PRESIDENT GEORGE B. CUTTEN, 1922-42
president had idiosyncrasies which they would do well to indulge. He strongly opposed smoking, especially because it was a fire-hazard and its debris gave, as he said, a “pig pen” appearance to the buildings. A confirmed teetotaler, he attempted to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages. Dogs were to be tolerated only out-of-doors and walking on the grass he strenuously sought to prevent.
Dr. Cutten’s inaugural address, “The Reconstruction of Democracy,” revealed much of his basic philosophy and set the course for his administration. He maintained that there never had been a true democracy because the low level of the intelligence of the people would not permit it. Rather, the intellectual aristocracy, in fact, ruled
