The Washington herald., 1912-06-29
NEWMAN CHOSEN
HEAD OF HOWARD
Former Pastor Of First COngrega-
tiOnal Church Chosen by Trus-
tees Of University.
HAS had LONG EXPERIENCE
AS MINISTER AND TEACHER
Many Persons Considered for Posi-
tiOn-BOard Remains in seS-
sion Eight Hours.

Rev. DR.. Stephen Morren Newman.
now located at Boston. who for twenty
one years was pastor Of First Congrega-
tional Church here. was elected presi-
dent Of Howard University yesterday aft
ernoon to succeed Dr. Wilbur p.
Thirkield. who recently resigned TO ac-
cept q bishopric in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
The selection was made by the board
Of trustees OF the institution from q long
list OF prominent educators after near
ly eight hours OF deliberation. En-
bodied in the resolution providing for the
election OF DR.. Newman, was a clause
making honorable mention Of the follow
ing persons, who headed the list OF can
didates for the position: Dean Kelly Nil
Ter, Dean George William Cook, Dean
L. B. Moore, and Paul Bartch, OF the
Smithsonian Institute, all members OF the
faculty.
Considered Many Candidates.
At 10 o'clock in the morning the COM
mittee recently appointed for the nomina-
ton OF a president met and began q
consideration OF names. After long dis
cussion. the full board Of trustees was
called to order by Chief Justice Stanton
J. PeeIe, Of the United States Court OF
Claims who was chairman Of the spe-
cial committee. Biographies OF the candi-
dates were read. photographs were pass
ed around, Who's Who in America"
was consulted and reconsulted, and al
most continuous discussion was interpo-
lated.
Bishop ThirkieIds resignation became
effective yesterday. He will leave short
ly for the South to assume his duties
as bishop. Il is expected that DR.. New
man will come to Washington at once
to take charge OF the university.
DR.. Newman is siXty-seven years old.
He was born in West Falmouth. Ne,
November y. ls45. He was graduated
from Bowdoln College in 1851, receiving
the degree Of A. B. The degree Of A.
NJ. was conferred upon him by the col
lege in 1870 He then entered Andover
Theological Seminary. from which he
was graduated in 1s7l The degree Of
D. D. was conferred upon him in 1857
by Bowdoin College.
Was Pastor and Teacher.
DR.. Newman was married August Is,
ls7l. TO Miss Louise McManus. Of Bruins
wick, Ne. He was pastor Of Trinitarian
Congregational Church at Taunton.
Mass. from ISL to 1873 He was then
called 10 the First Congregational
Church OF Ripon, Wis, where he served
as pastor from 1875 TO 1885. In 1885 Dr.
Newman came to Washington as pastor
OF First Congregational Church. Hb
remained at the church twenty-one
years until 1906. In 1903 he was ap-r
pointed president Of Eastern College,
Front Royal, Va. He remained at the
head OF the institution for nearly two
years. From 1903 to 1911 he was presi-
dent OF Kee Mar College for Women at
Hagerstown. Nd.
After severing connections with the
college he lived in Hagerstown for a
short time and then went to Boston.
where he is now living. DR.. Newman
was professor OF mathematics and bi-
ology in Ripon College from 1880 to 1852
and was professor Of church history in
the theological department Of Howard
University from 1857 TO 1891
Associated with Societies.
He is member Of washinEton
branch, American Institute Of Arch
eology. the American Ornithologists
Union, the American Historical Asso-
citation, the American Fern Society. Sui
Iivsnt Mess Chapter, Colonial Society Of
America, the Delta Kappa Epsilon. and
the Phi BETA Kappa He Is a Republi-
can in politics