Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08


HANOVER, N. H, August 8, 1907.
William Jewett Tucker, ninth president of
Dartmouth. has resigned on account of his
health, greatly to the concern and sorrow
of all who are interested in the success of
the college. He has had brilliant career.
His administration has been a continuous
success. The institution is three times as
strong and has nearly four times the num-
Der of students that 1t had when he came
here in 1898. He is a native of Griswold,
Conn, and is sixty-six years old He grad
uated from Dartmouth In 1861, taught
school at Columbus Ohio, studied theology
at Andover, was ordained in 1866 and served
in two pastorates until 1880, when he was
appointed a professor at Andover. He was
twice elected president of Dartmouth, but
declined the first election. In 1893 he re-
considered his refusal and was inaugurated
at commencement of that year. He soon
demonstrated high degree Of genius in
administration and in the executive work
of the institution, and his personality is so
strong that 1t has pervaded the entire or
ganiZation. He canvassed the country
thoroughly and has made the college known
In every state. He has attended alumni
meetings and reunions in every part of the
United States and has made the personal
acquaintance Of almost every living grad
uate. In addition to the extraordinary in
crease in the number Of students, fifteen
new buildings have been erected since he
came. and two million dollars has been
added to the endowment.
Last spring President Tucker had an at
tack of heart trouble and nervous prostra-
ton, which was due to overwork. He went
to Nantucket where he sent in his resigna-
ton, but 1t is reported that he Is getting
better and his physicians encourage the
hope of>his ultimate recovery, so that 1t Is
hot ha hn ah1 70 ~nt,, to
the executive chair under some arrange
ment by which ne can be relieved Of a por-
ton of the labor and anxiety of the posi-
ton. His mere presence at the head of the
faculty even If he did nothing whatever,
would be considered great advantage.
In the meantime the presidency was Of
fered to Rev. Francis Brown, DID,, of the
class Of 10, who has been tutor at Dart
mouth, lecturer upon theological history at
Oxford University, professor and acting
president Of Union Theological Seminary.
and is now director Of the school Of bib
lical archaeology at Jerusalem. DR.. Brown
has the reputation of being one of the
greatest Hebrew scholars in the world. He
was a member Of the international commits
sion that revised the Bible, and is the au
thor of numerous works on theology and
scriptural history. He Is a grandson Of
Francis Brown Of the class of 1905, the
third president Of Dartmouth, and the son
of Samuel Gilman Brown, class of 81, who
was president of Hamilton College from
1867 to 1881. His son. Julius A. Brown. Is
now an undergraduate at Oxford Univer-
sity having been the first Rhodes scholar
from New Hampshire. DR.. Brown declined
the offer of the presidency last spring be-
cause he preferred to pursue his studies
in Hebrew and biblical history at Jerusa-
lem. and also because he believed that some
one else could fill the presidency Of Dart
mouth as well as he. The Office will re-
termined whether President Tucker can
recover SO as to resume his duties.
Why Students 60 to Dartmouth.
AS I told you the other day. there were
1.129 students at Dartmouth during the
last college year, from thirty-four different
states and countries, and when 1 asked
Dean Emerson the reason that men come
here from such distant places, he replied
loyalty of the Alumni. who are scattered
all over the world, and wherever they go
retain the Dartmouth spirit and work for
the college with as much enthusiasm as
they had the year they graduated.
1.-THE Dartmouth spirit" said Dean EN-
erson, sis an undying attachment and
loyalty that every student carries away
with him from Hanover, whether he grad
yates or not. And no matter where you
find him, or what he is doing, Dartmouth
man is always booming the institution.
This has been great teachers college
A large part of the alumni are at the head
or III the 1dCultleS OF Otner institutions,
academies and preparatory schools, and
they send their boys to Dartmouth. l
have made 1t habit Of asking students
who come from a long distance how they
happen to pick Dartmouth, and boys from
Texas, Montana, Oregon and Arizona In
variably tell me that they were prepared
by Dartmouth men.
I'm the third place, the location Of the
college, its healthy situation and the at
Effectiveness of the surroundings the long
list of eminent men who have graduated
here, like Webster, Choate. Chase, Ban
croft and others, and its high traditions are
the very best of advertisements.
THE general success of the alumni Is q
tended that the average Of successful men
In our alumni is higher than that Of any
other institution. The fact that they are so
widely scattered throughout the United
States make them the more conspicuous, al
though here in New England the Dart
mouth influence Is very strong and Dart
mouth men are occupying many high places.
The supreme court Of Massachusetts is
composed chiefly Of Dartmouth men, and Is
called the Dartmouth Club.
A Poor Mans College.
"The advantages for poor men here are
unusually good. Dartmouth has always
been a poor mans college. We have more
sons of wealthy men at present than we
ever had before. but that is owing to the
general prosperity or the country, IN which
our alumni have been fortunate enough to
share but the poor men, the sons of people
Of small incomes, are so much in the ma
iority that they set the pace, and extrava-
eance Of every sort is frowned upon. There
are no automobiles in this college Once in
while a student brings a saddle horse
from home, but we have never had four
In hand, and / do not recollect that any OF
our students ever kept drag or even a
carriage We have two or three sons OF
millionaires at present, but no one would
suspect 1t, because they are among the
most transformations and modest of our stu
dents. They realize that 1t is not to the
advantage of a man here to have the repu-
tation of being rich. 1t Is strongly to his
disadvantage. The average expenses Of a
student at Dartmouth are probably less
than at any college Of its numbers in the
United States, and do not exceed $3.50 q
year.
Everybody lives in dormitories, so far as
they can be accommodated. At present we
are overcrowded. and good many boys
have to find rooms in private families, but
we hope to have new dormitories completed
during the present season with sufficient
room to take them all in. The classes are
mixed IN the dormitories. We consider that
essential to promote the democratic spirit
among our students, and you will find the
highest-priced and the lowest priced rooms
in the same buildings. The minimum rent
| Is $40 year and the maximum Is S16O
which. l believe, Is much lower than in
other institutions OF Our grade