James Burrill Angell began to write editorials for the "Providence Journal" at the request of Senator Henry Bowen Anthony 1833 and was offered the editorship of the paper in 1860.Angell, James Burrill
Of this print William A. Mowry 1858 wrote to President Faunce in 1914, "In 1857 to 1860 and after I was the editor and publisher of ‘The R. I. Schoolmaster,’ I had the steel engraving of four buildings made at a cost of $50.00 and published it with a historical sketch of the College in ... the Schoolmaster for Jan. 1858....Campus
Caswell continued his teaching, spending the year 1860-61 visiting observatories and attending meetings of scientific societies.Caswell, Alexis
Beginning in 1831 Caswell made regular meteorological observations for Providence, and his "Meteorological Register; Providence, R.I." from 1831 to 1860 was published in volume 12 of "Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge."Caswell, Alexis
The "Providence Journal" reported in 1853 that it was now "quite possible to remain out of the city until after Commencement, a thing that was never thought of before," and in 1860 the "Journal" did not carry its usual announcement, "This being Commencement, no paper will be issued from this office to-morrow."Commencement
The two earlier ones were active until about 1860.Debating
Walter Goodnow Everett (1860-1937), professor of philosophy, was born in Rowe, Massachusetts, on August 21, 1860.Everett, Walter G.
In September 1860, Miss Lydia Carpenter, a member of the First Baptist Church of Pawtucket, who had been baptized by Reverend David Benedict 1806, added four thousand dollars to a thousand which she had donated to the University in 1858 to establish a fund "to be called the AID FUND, which is to be applied to help deserving students, who may need aid after their admission into Brown University."Financial aid
Chi Psi (Lambda chapter) existed at Brown from 1860 to 1871, at which time it had only two members.Fraternities
Delta Upsilon (Brown chapter) began as Gamma Nu in 1860, when several members of the classes of 1863 and 1864, observing the decline of the literary societies at Brown, sought permission to form a new society to provide opportunities for extemporaneous speaking and debate.Fraternities
There followed "The Introduction to the Study of English Grammar in 1856 and" "A Grammar of the English Language" in 1860, these two being part of a series which ended with the "Analysis."Greene, Samuel Stillman
Samuel Stillman Greene was a member of the school committee of Providence for eighteen years, president of the Rhode Island Institution of Instruction from 1856 to 1860, president of the National Teachers’ Association in 1864-65 and president of the American Institute of Instruction in 1869-70.Greene, Samuel Stillman
It was built for the First Congregational Church in 1723 and served as the Town House from 1795 to 1860, when it was torn down.Junior and Senior Exhibitions
William Williams Keen remained at Brown for an extra year to prepare for his medical studies and entered Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1860.Keen, William Williams
Harry E. Miller taught courses in money and banking, public finance and economic theory, and published a book, "Banking Theories in the United States before 1860," in 1927.Miller, Harry E.
From the departure of Angell in 1860 until the arrival of Alonzo Williams the professorship of modern languages was vacant.Modern Languages
In the summer of 1860 Alpheus S. Packard took part in the Williams College expedition to Labrador, and in 1864 he joined the expedition of marine artist William Bradford.Packard, Alpheus S.
Charles W. Parsons was a respected physician, one of the original members of the Providence Medical Association and from 1860 to 1862 president of the Rhode Island Medical Association.Parsons, Charles W.
Thomas W. Bicknell 1860, who had been "electioneered" by both societies, gave this description of his initiation into the Philermenian Society: The societies continued to meet regularly until about 1860, but interest in them waned as the number of Greek letter fraternities grew.Philermenian Society
Otis Everett Randall (1860-1946), professor of mechanical drawing and dean of the University, was born in North Stonington, Connecticut, on February 28, 1860.Randall, Otis E.
The crew consisted of Adoniram Brown Judson 1859, Elnathan Judson 1859, Edward H. Sears 1862, Charles H. Perry 1859, Charles D. Cady 1861, and Pardon S. Jastram 1860.Rowing
Hoping for a better showing, the Brown crew had another boat, named the Brunonia and weighing 205 pounds, built by McKay of Williamsburg for the upcoming regatta in Worcester on July 24, 1860.Rowing
On July 4, 1860 the Brunonia entered a five-boat race including two Yale crews in the first general regatta in Providence.Rowing
James Seth (1860-1924), professor of philosophy, was born in Edinburgh in 1860, was educated at George Watson’s College, and received a master of arts degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1881.Seth, James
With student singers in mind James A. DeWolf 1861 wrote for the "Brown Paper" of 1860 a song called "Old Brown," which was renamed "Alma Mater" in 1869, and is well known.Songs