Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-18

The Rev. william II. Salmon. VI. n, |
who has been offered the presidency .
of oahu College, Honolulu, by the trus'
tees. was ouIy in last December in
slaned as pastor Of the South COngrc- |
gadonal church. bridgeport. Connect .
cut. In reporting that event, the
Bridgeport Daily standard Of Monday, !
December 90, 1901, gave a biographical
sketch of the minlster.
Mr.. Salmon is a Canadian by birth, !
having been born in the city Of Lon
don. Ontario. At the close OF his boy
hood days he went through the Cole
giate Institute IN London, receiving Il
complete preparation for entrance into
the University Of Toronto. However,
Mr.. Salmon decided to take advantage
VI a Uus.n,ss opening and for several
years was identified with mercantile
pursuits. but at the same time becom-
ing deeply Interested IN the Young
Mems Christian Association. Taking
ND association work he became a rest
dent of Nedwburgh, n. Y, later rcmov-
ing to Milwaukee, Wis, 10 prepare
himself at Markham academy for Yale
university. Among academic honors
there he won the gold medal for elo-
cution. Mr. Salmon entered Yale in
| 1890 and at the end of his course In
] 1894 received the degree Of Bachelor
OF Arts. on the social side of his class
anu college life 1t is mentioned that
he was not only member Of the Junior
/ year fraternity of Alpha Delta Phi,
| but was also one OF the select fifteen OF
! the well known senior society of VOLTS
| Head. election TO which marks q man
| as one OF the most hOnOred. popular
men of his elias. Bui II was in the re-
! ligious activities OF Yale that Mr..
SallmCn became best known, for he be
came eminent in this work from his
entrance to college. being one Of the
! appointive religious committee that
had particular oversight of the class in
these relations. This was followed BY
his election as deacon of his class,
which was also supervisory and
/ executive position, while in his senior
year he was elected the president Of
the University Y. VI. c. a.
After graduation Mr. Salmon re-
manned In New Haven as the head OF
the religioua work Of Yale. his official
position being that Of general sccrc-
tary Of the association. which he re-
tanned for three years. During this
period he also pursued graduate work
ana ut its expiration in 1897 he re
Il.
work in the Semitic languages and
Biblical literature 1t was then that
Mr.. Salmon decided to leave Yale and
to become the travelling secretary Of
the Australasian student Christian
Union. when this proposed drpar-
ture became known at Yale u highly
COmmenuatory article on his work,
written by Henry Sloane Conn, Il for
mer presldent Of the University AssO-
citation, WAS published In both the AS
ISOLATION accord and the Yale Alumni
. Weekly Starting with q small nu-
clcus of members in the Scientific
. school, the article said, a distinct
branch Of the work had been built up
in that department. with rooms OF its
own. \ few days previous 10 the pub
licatiOn Mr.. Salmon was able TO an
nDunCe Mrs. W. T.. COchruus gift OF
$4,000 for u lot and building for the
exclusive use of this work. \ similar
! work had been started IN the three
graduate schools OF the University.
During Mr.. Salmon's administration
the membership Of the association hau