MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ,June 1, 1899 - page 255-256



      The corrmunication was received and filed and the
Secretary authorized to publish extracts from it in the
city papers.


      The following was offered by Mr. Flournoy:

      It is with feelings of great pride and exultation that
the Board of Trustees read the report of the President of
the Institution. And it is eminently fitting that as Trustees
for the people of this State we express to President Patterson
the thanks of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for his services
that are not only unparalleled in length of time, but unsur-
passed elsewhere in these United States for distinguished
ability.

      Not all the battles of men have been fought on tented
fields, nor all their victories won by marching legions. In
the annals of our State marked as they are by the stories of
struggle and heroism, we believe no page can shine brighter
than that on which is recorded the life work of President
James K. Patterson. If courage in struggle with adverse
circumstances can command admiration, the highest need of
praise must be his. If absolute devotion to duty and unyield-
ing pertinacity of purpose coupled with deep and strenuous
faith in the lofties ideals of human endeavor, count for
aught, we can confidently say to the world, that as the
head of this great trust, we have a man and a leader of
men.

      It is, therefore, our duty to congratulate Kentucky
on the possession of such a son and servant, and to express
to him our united hearty and earnest hope, that he may
long be spared to carry on the work he has done so
well.

      It is, moreover, our pleasure to record the unvarying
courtesy and ktndness that has always marked our personal
and official dealings with him, and to say that he enjoys
to the fullest extent our confidence, respect and
este em.
                            (Signed) J. C. Flournoy,
                                      A. P. Gooding
                                      Thomas Todd