Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Dr Albert Leonard LOUISE KILBOURNE BOUT college presidents, there is apt to hover a spirit of awe, which sets them apart, in some measure, from their fellow men. If there is a shadow of such a feeling about the subject of this sketch, it is due to no desire on his part to create such an impression, but to his true and innate dignity. A To understand Dr. Leonard's character, one must be, not only somewhat of a character reader, but one must -also know him thoroughly, for this courteous gentleman does not reveal himself to every passing stranger, but unfolds the leaves of his personality only under the sun of friendly sympathy and regard. It has been remarked in regard to the usual quiet of his demeanor, that he talks only when he has some- thing to say, a rare and enviable trait. As a writer, he is characterized by remarkable ease and fluency. In addition to numerous articles of literary value which he contributes to-educational'publications, he has edited, for the past fourteen years, the journal of Pedagogy, which numbers among its contributors many of the ablest educators in the country. It is with these men, who rank highest in their profession, that Dr. Leonard is in marked favor, for he is widely known as a man of the most liberal as well as the most lofty ideals of professional work. Notwithstanding his dignihed seriousness, his sense of humor is very keen, and no one sees a ridiculous situation quicker, or enjoys a good story more than he. Although he does not come into direct contact with the student body, those students who know him best 'rind in him an attentive and sympathetic listener, and a wise and friendly counselor. It has often been said of him that he is the soul of honor, and upon knowing him, one finds Chaucefs lines running, almost unconsciously through the mind: He was a verray parlit gentil knight. ll

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State Board of Education PRESIDENT - PATRICK H. KELLEY, ' Detroit SECRETARY - - DELos FALL, Lansing TREASURER - JAMES H. THOMPSON, Evart L. L. WRIGHT, Ironwood