Rev. Carroll Cutler (January 31, 1829 - January 25, 1894) was the fourth president of Western Reserve College, now
Case Western Reserve University
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.
Cutler was born January 31, 1829, in
Windham, New Hampshire. He attended high school at
Phillips Academy
("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness
, address = 180 Main Street
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in
Andover, Massachusetts, from 1847 to 1850. Cutler graduated from
Yale College in 1854. While at Yale, Cutler became a member of the elite
secret society
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of
Skull and Bones in 1854. He graduated from
Yale Divinity School in 1858. On August 10, 1858, he married Frances Elizabeth Gallagher. That same year, he with his wife left for
Germany to study
philosophy
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for a year, interacting with such philosophers as
August Tholuck
Friedrich August Gottreu Tholuck (30 March 1799 – 10 June 1877), known as August Tholuck, was a German Protestant theologian, pastor, and historian, and church leader.
Biography
Tholuck was born at Breslau, and educated at the gymnasium and ...
,
Hermann Hupfeld
Hermann Hupfeld (31 March 1796 – 24 April 1866) was a Protestant German Orientalist and Biblical commentator. He is known for his historical-critical studies of the Old Testament.[Hermann Ulrici
Hermann Ulrici (; 23 March 180611 January 1884) was a German philosopher. He was co-editor (with I. H. Fichte) of the philosophical journal ''Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik''. He also wrote under the pseudonym of Ulrich ...]
.
Cutler came to Western Reserve College in 1860 as a professor of philosophy and rhetoric, teaching for 29 years until 1889. After the resignation of President
Henry L. Hitchcock, Cutler served as president of Western Reserve College from 1871–1886.
In 1882, Cutler moved Western Reserve College from
Hudson, Ohio, to its current location in the
University Circle neighborhood on the east side of
Cleveland, under the new name, Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. Mandated in the gift by
Amasa Stone, new trustees were appointed after the move, including
John Hay
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was Un ...
,
Rutherford B. Hayes, and
James A. Garfield.
Cutler resigned from the presidency in 1886 under pressure and disagreement of ending coeducation. Revisiting his
abolitionist beliefs, he spent his remaining years teaching at small
all-black colleges in
Charlotte, North Carolina, and
Talladega, Alabama. He died in Talladega from
pneumonia on January 25, 1894, and his body was returned to Hudson, Ohio, for burial.
References
External links
Case Western Reserve University bio
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1829 births
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Case Western Reserve University faculty
Yale College alumni
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