SEELYE, Julius Hawley, educator, born in Bethel, Connecticut, 14 September, 1824. He was graduated at Amherst in 1849, studied at Auburn theological seminary in 1849-'52, and continued his studies in theology at Halle, Germany, in 1852-'3. He was ordained by the classis of Schenectady in 1853, and in that year became pastor of the 1st Reformed Dutch church in Schenectady, New York, where he remained until 1858. In that year he was elected professor of mental and moral philosophy at Amherst college, which post he held until 1875. He was chosen to congress in 1874 from Massachusetts without being nominated by any party, serving from 6 December, 1875, till 3 March, 1877, and at the end of his term declined a renomination. While in congress, though a Republican, he opposed the electoral commission and the declaration of the election of Rutherford H. Hayes to the office of president of the United States. In 1877 he was installed as president of Amherst college, which office he now (1888) holds. In 1872 he visited India by invitation, and delivered a course of lectures. In 1874 he was appointed by tile governor of Massachusetts one of a commission to revise the laws of that state on taxation. During the early years of his presidency of Amherst he inaugurated the "Amherst system " of college self-government, by which the students have a large share in maintaining discipline, and which has been productive of good results. President Seelye has been a trustee of the Clarke institute for deaf-mutes, and of Smith college for women, and has served on the board of visitors of Andover theological seminary. He received the degree of D. D. from Union college in 1862, and Hiat of LL.D. from Columbia in 1876. In addition to articles in various reviews, sermons and addresses, and contributions to religious magazines, he has published a translation of Dr. Albert Schwegler's " History of Philosophy" (New York, 1856) ; "Lectures to Educated Hindus " (Bombay, 1873" republished by the Congregational publishing society, Boston, 1873, under the title "The Way, the Truth, the Life"" also translated into Hindustani, Japanese, and German) ; " Christian Missions" (New York, 1875)" and revised and edited Hickok's "Moral Science " (Boston, 1880).--His brother, Laurens Clark, educator, born in Bethel, Connecticut, 20 September, 1837, was graduated at Union college in 1857, studied at Andover theological seminary in 1857-'9, and was at Berlin and Heidelberg universities in 1860-'2. He afterward travelled in Europe, Egypt, and Palestine, and in 1863 was ordained pastor of the North Congregational church at Springfield, Massachusetts, where he remained two years. He was professor of English literature and oratory at Amherst from 1865 till 1873, and in 1874 became president of Smith college for young women (which he had organized) at Northampton, Massachusetts His various contributions to reviews include articles on college education and on Celtic literature. The degree of. D. D. was conferred on him by Union college in 1875.