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Test Your KQ<br />
what’s your kenyon quotient?<br />
<strong>Kenyon</strong>’s early supporters<br />
and leaders were an<br />
impressive and fascinating<br />
group. From the following<br />
lists, match the <strong>Kenyon</strong><br />
notable with the<br />
accomplishment, event,<br />
or factoid.<br />
A Pride of Presidents<br />
“Pride” is actually the term for a<br />
company of lions, but the word certainly fit the mood<br />
when <strong>Kenyon</strong> welcomed back former presidents Philip<br />
H. Jordan Jr. and Robert A. Oden Jr. last fall, to join<br />
President S. Georgia Nugent for a panel discussion on<br />
the <strong>College</strong>’s accomplishments and challenges. As part of<br />
the extraordinary gathering, Jordan (1975-95) and Oden<br />
(1995-2002) also joined Nugent in presenting addresses<br />
at Founders’ Day.<br />
Rob Oden On tough<br />
challenges<br />
‘‘<br />
Toward the end of<br />
our years here, on an<br />
alumni survey, we<br />
asked, ‘What’s wrong<br />
with <strong>Kenyon</strong>?’ The answer<br />
that came back<br />
was not a plurality; it<br />
was a majority. The<br />
answer was: February.<br />
1. Timothy Wiggin<br />
2. Hannah More<br />
3. Charles Pettit McIlvaine<br />
4. George Wharton Marriott<br />
5. Lord Gambier<br />
6. David Bates Douglass<br />
7. Philander Chase<br />
KQ Answer:<br />
1. Timothy Wiggin (E)<br />
2. Hannah More (C)<br />
3. Charles Pettit McIlvaine (A)<br />
4. George Wharton Marriott (G)<br />
5. Lord Gambier (F)<br />
6. David Bates Douglass (B)<br />
7. Philander Chase (D)<br />
A. Was sent to England by<br />
President Abraham Lincoln<br />
to argue against British recognition<br />
of the Confederacy.<br />
B. During the American defense<br />
of Fort Erie in 1814,<br />
created a gun emplacement<br />
that bore his name.<br />
C. Wrote a conservative tract<br />
countering the arguments<br />
in Thomas Paine’s Rights of<br />
Man.<br />
D. Once broke two ribs in a<br />
stage coach accident.<br />
E. Went to Dartmouth with Philander<br />
Chase.<br />
F. A mountain in Australia, an<br />
island near Vancouver, and<br />
islands in French Polynesia<br />
bear this person’s name.<br />
G. It was through this person<br />
that Philander Chase came<br />
to know Lord <strong>Kenyon</strong>.<br />
Phil Jordan on moving<br />
<strong>Kenyon</strong> away<br />
from its lingering<br />
all-male culture<br />
‘‘<br />
I came at a time when<br />
<strong>Kenyon</strong> was palpably<br />
male, and the male<br />
tonality of the place was<br />
very strong indeed . . . .<br />
All-male colleges have<br />
a certain territorialism<br />
about them.<br />
‘‘<br />
S. Georgia Nugent<br />
On the challenge of<br />
choosing among many<br />
good ideas, given limited<br />
resources<br />
It’s like Mae<br />
West—so many<br />
men, so little time.<br />
In our case, it’s so<br />
many ideas, so<br />
little money.
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