The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-24
MEN NAMED FOR THE
 HALL OF FAME

Eighteen famous men and one twoman of Connecticut have been nominated for the New York Univer- sity Hall of Fame" Ballots have been sent out to the 102 electors with the names of 2O4 famous American, TIT men and 27 women. Election takes place every five years and this year 20 men and 10 women may be elect l ed. Results of the election may be made public November 1. The follow { ing are the Connecticut names: ;. Noah Webstery philoIogist, was born in Hartford and was a graduate of : Yale. His fame rests on his work as photographer, the first edition of his dictionary containing 10000 defi- nitions that were not found in any other volume. In subsequent editions he added greatly to these.
 John Fiske, author, was born in Hartford, and grew up in Middletown, the home of his mother. He is noted for his lectures and writings on his tory, and his exporition and app1ica- ton of the theory of evolution.
 Edmund Clarence Stedman, poet, twas born in Hartford was a graduate of Yale, and edited weekly papers at Norwich and Winsted. His fame rests on the large collection of fine verses which he wrote.
 Thomas L. GaIlaudet. educator aI- though born in Philadelphia, spent the best part of his life in Hartford as founder of the Hartford school for the blind, which he managed un- til his d1ath. For IS years he was chaplain of the Connecticut state hos- pita1 for the insane.
 Theodore Dwight Woolsey, president Of Yale university, although a native of New York, may be cla4ssed Con- necticut man because of his 25 years presidency of Yale, where he had pre- viously been a. professor for 15 years. He was a graduate of YaIe a nephew of President Timothy Dwight.
 Daniel Colt Gilman, educator, was born at Norwich, a graduate of Yale and successiveIy president of the Uni versity of California and the first president of Johns Hopkins. He was c man of great learning and admins trative ability.
 Eliphalet Nott born at Ashford, is noted for several things, though pro- fessionally clergyman. As president or Union college, New York, he made that institution famous as an educa- tfona1 center He vas the inventor of the first stove to burn anthracite.
 Noah Porter was barn in Farming ton. left long enough to get his educa- 1on at Yale, then returned and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in his native town, where he remained as pastor until his death.
 Lyman Beecher was born in New Haven and achieved fame as clergy man in his defense of Puritan theology against the liberalizing tender cies in New England led by Charming. He was a strong temperance advocate and anti-slavery leader.
 Horace Bushnell achieved fame as preacher and writer. He was a na- iun nf pastor of the old North Congrega- tional church, and later Park church Hartford, for 26 years, and became the New England leader of the mora influence theory of the atonement
 John Brown. philanthropist and re- former, was born in Torrington ant spent his best years as crusader against slavery. He took a leading part in making Kansas a free state and after his execution was an in spiration to anti-slavery forces.
 Benjamin Silliman. scientist, bor1 in Hartford. was a graduate of Yal and was professor of chemistry ant natural history for many years. Ev erett Hale called him the 'Nestor O American Science"
 Charles Goodyear, inventor, wa born in New Haven, and gave hi whole life to the perfecting of meth ods for vulcanizing rubber, of whicl he is the inventor. He took out 6 patents covering as many angles t the industry. He died poor.
 Nathan Hale, a native of Coventrz won fame in the appreciation of hi countrymen by a single deed, tn willing sacrifice of his life in tn Rev Uutionary war, in which he wa captured a spy.
 Oliver Ellsworth, famous as 1urist, was the most prominent mem Der of the bar in his years. H was one of the framers of the fed eral constitution and chief justice ( the United States supreme court H was born in Windsor.
 Roger Sherman, one of the sigr CTS of the Declaration of Indeper denca and member of the conventio that framed the state constitution took a leading part in the constit, tional history of this state and of tf nation.
 Frederick Edwin Church, painte was born in Hartford and spe1 much of his life in travel, lat, maintain (ng studios in Buffalo ar New York. His painting, ''The Gre; Niagara Falls" was sold after h death for $12,500.
 Frederick Law Olmstead, Ian, scape architect, won fame as d signer of Riverside and Morningsi' parks, New York; Jackson al Washington parks, Chicago, and u parkways in Montreal, Wa .5hingtt and Bridgeport. He was born
 Hartford.
 Lydia Hunt Sigourney, author,
 Connecticuts famous woman on tl list of nominees. She was born
 Norwich. taught a selected class
 girls in Hartford, and wrote AZ boo and 2,0Oo articles for 300 periodics during ner life.