University Missourian., 1908-12-11
~ 9OUR NEW PRESIDENT.

~ GOV. Folk appropriately said. dur
iug his remarks at the University eN-
crci-e~ yesterday morning. "A governor
OF Missouri i elected every f"ur wears
hui president Of the University. only
. once or twice in lifetime. 1t is in
deed fortunat" t"r more REASONS
than one that such i the ease.
The very nature of the work which Il
university president ha> 10 accomplish
requires time for il conception ami fml-
fllmcnt. Especially would frequent
changes in the presidency he a great
dctrimcnt 10 an institution. which has
been making such rapid progress and
llas such possibilities a- NiS>"uris Uni
vcrsity. But to any university. II
change in its head l. a serious one be
cause of the difficulty OF properly fill
in" the place. Few men have I" he a.
broadly qualified for -ucce~> a. does the
head of Il prominent and CROWN" "du-
cational institution. Former President
Jesse ha, met the requirements of his
position in most satisfactory manner
He has led the University through the
stage of its greatest development. He
received it when il was small and weak
and after many Wears OF faithful ser
vice. he turns it over to his successor,
one of the leadin" universities of this
country. Because of his ability and
fidelity. the selection of a worthy sue
ceS-or might have been unusually diff
cult As it was. however. the change
came when it was possible to fill DIR.
Irs~e'S place with man cminently
capable of taking up the work where
he has laid it down.
Dr. A. Ross Hill is in every way an
excellent man for president of the Uni
rersity of Missouri. He possesses the
high qualities of character intellectual
development and executive ability
which 90 to make IA good president
~ head OF the Teachers College here
and aS member of the faculties of the
University of Nebraska and Wisconsin
State Normal School and aS Dean of
the College of Arts and Science at
Cornell University. he has shown him
and scholar
But that which assures his success
a president and will do most to secure
for him the LOYALTY and support Of his
students and faculty i his fine quality
as man. He has displayed broad
sympathy and keen interest in all the
things about him. He has not limited
his attention TO the intellectual life
around him. Bclcvin" that the first |
dents life should be- the development /
of the mind. Vet he recognizes the eX- !
istence OF a physical and social side a |
well. and he has shown a desire to ere |
ate Il proper relationship between the |
various phases "f the life about him. |
His rare common >en-c. his broad sym
rathE. his Keen Intcre>t-3li have won /
for him the admiration of those who |
are around him. Though cxcclling in
intellectual attainmpntS our new prcSi- /
dent i remarkably free from the pecul /
iar;tic> that 80 often mark the student.
He combines in admirable proportion
the qualities of leader. a teacher. a
student and Il practical citizen.
In his address this morning. he
showed his fitness Ia he president OF ,
the University by his conception of the
duty Of the University in the cduca
tional work of the State and his duty .
as its head. And together with a real
ization of his responsibilities he showed
that he possesses the necessary Optim-
ism to he a successful leader. He not |,
only sees what there is to he done but |
he has the heart and faith to fight fo-
its accomplishment.