The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-11

dry, but necessary. They will be re- served for the close of the year when completed. For many years our Col lege has been struggling toward an ideal. Its resources were not suffi- cient, and yet it struggled on toward it's goal. Debt was incurred, but with out the debt there would have been in- tellectual shortage. A great Uni versity President recently commenting on the fact that Boucher College for Women, at Baltimore, was severely criticized for allowing its expenses to exceed it's income until debt of $500, : 900 had accumulated, wrote: "This is a serious criticism, but to spend more money than income is not the worst offense college can commit. The common opinion that makes the maintenance of its money interests the first duty of college is not al ways sound. There are two kinds of deficits in colleges, both common; one a financial deficit, and the other an ed ucational deficiency. One is bad balance the other is bad education. Boucher College might have said, Whatever happens, we will take care of our money It could have made the bank account balance at the cost of being a second-rate college It did say, We will risk deficit, but we will not risk lowering our educational ideals To close Boucher College, if it must be, after a magnificent educa- tional career as one of the very best colleges, will be more creditable and more inspiring than it would be to see it going on, financially sound as the result of poorness of educational achievement. Too many colleges live on undeservedly, because of their sins against their chief duty"
 Like Boucher College our Hendrix has not sinned against its chief duty. Members of the Faculty have been willing to suffer and the Board has faced bankruptcy rather than to dos- ter low ideals. The result has been that true men have been trained and Hendrix is everywhere recognized as trance and graduation requirements are higher than those of the State University Because of this standard the General Board was willing to trust Hendrix. We must now justify confidence and high expectation by de- fining and announcing clear-cut pro gressive policy and by organizing on the basis of greatest efficiency.
 In the business, scientific, and edu- cational world almost everything has changed in twenty-five years Hen drix College has changed, but now needs to differentiate itself still more from the ordinary institution by a definite reorganization and the adop- tion of the latest and best methods not only in classroom and discipline, but in it's business affairs. You live, az gressive business men and pastors must be keenly aware of our short comings. My distinguished successor and predecessor must have been ham pered by methods which he inherited. l, too, have been handicapped by con- ditions which ought to change, but which out of respect for the past have been allowed to stand. The time has come when without reflection on the past we must change or be regarded as ante quated. No false modesty must pre- vent frankness. 1 have been eager for new and better things, but out of deference for others and for tradition have restrained myself until l have been misunderstood. Let us avoid per sonalities and captious criticism, look difficulties fairly in the face, and re- adjust ourselves to the changed condi- tions.
 It is absolutely necessary for the success of college that the Board and the President should agree on a policy and then cooperate. It will not do to have a President with no ideas of his own meekly carrying out plans that others have suggested, nor is it any better to have a Board so in capable that the President alone has ideas and the Board becomes his ser xapt Tn the yarU nature of the case