appreciably　more　than　the　homiletical　university　executives
  alluded　to　above；　and　their　understudies；　while　it　is　also　not
  strictly　inclusive　of　all　these　executives。　There　is　indeed　a
  fairly　obvious　contingent　comes　in　from　among　those　minor
  politicians　and　clergymen　who　crave　the　benefit　of　an　inoffensive
  notoriety；　and　who　are　at　the　same　time　solicitous　to　keep　their
  fellow…men　in　mind　of　the　unforgotten　commonplaces。　One　will
  necessarily　have　misgivings　about　putting　forward　a　new　technical
  term　for　adoption　into　a　vocabulary　that　is　already　top…heavy
  with　technical　innovations。　〃Philandropist〃　has　been　suggested。
  It　is　not　a　large　innovation；　and　it　has　the　merit　of　being
  obviously　self…explanatory。　At　the　same　time　its　phonetic
  resemblance　to　an　older　term；　already　well　accepted　in　the
  language；　should　recommend　it　to　the　members　of　the　craft　whom　it
  is　designed　to　signalize；　and　with　whom　phonetic　considerations
  are　habitually　allowed　weight。　The　purists　will　doubtless　find
  〃philandropist〃　a　barbarism；　but　that　is　an　infirmity　that　has
  attached　to　many　technical　designations　at　their　inception；
  without　permanently　hindering　their　acceptance　and
  serviceability；　it　is　also　not　wholly　unfitting　that　the　term
  chosen　should　be　of　such　a　character。
  8。　　　　　　〃The　time　has　come；　the　walrus　said；
  To　talk　of　many　things。〃
  Within　the　last　few　years　one　of　the　more　illustrious　and　fluent
  of　the　captains　of　erudition　hit　upon　the　expedient　of　having　a
  trusted　locum　tenens　appointed　to　take　over　the　functions　of　the
  home　office　for　a　term　of　years；　while　the　captain　himself　〃takes
  the　road〃　　on　an　appreciably　augmented　salary　　to　speak　his
  mind　eloquently　on　many　topics。　The　device　can；　however；　scarcely
  yet　be　said　to　have　passed　the　experimental　phase。　This
  illustrious　exponent　of　philandropism　commands　an　extraordinary
  range　of　homily　and　is　a　raconteur　of　quite　exceptional　merit；
  and　a　device　that　commends　itself　in　this　special　case；
  therefore；　may　or　may　not　prove　a　feasible　plan　in　general　and
  ordinary　usage。　But　in　any　case　it　indicates　a　felt　need　of　some
  measure　of　relief；　such　as　will　enable　the　run　of　presidential
  speech　to　gain　a　little　something　in　amplitude　and　frequency。
  9。　So；　e。g。；　a　certain　notably　self…possessed　and　energetic
  captain　of　erudition　has　been　in　the　habit　of　repeating　（〃on　the
  spur　of　the　moment〃）　a　homily　on　one　of　the　staple　Christian
  virtues。
  10。　These　resulting　canons　of　blameless　anility　will　react　on　the
  character　of　the　academic　personnel　in　a　two…fold　way：　negatively
  and　by　indirection　they　work　out　in　an　（uncertain　but　effectual）
  selective　elimination　of　such　persons　as　are　worth　while　in　point
  of　scholarship　and　initiative；　while　positively　and　by　direct
  incitement　it　results　that　the　tribe　of　Lo　Basswood　has　been
  elected　to　fill　the　staff　with　vacancy。
  At　the　same　time　the　case　is　not　unknown；　nor　is　it
  altogether　a　chance　occurrence；　where　such　an　executive　with
  plenary　powers；　driven　to　uncommonly　fatuous　lengths　by　this
  calculus　of　expedient　notoriety；　and　intent　on　putting　a　needed
  patch　on　the　seat　of　his　honour；　has　endeavoured　to　save　some
  remnant　of　good…will　among　his　academic　acquaintance　by
  protesting；　in　strict　and　confidential　privacy；　that　his　course
  of　action　taken　in　conformity　with　these　canons　was　taken　for　the
  sake　of　popular　effect；　and　not　because　he　did　not　know　better。
  apparently　having　by　familiar　use　come　to　the　persuasion　that　a
  knave　is　more　to　be　esteemed　than　a　fool；　and　overlooking　the
  great　ease　with　which　he　has　been　able　to　combine　the　two
  characters。
  11。　In　all　fairness　it　should　be　noted；　as　a　caution　against
  hasty　conclusions；　that　in　both　of　these　cases　this　initial
  scholarly　intention　has　been　questioned　　or　denied　　by　men
  well　informed　as　to　the　later　state　of　things　in　either　of　the
  two　universities　in　question。　And　it　may　as　well　be　admitted
  without　much　reservation　that　the　later　state　of　things　has
  carried　no　broad　hint　of　an　initial　phase　in　the　life…history　of
  these　schools；　in　which　ideals　of　scholarship　were　given　first
  consideration。　Yet　it　is　to　be　taken　as　unequivocal　fact　that
  such　was　the　case；　in　both　instances；　this　is　known　as　an　assured
  matter　of　memory　by　men　competent　to　speak　from　familiar
  acquaintance　with　the　relevant　facts　at　the　time。　In　both　cases；
  it　is　only　in　the　outcome；　only　after　the　pressure　of
  circumstances　has　had　time　to　act；　that　a　rounded　meretricious
  policy　has　taken　effect。　What　has　misled　hasty　and　late…come
  observers　in　this　matter　is　the　relatively　very　brief
  inconspicuously　brief　　time　interval　during　which　it　was　found
  practicable　to　let　the　academic　policy　be　guided　primarily　by
  scholarly　ideals。
  12。　As　a　commentary　on　the　force　of　circumstances　and　the
  academic　value　of　the　executive　office；　it　is　worth　noting　that；
  in　the　case　cited；　an　administration　guided　by　a　forceful；
  ingenious　and　intrepid　personality；　initially　imbued　with
  scholarly　ideals　of　a　sort；　has　run　a　course　of　scarcely
  interrupted　academic　decay；　while　the　succeeding　reign　of　astute
  vacuity　and　quietism　as　touches　all　matters　of　scholarship　and
  science　has；　on　the　whole；　and　to　date；　left　the　university　in　an
  increasingly　hopeful　posture　as　a　seminary　of　the　higher
  learning。　All　of　which　would　appear　to　suggest　a　parallel　with
  the　classic　instance　of　King　Stork　and　King　Log；　Indeed；　at　the
  period　of　the　succession　alluded　to；　the　case　of　these　fabled
  majesties　was　specifically　called　to　mind　by　one　and　another　of
  the　academic　staff。　It　would　appear　that　the　academic　staff　will
  take　care　of　its　ostensible　work　with　better　effect　the　less
  effectually　its　members　are　interfered　with　and　suborned　by　an
  enterprising　captain　of　erudition。
  13。　There　is　a　word　to　add；　as　to　the　measure　of　success　achieved
  by　these　enterprises　along　their　chosen　lines　of　endeavour。　Both
  of　the　establishments　spoken　of　are　schools　of　some　value　in　many
  directions；　and　both　have　also　achieved　a　large　reputation　among
  the　laity。　Indeed；　the　captains　under　whose　management　the　two
  schools　have　perforce　carried　on　their　work；　are　commonly　held　in
  considerable　esteem　as　having　achieved　great　things。　There　is　no
  desire　here　to　understate　the　case；　but　it　should　be　worth
  noting；　as　bearing　on　the　use　and　academic　value　of　the
  presidential　office；　that　the　disposal　of　very　large　means
  means　of　unexampled　magnitude　　has　gone　to　this　achievement。　A
  consideration　of　these　results；　whether　in　point　of　scholarship
  or　of　notoriety；　as　compared　with　the　means　which　the　captains
  have　disposed　of；　will　leave　one　in　doubt。　It　should　seem
  doubtful　if　the　results　could　have　been　less　excellent　or　less
  striking；　given　the　free　disposal　of　an　endowment　of　20　or　30
  millions；　and　upward；　even　under　the　undistinguished　and
  uneventful　management　of　commonplace　honesty　and　academic
  traditions　without　the　guidance　of　a　〃strong　man。〃　It　is；　indeed；
  not　easy　to　believe　that　less　could　have　been　achieved　without
  the　captain's　help。　There　is　also　evidence　to　hand　that　the　loss
  of　the　〃strong　man〃　has　entailed　no　sensible　loss　either　in　the
  efficiency　or　in　the　good　repute　of　the　academic　establishment；
  rather　the　reverse。
  14。　Within　the　precincts；　it　is　not　unusual　to　meet　with　a
  harsher　and　more　personal　note　of　appraisal　of　what　are　rated　as
  the　frailties　of　the　executive。　There　are　many　expressions　to　be
  met　with；　touching　this　matter；　of　a　colloquial　turn。　These　will
  commonly　have　something　of　an　underbred　air；　as　may　happen　in
  unguarded　colloquial　speech；　but　if　it　be　kept　in　mind　that　their
  personal　incidence　is　duly　to　be　read　out　of　them；　their　tenor
  may　yet　be　instructive；　and　their　scant　elegance　may　be
  over…looked　for　once；　in　view　of　that　certain　candour　that　is
  scarcely　to　be　had　without　a　colloquial　turn。　They　should　serve
  better　than　many　elaborate　phrases　to　throw　into　relief　the　kind
  and　measure　of　esteem　accorded　these　mature　incumbents　of
  executive　office　by　the　men　who　assist　behind　the　scenes。　So；　in
  bold　but　intelligible　metaphor；　one　hears；　〃He　is　a　large　person
  full　of　small　potatoes；〃　〃The　only　white　thing　about　him　is　his
  liver；〃　〃Half…a…peck　of　pusillanimity；〃　〃A　four…flusher。〃
  Something　after　this　kind　is　this　aphoristic　wisdom　current　in
  the　academic