The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-16
Dr. vviliiam s. wyman.

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 Selma Times
 WEile MT. Carnegie is looking around to find men upon whom to bestow life annuities for the work they have done as teachers, The Times would suggest that he does not overlook Dr. w S. his entire life to teaching. and who Is now spending the sunset of his life in dignifed retirement at his home in the City of Oaks" Fer over fifty profession of teaching and has done more than any living man in Alabama to promote the cause of education.
 The editor of The Times regards htm as the ripest scholar in the State, in the entire South, as for that matter. lie has repeaedly been offered the Presi dency of the State University, but al- ways refused it, though he filled the position most acceptably for several years while the Trustees were look ing around for a man for the position. Whenever a vacancy fn~the office Of President would occur either from death or resignation, the Trustees aI- ways fell back on Dr. Wyman tlll the place. Nearly every time there was a Vacandy they insisted on his taking the place, but he always said no
 Dr. Wyman has prosecuted hts re- and is an acknowledged authority on the languages Of the. Indians. He has invented an alphabet and written sew eral Indian languages down in black and white, SO that the Indians couId learn to read and write their owii aaa- guage. He is familiar with seventeen Indian dialects and speaks them n 1st fluently. The writer of this paper will never forgot walking up the streets of Tuscaloosa with Dr. Wyman one day, when me met band of Indians. He could not locate tribe by their pc; sonal appearance, so he tried several languages, only to have the old chief shake his head. About the third or fourth time that he made the attempt he struck the right tongue and there was great excitement among the h. dians and they danced about him in the greatest delight. The old ohief in sisted that pr. Wyman set them up to the drinks, but when the Doctor said he did not drink, the old chief said he would set them up. pr. Wyman was attempting to get away all .he time, but so delighted werO the Tndtans t3 find a white man who could speak to them in their own tongue they wera caught hold of him and tried to force him to take a drink with them in honor of the event. The affair was very amusing and caused good deal of fun al the expense of the genial Doctor.
 Or. Wyman is as modest as he ia learned. A child can approach hlm with the utmost ease and we have seen him get crowd of little boys and % walking on Sunday afternoon, and be- ing a fine botahist he would explain the different flowers to them in such a manner that the youngest one In tA1 bunch could understand all about 1t. He never attempted to make dis- play of his lear ming and Is so modest and transformations In his habits that you would have to seek him out to learn wisdom at his feet. His iispo sltion is as lovely as that of wohlan's, but once get him aroused and he ha ! the courage of Lon. He Is a man of strong convictions, but rarel!' ever intrudes his views on the public. He Is what may be truly said. teacher m all that the words imply.
 The editor of this paper would be delighted to see MT. Carnegie recog- nize the great scholarship, long experl- ence and lofty character of this great teacher. by comforting on him life annuity.