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Book SynopsisThe years 1894-1904 mark the tenure of Andrew S Draper as president of the University of Illinois. Draper, a superintendent of schools, presided over many crucial improvements in the university's physical plant, curricula, and other areas. This volume examines the Draper years from the perspectives of faculty, students, and administrators.
Trade Review"Meticulously researched and extremely well written... Any serious student with an interest in either American popular culture of the history of higher education in the United States will be fascinated. Anyone who cares about the University of Illinois will appreciate this volume and the massive amounts of information that it contains. No serious library should be without a copy." M. Paul Holsinger, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "A gem, tracing the evolution of the UI in its years of critical development... [An] eminently readable book." Tom Kacich, The News-Gazette "This book and its companion volumes are important contributions to the scholarly history of American higher education because they are comprehensive, thorough, and offer information about an institution that is generally recognized as one of the more important public universities in the United States." William Edward Eaton, Journal of Illinois History
