The New York herald., 1921-02-17

Saturday, II Is taken for granted. On
that day the corporation Of Yale, the
sixteen all powerful directors Of the uni
versity's destinies, meets to unravel the
knot that has bothered Yale for many
months. the presidential tangie. There
Is excellent reason TO believe the choice
of the corporation for President Had
ley's successor will be James Rowland
Angel, head of the Carnegie Corpora
tion. Persons here are completely salts
fed. after talking with members of the
corporation, that Prof Angel has vir-
tually been decided on and that he has
already been informally notified.
One OF the questions that agitated the
corporation and. in truth, the alumni
was whether Yale man should be
called to the headship of Yale. The
feeling is believed to be strongly against
that course. The dominant theory was
that II would be better to try the ex-
pertinent of calling to the presidency a
non-Yale man, some one obviously
qualified In scholarship and executive
ability who would not have strictly q
Yale point of view. Prof. Angel
qualified accurately in this respect. as
he was graduated from the University
of Michigan, where his father. DR.. James
Burrill Angel. diplomat and student OF
international law, was president for
l~thirty-eight years. studied at Harvard
and then became member of the facul-
ties of the University of Minnesota and
the University of Chicago--acting presi-
dent at the latter for year.
The retirement of the Rev. Dr. Anson
Phelps Stokes is an event of actual sad
ness to thousands Of Yale men who came
to have q deep regard for Dr. Stokes in
the twenty years OF his service. 1t Is
recognized that he contributed nightly
to the power and dignity of the univer-
sity. He is the son and namesake Of
Anson Phelps Stokes. New York banker
and philanthropist. who died some years
ago. He was a graduate of the class of
1896 and was selected by President Had
ley to be secretary of Yale when Hadley
entered upon his own incumbency III
1899.
DR.. Stokes.s letter. withheld until this
afternoon. and which ne states is per-
fectly explicit" is in part as follows:
ITO the President and Fellows of Yale
University:
"Gentlemen--I beg TO submit formally
my resignation as secretary of Yale Uni
versity. to take effect at the close Of the
present university year. The members
of the corporation will remember that at
the executive session in September the
president read my letter to him from
China under date OF June 18. 1920. in
which. after explaining the reasons for
my decision. expressed the opinion that
the corporation should know. what am
sure you at least have personally long
realized. that. although I shall count II a
privilege to retain my office during the
coming year. II is my intention to resign
the secretaryship next June I suggest
ed that my letter be read to the corpora
ton, but requested the president to defer
any public announcement until 1t is fol-
lowed at the proper time by a formal let
ter of resignation addressed TO the presi-
dent and fellows
"As the letter is written before tho
corporation has announced its decision,
my action cannot be misinterpreted as
due to any lack of sympathy with the
corporations choice. 1t also seems TO
me only fair to the university that my
resignation should be formally presented
at this time 50 that the new president
will be in a POSITION to act promptly in
seeking a new secretary.
The decision to resign the secretary
ship when Mr.. Hadley resigned the presi-
dency is one OF many years standing. 1t
is in accord with the precedent estab-
lshed by my predecessor. 1t seems bet
ter from the standpoint of the uni
versity, that president should have in
this office some one chosen by him.
with assurance Of my appreciation of
the unfailing courtesy and consideration
shown me by the president and fellows
during the past twenty years. am, with
great respect. very truly yours.
"ASsoN PHELPS STOKES.
February Z. 1921"