Arthur Stanley Pease '02, formerly instructor of Latin at the University, was elected president of Amherst College on Saturday by a unanimous vote of the trustees of the college. Professor Pease succeeds President George D. Olds as chief Amherst executive.

Following his graduation from Harvard in 1902 Professor Pease continued in Cambridge for several years, first as a graduate student and later as an instructor in the department of Ancient Languages. In 1903 he recived an A. M. degree and two years later was awarded a Ph.D. In 1909 he left Harvard to take up the position of assistant professor of the classics at the University of Illinois. He was soon given a full professorship and also made curator of the museum of classical art and archaeology. President Olds added a number of new members to the Amherst faculty in 1924 and among the prominent scholars whom he induced to transfer from other universities was Professor Pease, who was made Professor of Latin at Amherst.

The announcement of the trustees' decision in the choice of a new president was made by George A. Plimpton, president of the board of trustees, Saturday evening following an all day session of the board. More than 1,000 alumni were present for the one hundred and sixth commencement exercises of Amherst college at the time the announcement was made. President Olds had made his final report earlier in the day and been received at the alumni dinner in a tremendous demonstration of affection, and appreciation of his services to the college.