Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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JAMES HAMPTON KIRKLAND

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WHAT IT IS TO BE A COLLEGE PRESIDENT , 'I' By JAMES H. KIRKLAND Chancellor Vanderbilt University 'I' To labor constantly for the World with no thought of self, to End indifference and opposition where one ought to have active assistance, to meet criticism with patience and the open attacks of ignorance Without resentment, to plead with others for their own good, to follow sleepless nights with days of incessant toil, to strive continuously Without ever attaining -this it is to be a college president. But this is only half the truth. To be associated with ambitious youth and high-minded men, to live in an atmosphere charged with the thoughts of the world's greatest thinkers, to dream of a golden age not in the past but in the future and to have the exalted privilege of striving to make that dream a reality, to build up great kingdoms of material conquest and make daily life richer and fuller, to spiritualize wealth and convert it into Weal, to enrich personal character and elevate all human relationships, to leave the impress of one's life on a great and immortal institution- this, too, it is to be a college president. From The American Educational Refuiefw, December, 1909.