The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-09-13
W.E.CLARK OF NY.
new j. OF N. HEAD

DR.. Walter f. Clark, head of the
department of economics and govern
ment at the College of the City of
New York. was yesterday elected as
president of the University of Nevada
by unanimous vote of the board of
regents. His term of office is dated
TO begin September / and he will be
paid an annual salary of $500, which
is 1,050 more than that paid to for
mer President Hendrick The motion
for the adoption of the resolution ID
elect DR.. Clark was made by Regent
]. w. O'Brien of Sparks.
DIR. Clark is a native of Ohio and is
fortyrfour years old. He attended the
grade schools at Delphos, Ohio, grad
uating from the high school there IN
1890. His ALB. degree was secured In
1895 from Ohio Wesleyan University
and in 1898 he secured an MA. degree
from the same institution. In 1899 he
entered Columbia University as a
graduate student in political science
and was awarded a Ph.D. degree n
1903. While at Columbia he was ap-
pointed a scholar in economies during
his second year, was an alternate fell
low in economics in his third year and
in his fourth year had full fellow
ship in economics.
During his life at Ohio Wesleyan
he engaged in newspaper work, and
while completing his course for the
MA. degree he taught mathematics ct
this institution.
DIR. Clark first went TO the College
of the City TO New York in 1901 as an
instructor In the department Of eco
nomics. BY successive steps he held
every position in the department and
was made full professor and head
of the department in 1910.
When he took charge two instruc-
tors were employed and two courses
offered. There are now eleven in
structors and assistant professors in
the department and thirty-nine courses
are offered to several hundred stu
dents.
For twelve years he has been lee
turer on economics in the public lee
ture bureau of New York City. and
has lectured on economics in the ex-
tension course of the college for six
years. He has been the principal lee
turer on economics for the past two
years to the employees of the National
City Bank of New York and the New
York chapter of the American Insti-
tute OF Banking.
- "a 80 In
City were spent at Greenwich house
and he did much settlement work. He
is a member of the American Eco
nomic Association and the American
Political Science National Asscioa-
ton.
Two books, Josiah Tucker, Econo-
mist" and THE Cost of Living" have
been published by DR.. Clark. and he
is now associated with DR.. jerks in
the publication of new edition #
DIR. jerks book on The Trust Prob
lem. DR.. Clark is married and has
four children. He viii spend several
weeks in the East attending some con-
ventions and will then come to Ne
vada to take direct charge of affairs
at the University.
Endorsements of DR.. Clark were re-
eeived from President Hoffman and
the faculty of Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity; President s. e. Mezes and the
faculty 70 the College of the City OF
New York: President Finley of the
University of New York. and President
Nicholas NJ. Butler of Columbia Uni
yersity.
DR.. Clark spent several days in
Reno about six weeks ago, says the
Gazette, and 1t was generally under
stood that he would be elected presi-
dent of the University. All members
of the board of regents were agreed
on his election and he left the city
apparently with the understanding
that the position was his If he saw
fit to accept il. A letter expressing
his willingness to accept was received
few days ago by Chairman Abel OF
the board.