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President Roosevelt tells Columbia University President Butler that as soon as William Torrey Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, announces that he is retiring, Roosevelt will announce that Elmer Ellsworth Brown will be his replacement. He will write to Harris along the lines that Butler suggested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-17
President Roosevelt does not need any more endorsements to convince him to appoint Elmer Ellsworth Brown as United States Commissioner of Education, but asks Columbia University President Butler to tell University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler to secure the support of the two Senators from California. As soon as current United States Commissioner of Education William Torrey Harris resigns, Roosevelt will appoint Brown. He asks Butler to tell Brown to come visit Washington, D.C., as Roosevelt wishes to speak with him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-09
President Roosevelt will not speak to anyone about the matter involving the retirement of Commissioner of Education William Torrey Harris that Columbia University President Butler wrote to him about. In the meantime, he will commit to Professor Elmer Ellsworth Brown as a candidate to replace Harris, unless Butler thinks that Maurice Francis Egan, another potential candidate, would be better.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-11
Nicholas Murray Butler tells Theodore Roosevelt that William Torrey Harris, upon his retirement from the Bureau of Education, has accepted the first retiring allowance of the Carnegie Foundation for his service to American education. Butler enthusiastically supports the appointment of Professor Elmer Ellsworth Brown of Berkeley, California, to replace Harris at the respectful time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-08
The Executive Committee of the Carnegie Foundation has authorized Dr. Pritchett to tender to Dr. Harris, commissioner of education, a retiring allowance of $3,000 in case Dr. Harris wishes to take the opportunity to retire from active services in order to spend the rest of his life in study and literary work. This will be done in the next few weeks and will be done with all possible tact. If Harris decides to retire, Nicholas Butler suggests Professor Brown, of the University of California, be considered for commissioner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-10
Nicholas Murray Butler does not want President Roosevelt to feel committed to Brown simply on his recommendation, but Butler does feel that Brown is the best man available in case Harris retires.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-14
Nicholas Murray Butler writes to President Roosevelt about the state of public schools in the District of Columbia and the pending legislation in Congress that addresses these issues.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-19
Fred W. Atkinson requests information on local advisory school boards for a report he is compiling for Commissioner Harris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-24