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John Grier Hibben, Pres., Princeton...
...fortunate as to live in New York; then, to subscribe to a correspondence course; next to buy Dr. Eliot's "Five-Foot Shelf". Since they asked for advice about books, Dartmouth sent a list of 155, dating from Walter Scott to Booth Tarkington--recommending Barrie and Shaw especially. President Hibben suggested, among others, "Introduction to Political Science" by Pettell, "The Life of Abraham Lincoln" by Lord Charnwood, and "Literary Taste and How to Form It," by Arnold Bennett...
...thirsting for knowledge is certainly becoming more and more prevalent and it is only just that the fountain-heads of learning should be called upon for help. At the same time, Dr. Butler cannot possibly continue to have conferences with everyone who wants "culture"; nor can Dr. Hibben compile a new set of books for every applicant. There are enough dependable sources of advice without memorializing the college presidents. Most of them have their hands fairly full...
...next President of the United States will be Dr. John Grier Hibben, President of Princeton University-because he sat at the right of Professor William Lyon Phelps at the annual Phi Beta Kappa dinner in New Haven. As toastmaster of the gathering, Professor Phelps pointed...
...again toastmaster, and Woodrow Wilson sat at my right. He became President. Dr. Hibben is at my right tonight. There is but one conclusion...