Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-05-26 | Page 1 | Death Claims University of Chicago Chief

DEATH CLAIMS UNIVERSITY or OF CHICAGO CHIEF Dr Ernest D D' Burton Had Served Illinois School 32 Years I CHICAGO May Ia 26 AP AP President dent Ernest Dewitt Burton of or the University of ot Chicago go died at I a. a ro m. m today at the Presbyterian hoc hos II pital Associated ed with the tho university for I two thirty years eara since It was w ec- ec Dr Burton Durton has been one ote of ot its best beloved leaders although he ho did not become president until two years ears ago Peritonitis which which developed incident inci dent to his Illness pf intestinal cancer cancer can oan- for its Jle hail had had twice Jeen leon ean operated per 4 Jn n n M death LONG LONGIN IN SERVICE The passing of ot J left lert the university ed in gloOm For two thirty-two years since Ince the founding of ot University of Chicago in 1892 1802 Dr Durt Burton n had been associated with its faculty as as- I I suming suming- the p presidency two years ago succeeding Dr Harry Pratt Judson Judon While principally noted for tor his scholarship Ii iid d writings Dr Buttons Button's Burtons But Bur tons ton's administrative ability was declared de de- de- de dared b by his associates to have hav ben sen of ot the highest hest degree defree Under his I leadership a campaign was under way 16 for endowment b and the r re remainder no- no for Ills plan was not to build the fire largest university but to build best beat possible ser erIce vice Ice j. j Dr Burton Burton w 9 years ol old TRUSTEES GRIEVED The death ot of the third president of the tho University of ot Chicago caused deep grief among his associates as I d by Harold H. H Swift presIdent president president pres pres- ident of ot the board of oC trustees of ot the university who saw said alt It is Ia impossible for tor m me mc to express adequately the sense of hos low 10 felt b by bj bythe the trustees and all mem- mem members cf of ot th tb tb- tb university There has from u u. u an inspiring generous and lovA lov- lov A able bl le leader who combined at attributes attributes at- at tributes of ot scholar and administrator or of ot counselor and friend During his term as a president so tragically cut short he won not only the respect re respect re- re I but the love lo u. u ui i with whom he be dealt He lie lieo Oll vou-t-u vou o it-c it u the highest Ideals of ot education and lo ked J forward for zor- ward eagerly to the y to 0 develop such auch Ideals in the the- measure at the University of 0 Chi Cht- cago calo Dr Burton was A the author of several everal books boob on 00 interpretation tD cf lot the New w Testament nt Dr Burton was U a prominent flap flap- ha having at one time been IH 01 dent of the board of IduN education t on of or orthe the Northern Baptist convention con IW U. was wall K native of ot Oho aud and audas w as the son of a Baptist minister When hen the t University nl it f t Chicago was founded in 1892 D n was wae called to th the Institution r fl had ever eer since served sert-d r It it