Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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PRESIDENT EDWARD C. ELLIOTT HE growth and development of any institution, whether its ultimate goal be the marketing of some manufactured product or the preparation of some phase of the product, lies in the hands of its executive head. This man must have the ability of leadershipg a keen insight in the trend of the desires of society, and the power of looking into the future and making his plans to meet future requirements as well as the present. The modern university might well be placed in the category of the manufacturing institution, in that it plays a very important part in the preparation of the directing material of the manu- facturer. Thus, the executive head of the university must have all the attributes of the business executive and yet more, for his raw material is the student body of the university. Such a man is Dr. E. C. Elliott, president of Purdue. His qualifications as leader, executive, scholar, business man, can best be seen in the development of the university under his guidance. The growth of the university is, in a large measure, due to his ability to think in the future and make the necessary preparations to meet the increasing demands upon it. His power of leadership and understanding of human nature is shown in the attitude of the student body where he is looked upon as an oracleg and in the acceptance of his ideas and beliefs by the public at large as food for deep contemplation and material for thorough consideration. Under the direction of Dr. Elliott, Purdue University has made an astounding growth, and the contemplation of his continued guidance brings a picture of an even greater Purdue than could have been imagined by its founders in their wildest flights of fancy.