Hencethepeculiarly，nottosayexuberantly，inanecharacterofthisbranchoforatory，coupledwithanindefatigableoptimismandgood—nature。Thisoutcomeisdueneithertoalackofapplicationnorofreflectiononthepartofthespeakers;itis，indeed，afinishedproductofthehomileticalartandmakesupsomethingofaclassofitsownamongtheartisticachievementsoftherace。Atthesametimeitisameanstoanend。（8*）
However，theclaystickstothesculptor’sthumb，asthemeal—dustpowdersthemiller’shairandthecobblercarriessensibletracesofthepitchthatgoesintohisday’swork，andastheable—bodiedseaman\"walkswitharollinggait。\"Soalsotheuniversityexecutive，whobypressureofcompetitiveenterprisecomestobeallthingstoallaudiences，willcomealsototakeonthecolourofhisownphilandropicpronouncements;tobelieve，moreorlessconveniently，inhisownblamelessutterances。Theynecessarilycommithimtoaproformaobservanceoftheirtenor;theymay，ofcourse，bedesiredasperfunctoryconciliation，simply，butincarryingconvictiontotheaudiencethespeaker’seloquenceunavoidablybendshisownconvictionsinsomedegree。Andnotonlydoesthetemperoftheaudiencesympatheticallyaffectthatofthespeaker，asdoesalsohisfamiliarcontactwiththesamerangeofpersons，suchasgoeswithandtakesachiefplaceinthisitinerantedification;butthereisalsotheopportunitywhichallthiswide—rangingitineraryofpublicaddressesaffordsforfeelingoutthestateofpopularsentiment，astowhatendstheuniversityisexpectedtoserveandhowitisexpectedbesttoservethem。Particularlydothesolemnamenitiesofsocialintercourseassociatedwiththispromulgationoflaysermonslendthemselvesfelicitouslytosuchapurpose;andthiscontactwiththepublicanditsspokesmendoubtlessexercisesapowerfulcontroloverthepoliciespursuedbytheseacademicexecutives，inthatitaffordsthemthereadiest，andatthesametimethemosthabitual，indicationastowhatlineofpolicyandwhatdetailsofconductwillmeetwithpopularapproval，andwhatwillnot。
Since，then，itisnecessarilytheendeavourofthecompetitiveexecutivestomeetthedesiresoftheirpublicasbesttheycan，consistentlywiththedemandsofmagnitudeand閏latimposedbytheirpositionaschiefsofthesecompetitiveconcerns，itbecomesaquestionofsomemomentwhatthecharacterofthisselectpublicopinionmaybe，towhichtheirperegrinationsexposethem;andhowfarandwithwhatlimitationsthepublicopinionthatsohabituallyimpingesontheirsensibilitiesandshapestheircanonsofproceduremaybetakenasreflectingthesentimentsofthepublicatlarge，orofanygivenclassofthepopulation。
Thepublicthatsocontributestothehabitualbentoftheacademicexecutivesisnecessarilyaselectfractionofthelaity，ofcourse，——self—selectedbyvirtueofmembershipinthevariousclubs，churchesandotherlikeorganizationsunderwhoseauspicestheedificationandamenitiesinquestionarecommonlybroughtintobearing，orbyvirtueofvoluntaryattendanceattheseoccasionsofquasi—cultureandgentility。Itissomewhatexclusivefragmentofthepublic，pecuniarilyofamiddlinggrade，asisindeedalsoitscaseinotherthanthepecuniaryrespect。Apartfromthe（veryconsequential）convivialgatheringswherebusinessmenwillnowandagaincometogetherandlendagenialeartotheseexecutivespokesmenofphilandropism，itwillbefoundthatattheaudiences，andattheirattendantsolemnitiesofhospitality，theassemblyismadeupofverymuchthesameelementsasmakeuptheeffectiveconstituencyofthemoderatelywell—to—dochurches。（9*）Neitherthesmallminorityofthewhollyidlerich，northegreatmajoritywhoworkwiththeirhands，arepresentinappreciableforce;particularlynotthelatter，whoarebusyelsewhere;nordothelearnedclasscomeinevidenceinthisconnection，——except，ofcourse，the\"scholarsbyappointment，\"withinwhoseofficialcompetencyliepreciselysuchoccasionsofpublicevidence。
Doubtless，thelargest，tone—givingandeffective，constituentinthisself—selectedpubliconwhosetempertheuniversitypresidenttypicallyleans，andfromwhosebenthiscanonsofcircumspectionaredrawn，istheclassofmoderatelywell—to—doandserious—mindedwomenwhohaveoutlivedthedistractionsofmaternity，andsohavecometoturntheirparentalsolicitudetothecommongood，conceivedasasterilizationoftheproprieties。Thecontrollingidealsofefficiencyandexpediencyintheaffairsofthehigherlearningaccordingly，insofarastheyarenotaprecipitateofcompetitivebusinessprinciplessimply，willbechieflyofthisderivation。Notthatthecaptainsoferuditionneedintimatelyharbourpreciselythosenotionsofscholarshipwhichthisconstituencywouldenjoinuponthem，andforwhichtheydutifullyspeakintheirconciliatorysermonsbeforetheseaudiences;butjustashappensinallcompetitiveretailbusinessthathastodealwithalargeandcriticalconstituency，sohere，——thecaptainsfindthemselvesconstrainedintheirmanagementoftheaffairsoflearningtowalkblamelesslyinthesightofthisquasi—publicspiritedwingofthelaitythathasbyforceofcircumstancescometoconstitutethepublic，asseenintheperspectiveoftheitinerantphilandropist。