,
the duties to begin with the opening Of
the new college year July next. The
salary Of the chancellor is not less than
s5, 900 a year, and may be Increased at
the discretion OF the regents
Last nights action followed a session
beginning Tuesday evening and contin-
|uing turnout Wednesday,. 1t is the OUT
come of almost a year of search on the
part of the university officials for a quit
able successor to George +. MacLean,
who resigned last June to accept the
presidency OF Iowa University.
The call to DR.. Andrews, II can be
safely said, is gratifying to a majority
of the friends and supporters of the uni-
Nersity, but the method of his selection
is criticised by number, inasmuch as
politics, heretofore an unknown element
in The conduct of the university, was all
lowed to enter into the contest. His
election also came as a great surprise.
and there is no8assurance given by re-
gents or members of the faculty that he
will accept, hut his friends believe he
will. Last nights vote was cast along
political lines, Regents Nonforeli, Ke-
mower. Rich and Teeters, all fusionist,
voting FOR him, and Regents Could and
Morrill,, republicans, in opposition.
DIR. Andrews was the recipient OF the
honorary degree of ID. from the uni-
Sversity of Nebraska several years ago.
ard has always been highly regarded in
this state. He visited Omaha and took
a prominent part in the trans hiissis-
sippi educational congress in 1898 DUR
ing the trans Mississippi exposition.
When the meeting began Tuesday
night the name OF Dr. Jeremiah w.
jerks Of Cornell was most frequently
mentioned, and Regent Rich, a fusion
list, urged his qualifications. Action,
however, was deferred, and Wednesday
morning state officers and attaches,
from Governor POINTER down, brought
all the influence they could summon in
behalf of DIR. Andrews, representing
that II was the earnest wish of w. y.
Bryan that he be elected. The only OBJ
lection of DR.. Andrew came from men
who feared that his election would be
considered a partisan move, and that
HE Well known fearlessness and aggres
siyeness would involve him in contro-
versies from which the university would
suffer. II was this that made Regents
morrill, and Could decline to vote for
him. They announced in the meeting
that they would vote for any of the men
who had been considered for the place
except Andrews.
DIR. Andrews lscticcnt.
Chicago April 2.-superintendent
Andrews is disinclined to talk about his
election as chancellor of the University
of Nebraska He has not received an
official notification of his appointment
as vet and believes II would not he be-
coming on his part5to talk Of the matter
under such circumstances. He has been
talked of for the position before, hut 1t
is thought he is welded to his position
as superintendent OF Chicago's public
schools. DIR. Andrews considers the Ne
braska action Hattering to him. He
could not, however, think OF discussing
11o hoo, t,..