liver；〃　〃Half…a…peck　of　pusillanimity；〃　〃A　four…flusher。〃
  Something　after　this　kind　is　this　aphoristic　wisdom　current　in
  the　academic　community；　in　so　far　as　it　runs　safely　above　the
  level　of　scurrility。　In　point　of　taste；　it　would　be　out　of　the
  question　to　follow　the　same　strain　of　discourteous　expressions
  into　that　larger　volume　of　more　outspoken　appraisal　that　lies
  below　that　level；　and　even　what　has　so　been　sparingly　cited　in
  illustration　can；　of　course；　not　claim　a　sympathetic　hearing　as
  being　in　any　way　a　graceful　presentment　of　the　sense　intended　to
  be　conveyed　in　these　figures　of　speech。　Yet　the　apology　may　be
  accepted；　that　it　conveys　this　sense　intelligibly　even　if　not
  elegantly。
  Indeed；　a　person　widely　conversant　with　current　opinion　and
  its　expression　among　the　personnel　of　the　staff；　as　touches　the
  character　and　academic　value　of　a　capable　and　businesslike
  executive；　might　unguardedly　come　to　the　persuasion　that　the
  typical　academic　head；　under　these　latterday　conditions。　will　be
  a　feebleminded　rogue。　Such　is；　doubtless；　far　from　being　the
  actual　valuation　underlying　these　many　artless　expressions　that
  one　meets　with。　And　doubtless；　the　most　that　could　be　said　would
  be　that；　in　point　of　orientation；　the　typical　executive；　qua
  executive；　tends　to　fall　in　with　the　lines　so　indicated；　that　the
  exigencies　of　the　executive　office　are　of　a　kind　that　would
  converge　upon　such　an　issue　〃in　the　long　run〃　and　〃in　the　absence
  of　disturbing　causes〃；　not　that　the　effectual　run　of
  circumstances　will　at　all　commonly　permit　a　consummation　of　that
  kind　and　degree。
  〃Indeed。。。　we　may　say　as　Dr　Boteler　said　of　strawberries。
  'Doubtless　God　could　have　made　a　better　berry；　but　doubtless　God
  never　did。'〃
  15。　It　will　be　objected；　and　with　much　reason；　that　these
  underlying　〃school　units〃　that　go　to　make　up　the　composite
  American　university　habitually　see　no　great　evil　in　so　being
  absorbed　into　the　trust。　They　lend　themselves　readily；　if　not
  eagerly；　to　schemes　of　coalition；　they　are　in　fact　prone　to　draw
  in　under　the　aegis　of　the　university　corporation　by　〃annexation；〃
  〃affiliation。〃　〃absorption；〃　etc。　Any　one　who　cares　to　take　stock
  of　that　matter　and　is　in　a　position　to　know　what　is　going　on　can
  easily　assure　himself　that　the　reasons　which　decide　in　such　a
  case　are　not　advisedly　accepted　reasons　intrinsic　to　the　needs　of
  efficiency　for　the　work　in　hand；　but　rather　reasons　of
  competitive　expediency；　of　competitive　advantage　and　of　prestige；
  except　in　so　far　as　it　may　all　be　　as　perhaps　it　commonly　is
  mere　unreflecting　conformity　to　the　current　fashion。　In　this
  connection　it　is　to　be　remarked；　however；　that　even　if　the　current
  usage　has　no　intrinsic　advantage；　as　against　another　way　of　doing；
  failure　to　conform　with　the　current　way　of　doing　will　always　entail
  a　disadvantage。
  THE　END