The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-05
DR.. ANDREW D. WHITE,
FORMER AMBASSADOR
TO GERMANY, DEAD

ITHACA, n Y, Nov. 4.-Dr. Andrew
D White Cornell Univcrsity's first
president, and former ambassador tn
Germany and minister 10 Russia. di'>l
here today at his home as the result
of Il stroke Of paralysis, which he sut-
fered last Friday. Tho funeral will be
held on Thursday, November /, the Seth
anniversary Of DIR. Whites birthday.
In both academic and public service
Andrew Dickson White attained remark
ABLE distinction. He was ono nl Inc
founders and tho first president or Cor
{ nell University, in which institution ne
largely reformed educational standards
and he rendered valuable public service
i for many years as the American diplo-
matte representative in Germany ana
| Russia.
DR.. White had been in New York
| state at little village by the classs
name Of Homer. November 7. 1882. the
| son of Horace White. who was one or
| the pioneers in western railroad build
| Ing. For his higher education young
White went to Geneva. now Hobart COL
| lego, but after year there he went
| to Yale where the De Forest gold
! medal was awarded to him for his ora
ton on THE Diplomatic History OF
MODERN lines, upon SihN No$'Si' go
| 1858 and it was only a few months later
! that II. II, Seymour, tho then Demo-
| cratic governor Of Connecticut, took him
| to st. Petersburg (Pctrogard) as an at
| tache to the American legation. Alter
| this foretaste Of diplomatic life. Mr..
! White returned TO this country TO be-
como professor OF history at Michigan.
whore he remained for seven years.
| He established wide reputation for
! his work at Ann Arbor and II was
| his own admission that his plans for
| Cornell were worked out along the
| modern lines he had seen begun ct
| Michigan.
Recalled to New York in 1863 by the
| death Of his father al Syracuse, Mr..
| White elected to remain in his native
state, where he became active In Re
publican politics. lie was member
| Of the New York state legislature FOR
several years, which he devoted 10 the
preparation of measures for better COM
| mon schools; the organization or tho
state normal schools and in pushing
through the charter for Cornell uni-
versity.
In his presidency Of Cornell he also
assumed tho duties Of professor Of his
| tory and used his Influence success
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| James Russell Lowell. George William
| Curtis. BayArd Taylor and other aole
| men to service in Ithaca.
! He was ono Of the special commits
sloncrs sent BY President Grant to In
uuire into the condition OF Santo Do
mingo. Though the youngest member,
! he was the conservative element of the
commission, and it was In Difference to
| his declaration that the commissions
| report should stick to facts. that no rec
| ommendation fnr annexation OF Santo
| Domingo was made.
At the call OF President Hayes IN
| 1879, DIR. White was sent rs minister
| to Germany and in 1892 10 Russia. on
| the nomination Of President Harrison.
| and finally as ambassador 10 Germany
| on the nomination OF President Mckin-
| ley, serving in Berlin through the pc
! Rod Of the sh-American war and
| until 1902. He made his presence frlt
| In Germany by his scholarly and SYM
pathetic appreciation Of German life ano
Is credited with having done much
I toward clearing tho rather strained
situation which existed between Ger
many and tho United States during
tho war against Spain.
Some of tho public service posts he
! hcld. IN ADDITION 10 thoSc nhmcu' '"eFc
| ns member Of tho Venezuelan commits
! sion as commissioner In the Paris FIX
| position and ms II member 90 tn" inter-
, national Peace Conference MT Inc
Hague in 1899.
In all the advantages of wide travel
he enjoyed. Dr. White pursued system
atlcally his historical study and was
the author Of humorous historical
works. particularly interpreting Eu-
ropcan history tn American readers. He
| was recognized as a thinker of much
directness and force. His Conflict Be-
tween Science and Religion" Seven
Great Statesmen in the Warfare OF HUI
mainly with Cnreason.' Democracy
and Education" and his Autobiography
arc some Of his books other than his
| torical.