ts, and through them, upon the educational
ideals of the West. And it is precisely this influence, quietly acquired
and characteristically wielded, that represents what is perhaps his
greatest claim upon the consideration of the future. No one who had the
privilege of hearing him speak failed to respond to the quiet
persuasiveness of his presence and the charm of his personality. There
are some persons in whom is inherent a certain magnetic mastery over
numbers. He had this to an extraordinary degree. Merely by rising he
could bring absolute stillness upon a cheering throng of students or
alumni, and with a few words, quiet but distinct, he could rouse to a
remarkable pitch that sentiment known as college spirit. His whole
figure was expressive of a benign goodness, illuminated most humanly by
the worldly wisdom of an old diplomat. His ability to deal with those
who came to him on various errands was remarkable. This is amusingly
illustrated by the experience of one man who went to him to present his
claims for an increase in salary. His memories of the interview were
most delightful but exceedingly hazy as to the matter in question. His
only distinct impression was that the interview ended with himself on
the door-mat earnestly discussing Ticknor's "History of Spanish
Literature" with his host, who had shown him to the door.

During the latter years of his life Dr. Angell published a book of
reminiscences which was most favorably received and widely noticed. One
well-known journal, however, remarked that it was rather "naive," a
criticism which greatly delighted the man who had met the diplomats of
China and Turkey on their own ground and defeated them.

[Illustration: JAMES BURRILL ANGELL, LL.D. (1829-1916)
President of the University, 1871-1909
(From a copyright photograph by A.G. Gowdy)]

Many honors came to Dr. Angell in the course of his long life, as was
inevitable. His scholarship was universally recognized. He received
the degree of LL.D. from Brown University in 1868, Columbia University
in 1887, Rutgers College in 1896, Princeton University in 1896, Yale
University in 1901, Johns Hopkins University in 1902, the University of
Wisconsin in 1904, Harvard University in 1905, and the University of
Michigan in 1912. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society
of Philadelphia, the American Antiquarian Society of Worcester, the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences of Boston, and the American
Histori