University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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Andrew S. Draper, L.L.D. Andrew S. Draper was born in Otsego County, New York, in 1848. He was educated in the public schools of Albany, the old Albany Academy, and the School of Law of Union Univer- sity. He was admitted to the bar in 1871, and practiced law until 1884. He was a member of the New York legislature in 1881, and in 1884 was appointed by President Arthur and confirmed by the Senate, as one of the judges of the United States Court created to deter- mine the individual claims against the $15, 500,000 paid by Great Britain upon the Alabama claims. President Draper has always been active in educational work. He was early ap- pointed a trustee of the New York State College. He was for several years a member of the Board of Education of the city of Albany. Perhaps his best known educational work was in the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of New York. In that office he was largely instrumental in very generally reconstructing the educational machinery, and in bringing all the different educational interests into co-operative effort. While State Superintendent he was an effective member of the New York State Board of Regents, and of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University. At the close of his term as State Superin- tendent, in 1892, President Draper was urged to accept the position of Superintendent of Instruction of the Cleveland (Ohio) public schools. Although the appointment was for life, yet, since he was not a pedagogical expert, he agreed to accept it only for the period of the reorganization which the Ohio legislature had decided upon. In two years, feeling that the fundamental principles of the new organization had been firmly established, he announced his purpose to resign. Every newspaper in the city expressed regret, but his decision was unalterable. At about the same time he was elected to the presidency of the State University of Illinois. His administration there has kept pace with his previous work. President Draper was President of the National Association of School Superintendents in 1889-90, i890- ' 9l. He has written much upon educational work, and has made addresses before educational assemblages in nearly every State in the Union.

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Board of Trustees The Governor of Illinois (ex-officio) JOHN R. TANNER, SPRINGFIELD The President of the State Board of Agriculture (ex-officio) W. H. FULKERSON, Jerseyville The Superintendent of Public Instruction (ex-officio) HON. ALFRED BAYLISS, STREATOR Term of Office Expiree In 1901 Alexander McLean, Macomb Samuel A. Bullard, Springfield Lucy L. Flower, Chicago Term Expires In 1903 Mary Turner Carriel, Jacksonville Francis McKay, Chicago Thomas J. Smith, Champaign Term Expires In 1905 A. F. Nightingale, Chicago Mrs. Alice Abbot, Chicago F. M. Hatch, Spring Grove Officers of the Board Francis McKay, Chicago - William L. Pillsbury, Urbana E. G. Keith, Chicago - Prof. S. W. Shattuck, Champaign President Secretary - Treasurer Business Manager

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PRESIDENT DRAPER.