Success in administration, is measured largely by the extent by which good teaching and sound scholarship have been made the rule in the school – no matter how well organization and other things of things of preparatory value have been done.

Livingston C. Lord
The Life and Words of Livingston C. Lord, 1937

You are the soul of the college…in a sense that does not attach to any other institution that I have ever heard of.
Mr. Johnson, in a letter to Lord, 1921

 Eastern Illinois State College Fifty Years of Public Service, 1950

Livingston Lord’s integrity as a leader was instrumental in providing a foundation for the developing institution. From day to day operations to solving unexpected problems, Mr. Lord handled each task thoroughly and, in many cases, personally.
 Mr. Lord did not hesitate to make difficult decisions when needed. Part of being an administrator included firing teachers and dismissing students whose work was unsatisfactory.

	Letter to a Student's Family on His Performance		Dismissal of a Faculty Member		Letter Containing a List of the Courses Offered at Eastern		New Courses Offered
	Ordering Supplies for the New Dormitory, Pemberton Hall		Ordering Letterhead for the New Model School Building, Blair Hall		Supplies for the Biology Department		Photo Postcard Requesting an Eastern Cataloge