The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-27
TO SUCCEED
PRES'I STRONG
A New President Has Been
Chosen for Carleton Col
lege, Northtield.
He Is Rev. VIM. HI. Salmon,
Now a Pastor at Bridge
port, Conn.

Rev William H. Salmon, pastor OF
The South congregational church OF
Bridgeport, Conn, has been elected presi-
dent Of Carleton college, Northfeld, and
will assume the duties Of the office as
soon after the first of next January as can
be arranged.
It has been known for several years
that the health of President Strong of
Carleton college had become impaired I'M
der the strain of administrative burdens
which he has borne continuously since
1870 and that he has felt early relief i'm
perative He has twice rendered his
resignation to the trustees, withdrawing
it. In the first instance, at their unan-
imous and urgent request, but insisting
in the second that it be accepted, to take
effect as soon as his successor could De
secured. ~ =,
The board, therefore, last June, re1uct-
anty appointed presidential committee
with this end in view. AS the result OF
their stigation-involving year OF
extended correspondence, travel and in
terview, the committee unanimously rec
ommends MI Salmon as, in their 1udg-
ment, an ideal man for Carleton and that
view to its presidency. This he did last
month. spending several days at North
field in thorough investigation Of the col
lege and its affairs. He also met the
Carleton board; President Northrop, 0!
the University of Minnesota; his class
mate Professor Tucker, principal of the
school of agriculture, and other prom
inent Yale men in the twin cities.
The outcome of this visit was unan-
imous and enthusiastic call to the presi-
dency of the college on the part OF the
board. This call Mr. Salmon has since
had under advisement. His acceptance
was received by the committee yester-
day. and is TO take effect at as early a
date as can be arranged after Jan. l next,
when his Bridgeport engagement expires
President Strong having consented to re-
main until that time + .
Has Had Wide Experience.
Mr. Salmon is Canadian by birth, sc
years of age, and a graduate OF Yale in
the class Of '94. receiving the degree OF
Bachelor of Arts. He has also taken his
M. A., and has completed the courses OF
study required for a Phi. D. AS fratern-
ity man he was member OF Alpha Delta
Phi and Of the Senior Society Of VOLTS
Head. ..-. 49,. -.
Before entering college he spent sew
eral years ir mercantile pursuits, and be-
came deeply interested in Young Mems
Christian Association work. He was at
forwards, during his college and grad
uate course, president for year. ant
general secretary for three years, of the
Yale Y. NJ. "A, mum ering about one
thousand members, andIalater, for two
years, had charge of organizing inter
national religious work In the various
colleges and universities of Australasia
In all Of these positions he achieved con.
spicuous success. He has written {
number OF Bible text books, which have {
large ejaculation and are IN use IL
Young Mems Christian Associations
throughout the country and elsewhere
He is also contributor to various peri
odicals, both secular. and religious, al
home and abroad, writing on a wide range
OF topics.
For three years he had charge of the
Bible study work of the Students confer
. ence at Northfeld, Mass, gaining valu
able experience, and coming in contac
with college men from all parts of the
country. He is by common consent ex
ceptionally strong as Bible teacher. An
son Phelps Stokes, Jr., secretary of Yale
university, in writing of his persona
characteristics, says: (
/ consider Mr.. Salmon to be man o
rare Christian influence and spiritual power
He is 4 completely colrsess.!ted Christian
man, with unusuaf pewer to influence youna
men andt mould both faith andlife along dis
tinctly Christian lines. He has also a YER
attractive personality. I know few men VIII
gain such an intimate acquaintance wifi
students as he does. His college room va
always center for men who wished encesur
egement or help Of any kind, and it wa no
so much because of the Office which b. he'll
SIS because of the attractive personality of TIL
man that men sought him out. He ha
travelled around the world, visiting Australia