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most desirable well the most honorable in Reform
Judaism.
1t will easily seen that the man who elected successor
Dr. Kohr possess outstanding qualifications besides the
ambition to obtain that office.
One of the prime qualifications the president of the Hebrew
Union College must be scholarship He ought to be thoroughly
grounded in Hebrew and in Jewish Literature that he would become
authority of emnence without question the college should
not stand for thorough and minute knowledge of Jewish literature
all of its branches the college ought close its DOORS The pres
dent of the Seminary must know intimately and scientifically the
Hebrew of the Bible he must know Tamud Posk Greek the
languages cognae to hese he must know Arabic Assyra Syac
and Cp He must know not only the language Of the He
brew Scriptures but he must know the language of the New Tesla
men and the vast literature that preceded the Old Bible that inter-
vened between the Old Testament and the New and the literature
that grew up alongside the ura books he know the
guage OF the vast Jewish phoophc terare ne must know the
language of the mystic teraue all of these he be
specahe must at least be at home in them will be nothing
less than suicidal elect the presidency the college,
either does not know the field of Semitic Hebrew languages and
Literature who is not in sympathy with their study and develop
ment. ~ 8 . EsmstA
Another prime qualification the candidate the presidency
his ability fill Office He must be proven executive and he
must have the and the personality hold and
him. No who has been confined only his study for years will
qualify One of the most agca characteristics the College has
been the cry its students for university atmosphere This
atmosphere only beginning be created 70 kill would be
derment to the esprit de of the udentbody and only
those of who college know what nanmae student
body The new president OF the college must also nave the
confidence of the alumni of the oegeand the members of the
Board forget that The Reform rabs of America
break the oegn spite of the legal lights and the merchant
princes who control its administrative affairs the rabbis feel that
it their duty So the Board of Governors of the College
MUST underestimate the influence of the rabbs thing which
SNUG business very apt do There aumnu of the
college who would lift up his voice against his alma materbu
there many who will do this in preference to making foot
ball for politics and favores of the Board One member of the
Board told the writer that the rab lacked because they
would take up the matter Dr. Kohrs retirement and his
successor is not the rabs who lack the couraget the
Board of Governors that lacks the perform the duty that
lies in their hands The abbs will do their pabut the Board
must its part And of the most important considerations
that will have deal WITH the personal qualifications of the
man who will succeed Dr. Koher regardless of the candidates
"pulp or friends"
Another qualification of the to fill this important place is
his ability have the respect of the members of his faculty. for his
scholarship his administrative ability and let all serious
ness the exempres of his personal life This especially
essary for the students Just the rabbi ought to set example
If beautiful living consideration and charity for his congregation
so must the president the college do the both for the fa
v and the students We nothing to educators and to
who have had experience dealing with university when
COW that the exemplary life and the inspiration of teachers have