The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-11
Was One of the Worlds Most
Noted Educators.
Had Been III For Several Years and
His Case Was Always Hope
less One.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE SUNDAY.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Dr. William
Rainey Harper, president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, since its inception,
one of the foremost educators, aud
one of the most learned Hebrew scho-
lars of his time, died yesterday of
cancer of the intestines. Three years
ago, DR.. Harper underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis and symp-
toms were then discovered which led
the surgeons to suspect graver trou-
bles might arise in the future.
February 22, 1905, an operation
was decided upon to determine the
nature and cause of severe abdominal
pains from which he had suffered fof
several months. 1t was then discov-
cred that DR.. Harper was suffering
from cancer. Physicians decided
there was nothing that could be
done by them, and that the only
hope of DR.. Harper lay in remedial
measures alone. In a short time he
left the hospital and took up his du-
ties at the university as though moth
ing had happened or was likely to
happen to him. Although DIR. Harp
err never deluded himself with false
hopes. he faithfully attempted what
ever offered him a hope of recovery.
He visited Europe and remained for
a time at Carlsbad, and he consulted
the most eminent specialists OF the
continent. Despite all that was done
for him he lost steadily.
Just prior to the holidays por-
ton of his strength came back, and
1t was thought that under the influ
ence of a milder climate his health
would improve. Preparations were
made for the journey to the south,
but at the last minute he was too fee
BILE to attempt the trip and 1t was
abandoned. During the last fort
night his strength failed rapidly and
it was evident to his medical attend
ants the end could not be far off. His
immediate relatives were summoned
and all were at the house yesterday
when he died.
The body will remain in charge OF
the family until Saturday. 1t will
then be transferred to the Haskell
assembly hall on the university
grounds where It will lie In state un-
til Sunday after midday under a
guard of honor composed of students
of the university. Funeral services
will be held in Mandel Hall at the
university Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. Addresses will be delivered
by President Faunce of Brown Uni
versity; Chancellor Andrews of the
University of Nebraska, and Dean
Judson of the University of Chicago.
DR.. Harper was born in New Con-
cord, O., in July, 1856, graduated
with the degree of A. b. from Musk
ingum college OF that place in 1870.
Then he went to Yale University,
where he carried on studies of spe-
cial character in languages. Next
year he acted as president of the
Masonic college at Macon, Tenn. In
1868 he resided in Granville, o..
as tutor in Dennison University and
principal of the Granville academy.
In 1880 he was appointed professor
of Hebrew in the Baptist Union The
illogical seminary of Chicago, where
he remained for five years. Then he
went to Yale as professor CT Semitic
languages, remaining until 1871
when he was elected president OF the
Chicago University and has remain
ed at the head of the institution ever
since.