The sun., 1918-12-25
4. M. MAC CRACKEN
DIES IN FLORIDA
Chancellor Emeritus Of New
York University Was "a
Years Old.
FAMOUS AS EDUCATOR
Founded First School Of Peda-
gogy and Instituted Group
Study System.

Mitchell MaoCracken. chancellor en-
etitus OF New York University since
1910, when he retired after presiding
over that institution nineteen years,
died in q hospital here to-day. His
wife and elder son, President John H.
MscCracken Of Lafayette College, were
at the bedside when he died.
The funeral will be held in New
York city Friday morning.
Henry NJ. MacCracken, under whose
leadership the resources Of New York
University were increased tenfold,
| was born In Oxford, Ohio. september
2s, 1910. He was graduated from
, Miami University in 1857 and later
studied at the Xenia, Ohio, and Prince
ton Theological seminaries and then at
| the universities of Tubingen and Wit
| tenberg.
For eight years after his return 10
this country he held the pastorate OF
the First Presbyterian Church OF To-
ledo. From the outset of his career
| he took an active interest in educa-
tional matters and wrote many pam
! phlets and magazine articles that won
early recognition Of his scholarship.
Quits Pulpit for Professorship.
In 1881 he forsook the pulpit for the
chair OF philosophy at the Western
! University Of Pennsylvania, which was
later to become the University OF
1 fch, 10
successful, and in 1884 he was invited
to become vice-chancellor OF New
| York University, then a college with
a student body OF only ninety-one.
As vice-chancellor DR.. MacCracken
was practically the chief executive OF
the university council, although the
Rev. John Hall remained titular head
OF the institution until 1891. when ne
voluntarily retired In favor OF DR..
MacCracken, who In six years had
wrought radical changes in the uni
versity.
DR.. MarCracken's achievements in
his twenty-five years connection with
the university were summarized by
him in the following language in an
interview shortly after his retiremen,
in 1910:
II might say that my achievements
have been rectangular. The finished
quadrangle I planned long ago. The
four sides OF my quadrangle are u)
the changes and improvements l have
made in the faculty and curriculum
(2) the placing of the undergraduate
school on University Heights, go the
introduction OF the group system
1 1, t,1, l.
University to-day but is gradually be-
ing universally adopted, and 90 my
university innovations"
Founded school of Pedagogy.
DR.. MacCracken established tn,
first school OF pedagogy in the country
, II not in the world. shortly after h,
= came to New York University. HI
expanded into fully organized uni
s versity. with its several parts firml!
9 coord!nated under a single corpora
= ton, the loosely connected schools o
= law and medicine that comprised tn
t University College originally. an,
2 brought about the removal OF III
e university from Washington Squar
I to its present location.
4 In 1900 Chancellor MacCrackel
l. sponsored the project of the Hall o
= Fame and to the end Of his life con
r tinued in the management OF tina
= famous institution, which was de
J. signed INTELLECTUALLY by Stanton
White and realized through the gen
crosby OF Mrs. Finley J. Shepard
Elmer r, Brown, the present chan
cellor. paid the following tribute L
q his predecessor last night;
Chancellor MacCracken was n maj
y OF extraordinary vision and imsgina
|, ton. OF great tenacity of purpose an
a virlity in execution. and the Compiet
! transformation Of New York UniveI
sity under his leadership was a publ
service than can never be forgotten.
Three years ago Or. MacCracke
saw his two sons rise together I
places OF high distinction in the edu
cational world. DIR. John II. Mac
Cracker became president OF La
> fayette College the same week tina
u his brother. DR. Henry y. Mac
, Cracker, was chosen president OF Vas
L Sor TpIlapa