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Excerpt from Winthrop Ellsworth Stone, Born June 12, 1862, Died July 17, 1921, President of Purdue University, 1900-1921: A Memorial I first became acquainted with Winthrop E. Stone when I was chosen to a place on the Board of Trustees Of Purdue University. I soon learned to admire him for his splendid ability, his universal spirit Of fairness, his perfect grasp Of the numerous details of his work, the thoroughness with which he handled the prudential affairs Of the University, and the unfailing courtesy extended to all with whom he came in contact. He impressed me as possessing an unusual combination Of business and intellectual ability Of the highest order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.