Weekly journal-miner., 1911-03-29
WILDE IS PRESIDENT OF
 UNIVERSITY

TUCSON. Ariz., March 25.- Dr. Arthur H. Wilde, assistant to Presi- dent Harris of Northwestern univer- sity resigned last night to accept the presidency of the University of Ari-
 zona. Dr. Wilde has been affiliated
 with the Northwestern university since 1892 and he was formerly a professor of History and principal of the Evanston academy, an affiliat- ed institution.
 Dr. Arthur Herbert Wilde, this morning telegraphed Chancellor M. P. Freeman of the university board of regents his acceptance of the ap- pointment rendered him as president of the University of Arizona. He severed his connection with North western university last night, and will arrive in Tucson, ready to take up his new duties, May l.
 The appointment was rendered Dr. Wilde by the board of regents March II. He was not an applicant for the position, and when first ap- preached on the subject declined to consider it. Subsequently he thought better of it, and accepted an invita- ton of the board of regents to visit the university and confer with the board. This he did about six weeks ago. In the course of a visit of four days here. he met with the board and looked into the university sit nation very thoroughly. He inter viewed the leading members of the faculty, inspected the equipment and was given free access to the finan- cial records so that he might see what materials he as president, would have to work with. At the conelu- sion of his investigation he eompli- mented the board of regents and former President Babcock very high ly on the conditions of the univer- sity and its equipment
 Aside from its personal opinion. the board of regents was influenced to the selection of Dr. Wilde through numerous high endorsements given him by such authorities as Dr. A. w. Harris, president of Northwestern University. Dr. F. J. James. presi- dent of the University of IllinOrs, and former Judge F. s. Nave, who was an instructor in Northwestern when Dr. Wilde was connected with the instructing faeultry. For the past two years he has been connect ed with the administrative depart ment of the university in a capacity which made him virtually assistant president of Northwestern university
 Dr. Wilde is 42 years of age, is married, but has no children. He graduated from Boston university in 1887. taught in an academy for two years, and then returned to Boston for advanced work. In 1892 he went to the academy of Northwestern university at Evans ton, Illinois, and has been on that campus ever since as instructor and principal in the academy, and in- structor and professor of history in the university. In 1901 he took his degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard university.
 In communicating with the board of regents he states that he is com ing to the university of Arizona with a high appreciation of the work done by Dr. Babeock and with large confidence in the promise of the uni versity and the future of the terri tory. He hopes to cooperate in any possible way with movements in the university and out of it, for the best development of Arizona. In conclusion he states that he wants the fullest confidence and good will of the regents, the faculty of the university and of all the people of the territory and will try to get it.