Arizona republican., 1911-03-28
NEW
 PRESIDENT NAMED
DR. A. H. WILDE OF THE NORTH WESTERN ACCEPTS POSI-
 TON
He Will Assume His Duties About
 the First of May

Dr. Arthur Herbert Wilde Of Evan ston. Illinois, has accepted the posi- ton of president of the university of Arizona, rendered to him as the re- suit of meeting of the board of regents held on March 10. Moth ing was made public concerning the action of the board until after it had been apprised of Dr. Wilde's accept ance. Dr. Wilde was not an appli- cant for the position. the board hay ing learned of him through his work and having sought him as its choice and rendered him the office This was many weeks ago and responsive to the correspondence Dr. Wilde came to Arizona, looked the field over and was very much pleased with it. He did not however accept the offer of the board until very recently.
 pr. Wilde was born in Birmingham, Mass, April 29. 1865. He was given the degree of bachelor of arts by Boston University in 1887 and s. T. B. in 1891. He attended the Harvard school for graduates from 1898 to 1901. receiving the degree of master of arts in 199 and of doctor of phi
 
 he was an instructor in Hilton, N. H.. seminary and instructor in history in the Academy of the Northwestern uni versity from 1892 to 1901 and also in- structor in history in the university from 1893 10 1901. He was assist ant professor of history from 1901 to 1905 in the same institution; prin- cipal of the Evanston academy of the Northwestern. university since June. 1904, and assistant to the president and secretary of the university coun- cil since 1909
 In his religious convictions he is d Congregationalist and has been a lib- eral contributor to the magazines and reviews. largely on educational and historical subjects. Dr. Wilde is a married man but has no children
 The board of regents considers it. self fortunate in securing so capable man to direct the affairs of Ari- Zona's chief educational institution. He is yet in the vigor of middle age but has had a long experience in matters educational having devoted his entire life to fitting himself for such responsible duties That his fitness has been recognized by the older and best institutions of the east is indicated by the brief biography given above And that he is still climbing the ladder of success is shown by the fact that he was hold ing responsible position when sum- moned to the Arizona field of effort.
 That it is the purpose of the new president to broaden the field of the university or rather to better till it. is outlined in the following from his letter of acceptance:
 'I assume the willing cooperation of the regents in the administration of the University, in giving me the benefit of their counsel; in afford ing me a large degree of freedom in initiating and carrying out policies for the development of the University; and in assisting me so to inform the people and the legislature of the ter service of the institution and may give it adequate financial support.
 As I shall endeavor to keep the University separate from those inter ests in which men may honestly have differences of opinion and which in terests do not immediately concern the work of the institution, I may fairly expect that influences foreign to its work shall not interfere with its administration
 The University belongs to all the people of the territory and it must as largely as possible to the welfare of the whole common- wealth. This may be accomplished. however, more successfully by doing we'll whatever it tries to do, having faith in the people to provide the necessary means to extend the work as need shall arise
 T hope as a result of special effort in the next year or two that the people of the territory may realize more fully the excellence of the work done and doing at the University and will have a greatly increased interest in it."
 The Tucson Star is authority for the statement that Governor Sloan has asked for the resignation of the en- tire board of regents except Chan ceilor NJ. P. Freeman, who will re- main as representative of Pima The objection of the gover- nor to the present board is not in the men or in their service but in their place of residence. as five members have their homes in Tucson, and it is said to be the governors plan to ap- point members from all over the ter ha nhf hot