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and programmes on collegiate and vmiversity education which had 

 been printed within the years 1 863-1 886, would show an amount 

 of attention, on the part of the foremost men of the time, un- 

 equalled in the history of education." But, while elsewhere it was 

 a question of improving existing institutions and methods, in Balti- 

 more it was the inauguration of a new foundation. There were no 

 traditions to throw ofif, no prejudices to combat, no denominational 

 interests to serve, no established routine to reform. A leader was 

 ready in the prime of his powers and filled with the confidence that 

 makes for success ; the means at his disposal, though less than those 

 possessed by many existing colleges, were ample for the initiation 

 of the work, and the gift which was unrestricted by conditions was 

 in the hands of a remarkably able board of trustees in whom " pro- 

 fessional distinctions and financial experience were happily com- 

 bined." It is doubtful if conditions had ever been more favorable 

 than were those which confronted Dr. Gilman when in 1875 he 

 accepted the call to Baltimore, and to few men has it ever been given 

 to test a great ideal under such auspicious circumstances. 



For twenty-five years, formative years in the history of the 

 higher education in this country, Dr. Gilman remained at the head 

 of the Johns Hopkins University. Upon both university and hos- 

 pital his personal character, his high ideals, and his genius for 

 wise and skilful organization have left their permanent impress. 

 I need not repeat here what others have said, with so much insight 

 and understanding, of Dr. Oilman's labors in launching and guiding 

 these famous institutions. Si monumentum quaeris, circumspice. 

 During these years, under the direction of others, university stand- 

 ards elsewhere have sought the levels that he sought, have realized 

 to a greater or less degree the ideals which from earliest manhood 

 had shaped his own career. At the age of seventy, he laid down the 

 burden, his chief work in life accomplished, and his contribution 

 made in full measure and running over to the intellectual and 

 moral advancement of mankind. 



Next to his greatest attainment as the " true founder of the true 

 American university " is his influence as a public-spirited citizen 

 and scholar, who gave generously of his time, thought, and energy 

 for the promotion of good and useful work in the world. To a 



