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When the laugh had subsided, in which he undoubtedly 

 joined, President Goodell replied: "I have just received a 

 letter from one of these ministers in which he says, ' I know 

 of no more perfect illustration of original sin than the pus- 

 ley I used to dig on the college farm.'" 



Of course the relationship between agriculture and theo- 

 logy was settled in a roar of laughter at the expense of the 

 chairman. 



President Goodell was patient in dealing with the limita- 

 tions of men, but persistent in meeting their objections. 

 It was by pressure and not by blows that he carried his 

 point and made his mark upon his hearers. It was not until 

 after years of discussion that he could feel that the College 

 had passed its experimental stage. It was a long and weary 

 way, but he was bravely supported by the friends of the 

 best interests of the people and of civilization itself. Too 

 little credit is given to men who stand for an institution 

 devoted to the benefit of those who do not wish to be bene- 

 fited in the only way in which their situation can be per- 

 manently improved. 



His annual reports are a striking illustration of the ever- 

 widening scope of the work he was doing. In the first report 

 he describes briefly the actual state of things, the improve- 

 ments that have been made, and the pressing wants of the 

 College. He pleads for a labor fund out of which indigent 

 students could be paid for work done. "It would be," he 

 says, "one of the noblest of charities. It would not sacri- 

 fice the students' feeling of self-respect, for they would be 

 giving an honest equivalent for money received." He calls 

 attention to the changes in the course of studies, "to carry 

 out more fully the intention of the original bill, to give a 



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