New-York tribune., 1902-05-07
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

When. almost decade ago. the Rev. DR. r De-
witt Hyde was selected as the president OF Bow
don College. which will celebrate its centennial
anniversary on June Is. he was young that he
was generally called the boy president" Before
that time all the college presidents in the state of
Maine had beer men OF almost venerable age The
impression seemed to prevail among boards OF
trustees that only aged men could effectuaIIy re-
strain the exuberant spirits OF youth But the i'm
mediate success of the young president as indi-
Gated by the increased number Of students at Bow
doin, may be said 70 have fairly set new fash
ION for colleges in Maine. Since then the trustees
of all the Pine Tree institutions OF higher learning
have selected young men presidents. One OF
the hrst callers on DR.. Hyde when he took the
chair at Bowdoin was the Rev. Elijah kellogg
whose "Spartacus 10 the Gladiators'' has been re-
cited from nearly every school platform in the
United States Mr. Kellogg spent most Of his quiet
life as pastor OF hshermen's church in Harpsweu.
a few miles frcm his old college A their first
meeting he said to the young president: When
Bowdoin College was first established her first pro-
fessor in astronomy took observations and discov-
cred that the town OF Brunswick wasn't IN her
right place on the map But bless your soul
you'll ind a man OF brains and standing in every
corner OF the world to-day TO tell you where old
Bowdoin is. aid he will tell you with tears in his
eyes" This enthusiasm OF one OF the Oldest alum
he took up his work al the college he has been an
earnest advocate OF the benefits TO be derived from
when he finds young man whom ne thinks qaaE-
ned 10 OrinS credlt 70 the institution Some
ago a youth who was undecided as to his college
was talking the matter over with President HYDE
who held forth warmly regarding Bowdoin me
young man tnterJected 4 doubt as 10 whether hs
could secure certain advantages a a small COL
iegs. as he rather diSparagingly termed B0wdoin-
My young friend" said Dr. Hyde IT think that
experience OF students and teachers has shown
although young man goes through more college
at one of the American universities il win Be
found that more college goes through the young
man II he comes TO OF the smaller institutions
And that Dr- Hyde has made that fact apparent TO
the youth OF Maine is shown by the Increasing
student roll at Bowdoin.
General Brugere, who is heading the mission dis
patched by the French Government 70 the United
states in connection with the inauguration OF the
Rochambeau statue at Washington, besides having
shed his blood the battlefield Of the war OF 1870
and IN Algeria, enjoys the singular distinction o.
having been shot down and seriously wounded BY
chief magistrate OF the Frecnh republic or
course. the shooting was altogether accidental and
II was done by the III fated President Sadi-Carnot
soon after the latter's election during one OF the
PRESIDENTIAL shooting parties a Marty. General
Brugere. who was colonel at the time and who
nad been member OF the military household OF
PRESIDENT GreVy. received the entire charse OF Car
not 5 gun IN his back, sustaining INJURIES which
C0nlned MIN Tor many weeks to his bed Garnet
Mno Vas man or extremely sensitive character
MaS ulaoIe 70 foTget or forgive himself for his
aWkWarqneSS, and Brugere acted with so much
Iesng on the part OF the President that the latter
rSHdlnSd profoundly grateful to him until the end
OF MS NE. which was brought so tragic a close
by the knife OF the anarchist. Cesario al Lyons.