Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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PHOENIX 2 +.— „ ..„,=, — President Ernest L. Stockton Cumberland University has made a forward step in the selec- tion of her President, Ernest L. Stockton, who has risen from the student ranks to the highest position his Alma Mater could offer him, and who is now filling that position most creditably. His love for Cumberland is not an empt ' sentiment, but has always manifested itself in work for everj-thing which would be of advantage to the institution. His term as President, which began in 1927, instituted a new era of progress for the school. President Stockton is a man of the highest ideals, and his ideals are more than daydreams. He is a man of action. High ideals and action are combined within his character in a remark- able degree. His talent for creating original plans for the ad- vancement of Cumberland has done much toward making him famous. As for the Prexy ' s relation to the faculty and to the student body, he has the love, respect, and the admiration of all. He has always a pleasant word and gentlemanly gi ' eeting ; he is always ready to help, and he m akes friends by the score. During his short service in the capacitj- of President so far, many new plans for the expansion of the university have been adopted, and the scholastic requirements have been raised to a plane that will bring recognition throughout the educational world. Due to his long and varied experience in the university, President Stockton is well qualified to understand and appre- ciate the problems and difficulties that face each of its members. His policy of impartiality and fair-mindedness has won the con- fidence and admiration of all depai-tments. He has proved that no person is more deserving of that rich old American title, A Gentleman and a Scholar. I J23C :xs 16