hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv maɪˈæmi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn ˈɑːksfɚd, oʊhˈaɪoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd tə bɪkˌʌm pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
He was appointed president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1891 and served until 1899 when he resigned to become president of the Ohio State University.