Being lucky : reminiscences and reflections / Herman B. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Herman B, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wells, Herman B.

Indiana University--Presidents--Biography.

Indiana University.

College presidents--Indiana--Biography.

College presidents.

Biography.

Presidents.

Indiana.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxix, 555 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

The complete edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Annotation In this absorbing autobiography, Herman B Wells, the legendary former president of Indiana University, recalls his small-town boyhood, the strong influence of his parents, his pioneering work with Indiana banks during the Great Depression, and his connection with IU, which began as a student when the still provincial school had fewer than 3,000 students. At the end of his 25-year tenure as president, IU was a university with an international reputation and a student body that would soon exceed 30,000. Both lighthearted and serious, Wells's reflections describe in welcome detail how he approached the job, his observations on administration, his thoughts on academic freedom and tenure, his approach to student and alumni relations, and his views on the role of the university as a cultural center. Being Lucky is a nourishing brew of the memories, advice, wit, and wisdom of a remarkable man.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preparation for the Presidency

1. Growing Up in Jamestown and the County Seat

2. Widening Horizons

3. What It Was Really Like

4. Country Bank Failures

5. Reopening, Reconstruction, and Reform

6. Apprenticeship in Academic Administration

Addressing Freshman Students: School of Business Administration

7. The Fate of a Noncandidate

The Presidency

8. A Few Observations on Collegial Administration

9. How to Succeed without Really Trying

10. Money, Money, But Never Enough

Vignette of J. Paul Getty

11. The Private Sector: Indiana University Foundation

They Made a Difference

12. Academic Freedom and Tenure

Addressing the A.A.U.P.: December 18, 1946

An Interesting Sidelight

13. To Make Room for the Future

14. Student and Alumni Relationships

A Message from Santa Claus: Remarks at AWS Party for student body at which President Wells played Santa Claus

15. Culture to the Crossroads

16. The University Looks Abroad

Vignette of the King of Thailand

17. Academic Ferment

The Lilly Influence

National and International Service

18. A Trip and a New Awareness

19. A Glorious Experience in the Springtime of My Career

20. With Clay in Occupied Germany

Vignette of John Foster Dulles

21. One World or None

Vignette of Wendell Willkie

22. An Unusual Mission to the U.S.S.R.

23. Education and World Affairs

Vignette of Harold Macmillan

24. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

25. The American Council on Education and an Introduction to International Associations

26. The Educational Policies Commission

27. The Roots of PBS

28. Trying to Do One's Share

29. With My Hat on the Back of My Head

Vignette of the King of Kings, Lion of Judah, Emperor of Ethiopia

Vignette of the Shah of Iran

Beyond the Presidency

30. The Summing Up

31. The University Chancellor

32. Epilogue

Appendix

A. Chronology

B. Traditional Rite at Freshman Convocation

C. Time on Wells

D. Taking the Arts to the People

E. Telegrams from General Lucius Clay

F. Directors, Indiana University Foundation, 1980

G. Indiana University 150th Birthday Fund Subscriptions

H. Message to the University Community, November 1, 1968

I. Indiana University Technical-Assistance Projects

J. Special Commissions and Committees

K. "All's Wells That Ends Well".

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780253062239

0253062233

9780253062246

0253062241

OCLC:

1261878546