INDEX 



605 



1853-1856, ii. 542-556; influence of 

 George Park Fisher, ii. 557 ; readings 

 in ecclesiastical history, ii. 558 ; influ 

 ence of Stanley s &quot; Life of Arnold,&quot; ii. 

 560; of preachers at Cornell Univer 

 sity, ii. 564 ; of the Positivist Conven 

 ticle at London, ii. 566; impression 

 made by the &quot; Bible for Learners,&quot; ii. 

 666; recognition of an evolution in 

 religious beliefs, ii. 568-573 

 Santo Domingo Commission, 1871, a 

 member of, i. 157, 158, 159, 434, 483 ; goes 

 to Washington for instructions, i. 484 ; 

 hears and talks with? leading men, i. 

 484-487; given a special charge by 

 President Grant, i. 487; in charge of 

 the scientific experts, i. 488; confer 

 ence with church authorities, i. 492; 

 conducts expedition across the moun 

 tains, i. 493-500 ; presented with a rifle, 

 i. 495 ; study of earthquakes, i. 496 ; ex 

 perience with a priest at Vega, i. 497 ; 

 with cockroaches, i. 499, 500 ; the com 

 mission in Jamaica, i. 502 ; incident on 

 the Potomac steamer, i. 504 ; report of 

 the commission, i. 506 

 Seal ring, use of, i. 174, ii. 345 

 Throat troubles, cause of, i. 433 

 University of Michigan, election to pro 

 fessorship of history and English lit 

 erature, i. 42, 82, 83, 257; aim of his 

 teaching, i. 83, 87, 255, 256, 262; his 

 methods of teaching history , i. 257-264 ; 

 knowledge of geography as a basis for 

 historical study, i. 258; &quot;extempora 

 neous speaking,&quot; i. 260, 261; use of in 

 terleaved syllabus in lecture-room, i. 

 262 ; use of original material in lec 

 ture-room, i. 263; presided over stu 

 dents discussions, i. 264; difficulties 

 with students, i. 266-268; lectures 

 through out Michigan and other States, 

 i. 268-271 ; a young David, prepared by 

 W., makes speech in Ann Arbor, on 

 free trade, i. 271 ; reminiscences of Dr. 

 Tappan and professors, i. 272-280 ; re 

 lations with Dr. Tappan, i. 281 ; plants 

 trees on the campus, i. 282 ; students 

 military drill, i. 91; students in the 

 war, i. 90, 283; severs his connection 

 with the university, i. 283 

 Venezuelan commissioner, 1895-1896, i. 

 237, ii. 117-130 ; duty, to study and re 

 port on material brought in, ii. 122; 

 acquaintance with leading men at 

 Washington, ii. 126; visit to M9nti- 

 cello and the University of Virginia, 

 ii. 128, 129 



Yale College, life and studies at, i. 26 ; 

 faulty system of instruction, i. 26-29 ; 

 influence of fellow-students, i. 30; 

 greatest interest in political and his 

 torical studies, i. 30 ; prize essays, i. 

 31-33 ; vocal gymnastics, i. 33 ; inter 

 est iu boating, i. 33 ; influence of Yale 

 on the &quot;Cornell idea,&quot; i. 289; ad 

 dresses and speeches against slavery, 

 i. 68, 70 ; election to professorship in 

 School of Art declined, i. 127, 257, ii. 

 557 ; resident graduate in 1856, i. 256 ; 

 hopes for historical professorship, i. 

 256 ; representative of, at the Bodleian 

 tercentenary at Oxford, ii. 208 

 White, Asa (grandfather), i. 35 

 White, Gilbert, of Selborne, W. s visit to 



the grave of, ii. 431 

 &quot;White, Hamilton (uncle), i. 87 

 White, Horace (father), early responsi 

 bilities, i. 5 ; great respect for men of 

 thought, i. 6; church relations, ii. 513, 

 614 ; in charge of bank at Syracuse, i. 8, 



ii. 517 ; active part in establishing parish 

 school, i. 17 ; opposition to son s leaving 

 Geneva College, i. 23 ; accompanies son 

 to Yale, i. 25 ; encourages him to work 

 for prizes, i. 32; in politics, a devoted 

 Whig, i. 45; attitude toward abolition 

 ists, i. 55 ; death of, i. 86 



White. Peregrine, tradition concerning, 

 i. 4 



White, Sir William, British ambassador 

 at Constantinople, ii. 440 



Whiting, Judge, and the investigation of 

 the New York &quot; Health Department,&quot; 

 i. 108-111 



Whiton, James Morris, journalist, of the 

 Yale class of 1853, i. 254 



Wieting, John, i. 182 



Wilder, Burt, lecturer at Yale University, 

 i. 363 



Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland, her recep 

 tion of the members of The Hague Peace 

 Conference, ii. 267, 331 



Willard Asylum for the Insane, creation 

 Of, i. 332-334 



William I, his golden wedding festivities, 

 i. 533 ; his welcome to W., i. 533 ; W. s 

 acquaintance with, i. 572, 573 



William II, as prince, i. 533, ii. 218, 219; 

 W. s presentation to, as ambassador of 

 the United States, ii. 135, 136, 224 ; on the 

 &quot;open-door&quot; policy for China, ii. 158; 

 his view of the destruction of the Maine, 

 ii. 164, 238 ; his dismissal of Bismarck, ii. 

 220; his speeches to young recruits, ii. 

 221; the &quot;Caligula&quot; pamphlet, ii. 222; 

 his knowledge of art and music, ii. 225 ; 

 his interest in dramatic art, ii. 226-228; 

 in education, ii. 229; in city improve 

 ments, ii. 229 ; in literature, ii. 231 ; his 

 freedom from fads, ii. 232 ; his gifts as 

 a statesman, his devotion to the army 

 and navy, ii. 233 ; his ability in selecting 

 men, ii. 234 ; his relation to the legisla 

 tive bodies, ii. 234 ; his devotion to work, 

 ii. 235 ; his view of international ques 

 tions, ii. 235; the breadth of his views, 

 ii. 237; his impulsiveness, ii. 238; his 

 sympathy with the workingmen, ii. 239 ; 

 his ability as a speaker, ii. 239 ; his re 

 ligious views, ii. 239 ; his dealings with 

 Roman Catholics, ii. 240; his theory of 

 monarchy, ii. 184, 242 ; his feeling toward 

 parliamentary government, ii. 244 ; hia 

 alleged violations of the German Con 

 stitution, ii. 244; attitude toward the 

 United States during the Spanish War, 

 ii. 245 ; his dealings with the Venezuelan 

 question, ii. 246 ; his feelings toward the 

 United States, ii. 248 ; summary of his 

 position in contemporary history, ii. 

 249; his attitude toward The Hague 

 Peace Conference, ii. 236, 259, 293, 297, 

 308 



Williams, &quot; Cerro Gordo,&quot; story concern 

 ing, i. 215 



Williams, Eleazar (the Dauphin of 

 France ? ), sermon by, ii. 525, 526 



Wilson, William Dexter, professor of 

 Cornell University, i. 381; registrar, i. 

 436 



Wischniegradsky , at the Paris Exposition 

 of 1878, i. 513; his opinion of govern 

 ment railways, ii. 34 



Witte, Sergei Yulievitch, his strength and 

 early history, his offer of loan of gold to 

 the United States, ii. 33 ; dismissal from 

 the finance ministry, ii. 35 



Woeikoff, of St. Petersburg University, 

 ii. 45 



Wolkenstein, Austrian ambassador at 

 St. Petersburg, ii. 23 



