New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14


less on the floor by his wife. He 4 native
Of this place and Will be buried here.
Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman, the eminent educator,
was the first president OF Johns Hopkins Uni
versty Of Baltimore and the first president Of the
Carnegie Institution at Washington In his long
career in educational work ne connected with
many institutions, and he was one of the fore
most workers for the good Of humanity in this
country.
DR.. Gilman was born in Norwich. Conn. July g.
1881 He was a direct descendant Of John Gilman
of Exeter y. H. who came TO this country in
1928 from England and became councillor in Ike
ter. His father William c. Gilman. and his
mother. before her marriage. was Eliza Colt He
prepared for college in this city and was grad
uated Yale in the class OF % He spent nearly
four years in travel and study abroad. being for
time attached TO the United States Legation at
St Petersburg He then took course Of study
in Berlin and IN 1850 was a commissioner TO the
French exhibition. After his return TO this country
he became librarian Of Yale College in 1856, and
atsrward professor OF physical and political geog
raphy and secretary Of the Sheffield Scientific
School. remaining with his alma mater until 1SI2
He was a trustee Of the Winchester Observatory
and visitor to the Yale School of Fine Arts For
a short time while in New Haven he was the City
Superintendent Of Schools and subsequently sec
Rotary OF the Connecticut Board OF Education
In 1870 he elected the first president Of the
University of California but he did not accept the
post until 1872 To the work OF building up the
institution ut Berkeley he devoted himself with
much vgor. and he secured a number Of impor-
tant gifts. including the Francis Lieber Library.
SJer,o from Michael Reese, the endowment Of the
Agassz chair. the Mills chair Of philosophy, $780,
CD for a law college. a gymnasium. and he as
sisted in securing the Lick Observatory
In 1876. when he forty-foUr years old Dr.
Gilman was elected the first president Of Johns
Hopkins University. for which over 100000 had
been bequeathed by the Baltimore merchant whose
name it bears The trustees had sought advice
from all sources as to the best to organize
the work of the institution, TO be devoted to post
graduate studies. and decided that DR.. Gilman
possessed the requisite qualities one Of his con-
temporaries In educational work said of his quail
hcations: 'Dr. Gilman's qualities of mind and
character were such to TT hin in a IN
usual way for the task Of planning a new insti-
tuition in environment. He Judicious,
tactful. well informed graceful Of speech and per-
sisteut though cautious in method He had a nat
ural fondness for administrative detail and for
problems Of classification and Of organization He
knew the names and the work Of the leading scho-
in Europe and in America. and he was a
competent Judge OF their merits teachers and
as Investigators Best Of all he had confidence In {
himself and faith in his undertaking. Moreover
DIT. Gilman had fixed and clear ideal and that
ideal just such university the managers
Of the Johns Hopkins trust had vaguely in mind"
For twenty-five years DR.. Gilman directed the
work Of the institution. which once attained the
leading position has since continued TO occupv
a university in the true sense of the word.
The work organized on a large and sys-
tematic plan. since adopted by other leading in
situations Of learning in the country and fac |
uIty was assembled under the president. who sue
cessfullv carried out his ideas The number OF |
students steadily increased from eighty-nne at |
the beginning until now 1t is six hundred and |
the influence of the institution felt by all the !
educational interests Of the country. Dr. Gilman |
presented his resignation when he attained the age
of seventy. in 1901, and made president emeri-
tus
While he was head of the university he was |
called to aid in the organization of the other great
Of which he was made the director in 1889. But |
Dr. Gilman's educational interests con- |
fined to the city of his residence. He one |
of the original trustees of the John F. Slater |
Fund for the education of the freedmen and |
served as secretary and president of the board. |
He was trustee and vice-preSident OF the board |
of the Peabody Educational Fund When the /
General Education Board organized to Pro- |
mote the educational interests Of the South he |
was made a member Of it and was active in its |
work After Dr. Gilman resigned the presidency |
of Johns Hopkins University, in which he was |
succeeded by Or. Ira Remsen. he was elected in |
1901 the first president of the Carnegie Institu- |
ton at Washington. TO establish which Andrew |
Carnegie had given 100000 Tor the furtherance |
of human knowledge by original research 1t |
was said at that time that never perhaps before
had it fallen the lot of the same man to shape |
the beginnings of such institutions of learn
naeie Institution. The term for which DR.. Gilman
was chosen was five years but at the end of three
wears he rendered his resignation and was sue
ceeded by Dr. Robert S Woodward. But he had
already laid the foundations for successful and
enduring work, the results Of which will accrue
for the benefit of future generations.
The activities Of DR.. Gilman were not confined
10 the field of educational work. President Cleve-
land appointed him of the commissioners to
ascertain the boundaries of Venezuela and
British Guiana. He succeeded Carl Schurz as pres
ident of the National Civil Service Reform League.
holding the Office from 1901 TO 1907. He served as
a member of the commission which drafted the
new charter for Baltimore. In 1900 he became one
of the three general editors of The New Inter-
ma tional Encyclopedia, TO which he devoted much
attention. lie served of the trustees Of the
Russell Sage Foundation for the Improvement OF
social and living conditions. to which Mrs. Sage
gave SO 600 900 last year He was for many years
president of the Baltimore Charity Organization
Society. DIR. Gilman was also president OF the
American Oriental Society and vice president OF
the American Archaeological Society correspond
Ing member of the British Association member
of the Massachusetts Historical Society, officer
of Public Instruction in France and commits
sicneT of awards at the Atlanta Exposition
Many public addresses were made by DIR. Gilman
and he wrote many magazine and review articles.