Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-04
BEADDSHEAR IS DYING
Attacked by Heart Failure Last
Night and the End is
Near.
Had Two Spasms. from Which
He Was Rescued by Re.
storatives.
Effort Made to Secure Eminent
Chicago Specialists is a
Failure.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Ia, Aug. 4.-Dr. William NJ.
Beadshear president of Iowa asricul-
.tural College is slowly sinking and the
end cannot be far off. The attending
physicians are now working with him
in hope of prolonging his life and oXy-
gen is being used. Last night about 10
o'clock DR.. Beardshear had serious
collapse and watchers at the BEDSIDE
thought that the end had come. The
heart failed and vital forces were AT the
lowest ebb. The had two spasals OF
this nature, the second one lasting
about an hour. Restoratives were APP
piled and the patient rallied and passed
the night in much better condition al
tho he is in a more serious state thah
at any pervious period for week
DR. Billings, professor of medicine in
Rush Medical College and eminent as a
specialist was wired for last night He
proved to be on his summer Vacation
and it was found impossible to locate
him. This morning the attempt was
given UP as the utter futility of any
earthly aid for DR.. Beardshear became
apparent.
DESPITE all efforts of the physicians
he is sinking and death may occur at
any hour.
DR.. W. Nj. Beardshear was born near
Dayton. O.. in the year lS49 ana sPeii.
his early life in Montgomery county us
many another farm boy, working on his
fathers homestead during the summer
ard attending district school during the
winter months. AT the early age OF H.
having obtained all the education pos
sible under the limited advantages OF
the country school, he enlisted IN the
volunteer infantry of the army OF the
Cumberland and served faithfully as Il
private until the close OF the civil war.
In 1875 he graduated from Otterbein
University in the classical course. III :
tnen spent two years at Yale. taking
post graduate work in the Greek and
Hebrew languages, and also theology
and philosophy After leaving Yale he
began his career as q miiisstes u III
eospel in his native state, moving from
there later to take the pastorate
of a Congregational church in Connect
icut. In June, 1881, he was elected
president of Western College at Toledo.
Iowa. where he remained about eight
wears. Under his administration West
crn College made q phenomenal growth.
The attendance which was small. was
vastly increased and new buildings
were erected Thru his influence and
efforts more beneticent endowments
were secured and the institution was
llt on strong financial basis. His
work there demonstrated in no small
degree his fitness for the position of a
college president and his ability as an
educator He was at this time probably
the Youngest college president in the
United States, being but a little over 80
Years of age when he was elected to the
position.
In 1883 he was rendered the office of
of the Des Moines pub
he schools, which he accepted, serving
in that capacity for two years.
About this time the trustees of the
Iowa State College We're casting about
for q president for that institution who
was young and full of life, who could
see things as other young people saw
them. who possessed the qualifications
necessary to bring the school before the
people of Iowa as an educational insti-
tuition par excellence and one who pos
sessed as we'll as the educational abil-
ties the faculty of organizing forces and
executing plans necessary to attain that
end. They thought they saw in DR..
suits of his work at that institution
show that they We're not wrong. The
choice was q happy one for the Iowa
State College and for Iowa. He became
the head of that institution in 1891 and
that year marked the beginning of an
eroch of prosperity for the college.
From a small school, known chiefly as
a training school for farm boys with an
of 400, it has grown and eX-
handed until it is now known as one of
the best technical schools in the west;
has an experiment station that is we'll
known on two continents and enrolls
200 students annually.
He was married in Ohio in 1873 to
Miss Josephine Mundhenk. He is sur
vived by his widow and five children.
the eIQeSC OF Wilolll Is NJ! >. ~ W. Sistlli- :
bers. of Denver, Col.
He was elected president of the Ma
ti0na Educational Association at the
annual meeting in Detroit last year by
:, unanimous vote. but owing to his i'll
ness was prevented from serving in
that capacity at their meeting this year
in Minneapolis. This year he Was
elected first vice president of the or
He has been for several
wears a member of the national Indian
c commission and was q thirty-third de-
gree Mason. He was an elegant and
fcrceful speaker and has graced the
platforms of many of the college chap
els and church pulpits in the different
states of the Mississippi valley. He had
received the degrees of A. b., a. M. ID.
II. and LII. ID. He had a keen knowledge
OF men and affairs and WoKld have beer
IA power in politics had he been lncllned
TO that channel in the public service. AS
president of the Iowa State College ne
lad the love and respect OF the students
and faculty alike. No student who was
called to the office to receive repll :
mand ever came away Without feellng
other than respect for the man who had
administered 1T. His prepossesslng ap-
6uearance and charming personality
commanded and received respect from