Founder's Day Address

<p>This volume presents the Founder's Day Address delivered by William G. Willcox in 1917. The address provides insights into the founding and early history of an unnamed university likely delivered on the occasion of a Founder's Day celebration. It offers a valuable glimpse into the values aspirations and challenges faced by institutions of higher learning in the early 20th century. </p><p>Willcox's speech reflects the social and intellectual climate of his time. It will appeal to historians of education sociologists interested in institutional development and anyone curious about the traditions and evolution of American universities. It captures a moment in the history of higher education and offers a window into the past.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>