New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Angell Named
Unanimously
AS Yale Head
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was professor of modern languages
and literature at Brown University,
editor of The Providence Journal,
president of the University of Vermont
and until his retirement from active
work in 1909, for thirty-eight years
president Of the University OF Mich
lgan. His mother was the daughter
OF President Alexis Coswell o. Brown
University, and his brother, Alexis
Coswell Angel, has been professor of
law at the University of Michigan and
United States judge for eastern Mich
igan.
DR.. Angel was born at Darlington,
Vt, in 1869. He entered the Univer-
slty Of Michigan in 1886, when his
father was president of that institu-
tion. He was leader scholastically
and socially in the class Of 80, was
member of the Michigan chapter of the
d. K. E. fraternity and was graduated
with honors.
Following his graduation he supple
mented a year of advanced study at
his alma mater with another at Har~
ward. He received the degree of A. M.
from Harvard in 1892, and then sailed
for Europe where he studied at Vienna.
Parls, Berlin and Leipsic, and travelled
extensively on the Continent He re-
La
Berlin and Halle in 1893 and 1894.
Dean of Chicago University
On his return to this country he be-
came instructor of philosophy for the
University OF Minnesota for one year.
Following his year at this university
he was successively assistant profes-
sor, associate professor, professor and
head of the department of psychology
at the University of Chicago, one of the
first to be established as an indepen-
dent department in an American uni
verslty. In 1911 he was elected dean of
the faculty of that institution. For
two periods he served as acting presi-
dent.
In 1906 he was elected president of
the American Psychological Associa-
tlon. From this year until 1914, when
he was sent as exchange professor to
Sorbonne, he was active in psychologist
cal research. The fruit of these eight
years was outlined recently in a re-
port read before the National Research
Council of the Association of Ameri-
can Universities. In this report he
pointed out that, since research is not
luxury but an essential, not only of
progress but of mere preservation of
life, it can and must be organized.
During the war DR.. Angel served on
the AdJutant Generals Committee on
Classification of Personnel and the
Committee on Education and Special
Training of the War Department.
Since that time he has devoted much
attention to the direction of the Ma
tional Research Council in Washington,
particularly in organizing the use of
$5,000,00 recently provided by the Car
negie Corporation.
COuSi6pred hv princaton
DR.. Angell's name was considered in
connection with the presidency of
Princeton University at the retirement
of President Wilson. He was also
mentioned as possible candidate for
the presidency of John Hopkins Uni
versity at the resignation of DR.. Ira
Remsen in 1912.
He has made numerous contribu-
tions to the science of psychology. His
"Chapters From Modern Psychology"
1911, has been praised for the manner
in which the study of the complicated
structure of mental life and mental
functions has been treated. Certain
Of these studies were found invaluable
IN the classification and training of
recruits for the army during the war.
DR.. Angel is a member of the Amer
lean Psychological Association, of Phi
Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi and Delta
Kappa upsilon fraternities.