The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
JAMES B. ANGEL, NOTED
AS EDUCATOR, DIES At 81
President Emeritus of Michi-
gan University Was III
Year.
WAS MINISTER TO CHINA

Ans ARBoR, Mich. April flames y.
Angel. president emeritus Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan, died to-day at his home
here.
lie had been in i'll health for more
than a year. He was u year sold. For
several months he had been almost blind
and on more thar one occasion ne hal
sinking spells which his physicians
thought would be his last.
His brother william of Chicago and
two OF his three children. Judge Alexis
Angel of Detroit and Mrs. Andrew Nc
Laushlin OF Chicago. were at his bed
side when the end came. Prof. James
r. Angel, Of Chicago. his other son, was
not present.
James Burrill Angel was president Of
the University of Michigan from 1871 to
1909. when he resigned and became pres
ident emeritus.
Or. Angel vas born in Scitua,e. X.
l., on January Z, 1929. His father.
Andrew Aldrich Angel. was a direct
descendant OF Thomas Angel. one Of
Roger Williams's party of colonists from
Massachusetts. His mother was Amey
Aldrich. Ve vas a pupil in the common
and private schools Of the neighborhocd
and prepared for college at the Uni
v.rsity Grammar School in Providence
under DR.. Henry Simmons Erieze. later
professor Of Latin at the University Of
Michigan and acting president of tho
university for two years. He was gradu-
ated from Brown University in 1s49
with the highest honors OF his class.
Originally intending 10 enter the Con-
gregational ministry DR.. Angel was de-
TERED by an affection of the throat. He
was an assistant in the university lib
rary for a year. meanwhile studying Tor
his masters degree. and then spent a
winter travelling on horseback In the
South In an effort to regain his health
studied Civil Eugineering.
When Dr.. Angel returned his health
was still 80 bad that an outdoor life
was believed to he necessary for him,
He began studying civil engineering,
hut Interrupted his studies late in 1851
to go to Europe for "A few months
While abroad Brown University offered
him the chair OF modern languages oil
$ the chair of civil engineering. as h
; nigh. elect. with the privilege OF re-
2 maining abroad for study, He chose th'
I modern language chair and studied tn
. beginning Of the academic year o
ls53-54.
DR.. Angel held the chair In Brown
? until 1860, when ne accepted the editor
y shin OF the Providence Journal, TO whic'
] he had contributed editorials, HIS con
' duct of the pape in the civil war day
was marked by unusual courage ant
constant support Of the Washington
Government.
. In 1856 Or. Angel resigned from I'M
= Journal to become president OF the I'm
-. yersi,y of Vermont. which was at low
= e,b in both students and money. ID
Angel, brought II both and displayed Al
q administrative ability which caused M
election in 1874 rs the head az IN
>, I-niversi,v Of Michigan The Vernon
institution persuaded him to reject IN
A Western offer the frst time. but acuni
President Friezc was persistent ana pf
Angel finally accepted.
In 1850 Or. Angel, WAS chosen b.
President Hayes and Secretary OF stat
n warts to head a commission TO chin
n TO revise existing treaties SO as 10 re