Herbert Hoover actually said...

"No better memorial can be built to the American women of the World War--and no truer inspiration given to the women of today."

"The inscription in the hall below calls this 'A Living Memorial.'"

"There is a great need for such institutions, for in them is preserved to a high degree that personal relationship of teacher and student so difficult to maintain in the Universities."

"They develop character and provide a rounded cultural equipment to students who do not wish professional specialization."