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On this keynote the president of the board of trustees of Northwestern unlvertity proceeded to talk. He refus- ïd to divulge anything about himself, "id he hates personal publicity, but of corse there's:always.Who's Who hi America as a last resort if the sub- jt sutterly recalcitrant. Based on WosWho I might use as a theme for.the Cresap biogrieby, "the small town boy makes 'good,",.ifor he, was born i Pleasant Grove, Minin., and who has ever hleard of that?' T.o& Pavit, Ua.Drou By the year IM 8he was in attend-. ance at N6rthwesterh, taking part- ïn the spoladic drills coniducted by the old armay sergeant on the campu.s Who was viewing the Spalnish-American war seriously. "There were few calîs for vouttera in th4t war,,"repmarked Mr. Cresap, "so none of us ever en- listed." That year bc met Jessie Cope, a fellow student, and in 1900 they were married. "She wa.s very young when at Northwestern," he remarks gallantly, "and I was much older than she." bFrorn 1899 to 1903 Mr. Cresap was in heedioraldepartment of the ol Chicago Record-Herald, leaving to write letters for Hart, Schaffner, and ing a building, by the way, is that Harold H. Anderson, assistant chair- the donor must also provide an en- mian, Bertrain J. Cahn, Arthur W. dowment for its maintneance. Cutten, Gene Flack (chairman, Alum- I thought, the crying, need of the ni foundation)*, Milton. S. Florsheim. north s hore' was an, auditorium-.hIn Mrs. .! dson, B.Foer Robert A. fact, I was.quite sniffy as I explaine Gardner, Paul H.=Hefl, James R. educatioùn. This, brancb ot the- uni- verslty he considers of the greatest benefit to the public. Denat ii M.& I, Lga& Chaie. "Then take the dental and medical clinicés,", he conitinued. "And the legal clinic. If. you can't afford to pay for, a divorce, you can go.to the univer- *sity Clinic." Mrs. -Cresap shook an admonîtor Y ingker at hlm, and he sug- gested. perhaps the function of the clinic'was in .small civil suits. "The lectures! Havre you1 ever, no- ticed the 'University calen dar? There's always soMething going on, of the ilnest èaliber. Then. there's the- Sci- entific Crime Detection laboratory, the Air Law institute for commercial avia- tion, the sjpeech, psychology, andl child guidance. clinics. Perhaps you. knowv of Gault's Work 'for the deaf, bhis teletactor." 1 said that one:of -thegreatest serv- ices a. university 'could renider its. graduates. was vocational counsel, and Mr. Cresap retorted that Northwest- ern's personnel departrnent was func- tioning beautifully. $4,0»,0» a Youi "How much is the university's annual' budget?" "6$4,000,0, was the answer. This figure includes salaries as well as maintenance, of course. Mr. Cresap did îlot pretend to speak for the edu- cational aspects of the university.. Toý c2Uiatio i j i eI.' Il aUIJai.. Whos Who also ists his respective memnberships in the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution, Delta Mu Delta, Delta Upsilon, Delta Sigma Pi; in thçse clubs., Chicago, Mid-Day, Union' League, Commercial, Tavern, Indian, Hill. Mentions his Republicanism. Like. to Set Tn. Who's Who stops at this point. I found out, however, that Mr. Cresap. benefits one benetits ail," he insisted. "The more interest in education. the- better for every college.î* Mr. Cresap .has been on thé board: since 1918,.-aùdý I was curious to learft how he had become interested enough in, the :University to take an active par ii cratig and conse'rving itsý assets. This motivation dates* back to" joseph Schaffner of the firmof Hiart- oÎF4hie "r.sidà-it ef dtfre I ces. His eyes began .oIhi ient, ii Id With this purpose the scbool ,pio- ini neered and today has 4,000 students. er Mr. Cresap cüntinued the interest. be- he -gur by Mr. Sthalffer and in 1918iyas .n thade a member of the board of trisý- t- tees,, becoming president last year. Iel