University of Virginia Library

Praises Higher Education

Mr. Darden, who served as
the third University President
from 1947 to 1959, directly
preceding the present
President Edgar F Shannon
Jr. however, generally praised
America's higher education and
told the gathering "the colleges
and universities of this country
constitute the powerful
defenses that guard our
civilization."

"The lack of an informed
and intellectually disciplined
citizenry," he said, has resulted
in the fall of many
governments.