If Gargoyles Could Talk: Sketches of Duke University Book

	Foreword
	Introduction
	Brantley York: The Leader With a Calling	1
	Duke's Humble Beginning As Union Institute	3
	Braxton Craven: The Longest-Serving President	5
	Forward-Thinking President Craven Starts Alumni Association	7
	The University's Motto and Seal Haven't Avoided Controversy and Misspelling	10
	The Civil War Experience	13
	Marquis Lafayette Wood: The Overlooked President	16
	Julian S. Carr: Duke's Forgotten Benefactor	19
	President John F. Crowell Left Lasting Mark on the University	21
	A Place Called Home: Duke Homestead	24
	Durham's Winning Bid for Trinity College	27
	Durham Opening Postponed: When the Tower Came Tumbling Down	30
	The Move From a Rural Setting to the "New South" City of Durham	33
	Washington Duke and the Education of Women	35
	Benjamin Duke's Considerable Contributions Came in a Quiet Way	38
	Fiery John C. Kilgo Moved Trinity College Forward	40
	The Day Booker T. Washington Came to Address Trinity College	43
	Trinity Park High School: Duke's Preparatory School	45
	Trick Photography "a-head" of Its Time	48
	Narrow Walkway Names "The Ark"	49
	Foundations of the University Evident in Kilgo's Report to the Trustees in 1900	52
	Honoring Founders a Tradition Since 1901	55
	John Spencer Bassett's Contribution More Than a Stand for Academic Freedom	57
	John Spencer Bassett: The Reform Impulse versus the Scholar	60
	"Cap" Card's "March Madness"	63
	Duke's Most Impressive Inauguration	65
	Letter at Graduation in 1912 Notes Value of a College Education	67
	The Sower: An Important Gift from James B. Duke	69
	President William P. Few's Career Unparalleled at the University	71
	Benefactor Angier Buchanan Duke, Trinity '05	73
	Mary Duke Biddle Continues the Family Tradition of Philanthropy	75
	Southgate Dormitory: Monument to Town-Gown Relations	77
	Trinity Committee Formalizes Research Support	79
	Phi Beta Kappa Marks Trinity's Rise in Stature	82
	Why the "Blue Devils"?	85
	Myths Persist About the Duke Indenture: "The Duke-Princeton Connection"	87
	The Duke Memorial Commissioned to Honor Family	89
	The Search for Stone for West Campus	92
	Construction Laborers Unsung Campus Heroes	94
	The Laying of the First Cornerstone on the New Campus of Duke University	97
	Architect Julian F. Abele's Life Hidden in Shadows	99
	Building a University: The Bottom Line	102
	The Fifty-Bell Carillon: A Unique Gift	105
	Divinity School Founders Believed in High Standards	107
	Dean William H. Glasson Directs Growth in Graduate Studies	109
	Dean Alice Mary Baldwin Fought for Equality	111
	A New Football Stadium and the Opening of West Campus	114
	The Opening of a New Gothic Campus	117
	Academic Freedom in the 1930s: Controversy Over a Speech by Norman Thomas	120
	Sentimental Journey: Students Help Launch the Big Band Era	123
	Coach Wallace Wade Set a Tone for Combining Athletics and Academics	126
	Edmund M. Cameron: The Man and the Stadium	129
	Fields of Trees: Clarence Korstain Built a Forest and School and Researchers Are Still Coming	132
	Duke Opens Doors to Jewish Emigre Scholars	135
	December, 1941: Duke Prepares for War and Football	138
	"Main Street" at Duke Found in Union West	141
	Russian Studies Program Has Distinguished History	143
	Debate Team Creates Controversy During the McCarthy Era	146
	Tabling Richard M. Nixon: The 1954 Controversy Over Awarding an Honorary Degree	148
	The Duke Symposium Adds to Campus Intellectual Climate	151
	Divestment Drama: Trustees Listen to Student Protests	154
	From the Beginning, University Employees Have Worked to Improve Durham	158
	Qualifications for a University President: James R. Killian's Report Timeless	161
	Presidential Searches Have a Varied History	164
	Men and Women in Blue: Campus Police Began With Four Officers	168
	The Tradition of Graduation Distinguishes Duke's Most Significant Convocation	171
	Holiday Traditions of Duke	173
	The University and the Cigar: A Century-Old Link with Tobacco	176
	Outdoor Statutes Connect Present to Past	179
	The Student Education Initiative: Separating the Myths From Duke's History	181
	Books About Duke: Eight Variations on a Theme	184
	Index	187