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One is in the southeast of England, the capital of Cambridgeshire, where the famous University of Cambridge is located. The other is in Massachusetts, USA, close to Boston, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

John was going, of course, not Cambridge, England.

At the end of July 1896, when John? When Huntelaar rode to the gate of Harvard University in a horse-drawn carriage, he couldn't help but ask the coachman to pause for a moment, and then got out of the carriage and quietly watched the campus for a long time.

Relative to Heinz Medical College, this is a real behemoth!

Founded in 1636, it is the first institution of higher learning in the United States modeled after the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and has a history of 360 years. From the first class of 9 students to more than 2,000 students enrolled now, Harvard University has come a long way. The university has grown in size and is now the largest in the nation.

The most typical data is the Harvard fund of Harvard University!

By the time of John's last life, the total value of Harvard University funds had exceeded $30 billion, and in 1896, that number was tens of millions of dollars! When the current president, Eliot, took office, that number was $23 million, and by the time he leaves in thirteen years, that number will be $200 million!

Think about it, what a huge number that is?

When John invested millions of dollars to build a medical school, which was considered a luxury by the elder Huntelaar, and when Stanford spent all his $20 million family property to build Stanford University, Harvard University had amassed a fortune of nearly 100 million dollars! These wealths, as well as a steady stream of alumni donations in the future, will be the greatest support for Harvard University to continue to stand at the top of the world's universities in the next 100 years, and its prestige will spread to the world......

The president of the university that John was going to invite lived near Harvard University.

Because he had already communicated by letter and telegram in advance, it didn't take much effort for John to find the target he was going to visit today: a middle-aged man of forty.

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Lowell."

"It is my pleasure too, Mr. Huntelaar!"

The two men shook each other's hands politely and reservedly, and then John sat down at the other's beckoning and looked at each other quietly.

Abbott? Lawrence? Lowell, born in 1856, is just forty years old, but with good care he looks young. In addition, Lowell, who was born in a Boston family, also looks like a gentleman, both in his clothes and on his face, which makes people feel very comfortable when they look at it.

At the same time, Lowell was watching John by pouring water.

Just received a signature named John? When Huntelaal's letter, Lowell thought it was a prank, because he knew exactly what the name from New York meant. But the two have never communicated with each other, and even the fields they are in are completely inconsistent, so there is no reason why the other party will write to them. But when the dean of Harvard's medical school found him and handed over a telegram, Lowell finally believed it.

It was that Mr. Huntelaar from New York who wanted to visit him in Cambridge in person!

Naturally, Lowell immediately replied with a telegram, waiting for the other party's arrival, and then met this young man who had begun to become a legend today!

"It's so young!"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Lowell couldn't help but sigh secretly. In fact, anyone who learns about John's achievements and sees the appearance of a real person will probably let out such an exclamation, and Lowell is certainly no exception......

After some pleasantries, John said straight to the point: "Mr. Lowell, I have come to Cambridge today for only one purpose, and that is to invite you to be the first Chancellor of Huntelaar University!" ”

"Headmaster? Huntelaar University? ”

After hearing John's words, Lowell was stunned: "Sorry, I don't understand, isn't your Huntelaar Medical College?" When did it become Huntelaar University? ”

"Other academies are in the works, sir!"

Smiling slightly, John said in a deep voice: "I am ready to expand the medical school into Huntelaar University, and I have already reserved a lot of land around the medical school, and I have also raised enough funds, and I am currently short of a president!" Sir, I hereby formally invite you to come to New York to serve as the first President of Huntelaar University, and to have all the power of this university! ”

"Goo-dong!"

Swallowing a mouthful of foam with difficulty, Lowell was completely stunned.

What did he say to John? Mr. Huntelaar made countless speculations about his intention today, but Lowell never imagined that the other party had come to invite him to become the president of a university, and it was also a university in preparation!

This......

Lowell was interested in education and was interested in becoming a lecturer in contemporary political systems at his alma mater, Harvard, but that was only his intention. Why did this Mr. Huntelaar suddenly come to Cambridge and then suddenly invite himself?

No matter how you look at it, this is too weird, right?

"Uh......"

Seeing the strange expression on Lowell's face, John suddenly chuckled, and his heart was as worried as beating a drum: "Is it ...... Got early on your own? ”

In fact, John did come early.

Abbott? Lawrence? Lowell, who succeeded Eliot as the 22nd president of Harvard University in 1909, was overshadowed by the great exploits of his predecessors, and Lowell calmed the pressure and carried out drastic reforms of Harvard University. He led to an unprecedented development of Harvard's hardware facilities, reforming the undergraduate curriculum in response to Eliot's overly liberal elective system, implementing a general examination system, and implementing a tutor system. Under Lowell's leadership, Harvard University grew further and finally established itself as one of the top universities in the United States.

Compared to Eliot, Lowell may not be as glamorous as the incumbent Eliot, but John knows that this is also a great headmaster.

So he came to Cambridge to invite the future bull.

It's just that although John knows this big bull, he obviously doesn't know the other party's career development, so he came early. Lowell has not yet entered Harvard, but he is still practicing his own law and is considering becoming a lecturer at Harvard.

But......

Perhaps it was John who came at the right time!

Lowell, who was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard, would be promoted to professor the following year and tenured professor in the fourth year if he accepted a lecturer position at Harvard. At that time, it is difficult to say whether Lowell, who has a deep affection for Harvard, will accept John's invitation to take up a post in New York.

But now, the chances are definitely much greater!

This can be seen only by looking at Lowell's expression at this time, although he was extremely surprised by John's invitation, but after a moment of consternation, Lowell's eyes gradually lit up...... (To be continued.) )