Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-30
DR.. F. A. ALDERMAN,
EDUCATOR, IS DEAD.
President of University of
Virginia Is Stricken by
ApopIexy on Train.

~ the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va: April 30
DR. Edwin A. Alderman, president OF the
University Of Virginia for 81 years, died
last night on his way to Urbana, ILL.,,
where he was to take part in the induc-
ton of DR.. Harry w. Chase into the
presidency Of the University of Illinois.
A few hours after the train left Wash
ington, he was stricken by apoplexy and
at ConnellSville, Pa, was removed to the
State Hospital. He died there a short
time later. He was SO years old. The
funeral will be at Charlottesville Satur-
day with burial in the university ceme-
terry.
His close association with Woodrow
Wilson as personal friend and profess
sionally led Congress in 1924 to invite
him to deliver the address at a session
honoring the war President. There he
defended Wilson'S idealism. He sought"
said Dr. Alderman, ito give the twen-
tieth century faith to inspire it and
to justify the sacrifice OF millions Of
lives, and II there was a failure it was
humanity's failure"
Native Of North Carolina.
DR.. Alderman was a graduate and
later president of the University of
North Carolina, the State Of his birth.
He was chosen president of that univer-
sity in 1896, president of Tulane Univrx.
sity In 1899 and OF the UniversitySot
Virginia in 1904.
He is survived by his widow, formerly
Bessie Green Hearn of New Orleans,
and son, Edwin A. Alderman, jr., of
New York.
In educational circles DR.. Alderman
was known as the evangel of a new
educational era in the South. A stanch
advocate Of universal education, he
began his work in North Carolina,
where he was born May Is, 1861, the
son OF James and Susan ]. Alderman.
From 1889 to 1892, with the late
Charles Duncan McIver, he went I'D
and down the State preaching the
gospel OF universal education and en-
deavortng to convince the people that
1t was right to be taxed to support
schools for another's education. Much
OF his labor later became Incorporated
IN the program Of the General Educa-
tion Board, Of which he was member.
That the university owed a service
20 the State in every line Of endeavor
was belief held by DR.. Alderman.
He expressed that view in an address
upon assuming the presidency of the
University Of Virginia when he said:
IF there be a question touching life
on the farm or in the factory, in in
stttutional development, in the public
schools, in manufacturing or munich
pal problems, some intelligent answer
should issue from the university.
Was Neighbor Of Wilson.
The friendship between DR.. Alder
man and Woodrow Wilson began when
their families were neighbors in Will
mington and developed into the close
intimacy that marked their relations
while Wilson was president Of Prince
ton University.
In recognition Of his educational
work number of universities con-
ferred honorary degrees upon DIR.
Alderman and he was further honored
by membership in many nationally
prominent organizations, including the
General Educational Board, the Wood
row Wilson Memorial Foundation, Acad-
envy Of Social Science, Phi Beta Kappa,
American Academy of Arts and Let
ters and the Board of Governors of
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foun-
dalton. He also was a trustee Of the
Institute Of Economics and an elector
Of the Hall of Fame.