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Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781330843215

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Inauguration of John Huston Finley, Vol. 4: As President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education, State Education Building, January 2, 1914 The first Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, elected by the Legislature upon the unification of the two State educational departments in 1904, was Dr Andrew S. Draper, recalled to his native State from the presidency of the University of Illinois. His administration was marked by a complete reorganization of the educational interests of the State, an insured harmony in all the educational activities of the State, and the completion of the State Education Building, a monument to his administrative genius. His death on April 27, 1913, created a vacancy in the great office which his service had magnified. During the interim following the death of Commissioner Draper, the duties of Commissioner of Education were performed by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr Pliny T. Sexton. With great self-sacrifice and devotion, and with no remuneration for his services, Doctor Sexton actively gave several months to the conduct of the affairs of the Department, perfecting the unification for which he had during many years labored with unceasing zeal. As stated in the memorial presented to him by the staff of the Department on relinquishing his duties, his administration of the high office he "temporarily filled so acceptably and so efficiently" was marked "by constant courtesy, by patient attention to details, by thorough and painstaking investigation of all matters requiring his official action, by helpful suggestions, and by kindly criticisms." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.