University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE LAW BU1LDxNc

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EAST TOWER OF HARPER LIBRARY

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buildings of its quadrangles - l-larper Memorial Library and Ida Noyes Hall -were erected during his administration. The plans for the University Chapel which will eventually be Hthe central and dominant feature of the University group as the Founder of the University provided it should be, and for the Albert Meritt Billings Hospital which will be the commanding building south fpresumablyj of the Midway, have been brought well nigh to completion under his supervision. They wait only the favorable time for translation into stone. 1 President Judsonis administration was characterized by steady progress. l-lie will always be remembered for his outstanding good sense, his conservative policies, his proved administrative power, his recognized familiarity with educational methods, and for his high personal Worth and character. l-le knew the University when it existed only on paper and for nearly a generation served it well as teacher, administrator and president. No one may write the whole story of the University of Chicago who does not bestow praise in high degree upon the two presidents who directed its affairs during the corner- stone decades. W But presidents alone cannot create a great institution of learning. The Board of Trustees of the University has not been composed of mere auto- matons who automatically lift affirmative hands when plans for progress are proposed. The meetings of Trustees of the University are held monthly while standing commit- tees almost weekly devote hours to the multifarious affairs of a steadily onward moving enterprise of inestim- able value to the world of education. They have deemed their office not only an honor but a sacred trust. They have given liberally of their time to counsel and investigation, to thoughtful consideration of every pertinent proposal. They have often exemplified their belief in the institu- 'a tion by gifts of buildings and endow- ments. Page Tlzirty-.ri.r