9. “Dear Tessie”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xi
4. Introduction: The Sage 1
5. 1. Flying the Union Jack 27
6. 2. “An Indubitable Genius” 50
7. 3. A University Is Born 74
8. 4. Educator 89
9. 5. The Twelfth President 117
10. 6. “Great Personalities Make Great Universities” 136
11. 7. An Old Shoe 156
12. 8. Teddy Roosevelt and a Horse Called Nicoletta 172
13. 9. “Dear Tessie” 198
14. 10. “Mr. Butler’s Asylum” 218
15. 11. At Home— and Away 247
16. 12. “Pick Nick for a Picnic in November” 274
17. 13. “Kid” Butler, the Columbia Catamount, vs. “Wild Bill” Borah, the Boise Bearcat 297
18. 14. “Jastrow Is, I’m Sorry to Say, a Hebrew” 332
19. 15. The Path to Peace 353
20. 16. Perils of Bolshevism, Promises of Fascism 378
21. 17. The Fund- raiser 395
22. 18. “Morningside’s Miracle” 413
23. 19. Resignation, Retirements, and Death 434
24. Epilogue: The Disappearance 461
25. Notes 465
26. Bibliography 489
27. Acknowledgments 503
28. Index 507