William De Witt Hyde
William De Witt Hyde | |
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| 7th President of Bowdoin College | |
| In office 1885–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth C.M. Sills |
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| Born | September 23, 1858 Winchendon, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 29, 1917 (aged 58) Brunswick, Maine |
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William De Witt Hyde (September 23, 1858 – June 29, 1917)[1][2] was an American college president, born at Winchendon, Mass.
Biography[]
He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1874,[3] from Harvard University in 1879 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1882. Ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1883, he was a pastor at Newark, N. J., in 1883-85, and thereafter was president of Bowdoin College, also holding the chair of mental and moral philosophy. In 1906, he penned "The Offer of the College," which was given to each student until 1969.[4] It was subsequently edited to reflect the changing demographics of the student body.
Publications[]
- Practical Ethics (1892)
- Social Theology (1895)
- Practical idealism (1897)
- God's Education of Man (1899)
- The Art of Optimism (1900)
- The Cardinal Virtues (1901)
- Jesus' Way (1902)
- The New Ethics (1903)
- From Epicurus to Christ (1904)
- The College Man and the College Woman (1906)
- Abba, Father (1908)
- Self-Measurement (1908)
- Sin and its Forgiveness (1909)
- The Teacher's Philosophy in and out of School (1910)
- The Five Great Philosophies of Life (1911)
- The Quest of the Best (1913)
References[]
- ^ "Guide to the William de Witt Hyde Collection, 1823-1975, undated".
- ^ Taussig, F. W. (1933). "William Dewitt Hyde (1858–1917)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 68 (13): 635–637. JSTOR 20022992.
- ^ The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. J.N. McClintock. 1895.
- ^ "The Offer of the College".
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