The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

Dartmouth College, Mr.. Quint tells
us. gave CO., OF her sons 70 the SER
vice OF the military forces that pre-
served the Union of States during the
WAR for secession. Glasses were rep
resented from 1922 TO 1864. With
these 6i2 Dartmouth furnished a larger
proportional number OF soldiers Tor the
civil war than ia any other college
OF Tne North." President Lard re-
garded slavery as a divine institution.
He resigned in 1863 and was succeeded
by the Rev. Asa Dodge Smith. II. D.,
of the class of 1880. who. when called
to Hanover. was the distinguished pas
tor OF the Fourteenth Street Presby-
terrain Church Of New Yorlt-the first
city pres dent" in Dartmouth's his
tory. Distinctly urban in style and
manner DR.. Smith was of fine height
and hearing, always appearing in pub
lie wearing a well tailored dress coat.
1 immaculate shirt adorned with two
large gold studs and high stock collar
about which was wound the finest era
vat Of black satin that money cou
purchase. With him came a Whit ~
metropolitan atmosphere, which has in
creased until to-day II nicely balances
the rugged simplicity Of life which for
merry held complete sway.
Loss OF health caused President Smith
to retire in 1873. after fifteen years Of in
cessant work He had seen the fac
u.ty increase from seventeen members
to twenty-nine, the student body larger
than ever before. The Thayer school
Of civil engineering had been estab-
lished and the college OF agriculture
affiliated with Dartmouth. Three new
buildings had been erected and the cleo
tive system introduced by this able,
courtly, experienced man among men.
His successor. President Bartlett. was
type in every way opposite. Short
in stature, swift in motion incisVe in
| speech. imperious in Will as he was
brilliant in intellect he presented a
striking contrast to the urbane, tactful,
equally keen President Smith A Sc
we're classicist DR.. Bartlett was tenn
/ peramentally incapable OF sympathy
with tho Chandler scientific school. to
which more and more young men were
being attracted. He believed II was
| living beyond It's means. that II was
getting too ''hfalutin" In It's curricu-
| lum and that II was "sapping' the
college proper by hiring the lstter's
! instructors for extra work at small
| IdN. DtlpIt lblk the IdfullN was SpllA
| into two camps. and later on followed
corresponding division among influential
alumni Finally the New York alumni
formulated charges, among which was
one that said Bartlett by his habitual
insolent, dscourteous and dictatorial
manner in official intercourse with his
associate members OF the faculty has
stified all free and independent discus
ii, =, H. l.. l.,
! Illegally ignored and usurped the func-
I tons OF the faculties OF the various de-
/ partments of the college" In the end a
fiercely fought trial was held in the
summer of 1881 and President Bartlett
won decisvely. Fifteen members of the
faculty at once rendered their resigna-
tons, which the trustees declined to ac-
Cept, and DR.. Bartlett reigned until
February, 1892, when, being no longer
unde- fire, he himself sent in a resigna-
ton TO the trustees.
The extraordinary development OF
Dartmouth College OF recent years is
due, Mr.. Quint believes, to the genius
OF William Jewett Tucker, who was in
augurated president in 1898. Imme-
datey a new force was felt and the
transformation began. Students pourec
'ht' ii"h'N'' ~ '"p'u'N 'hat 'hN "H'
thorities were hard put to 1t to find
rooms wherein they could live. Ole
dOrmitories were remodelled and in
some cases enlarged, and new ones, with
all modern convenience, sprang up Al
the rate OF one great building year
for fourteen years. An adequate water
supply was installed. the extensive Col
lcge Hall erected a gymnasium, salt
TO he the largest and finest in tn,
world, was completed. with every pos
sible equipment, anu under its roof ,