The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-23
9'HAS. w, ELIOT.
HARVARD, DIES
IN 92ND YEAR
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tion yesterday, when his condition
took turn for the worse.
Amung educators DR.. Eliot had y
worldwide reputation as Il grand old
man of their profession, hut his
prominence extended so far beyond
educational circles that he was often
spoken of here and abroad MS
Americas first citizen" He was
identified with practically every
economic or social question brought
forward in the past 30 ycars-writ-
ing and speaking SO fcarlessly that
he was the center OF as many storms
Of controversy and violent personal
flee. - :.
During the war, DR.. Eliot wrote
numerous articles and made many
addresses in behalf Of the allies. He
maintained that "the hope of the
"o~ld lies IN cnr, nlote cooperation
between the British Empire and the
United States of America, the two
great sections Of the English-speak-
ing people," Six months after Ger
many invaded Belgium, in hn article
entitled "ROads to Peace" he deplOr-
ed the failure Of what he termed
Constitutional Christianity" to avert
the conflict.
Defended League
Despite his more than 81 years,
in a speech in Boston Oct. 10, 1920,
during the presidential campaign, he
vigorously defended the League of
Nations against the criticisms of 81
eminent republicans. In addition to-
being president emeritus of Harvard.
DR.. Eliot until 1917 was q CORES
ponding member of the Academy of
Moral and Political Sciences of the
Institute Of France, the British Acad-
envy, fellow Of the American Acad-
envy Of Arts and Sciences, Q member
Of the American Philosophical So
ciety, the Massachusetts, Historical
Society. honorary president Of the
National Conservation association,
and a member of the General Edu-
cation Board, the Rockefeller Foun-
dation and the International Health
Board. Some of his newer books in
cluded 1.-THE Happy Lifs," 1.-THE Dur
able Satisfactions Of Life" 1.-The Road
Toward Peace" and "John Cilley."
4 Chosen to the presidency Of Har-.
ward in his 35th year, he was the
youngest college president in the
country. He had, when he resigned
in his 18th year, held the office long
er than the combined terms Of his
five predecsssors-Hill, FELTON,. Walk
or, Sparks, and Everett.
Mete0ric Career
He was the SON Of Samuel A. Eliot
of Cambridge, Mass, who was treas
urer Of Harvard. He was born "A
BOSTON, March 80. 1884. and gradual
ed from Harvard in 1853. In college
he stood among the first in his class,
and was an oarsman in the varsity
crew in the days when college crews
rOwed in heavy cedar bargss beauti-
fully fitted up with cushions. His pred
Election was for chemistry and math-
ematics, and he was SO successful in
the former that ct the age of "a he
became q professor of chemiatry ut
Harvard, in preference to accepting
$1,000 year ~ chemist for manu-
featuring concern In Lowell. He was
rapidly advanced until the cverseers
offered him the highest chair In the
institution.
As president, the young Eliot set
afoot 30 many reforms that DIR. Oliver
Wendell Holmes exclaimed: "He is
turning the university over like u
1'; Ho,.. we've der -hc, !. resigned
ehfs most at his own insistence. he
saw many Of the reforms which he
mad introduced adopted throughout
The country, and found himself 80
we'll established in the esteem Of his
cnu rtrvmen that when President
Taft offered him the post Of ambas-
sador to the court Of ST. James, in
march, 1900, the press Of the coun-
trsv WAS unanimous In arpleudinR the