The following biographical sketch of President Noah Porter of Yale is from the Era: "President Porter is the son of a Connecticut minister, and was born in 1811. He was graduated from Yale in 1831, and, after some years spent in teaching and preaching, returned in 1846 to take the chair of Metaphysics which he has ever since held. In 1871 he succeeded Dr. Woolsey as president of the college. With the exception of his "Books and Reading" and his "American Colleges" and "The American Public," nearly all of Dr. Porter's books are upon metaphysical themes. But the work which has made his name familiar to every school-boy is his revision of Wesbter's dictionary, of which he has been for many years the principal editor. He has also been a not infrequent contributor to the reviews. President Porter stands, by general consent, in the front rank of American metaphysicians; and his sermons, like his other productions, are marked by ripe scholarship and profound thought."