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159 Carpenter Principal's Mission: William = Harvard + Massachusetts!

"My dear, I have an old message for you." As soon as Situ Nan returned, he heard Laura excitedly shouting, "I have found a carpenter to be the president of William University."

"Carpenter? Does Lao Tzu open a lumber yard? Situ Nan's face darkened, and he had just stepped on the William when he was thundered by these words.

"Oh, not a carpenter, it's Mr. Stratton. He gave me a nice music box, which I loved. But that's not the point, the point is that he's a very capable guy, and I think that's exactly the guy we're looking for. ”

Laura raised the palm-sized music box in her hand, which was made of wooden shell and engraved with words, showing the exquisite carpentry skills of its maker.

"Well, let's see, what's going on? Don't mess with your brain."

As soon as Laura mentioned the matter about school, Situ Nan became interested, and he wanted to know who made his chick so admirable.

"I went to visit Eleanor today when I happened to meet a good friend of hers, Mr. Samuel Stratton, Director from the National Bureau of Standards. So we had a nice conversation. Laura said.

Nima, what are you doing? How did the carpenter become a government official? This is really confusing, Situ Nan thought to himself, but he still patiently listened to Laura and listened to Laura's story.

It turns out that the full name of Mr. Stratton she is talking about is Samuel? Stratton's people are really not ordinary people. Well, it's a bit of a head

In 1861, Samuel? Stratton was born on a farm in Illinois and is now 57 years old. As a young man, he worked as a carpenter, and later changed his career to become a mechanic.

When he passed through Illinois, he went to Urbana Institute of Technology, the predecessor of the University of Illinois, on a whim, to study for a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating, he stayed on to teach, and later when the University of Chicago was founded, Stratton moved to the University of Chicago as a professor of physics in 1892.

After teaching for a few years, I found it uninteresting, just as the Spanish-American War broke out, and in 1895, Stratton let his college professor improperly join the Illinois Navy militia and became a small naval lieutenant, a job he did until 1912, when he was discharged.

Interestingly, having ploughed the fields, repaired machines, taught, and served as soldiers, Stratton was thinking about being an official to have fun?

Sure enough, during his service, in 1899 Stratton was sent to the surveying office and began to establish the American Bureau of Standards, becoming the first director of the American Bureau of Standards, and thus began his career in officialdom.

He was even very comfortable in the officialdom, and it really made him work in the Standards Bureau: in the more than ten years of his tenure, the Standards Bureau grew from scratch, and the staff of 14 has expanded to more than 900, including some college graduates.

Now that the United States is participating in the war in Europe, it is industrial production that is working hard, and the importance of the Bureau of Standards in coordinating military production can be imagined. Stratton has made a lot of contributions, and he has been unmatched by his words in the Standards Bureau.

Stratton has always been fond of carpentry and is very obsessed, so he is affectionately nicknamed Carpenter. This guy is still unmarried, and he prefers private clubs, which is a bit criticized.

"Oh my God, what kind of life is this, from a carpenter in Illinois to a mechanical engineer to a college professor, and then to join the military and politics, it's so exciting to have this part of life." Situ Nan sighed. Although he hadn't met Stratton in person, he couldn't help but yearn for Laura's words, and he was sure that a guy with such a rich life experience and such a wonderful person must be a wonderful person

"Yes, Mr. Stratton is amazing, and not long ago he was awarded the National Medal for Public Welfare," said Laura, with a little admiration, "and when I talked to Mr. Stratton today, I found that he is very knowledgeable, not only about mechanical physics, but also about literature and music. Not to mention organizational talent. So I was quick to talk, and I took the liberty of proposing him to be our headmaster, and the result was"

Laura said that she was a little embarrassed and her face flushed a little.

"What happened?" Situ Nan asked nervously.

"As a result, Eleanor made fun of me, saying that I was too whimsical." Laura said.

Indeed, it is really whimsical and even difficult for a political star to give up politics and become the president of a university that only saves zài on paper (at least the money for the establishment of the school is genuine). Laura remembers the surprised expressions of those present in the morning, it was such a faux pas.

"So, what did that guy say?" Situ Nan has a gut feeling that after more than a decade of working in the government, people like Stratton have gotten all the money they deserve (the National Public Welfare Medal), maybe they are tired of playing again. Maybe you will be a little interested in your new job as a principal?

Laura's words also seemed to fulfill Situ Nan's idea, "Mr. Stratton was stunned when he heard this, he asked me why I wanted to build a school, and then I told him your idea. After listening to this, he was silent for a while, and said that he would go back and think about it carefully.

But he said he wanted to see you. It was such a surprise Stoney, you met him, didn't you? ”。

Laura looked at Situ Nan eagerly.

"Of course I'm going to see which old man has the charm to make my darling so admirable, and I haven't heard me praise like this?"

Situ Nan said a little jealously. He reached out and stroked Laura's delicate face, then hehe

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. It's still on the William. The stars in the sky are also very bright, the moon is ashamed of the clouds, and there is an indescribable stimulation in the **** of New York Harbor, which is red against the lights and shadows. Situ Nan felt that his body tonight seemed to have been blessed, and he became extremely excited and long-lasting.

Ship quakes?

Perhaps

The next day, Situ Nan met Samuel? Stratton, a polite middle-aged and elderly handsome guy, with a gentle smile on his face, is so old, and his smile is still a little charming, maybe he can seduce some very stupid and naïve ***.

Situ Nan thought to himself, but after touching Stratton's deep eyes, he was secretly surprised. It is very bright and straightforward, and the eyes are full of vicissitudes, and it seems that there is a kind of calmness after the world's practice.

"It's a good ship, no wonder there's money to build a university." Stratton glanced at Situ Nan with a smirk.

"I make a lot of money, I don't have much interest, I want to do something interesting. Hehe" Situ Nan replied, and then waited for the other party's next words.

"Well, Mr. William, now that I have confirmed your abilities and your passion for education, I would like to ask you, what is your ideal university?" Stratton gets straight to the point.

"The ideal university?" Situ Nan thought for a moment and said, "Attachment to knowledge and truth. An atmosphere of equality and freedom. Of course, it's better to add a little bit of the spirit of Humboldt University."

Stratton nodded, and asked, "What do you expect from it?" ”

"Expectations? The school is named after Lao Tzu, so naturally it can't smash the loud signboard of William, let alone become a pheasant university."

Situ Nan thought about it, and suddenly thought of a very fashionable sentence, he wrote on the paper: "William = Harvard + Massachusetts"

Stratton took it and looked at it, and quickly stroked his glasses, looking up at Situ Nan's excessively young face.

"Are you serious? "Sir," Stratton asked.

"What do you say? Although it is somewhat difficult, it seems to be just a crazy joke at the moment. But I just have that kind of faith, even if I don't have it in my lifetime, I think it will come one day. ”

Situ Nan said confidently, not hiding his "ambition" at all, and completely exposed himself in front of Stratton.

"Mr. Stratton, do you think I'm a little crazy? Do you have the confidence to go crazy with me? ”。

With sincerity, Situ Nan looked at Stratton a little defiantly.

"Fake" Stratton scolded mentally, although he didn't scold, but his temper when he was a soldier in the Navy came up, how could he be underestimated by a young man who was less than half his age?

At the beginning, he was the master who single-handedly pulled up the standard bureau, who was afraid of whom? Although at this time Samuel? Stratton's mind is no longer in officialdom, but that pride is still there.

"William = Harvard + Massachusetts, I like this sentence. It's so interesting, how did Samuel miss such a fun thing? Anyway, I'm tired of staying in the Standards Bureau, and it's quite challenging to build a university now. ”

Samuel? Stratton's eyes were blazing, and not to be outdone, he met Situ Nan and nodded.

"Haha, I hope we have a happy cooperation, Mr. Stratton, the first president of the best university in the West and the United States in the future," Situ Nan said excitedly.

"Far away, young man. You'd better make sure you have enough money, I'm very skilled, don't hold back when the time comes," Stratton said reservedly.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to spend it all, the founding committee has prepared $1 million for the event, and while the school is not yet built, you still have time to go to Harvard, Massachusetts, Chicago, Yale and other universities to organize your professors and teachers

Laura, Eleanor? Roosevelt's Friends of Women charity, as well as the Rockefeller Foundation, will also be of great help. Anyway, they poached their best professors haha."

Situ Nan said proudly. While cheering up the other party, it is also hinting at your own ability and determination.

Thinking of Stratton's unique hobby, Situ Nan smiled humorously: "The future of William University will be very free, if you are interested, carpentry can also become a compulsory subject in the school, Mr. Stratton."

"Oh yes? That's great, thank you for the reminder, I'll let them learn my craft. But why don't you put a hoop on the outer wall of each school building?"

Stratton retorted as he looked at the basketball hoop on the deck of the William.

"Haha, Mr. Stratton, you'll see." Situ Nan said.

The two big and small foxes smiled knowingly, and saw something called ambition in each other's eyes.

Because of a joke, William University later carved the tradition of carpentry and basketball, and their graduates are also known as carpenters or basketball players.

In this way, the general plan of William University was decided, and he did not know that he had run away from the future dean of MIT by mistake

The only thing that makes Stratton a little painful is that the school's colleges and teaching buildings are often named after all kinds of individuals, like Mellon Business School is still in the middle of the track, but like the Gedas School of Mathematics is nonsense, who doesn't know that the scum of Gedas is running a casino in Nevada, learning math and teaching people to gamble? (This is a later story)

Fortunately, Stratton didn't complain too much about the money, but started his career as a principal with great interest.

Just do it, after leaving the Standards Bureau, pulling people and poaching people has become the focus of Stratton's work for a while.

Because Stratton was determined to emulate the founder of the University of Chicago, William? Linney? Harper, using his organizational skills, organized a team and began to encourage incumbent professors and experts to jump ship to William's University in major universities across the country. At the same time, it is tempted by generous benefits.

For a time, the presidents of the famous universities in the east began to have a headache, and the University of Chicago, where Stratton used to teach, became the biggest victim, and more than 10 incumbent deans and professors were poached by Stratton, and the graduate students in the physics department ran out by one-third

Well, a sentence has been fulfilled, come out and mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back. What Harper did back then was repeated on himself by Stratton.

The president of the University of Chicago was so angry that he shouted, "Stratton is unrighteous and rebellious""

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