James H. Kirkland studied grammar and literature in Leipzig in the 1880s, part of a wave of Americans earning degrees abroad. He believed that study of bigger philosophical questions was important, not merely for career advancement, but for personal…
Composite images like this one were an early form of Photoshop. Chancellor Kirkland is flanked by Registrar Mary W. Haggard, and Academic Bursar J.E. Hart. Medical Department Bursar A.E. Godwin completes the group.