Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Joseph Cummings

Born: March 3, 1817
Died: May 7, 1890 (aged 73)
Bio: Joseph Cummings was the president of Wesleyan University from 1857-1875, president of Northwestern University from 1881-1890, and had been president of the predecessor of Syracuse University from 1854 to 1857.