Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Presidenf THE REVEREND SAMUEL KNOX WILSON, S.J A sci-IOLAR AND AUTHOR OF wine RENOWN

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Presenting Fother Wilson . . . For the past eight years the Reverend Samuel Knox Wilson, SJ., has been president of Loyola University. He has devoted eight years of intense and unfailing energy to guiding the destinies of the school. His achievements in these years are many, while their effects are being more acutely felt every year. Their complete fulfillment is yet to come. Wlieri he introduced the Honors system, Father Wilson undertook one of the major steps in pro- gressive education here at Loyola. It has proved eminently successful, For his foresight he haste- ceived nation-wide recognition. But this was only an added honor, since before this his fame had been justly established as an historian. He received his Ph.D. degree in history from Cambridge University and his textbook on Ameri- can history is widely used in schools throughout the country. He is a competent authority on pres- ent day affairs, as is evidenced by the constant de- mand for him as a speaker. Father Wilson is an untiring worker. He re- mains at his desk until late every day, seeing that those details of the University requiring his atten- tion are properly disposed of. His other duties include presiding at convocations and holding faculty receptions. The student body is proud to have Father Wil- son as president. In his eight years as president his outstanding career as a nationally known and respected educator has given them much of which they can be proud. And the advantages accruing from his unceasing work, his many services to Loyola, have endeared him to their hearts, The progress that Loyola has made undef his guidance cannot be overlooked-it is evident.