William De Witt Hyde

William De Witt Hyde
Hyde in 1915
7th President of Bowdoin College
In office
1885–1917
Preceded byJoshua Chamberlain
Succeeded byKenneth C.M. Sills
Personal details
Born(1858-09-23)September 23, 1858
Winchendon, Massachusetts
DiedJune 29, 1917(1917-06-29) (aged 58)
Brunswick, Maine
Alma mater
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William De Witt Hyde (September 23, 1858 – June 29, 1917)[1][2] was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, for thirty-two years, from 1885 to his death in 1917.

Biography

Born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, Hyde 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 in Paterson, New Jersey, from then until 1885.[4] Thereafter, he became president of Bowdoin College, also holding the position of chair of mental and moral philosophy at the College.

In 1906, he penned the poem "The Offer of the College," which was given to every student at Bowdoin until 1969.[5] 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

  1. ^ "Guide to the William de Witt Hyde Collection, 1823-1975, undated".
  2. ^ Taussig, F. W. (1933). "William Dewitt Hyde (1858–1917)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 68 (13): 635–637. JSTOR 20022992.
  3. ^ The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress. J.N. McClintock. 1895.
  4. ^ Unraveling the Seven Riddles of the Universe. Hamilton Books. 2022. ISBN 9780761872900.
  5. ^ "The Offer of the College".

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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