1837

The band was called the American Brass Band in 1837 when it emerged as a reorganization of the Providence Brass Band founded in 1826 by Joe Greene.American Band
Timothy Whiting Bancroft (1837-1890), professor of English, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on March 9, 1837.Bancroft, Timothy Whiting
James R. Boise spent the year 1837-38 teaching at the academy in Suffield, Connecticut, and graduated from Brown with the class of 1840.Boise, James R.
The Secretaries of the Corporation have been Thomas Eyres from 1764 to 1776; Thomas Arnold 1771 from 1776 to 1780; David Howell from 1780 to 1806; Samuel Eddy 1787 from 1806 to 1829; Nathan Bourne Crocker from 1829 to 1837; Theron Metcalf 1805 from 1837 to 1843; William Giles Goddard 1812 from 1843 to 1846; Nathan Bourne Crocker from 1846 to 1853; John Kingsbury 1826 from 1853 to 1874; Samuel Lunt Caldwell from 1875 to 1889; Thomas D. Anderson 1874 from 1890 to 1924; Hermon Carey Bumpus 1884 from 1924 to 1937; Albert L. Scott 1900 from 1937 to 1945; Fred B. Perkins ’19 from 1945 to 1963; John Nicholas Brown from 1963 to 1972; Alfred H. Joslin ’35 from 1972 to 1982; Ruth Burt Ekstrom ’53 from 1982 to 1988; and Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. ’45 since 1988.Brown Corporation
The Secretaries of the Corporation have been Thomas Eyres from 1764 to 1776; Thomas Arnold 1771 from 1776 to 1780; David Howell from 1780 to 1806; Samuel Eddy 1787 from 1806 to 1829; Nathan Bourne Crocker from 1829 to 1837; Theron Metcalf 1805 from 1837 to 1843; William Giles Goddard 1812 from 1843 to 1846; Nathan Bourne Crocker from 1846 to 1853; John Kingsbury 1826 from 1853 to 1874; Samuel Lunt Caldwell from 1875 to 1889; Thomas D. Anderson 1874 from 1890 to 1924; Hermon Carey Bumpus 1884 from 1924 to 1937; Albert L. Scott 1900 from 1937 to 1945; Fred B. Perkins ’19 from 1945 to 1963; John Nicholas Brown from 1963 to 1972; Alfred H. Joslin ’35 from 1972 to 1982; Ruth Burt Ekstrom ’53 from 1982 to 1988; and Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. ’45 since 1988.Corporation
William Gammell, assistant professor of belles lettres from 1835, was named professor of rhetoric in 1837.English
William Gammell became assistant professor of belles-lettres in 1835 and professor of rhetoric in 1837.Gammell, William
From 1837 to 1845 George W. Greene was United States Consul at Rome.Greene, George W.
Samuel Stillman Greene entered Brown in the fall of 1833 at the age of twenty-three and found himself ill prepared for college, but he used his vacation to catch up and graduated with the highest honors of his class in 1837.Greene, Samuel Stillman
In 1851 Samuel Stillman Greene succeeded Nathan Bishop 1837 as superintendent of schools in Providence, and was at the same time appointed professor of didactics at Brown.Greene, Samuel Stillman
Horatio B. Hackett was appointed adjunct professor of Latin and Greek at Brown in 1835, and was professor of Hebrew and classical literature from 1837 to 1839.Hackett, Horatio B.
William Williams Keen (1837-1932), eminent surgeon, member of the class of 1859 and long-term member of the Corporation, was born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1837.Keen, William Williams
In 1837 John Larkin Lincoln entered Newton Theological School to study for the ministry.Lincoln, John Larkin
In 1837 Horace Mann began ten years as Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, during which he promoted the common schools and the proper training of teachers.Mann, Horace
The "Brunonian Band" performed at the junior and senior exhibitions in 1837.Musical Clubs
"The Elements of Moral Science" was first published in 1835, "The Elements of Political Economy" in 1837, and "The Elements of Intellectual Philosophy" in 1854.Wayland, Francis
The effect of the southern climate on his health and the desire that his son, Marshall Woods, should be educated in the North prompted Woods to resign from the University of Alabama in 1837.Woods, Alva