. Review of reviews and world's work . highest com-mendation, not only for loyal service rendered to themoral and intellectual life of the surrounding com-munities, but also for careful and faithful work of ahigh scholastic standard that would deserve recogni-tion for excellence in any older community. Iowahas several such meritorious colleges ; and it is withno thought of ignoring or depreciating the others thatIowa College at Grinnell is in this particular connec-tion singled out for more special mention. Two orthree circumstances of significance have deserved tobring to it a somewhat more t
. Review of reviews and world's work . highest com-mendation, not only for loyal service rendered to themoral and intellectual life of the surrounding com-munities, but also for careful and faithful work of ahigh scholastic standard that would deserve recogni-tion for excellence in any older community. Iowahas several such meritorious colleges ; and it is withno thought of ignoring or depreciating the others thatIowa College at Grinnell is in this particular connec-tion singled out for more special mention. Two orthree circumstances of significance have deserved tobring to it a somewhat more than passing notice at this time. Onv, of those circumstances is the refusalof its i)reHident, George A. Gatf^s, to leave his suc-cessful work (m the prairies, after an (^xix-rif^nce offive years, in order to accept the presidency, at amuch better salary than he was receiving in theWest, of his own alma mater, a immiiiunit Easterncollege of noble and historic fame. It would scarcely 1 ^^^ •^^^^^*** ** SiPJ®!**^^, IP -y^^ ^ ^II ^>. PRESIDENT GEORGE A. GATES, OF IOWA COLLEGE. be within bounds to attribute Mr. Gates decision tomissionary zeal or to any whimsical or quixoticprinciple of self-sacrifice. Doubtless his sense ofloyalty to a work which needed him, and which wasprospering hopefully under his eye and hand, was aleading motive in his conclusion to remain west ofthe Mississippi, even though as a man of Easternbirth and education the proffered opportunity wouldhave been in so many respects congenial. Butbeyond all this, his decision indicated an appreciationof the westward shifting of the preponderance of influ-ence in this country, and of the larger scox)e presentedby a Western State like Iowa to a young educationalleader whose life work is still mostly before him,than could be found in an old New England State. Another interesting circumstance which would de-serve to bring Iowa College into particular mentionhas been the successful production of the first Greekplay ev
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