1843

William Whitman Bailey (1843-1914), professor of botany, was born on February 22, 1843 at West Point, where his father, Jacob Bailey, was professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology.Bailey, William Whitman
James R. Boise was a tutor at Brown for three years, then was adjunct professor of Greek from 1843 to 1845, and professor of the Greek language and literature from 1845 to 1850.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
Romeo Elton was professor of Latin and Greek languages and literature from 1825 to 1843, with Horatio Balch Hackett as adjunct professor from 1835 to 1838.Classics
James Robinson Boise taught Greek from 1843 to 1852, with the exception of 1850-51, when Hiram H. Perry served as lecturer.Classics
He came to Providence in 1844, hoping to get financial backing for his newly invented sewing machine (for which he had received his first patent on December 27, 1843) and to acquire some machine shop experience.Corliss-Brackett House
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
After graduation as valedictorian of his class at Brown in 1843, Robinson P. Dunn took charge of the library and taught French during the absence of Professor Charles Coffin Jewett.Dunn, Robinson P.
Romeo Elton taught until 1843.Elton, Romeo
In 1843 William Gammell began to teach a course in history, and was appointed to the chair of history and political economy in 1850.Gammell, William
William Gammell, professor of rhetoric, instructed the junior class in modern history in the third term of 1843-44, in accordance with a vote of the Corporation in September 1843, using as a textbook Smythe’s "Lectures on Modern History," which he reported to be satisfactory for the course, although "requiring of the student a vast amount of collateral reading of history."History
The catalogue, when completed in 1843, received favorable notice in the "North American Review" and other publications.Jewett, Charles C.
Jewett was appointed professor of modern languages and literature, and, in the fall of 1843, was sent to Europe to buy books for the library.Jewett, Charles C.
A letter of Asher Robbins written in 1843 recalls the library in 1782, but his estimate of its size is at variance with Manning’s catalogue.Library
In 1843 Horace Mann married Mary T. Peabody, one of "Peabody sisters of Salem."Mann, Horace
Jewett, who was also librarian of the college, was in Europe from 1843 to 1845 buying books for the library and improving his language skills.Modern Languages
In a lighter vein, Albert Gorton Greene 1820 wrote "Old Grimes" while he was a student, William M. Thayer 1843 wrote "The Bachelor’s Soliloquy," and Charles M. Sheldon 1883 wrote "I Want to be a Student."Poetry
Barnas Sears published "A Grammar of the German Language" in 1842, "The Ciceronian: or the Prussian Method of Teaching the Elements of the Latin Language" in 1844, and collaborated with others in "Classical Studies: Essays on Ancient Literature and Art" in 1843.Sears, Barnas