Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-20
Princeton Trustees AC-
Cept Resignation, Nam
ing Temporary Head.
BELIEVE HIS ELECTION
AS GOVERNOR CERTAIN
Question of Permanent Presl-
dent for University Will Re-
main Open Several Months.
Especial to the Evening siar.l

Especial to the Evening Starl
PRINCETON, Oct. 2O.-The board OF
trustees of Princeton University today
accepted the resignation of woodrow
Wilson as president and appointed John
A. stewart, of New York, senior trus-
tee, president pro tempore.
When seen by the EVENING STAR
correspondent this morning, DR.. Wilson
would make no statement for publica-
ton, refusing to discuss the meeting in
any way.
DIR. Wilson's letter of resignation has
been in the hands of the secretary Of
the trustees some days. and action
upon it Is expected to be the boards
most important work ct this time. A
temporary president will be chosen,
but not with the idea that DR.. Wilson
is to return to the university as its
head in the event Of his defeat for the
governorship of New Jersey.
1t was said yesterday that the trus-
tees would have been glad to have
given DR.. Wilson a leave of absences
for his campaign and to await the
result of the election before taking
any action looking to a permanent
severance of his connection with the
university. But he declined to have
1t 80. taking the attitude that the
university as a non-partisan instiru-
ton, as we'll as non-sectarfan, must
be divorced from politics. He is also
said to feel that he owes 1t TO the
voters of New Jersey to resign.
Believe Election Certain.
For the trustees, 1t was said before
the meeting began that they believe
DIR. Wilson's election as governor Of
the State is practically assured. ana
for that reason are more inclined TO
yield to his wishes. AS governor no
would still be connected with the sinf-
versity as trustee ex-officto The trIs-
tees. it was said. will be exceedingly
cautious not to be led into any step
which may hurt DR.. Wilson's CAM
paign.
Almost to a man they are supporting
DR.. Wilson's candidacy, and they and
many of his friends among the Prince
ton alumni seem to think that his de-
termination to resign all the more
shows his earnestness and sincere be-
lief In the principles and reforms he Is
advocating on the stump, and his desire
to present them to the people unham-
pered by college duties or the con-
sciousness that they are suffering In
his absence.
No Idea OF Succession.
| DR.. Wilson'S successor has been dis
cussed informally by such trustees as
have met in the last two or three days,
but no slate has been prepared by any
group of them. 1t Is regarded as likely
that one of the trustees will be named
acting president, or else some member
of the faculty who was not identified
with the heated controversy last spring
over the Graduate School.
Dean Andrew F. West. of the Gradu-
ate School, and Prof. Henry Van Dyke
have advised such trustees as have
spoken to them about the matter that
under no circumstances will they allow
their names to be considered in con-
nection with the acting presidency.
Dean Fine, of the School of Science,
and Prof. j. H. Hibben, of the depart
ment of philosophy, are also said to 10
out of the running. DR.. Cyrus Foss
Bracket, professor emeritus OF physics.
and Trustees John A. Stewart, of this
city, and John w. Barr however, ara
prominently mentioned for the tempo-
rary place.
1t may be months before a perma-
nent president is chosen. the names
most talked of among trustees and
alumni being President Henry A. Gar
field, of Williams, and President John
H. Finley, of the City College, neither
graduate of Princeton. and DR.. Henry
Fairfield Osborn, of Columbia and
president of the Museum of Natural
| History