New-York tribune., 1912-03-11

sity Of Wisconsin, has been appointed as
sociate director. The direction or the al :
fairs OF the school will be in the HANDS OF
an administrative board of nine members
consisting of President Butler Dean KEEP
peI. Talcott Williams, Professor Cunline
and Professors Trent Seager. Shotwelh
A. II. Thorndike and Bears OF the present
university faculty
Approved by Advisory Board.
The Columbia trustees made these ap-
pointments with the approval Of the ad-
visory board named by the late Joseph Pu-
liter, which consists OF Whitelaw Reid.
chairman: 81. Clair McKelway, Of "Tne
BROOKLYN Eagle; Melville T. Stone. Of The
Associated Press: Samuel Bowles. OF
THE Springfield Republican; Charles r.
Miller, Of THE New York Times; y. p
Mitchell, Of The Sun; John L. Heaton.
of The World; George S. Johns. of The
st. Louis Post-Dispatch"; Victor +. Law
son, of THE Chicago Daily News;
Charles H. Taylor. of The Boston Globe"
and s. G. Wells, OF The Philadelphia
Press"
Talcott williams brings 10 his new task
a knowledge of his profession founded on
nearly forty years Of broad, practical ex-
perience I'm newspaper offices. Perhaps
there is no man In the active field to-day
more representative Of the best in Ameri-
can Journalism He is one OF the few
whose personality has not been concealed
behind the anonymity so characteristic Of
pure editorial work within newspaper
office.
.fS. or
with THE New York World" in ls13 After
four years OF general training with that
paper he became Washington correspond
ent OF THE New York SUM- and The San
Francisco Chronicle" In 1879 he became
an editorial writer on THE Springfield Re-
publican" going from there IN 1851 10 The
Philadelphia Press" where he has been
associate editor ever since.
Active in Educational Affsirs.
He has always taken an active interest
I'm educational movements, particularly in
the cause of Southern education. lie is a
trustee Of Amherst College, and Is a men,
ber Of the board Of managers OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Archaeological
Museum. He also holds membership in
many scholarly associations. among them
the American Philosophical Society. the
American Oriental Society and the Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence. lie has been mentioned as a pos
sible president of Amherst
As a public speaker DR.. Williams is
widely known. He is a man of encyclo-
padic information, tinged with imagina-
ton and riginality-qualities that make
fv, ,.-g, .I,.,x
as on the platform. lie is particularly ef-
fective I'm his ability TO inspire young men
AS a speaker at college dinners he is in
continual demand. lie is an active MEM
ber of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and
recently served as it's president. lie IL
not given to advising young men unre-
servedly to take up journalism, but is
quite frank I'm depicting its drawbacks and
hardships. Yet ii is hard for young
man TO listen to the veteran editor with.
ont absorbing some of his enthusiasm and
affection for his work, sentiments which
he does not hesitate to express I'm pri
vate.
DR.. Williams is active in many public
movements in Philadelphia. particularly In
the development Of that city's art interests.
He is an honorary member OF the Penn
sylvania State Bar Association, one of the
managers of the Free Hospital for Poor
Consumptives, vice-president OF the Penn
sylvania Society for the Preve ntion OF
tuberculosis and of the Pennsylvania Arm
strong Association. He is also member
of the University, Contemporary and ORR
entail clubs Of Philadelphia. and Of the
University and Alpha Delta Phi clubs OF
New York
Has Written Much for Magazines.
Aside from his newspaper writings he has
contributed extensively to the literary and
pathological journals.
DIR. Williams was born in 1859 in Abeih.
Turkey, where his father. the Rev. William
Frederic Williams. was stationed. He was
graduated from Amherst In 1873. He re-
ceiyed the degree of A. NJ. from that col