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.
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.
william, witt, hyde, september, 1858, june, 1917, american, educator, academic, administrator, served, president, bowdoin, college, brunswick, maine, thirty, years, from, 1885, death, 1917, hyde, 19157th, president, bowdoin, collegein, office, 1885, 1917preced. 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 William De Witt HydeHyde in 19157th President of Bowdoin CollegeIn office 1885 1917Preceded byJoshua ChamberlainSucceeded byKenneth C M SillsPersonal detailsBorn 1858 09 23 September 23 1858Winchendon MassachusettsDiedJune 29 1917 1917 06 29 aged 58 Brunswick MaineAlma materPhillips Exeter Academy Harvard UniversitySignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn 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 editPractical 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 edit 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 Unraveling the Seven Riddles of the Universe Hamilton Books 2022 ISBN 9780761872900 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 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William DeWitt Hyde Works by William De Witt Hyde at Project Gutenberg Works by or about William De Witt Hyde at Internet Archive Preceded byJoshua Chamberlain President of Bowdoin College1885 1917 Succeeded byKenneth C M Sills nbsp This article about a United States writer of non fiction is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William De Witt Hyde amp oldid 1203726062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
