▁there ▁is ▁one ▁who ▁is ▁compet ent ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁trust ee , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Low ell . ▁The ▁sole ▁trust ee ▁so ▁appointed ▁is ▁sole ly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁lect ur ers ▁and ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁lect ures . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁trust ee ▁was ▁Low ell ' s ▁cousin , ▁John ▁Am ory ▁Low ell , ▁who ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁trust ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁forty ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁August us ▁Low ell . ▁He ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Abb ott ▁Lawrence ▁Low ell , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁also ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁Popular ▁lect ures ▁The ▁founder ▁provided ▁for ▁two ▁kinds ▁of ▁lect ures , ▁one ▁popular , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁more ▁advanced . ▁The ▁popular ▁lect ures ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁courses ▁usually ▁r anging ▁from ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁to ▁a ▁dozen ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁covering ▁almost ▁every ▁subject . ▁The ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁lect ur ers ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁large , ▁and ▁lect ures ▁of ▁many ▁em inent ▁people ▁from ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁have ▁been ▁spons ored . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁which ▁consist ▁of ▁those ▁lect ures ▁or ▁have ▁been ▁based ▁upon ▁them . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁decided ▁to ▁enter