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... that John C. Young(pictured) increased the endowment of Centre College over five-fold during his term as president, which lasted nearly 27 years? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "At his death he had more than quintupled the college's endowment."
ALT1: ... that John C. Young(pictured) held the presidency of Centre College for nearly 27 years, longer than any other president in the school's history? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "'P. Roush,' long a student favorite, was the third-longest serving Centre president, after only John C. Young and Thomas Spragens."
ALT2: ... that John C. Young(pictured) taught logic and moral philosophy during his time as president of Centre College? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "In 1833, the faculty consisted of President Young as professor of logic and moral philosophy..."
ALT3: ... that Centre College president John C. Young(pictured) was married twice, to the sister of a future vice president and to the daughter of a future governor? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "He came with his bride of one year, Frances Breckinridge, sister to John C. Breckinridge." AND "Two years later he married Cornelia Crittenden, daughter of Governor John Crittenden..."
Comment: Lots of hooks, I know, but I couldn't decide. I've ordered them in my order of preference (ALT0 is my favorite, etc.), but it's up to whichever hook the reviewer likes best.
Created by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 02:55, 1 March 2022 (UTC).
I'll take this one. Just give me a little time. Dwkaminski (talk) 15:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Promoted to Good Article status 3 days after DYK nomination - OK
To me, Bibliography means publications that the person wrote. Can you edit this to Sources instead?
Why is "struggling" highlighted with quotes in the intro and career sections?
That is the exact word used by the source, I wanted to use quotations so as to avoid it looking like that was an opinionated word, so as not to violate NPOV. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 22:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Reference does not support "regarded as Centre's best president" in legacy section
The quote from the article is that he is regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, which appears in the reference in the following form: When Young died in office on June 23, 1857, Centre College lost one of its greatest presidents.PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 22:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Since reference states "one of the greatest" - can we change to "one of Centre's best" instead of "best"? Dwkaminski (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Dwkaminski, apologies, as I might be confused, but I'm not sure what change you want to make; the article John C. Young (college president) references this twice, and uses the following wording:
He is regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, as he... - located in the lead.
Regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, Young's administration... - located at the start of the second paragraph of the "Legacy" header.
At no point do I assert that Young is Centre's best president, and the two sentences listed above are the only places where the word "best" appears in the article, at present. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:45, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
Fantastically referenced article. Love it! I like ALT1 best but let me know if you are open to slight rewording:
ALT6: ... that John C. Young(pictured) served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for nearly 27 years, longer than any other president in the school's history? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "'P. Roush,' long a student favorite, was the third-longest serving Centre president, after only John C. Young and Thomas Spragens."
Dwkaminski, ALT6 sounds good to me. I added a comma after "Kentucky" per MOS:GEOCOMMA, but that was my only issue with it. All good with me! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 01:52, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
ALT6 and image approved. Great article and DYK submission! Dwkaminski (talk) 11:59, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words and for the through review, much appreciated! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 13:49, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
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Dwkaminski (talk) 19:22, 14 March 2022 (UTC)