John Howard Appleton was appointed professor of chemistry applied to the arts in 1868 and remained until his mandatory retirement at the age of 70, as head of the Department of Chemistry for half a century and the first Newport Rogers Professor of Chemistry.Appleton, John Howard
In 1868 President Caswell revived the association by inviting the alumni to a meeting before Commencement to consult on the interests of the University, specifically the founding of scholarships.Associated Alumni
Bailey left the expedition because of ill health in 1868 and returned to Providence, where he served as Deputy Secretary of State under John R. Bartlett and assistant librarian at the Providence Athenaeum.Bailey, William Whitman
The class of 1870 had an especially strong team, and in 1868 members of that team accounted for eight players of the varsity nine.Baseball
June 17th, 1868," definitely a day to be remembered.Baseball
In 1868 James R. Boise was appointed to the same post at the University of Chicago, and in 1877 he became professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary.Boise, James R.
The "Brunonian" was revived in 1868, first as a quarterly, increasing to six numbers in 1870, appearing every third Saturday in 1874, and eventually becoming biweekly in 1879.Brunonian
After a lapse of three years, another issue of the "Caduceus" appeared in December 1868.Caduceus
In 1868, after both Martin B. Anderson and Ezekiel Gilman Robinson had declined the offer of the presidency of Brown University, Caswell was persuaded to accept the office.Caswell, Alexis
Caswell revived the alumni association by inviting the alumni to meet with him on the day before Commencement in 1868.Caswell, Alexis
In September 1868 an Advisory and Executive Committee was created and empowered "to give to the President the assistance of their counsel when it is desired by him ... to act on occasions of emergency ... to see that the Laws of the Corporation are carried into effect by the officers, and observed by the students."Caswell, Alexis
Arnold Buffum Chace was an instructor in chemistry at Brown in 1868-69 while he branched out in his scientific studies by attending lectures in biology at Harvard.Chace, Arnold Buffum
When Alexis Caswell became president in 1868, Chace was named professor of moral and intellectual philosophy, courses which had usually been taught by the president.Chace, George Ide
Benjamin Franklin Clarke was instructor in mathematics at Brown from 1863 to 1868, when he revived instruction in civil engineering and was appointed professor of mathematics and civil engineering.Clarke, Benjamin Franklin
In 1868, the first year of President Caswell’s administration, there was a levee at his house after the morning exercises, followed by addresses by Caswell and interim president George Ide Chace.Class Day
When Albert Harkness was granted a leave of absence to spend the year 1870-71 in Europe, two instructors were hired, William Carey Poland 1868 to teach Greek to the freshman and sophomore classes, and Alonzo Williams1870 to teach Greek and Latin to the freshman class.Classics
Benjamin F. Clarke revived the study of civil engineering in 1868 and was appointed professor of mathematics and civil engineering.Engineering
John Hope (1868-1936), president of Morehouse College and Atlanta University, was born in Augusta, Georgia, on June 2, 1868, the son of a Scottish father and a black mother.Hope, John
Charles Coffin Jewett (1816-1868), librarian and professor of modern languages, was born in Lebanon, Maine, on August 12, 1816.Jewett, Charles C.
Immediately after his graduation in 1863, Benjamin F. Clarke became instructor in mathematics, advancing to professor of mathematics and civil engineering in 1868.Mathematics
Wilfred H. Munro was captain of the Class of 1870 baseball team which defeated the New England champion Lowells of Boston, 22 to 19, in a game played on June 17, 1868.Munro, Wilfred H.
A more formal Glee Club or Chorus came into being in 1868.Musical Clubs
Usher Parsons (1788-1868), professor of anatomy and surgery in the early medical school, was born in Alfred, Maine, on August 18, 1788.Parsons, Usher
Elliott kept this job until 1864, and was succeeded in the position by William Douglas 1839 from 1864 to 1879, Francis W. Douglas 1868 from 1879 to 1884, Gilman P. Robinson 1878 from 1884 to 1889, John C. Stockbridge 1838 from 1889 to 1891, and Frederick T. Guild 1890 from 1891 to 1938.Registrar
In September 1868 the society took up work in East Providence, and a year later that mission was placed under the care of one of the first members of the association and became St. Mary’s Church.Religious Societies
There were songs which were inspired by specific occasions at Brown, as the "Boating Song" by Adoniram Brown Judson 1859, a member of the first crew, and "The Water Procession," by Francis E. Bliss 1868 and Francis Lawton 1869, which commemorated the march downtown to get water when the bucket of the college well was removed by the authorities in 1867-68.Songs
The date is the anniversary of May 15, 1868, when the Battle of Ueno raged within sight and earshot of the school, while Fukuzawa Yukichi, founder of the school in 1858, continued to read to his students from Wayland’s "Elements of Political Economy," which Fukuzawa had brought back with him from a visit to the United States the year before.Wayland, Francis
In 1868, when the registrar, tired of this mischief, refused to provide a new bucket after one of the disappearances, the students staged the long-remembered "water procession," carrying their mugs, tubs, pitchers and other vessels to be filled at the well in the middle of College Street and then marching downtown (accompanied by the American Brass Band) to attract the attention of the townspeople.Well