Evening star., 1949-03-04
Dr.. James Rowland Angel, 79,
Yale President Emeritus, Dies
Noted Psychologist
Pushed Expansion
Of University
BY the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Mar. A.
DR.. James Rowland Angel. 79,
president emeritus of Yale Uni
versity, died at his home in nearby
Hamden today after a long illness.
He retired as Yale's president
in 1887. subsequently becoming
educational adviser for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
DR.. Angel had a notable career
as a psychologist. acting president
of the University Of Chicago and
president of the Carnegie Founda-
ton before he was called to be the
first graduate president Of
Yale in 1921.
Son of University President.
DR.. Angel. who was born in
Burlington. VT. May 8. 1869. was
the son of DR.. James B. Angel.
noted president of the University
of Michigan in the closing decades
Of the 10th century. The son
graduated from Michigan in 1890.
Always allied with university
work he accepted the post with
the National Broadcasting Co.,
only after considerable urging.
He spent his first year studying
foreign and American systems OF
broadcaSting.
Going abroad for a survey, he
made recommendation which
guided the company's expanding
activities in the field Of public
service.
He continued to live in New
Haven, committing TO his Offices
IN Radio City. New York. Between
times he found opportunities to
enjoy his Notwithstanding. golfing.
reading.
While he was known as q Gre
ator Of psychologists" he was per-
haps best known for his creation
Of new Yale" During his pres
idency. 35 buildings were erected
at the ancient university at cost
Of $50 900, 900 and the endowment
quadrupled. The undergraduates
were housed under conditions re-
semblinG those Of oxford and
CAMBRIDGE in England.
Founded Institute.
The Institute OF Human Rela-
tions. established by him in 1929.
made researches In bankruptcy.
juvenile delinquency. relations in
industry and the development OF
young children. among other
things.
DR.. Angel was one OF the bril-
liant younger members Of the fac
ulty which William Rainey Harper
assembled for the start Of the
University Of Chicago. He thus
absorbed experience and methods
from two Of the country's greatest
educational expansionistS.
He served the University Of Chi
cago for IS years. Starting as as
sistant professor Of PSYCHOLOGY in
1894. he built up that department
into a productive research center,
became dean Of the institutions S
faculty Of arts. literature and
science in 1911 and twice, in 1918
and 1919. was acting president of
the big Midwestern school.
He left Chicago in 1920 to be-
come president Of the Carnegie
Corp, which rivals the Rockefeller
Foundation as a distributor OF
philanthropic money. But he was
destined to hold that responsible
post less than year.
Broke 200-Year Tradition.
Yale broke a 200-year -old tradi-
ton when it called him into its
presidency.
In the 10 years that followed
there was notable expansion OF
physical plant and facilities for
teaching and research. made pos
sible by the receipt Of gifts and
bequests totaling millions. The
student body increased from 1920
TO 5.9l4.
In the first decade also Yale's
endowment was increased by $20.-
100000 and other money poured
in for new buildings. new depart
mentS and new chairs OF teaching
The Sterling Memorial Library
was built at a cost Of more than
IS 900 900. and the Payne Whitney
Gymnasium at a cost OF $4,000
900. The Sterling and Harkness
memorial quadrangles. labora-
tories and dormitories were erect
ed with bequests from the Sterling
funds and from the Harkness
family. All these were designed
on a common architectural plan.
Knew Illness Was Incurable.
Associates said that DR.. Angel
had known for some time that he
was incurably i'll of cancer. He