theincumbenthadnodistinguishingmarkseitherasateacherorasascholar，andneithersciencenorletterswillbefoundinhisdebt。Itisperhapsneedlesstoaddthatforreasonsofinvidiousdistinction，nonamescanbementionedinthisconnection。Itshouldbeaddedinilluminationoftheinstancecited，thatinthesameuniversity，byconsistentselectionanddisciplineofthepersonnel，ithadcomeaboutthat，intheapprehensionofthestaffaswellasoftheexecutive，theacceptedtestofefficiencywastheworkdoneontheadministrativecommittees——ratherthanthatoftheclassroomsorlaboratories。
5。Withinthepastfewyearsanacademicexecutiveofgreatnotehasbeenheardrepeatedlytoexpresshimselfinfacetiousdoubtofthispenchantforscholarlyinquiryonthepartofuniversitymen，whetheras\"rese醨ch\"oras\"r閟earch\";andthereisdoubtlessgroundforscepticismastoitspermeatingtheacademicbodywiththatstingofubiquitythatisimpliedinmanyexpressionsonthishead。Anditshouldalsobesaid，perhapsinextenuationoftheexpressioncitedabove，thatthepresidentwasaddressingdelegationsofhisownfaculty，andpresumablydirectinghisremarkstotheirspecialbenefit;andthatwhileheprofessed（nodoubtingenuously）aprofoundzealforthecauseofscienceatlarge，ithadcomeabout，selectively，throughalongcourseofsedulousattentiononhisownparttoallotherqualificationsthanthemainfact，thathisfacultyatthetimeofspeakingwasinthemainanaggregationofslack—twistedschoolmastersandmenabouttown。Suchacharacterization，however，doesnotcarryanygravelyinvidiousdiscrimination，norwillitpresumablyserveinanydegreetoidentifytheseatoflearningtowhichitrefers。
6。Theshareandvalueofthe\"facultywives\"inallthisroutineofresoluteconvivialityisalargetopic，anintelligentandveraciousaccountofwhichcouldonlybeaworkofnaivebrutality:
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Theyareladlingbitterly。