New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-06
THE BURIAL OF THE CHAN
CELLOR."

"The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" published
Saturday under the caption THE Burial
of the Chancellor" the following editorial
on the burial OF Whitelsw Reid. who
among his many Offices held that or
Chancellor of the Board OF Regents OF
the State OF New York:
Whitelaw Reid was to-day laid 10 rest
among his relatives in the historic Gene
terry of Sleepy Hollow. The place is fun
Of Dutch legend. an English overlap OF
tradition ana Imagination. and both have
been transmitted into an American wealth
OF fact and fancy with which Washington
Irving showed mat the best things III
this world comprise what II just beyono
it.
There could he no place more pictur-
esquc Tor "a cosmopolitan character oil
journalism. diplomacy. cultivation ana
craftsmanship who after lies ntful
fever sleeps we'll Nor could there be
any iutorment with anteccdeuts more in
terpretatve OF the good will which should
be magnihed between nations and among
men The Kingdom OF Great Britain. on
the order Of her sovereign. sent the BODY
OF Mr.. Reid 10 New York Oh a royal
cruiser. and the President OF the United
States met the incoming vessel with n
squadron OF honor as an escort that has
brought the Ambassador 10 his nnnl
earthly home. There could he no
obsequles more national OF more IN
ternational than those which culmi-
mated to-day. There could be none
more coutributlvc 10 the senslbiliues or
the masses. and 10 the Intellectual and
Spiritual unity Of the press within the
land, across the seas and around the Eng
lish speaking world. only remain the
tributes Of Parliament. OF Congress ana
the Legislatures OF our commonwealth
10 round and perfect the governmental
and popular symmetry Of homage, ad-
miration and regret.
But. yes. something more stlll remains.
The State OF New York early I'm his life
quite forty years ago, conferred on White
law Reid the distinction OF membership or
the Board Of Regents. Time made him
the senior member Of that body. The
passage OF his eminent seniors into the
silences constituted him the Chancellor
OF that body, and as such he IL mourned
and honored by his state to-day Ere
long the board will pay its tribute to his
service. which. II Ii an open secret, would
have been continued by his reelection by
the Legislature. differing In politics
though IL did from him. but for his death.
And the board would assuredly have kept
him In the Chancellorship as the Legisla-
ture. so far as can be discerned would
have kept him in the board itself
Indication 10 this effect was not want
ing. but the effect was made impossible
by his cessation from life. After a decent
interval the board Will selec; his sue
cessOr, ana VIII formulate It's expression
Of regard and OF loss. The workers cease,
but the work must go on. And the work
will go on so long "a education is the
duty OF Government 10 men and its sup
port and expansion the duty OF men TO
Government.
No Chancellor more distinguished than
WhitelaW Reid ever held the office. and
his predecessors were men OF charac-
teristic distinction. IL had been a delight
20 re-elect him Regent and Chancellor.
but, as sadly shown. that was tragically
frustrated The board to-day Joined with
the representatives OF many other. insti-
tutions and with the bereaved household
OF Whitelaw Reid I'm the concurring re-
, spect paid 10 his memory by the
metropolis and tho commonwealth. His
was career 10 he emulated: his was a
service not 10 be forgotten. His was and
IS an innueDce that VIII augment as the
unwenrying centuries note the passage Of
the unceaslng earth and Of the unceasing
sun