num_pages: 338
description: Tells the story of the remarkable transformation of Southern Illinois University between 1948 and 1970 under its leader President Delyte W. Morris-a university created according to his unique image and his personal crusade. At the same time it is a tragedy that involves too much success, a very different world of a different time-even a spent man. In 1970 these combine to destroy the man and severely damage the university he created. The book is based Interviews with over 100 persons from the time and additional sources.
language: English
title: The University That Shouldn't Have Happened, but Did!: Southern Illinois University During the Morris Years 1948-1970
titlecomplete: The University That Shouldn't Have Happened, but Did!: Southern Illinois University During the Morris Years 1948-1970
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Devil's Kitchen Pr