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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMuch more than the title might suggest, [this is] a heart-warming account of a young boy and his parents [who were] determined that a son should have a college education, a classic and detailed account of his widening involvement with every aspect of higher education, and a stirring story of a wise administrator. [Wells'] life is an astonishing success story. . . . He was not just lucky, he was careful and courageous.
* Journal of Higher Education *
Being Lucky is as entertaining as it is informative. Wells' biographer, James H. Capshew, called it 'a manual of higher education management.'. . . Reading Wells' fascinating autobiography shows why it is no wonder that Indiana University is so proud of the great man and honors his accomplishments.
* Louisville Courier Journal *
Wells' humor, wit, and humanity pervade every chapter.
* Indiana Magazine of History *
An honest report by a most successful educator [and] a tribute to a great university and to a man with foresight who also had the courage to act on his convictions.
* Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette *
Table of ContentsTo begin . . .
Preface to the Reprinting
Why I Wrote Being Lucky and What Was Edited Out
Preface to the Complete Edition (Gary Dunham)
Preparation for the Presidency
1. Growing Up in Jamestown and the County Seat
2. Widening Horizons
3. What It Was Really Like
4. Country Bank Failures
5. Reopening, Reconstruction, and Reform
6. Apprenticeship in Academic Administration
[Addressing Freshman Business Students]
7. The Fate of a Noncandidate
The Presidency
8. A Few Observations on Collegial Administration
9. How to Succeed Without Really Trying
10. Money, Money, But Never Enough
[Vignette of J. Paul Getty]
11. The Private Sector: Indiana University Foundation
[They Made a Difference]
12. Academic Freedom and Tenure
[Addressing the A.A.U.P.]
[An Interesting Sidelight]
13. To Make Room for the Future
14. Student and Alumni Relationships
[A Message from Santa Claus]
15. Culture to the Crossroads
16. The University Looks Abroad
[Vignette of the King of Thailand]
17. Academic Ferment
[The Lilly Influence]
National and International Service
18. A Trip and a New Awareness
19. A Glorious Experience in the Springtime of My Career
20. With Clay in Occupied Germany
[Vignette of John Foster Dulles]
21. One World or None
[Vignette of Wendell Willkie]
22. An Unusual Mission to the U.S.S.R.
23. Education and World Affairs
[Vignette of Harold Macmillan]
24. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
25. The American Council on Education and an Introduction to International Associations
26. The Educational Policies Commission
27. The Roots of PBS
28. Trying to Do One's Share
29. With My Hat on the Back of My Head
[Vignette of King of Kings, Lion of Juda, Emperor of Ethiopia]
[Vignette of the Shah of Iran]
Beyond the Presidency
30. The Summing Up
31. The University Chancellor
32. Epilogue
Appendix
A. Chronology
B. Traditional Rite at Freshman Convocation
C. Time on Wells
D. Taking the Arts to the People
E. Telegrams from General Lucius Clay
F. Current Directors, Indiana University Foundation
G. Indiana University 150th Birthday Fund Subscriptions
H. Message to the University Community, November 1, 1968
I. Indiana University Technical-Assistance Projects
J. Special Commissions and Committees
K. "All's Wells That Ends Well"
Index
