Word: resignation
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Hebard L. S., who has been leading the Pierian this fall, has been obliged to resign, owing to the press of work. Though he will still play with the or chestra, his services as leader will be greatly missed...
Several changes are announced in the board of administrative officers of the University. Professor J. M. Pierce has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to succeed Professor Dunbar, who was forced to resign on account of ill-health. Professor John H. Wright has been appointed to succeed Professor Peirce as Dean of the Graduate School. Owing to the resignation of Professor Langdell of the Law School, Professor James Barr Ames has become Dean of the Law Faculty. The death of Professor Thomas H. Chandler left vacant the position of Dean of the Dental School which...
...University Extension Society has had since 1891 the benefit of the leadership of Dr. Edmund J. James of the Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Now, after four years of hard labor in the cause, the pressure of other work forces him to resign the office of president of the society. His letter of resignation is a history of the progress of an enterprise whose success has been very gratifying to its founders and to which Dr. James has contributed in no small degree...
...Brewer's resignation cannot, however, be thus explained. Arthur Brewer has been chosen permanent captain of the eleven, which will, of course, prevent C. Brewer being again chosen. It is thought possible by some that A. Brewer was the choice of the coaches, but that, being afraid he would resign in favor of C. Brewer, the latter was elected first, and then told of the graduate committee's plan...
...overwhelmed by the noble spirit with which the Corporation has, entirely of its own motion, met my simple request to be allowed to resign...