Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-17
WILLIAM G. TIGHT
PASSES AWAY At
GLENDALE
DIES IN HOSPITAL
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
President of the Uni
verSity Victim Of Acute
Stomach Disorder Death a
Shock to His Friends,

William G. Tight former president
OF the University Of New Mexico, bear
ing 4 national reputation as u geologist
and educator ana for ten years a citi-
zen Of Albuquerque, died late Satur-
day night Ia a hospital at Glendale,
Cal, Of acute stomach trouble, aged
"a years.
The news of Or. Tights death came
to Albuquerque Yesterday in "a brief
telegram TO Dean G.. f.. Hodgin of the
university, from Mrs. Tight. It CON
tained no details and the statement
that Or. Tight death was due to
stomach trouble is based on the as
sumption HAT the trouble with which
he WAS suffering when he left Alhu-
querque became worse after reaching
the california institution, where he
went for treatment. Ills death win
come AS a shock 10 hundreds OF friends
In Albuquerque ana throughout New
Mexico. and everywhere will cause the
genuine sorrow which Is felt only IN
the death Of a strong man inst Mt the
height OF his usefulness.
Following his retirement from the
presidency of the university some
months ago. Dr. Tight became presi-
dent of the New Mexico Fair associa-
'tion ana conducted the last successful
fair here. He worked very hard dur
ing the preparatory period aud during
the fair and@complained OF IN health
.at that time. Shortly after the fair lac
associated himself with the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance company ana
took charge OF It's Pecos valley bust
ness With headquarters in Roswell.
For years ne has been q victim Of
chronic stomach disorder and about
three weeks ago on advice OF his ply
~sicians he went to California Tor cX-
pert treatment. hoping for relief. lie
spent a short time i'm Albuquerque
visiting friends ana while it was real
lied that his condition was aggravated,
no thought OF a fatal termination oc-
CURED to any one. Dr. Tight was Of
splendid physique and according to
the usual rule of the Vigorous, out
door life he led, should have lived To
q ripe old age.
Made Friends Everywhere.
From the time of Ills connection
with the university % The close of hts
connection with that institution, Dr.
Tight devoted himself. heart and soul
To the welfare Of the institution Ills
hopes for the future nf the institution
had no limit aud during bis eight
years at it's head he did more than has
ever been possible before To- make it
"A successful educational institution
and 10 place it where it belongs. at the
head OF the educational system of the
territory. Isrim fun of The very spirit
OF youth himself. he inspired The con-
tidence and affection ot the students
Was iust b%eginning 10 get the best
results from his years OF work when.
conditions over which he nae ma con-.
troll lead the board az regents to re-
place him. am notion which was.
severely criticized az the time. not only
bv pr Tight's friends, hut ly the pub
lie generally.
While carrying on the work of the.
university. Dr Tight was always en-
gagged in the business of making
friends. His democratic disposition
and his broad and liberal ideas
brought him into close sympathy with
people of all classes and he numbered
his friends by hundreds an over the.
southwest,
BEFORE coming TO NlhuQucrque Dr.
Tieht had established a national repu-
tation as a geologist and bis work here.
established him not only 5 a gcologist,
hits chosen field, hWt as an com
plishea educator and q successful adj
miuistrator. His untimely death re.
one of the most valuable of
New AIrxieos citizens ANA one OF the.
ablest men i'm the field OF education.
\ Brief Biography.
William George Tight WINS born I'm.
Granville. Dhie. March ~. 1853. He.
received his primary education in the.
public schools and graduated from
pennisan UNIVERSITY with the degree of.
bachelor ct science In 1855. receiving
his masters desrtc from Tie same in-
stitutnu in the %following voar There
after for fourteen y,ars he continued
as professor If gcolo-l in his alma
lnnter. studying ut intervals az har-.
ward ana Cnlc1ro universities u was.
luring ftis time that ha worked out.
tile r,markabie thesis which won him
the DOCTORS dtlreo from the Inner-
slty of Chicaeu. which he received in'
1904 after coming O. Albuquerque
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was published as "a public document