To Five of My Teachers
who taught men to search for the facts
and to be governed by reason
LIVINGSTON C. LORD
President, the Eastern Illinois State College, 1898–1933
SIMEON E. THOMAS
Professor of History, the Eastern Illinois State College, 1906–1942
JAMES W. GARNER
Professor of Political Science, The University of Illinois, 1904–1938
LAURENCE M. LARSON
Professor of History, The University of Illinois, 1907–1937
JAMES T. SHOTWELL
Professor of History, Columbia University, 1900–1942