Harper Libray

我周末的时间大都是在芝加哥大学的校园里度过的。看你千边也不厌倦，大概就是这个意思。

昨天，Roger带我去了Harper Memorial Library。

William Rainey Harper (July 26, 1856 – January 10, 1906)是芝大的第一任校长，也是个神童。

Very early in his life, Harper displayed skills years ahead of other children of his age, and he was labeled a child prodigy. By the age of eight, Harper began preparing for college-level courses. At the age of ten he enrolled in Muskingum College in his native New Concord, Ohio. At the age of fourteen, he graduated from Muskingum College. In 1872, Harper enrolled in Yale University to begin his postgraduate studies, and he completed these in 1876. Harper quickly assumed a series of faculty positions, including ones at Denison University and Yale University. Throughout his academic life, Harper wrote numerous textbooks. A strong supporter of lifelong learning, Harper was also involved with the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, and its academic programs starting in 1883.