Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-17
DR.. FRANK p. GRAVES

VII W So'iCyC
WITH the country. at least the educational
w forces, now in the throes Of search
for college or university presidents, in the
case Of large percentage of the higher
institutions Of learning of the country,
prophecy is attempted by Dr. Frank =:
Graves. dean OF the School Of Education of
the University of Pennsylvania.
DR.. Graves points out that with about fifty
universities and colleges Of the first rank
trying to select chief administrators. prob
similar quests, and with nearly every college
head over fifty years old in the country re-
signing or seriously considering it. such a
speculation might not be out Of order
'Of course. the times are extraordinary.
said Dr. Graves. "and to that fact. with the
high cost of living as It's principal feature,
You can probably lay this great upheaval:
But it does open the way to theoretical
consideration of the type Of men who are
now being selected as college presidents and
who are likely to be selected for these posts
during the next twenty years, perhaps before
the next great exodus occurs.
''To that end we have secured the photo
graphs of a majority of the men chosen as
college executives. Omitting those whose
tenure Of Office is only temporary, since they
are in an acting capacity, and those who
have withdrawn their designations. there
ore twenty Hix of these gentlemen. 1t was
composite photograph, but as the faces Of
six Of them were not at the proper angle and
two photographs were not received in time.
we finally took such a photograph from II
list OF eighteen such educators. CThe COM
posite photograph appears on the back page
OF this issue.)
Result Was Surprise
The educators then who figure in this
composite photograph are Presidents A. Il.
Morgan. Antioch College; Clifton d. Gray.
Gates College; William J. Iiutchins, Berea
College; Frederick G. Hicks. University Of
Cincinnati; II. NJ. Gage, Coe College Wal
ter Hulli1n, Delaware College: Louis u.
Holden, james Miliken University; Herbert
| NJ. Moore, Lake Forest University; Marion
/. Burton, University Of MtIGih1igan Lotus
w. Chase, University of North Carolina :
Paul l.. Voelker, Olyet College; Charles ].
Smith, Roanoke College Il. b. Ogilby,
Trinity College; Guy W Bailey, University
lege Acting Provost Josiah II. Penniman.
| University Of Pennsylvania, and Chancellor
| Il. II, Lindley, University of Kansas.
1.-THE result of the composite photograph
proud Of this composite thus selected by
| accident as fairly representative of our col
lege heads. he developed characteristics that
were unexpected.
For one thing, he il a more handsome
| man than the individuals that went to make
| it up, although we have no reason to feel
| ashamed OF them on that score. In fact,
think on the whole they are above the aver.
age in good looks and quite up to the high
! standard Of masculine fine appearance that
exists among Episcopal bishops.
| "He also had n more scholarly and spir-
| itual and less rugged, heavy jawcd face
! than I should have looked for.
| "InspectiOn of the pictures also will
| convince one that popular taste, as it were,
runs to presidents with hair, except on the
| face. Most of the new executives are
smooth faced and but few are bald.
| For the benefit Of novelists and other
| people who live by imagination, he may be
| pictured as born and primarily educated in
| Massachusetts or a middle western state, a
| mon in the late forties or the early fifties,
six feet in height weighing about lSO
| pounds, and with darkish hair properly
| grazing or thinning at the temples, and as
| energetic, aggressive and characterful in
| appearance.
| Average Age Is Forty. six
| I'm estimating the age of the typical col =
lego head We found that the mcdian age was
| q trihe over forty six, ten of the men being
| exactly that age. We found that except
| four, who were born in Great Britain and
| Canada and one who, by the vagar ries OF fate
first saw the light of day in China, they ali
| were native born. Ohio and Massachusetts
seemed most often to furnish their educa
| tion, with Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania
following in the order named.
| 'ln specializing on the height, weight and
| complexion Of the gentlemen considered, we
| bore in mind that force, courage and indie
| pendence are considered requisite by boards
| Of trustees, so they will likely select men
that are tall, soldly built and brunettps.
| There were Napoleonic leaders of less than
! average height and slender men with enor-