Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-27
OBITUARY.
Rev. pr. Timothy pwiaht.

Rev. Dr. Timothy Dwight, former president of Yale university and native of Norwich, died Friday at his home in New Haven. pr. Dwight had been in impaired health for several weeks but the announcement of his death made Friday from the office of the secretary of Yale university came in the nature of surprise to the col lege faculty and others.
 pr. Dwight was retired as president of Yale university IT years ago. His resignation was formally presented at a meeting of the corporation in Now ember, 1898, and it took affect at the close of the academic year. He had said in presenting his resignation that he felt that at the age of 70 it was 1 his duty to give way to a younger man, especially in view then of the approaching celebration of the bi-cen- 1 tennial of the establishment of Yale l which was held three years later. Eventually Prof. Arthur T. Hadley succeeded him as president. l Dr. Dwight followed President Noah Porter, being inaugurated on July 1, | 1S86 One of his first official acts was to propose that the corporation change | the name of the institution to Yale l university instead of Yale college, and l the change was made in 1887. During | his administration he 1abored unceas-
 ingly for more dormitories and reef | tation rooms. His efforts were SuS- l cessful and many new. buildings, in cluding dormitories, Osborn Hall, 1 Kent Laboratory and Chitenden library were added to the university equip nent before his retirement. When he | entered office the student registration | was 1,076 and when he retired 2,500
 were enrolled. During his admins tration also the elective system in the college had its main development, the graduate department was strengthen ed, the music school organized and ! the fret SfnnS. t9 lEnIN f0XT-a Y-fIc a = l versity fund.
 Timoths Dwight was born at Nor
 wien, NoVebzer 16, 1928. and was grad 1 uated from Yale in 1S49. He was or | in 1861 and became professor of sa,- cred literature in the Divinity school
 in the same year, which chair he held until his election as president of Yale.
 From 1866 to 1874 he was associate editor of the New Englander, and was
 a member of the American committee ], for the revision of the English yer
 sion of the Bible. He received, the
 degree of doctor of divinity from Chi cago Theological seminary and from Yale, and the degree of doctor of laws from Harvard and Princeton.
 ]. He is survived by his wife and g
 daughter.
 The funeral will be. held from Bat. . tell chapel at Yale Monday afternoon at an hour to be announced. Service: WILL OG III Ol IN0N. 1T- bSnJd' 3 min w. Bacon of the Yale School O : Religion.
 During the afternoon of the funera
 all recitations at the university vii 5 be suspended and all administrative : offices will be closed.
 : The flag in the quadrangle on tn campus was lowered at half mas 5 when news of his death was learned 3 Friday.
 Mrs. Earl c. Warner. 7 Mrs. Harriet Champlin Warner, for merly of New London, died Thursda, g morning at the home of her sister ' Mrs Martha Crocker. of 27 Brewe : to heart trouble. She was the widoy
 of Earl Warner, who was a residen
 of New London for many years. TW : children, Harry and Miss Jewel War r ner, survive.
 f Mrs. Warner, whose home is i . Pennsylvania, came to New London : few days ago with her son. He lei ' 1 Wednesday to return home. She ha n had the grip earlier in the year an
 was in a debilitated condition that ha
 tened her death, though it had nc d been thought her condition was seri 5, ous.
 a Mrs. Warner was known to a mum : Der of Norwich people and was = woman of most engaging personalit! r, She was a sister-in-law of Judge Ed : gar M. Warner. of Putnam, and ( e Mrs. Frances W. Robinson sibIey, (
 Rialto, California.
 Edwin L. BoiIes.
 Edwin l.. Bolles, aged 55 years, die F in the home, 58 Pease street, Sprine
 field, Friday morning. He was bor :s in Andover, Conn, and spent his cal ly life there and in Rockville, going
 Springfield in 1892. He was a. men ). Der of the Knights of Pythias Be l. sides his wife he leaves one son, Her ll ry D. Bolles, daughter, Mrs Arthl > M. Simmons, and one granddaughte r.. all of Springfield. Burial will be re Rockvillt.
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