Evening star., 1925-02-18
DR.. MARION L. BURTON,
NOTED EDUCATOR, DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
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Won Attention ut -.
DR.. Burton, fifth president Of the
University OF Michigan. first attracted
attention when. at "a, he was elected
president of Smith College. He was
dent" and as Moses to lead educat or
in women's colleges up to a higher
! level" He was subsequently presi.
dent of the University Of Minnesots
and then president of the University
Of Michigan, the oldest of State uni.
versities.
While the years following his in.
auguration as president of Smith
College removed his extreme youth
and his public addresses made him
known to thousands Of persons, he
always retained the vision OF the
greatness of education which caused
him to be regarded as prophet Al
Smith. To this ne added a broader
viewpoint, that education must be.
come an active agent in the working
out of humanity's problems; that edu-
cation will work its greatest benefi,
in public service.
Nominated Coolidge.
The first national notice of Dr.
Burton came in June, 1924, at C1eve-
land, when he placed Calvin Coolidge
in nomination for the presidency OF
the United States. His address be-
fore the Republican national conven-
tion at that time was his first and
last dabble in politics. He was
chosen for this honor by President
Coolidge himself, a friend OF the
years spent in the East. Tall, well
Il {lry~
ance, DR.. Burton tempted his appar-
ent good health too far. and in Oc-
tober, 1924, became i'll. Overwork
was the direct cause, his physicians
said. Pneumonia developed and was
stubborn In the face Of medical treat
ment. Heart and kidney complica-
tions ensued, dragging DR.. Burton
close to death several times during
the Winter.
Author Of Several Books.
Despite the years in which he was
before the public, little was known
Of the Burton behind the scenes. He
was constantly upon the platform.
but with little being written or
printed about him. There are a half
dozen books with his name on the
title page, and in his last years he
was a voluminous writer in the
pIepdidSiOu VI SpccCneSs Out Iu6 uul.
versity archives contain nothing
about him except the ..utterances at
the time he became its president.
DR.. Burton was born In Brooklyn,
Iowa, August 80. 1874. He became a
resident of Minnesota at an early age
and his first battle with the world
came as a newsboy on the streets Of
Minneapolis. The Burton mother
needed the money obtained in that
way to help hold the family together.
Years later he came back to Mime
sota to head it's greatest educational
institution and the former newsboy
made his home in the residence Of
former Gov. Pilisbury.
Won Honors at Yale.
Carleton College gave him an op-
portunity to begin an education. COL
lege work and teaching alternated
for some years, but he was graduated
in 1900. He was head of Windon In
stitute, Montevideo, Mimi, for three
years. Then he earned two degrees
in four years at Yale. One year on
the Institutional staff OF the school
as assistant professor Of systematic
theology and he became pastor Of
the Church Of the Pilgrims in Brook
lyn. 1t was from this post he was
called to the presidency of Smith.
Even in these quiet years he was
not entirely unnoticed. He was
salutatorian Of his class at Carleton.
at Yale he was graduated "summa
cum laude" His doctor Of philos-