Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
William Trufant Foster
Born: January 18, 1879
Died: October 8, 1950 (aged 71)
Bio: William Trufant Foster was an American educator and economist, whose theories were especially influential in the 1920s. He was the first president of Reed College.
Known for:
- The Road to Plenty (1928)
- Argumentation and Debating (1908)
- Should Students Study? (1917)
- Administration of the college curriculum (1911)
- The Dilemma of Thrift (1926)