Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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with other lines of thought and of action. He is, perhaps, as widely and as favorably known through his lectures as through any other line of his work. Dr. Cook is. first of all, an untiring worker. He longs to be in the thick of the battle. Three years ago he was called upon to decide between the old field and the new. The pressure brought to bear by the authorities and other friends at Normal was heavy: the ties of a lifetime bound him' to the people and the scenes there: but still he said, l must be where there is the most work, and since the new institution at De Kalb seemed to him to offer a field of greater labor he made the decision which placed him at the head of the Northern Illinois State Normal School. And truly, this prophecy has been fulfilled. The organizing of a new institution has proved no small task. The new wheels must be watched at every turn, while the old ones know better how to move. But the new school opened most auspiciously. The three years of its life have been years of continu- ous, steady growth in power and efficiency, as well as in members. The unifying power of the president and his rare executive ability are in constant evidence. His patience with details makes his infiuence pervade every line of the school's activity, bringing him also into close personal relations with each student. It would be difficult to say which are enjoyed inore-the hours spent with him in the class-room or those spent with himself and Mrs. Cook in their most homelike home. The Fates have been kind to the Northern Illinois State Normal School, but there have been periods of no little solicitude. The days of anxious watching for reports from President Cooks sick chamber, the weeks of waiting for his decision concerning certain tempting and flattering offers from another educa- tional institution-these have cast their shadow: but the shadow has passed, and a loyal. happy school is united in wishing for Dr. Cook long years of continued activity, and may they all be spent within the walls of the N. I. S. S. -I4..

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