Encyclopedia Brunoniana

1877

  • The first known African American graduates were Inman Page and George Washington Milford in the class of 1877.African Americans
  • Whether there were African American students who entered and left before graduation is unknown, but the account of Class Day in the "Providence Journal" in 1877 stated, "Mr.African Americans
  • Between 1877 and 1912, Brown graduated five black men who were to become presidents of black colleges, who thus passed their education on to innumerable others.African Americans
  • Inman Page 1877 was president of Oklahoma’s Agricultural and Normal University, Western Baptist College in Missouri, Roger Williams University in Tennessee, and Lincoln University in Missouri.African Americans
  • Two brothers, Henry L. Aldrich 1876 and Charles T. Aldrich 1877, were there to hear the field named for them.Aldrich Field
  • In 1877-78 an elective course in the history of architecture was offered to the seniors by Professor Diman.Art
  • The first known was Sau-Ahbrah 1877 from Henthada, Burma, who was a Karen convert sent to Brown with the expectation that he would return to Burma as a Christian missionary.Asians
  • He came in the company of Willis Thomas 1877, the son of Benjamin C. Thomas 1847, who had as an undergraduate heard Adoniram Judson 1807 speak at Brown and decided that he also would become a missionary to Burma.Asians
  • William Whitman Bailey taught botany at private schools in Providence from 1872 to 1877.Bailey, William Whitman
  • In the spring of 1877, at the suggestion of Professor William Carey Poland, he applied to President Robinson for permission to start a private class in botany at the University.Bailey, William Whitman
  • Arthur Mangun Banta (1877-1946), professor of biology, was born in Greenwood, Indiana, on December 31, 1877.Banta, Arthur M.
  • The appointments of John Whipple Potter Jenks as professor of agricultural zoology in 1874 in accordance with the requirements of the Morrill Act, of William Whitman Bailey as instructor in botany in 1877, and of Alpheus Spring Packard as professor of zoology and geology in 1878 made it possible for Parsons finally to devote his course to human anatomy and physiology.Biology
  • James D. Earle 1879 and John J. Greene 1879 strung a wire between their rooms at opposite ends of Hope College in 1877 and were able to converse.Blake, Eli Whitney
  • In the late winter or early spring of 1877 at Rowland Hazard’s house at 45 Williams Street, where Professor Blake was living, there was a demonstration of the telephone by Blake with William Ely assisting.Blake, Eli Whitney
  • 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.
  • In February 1877 the "Brunonian" announced, "Mr. W. W. Bailey of the class of ’64, has very kindly volunteered to give some lectures preparatory to the course in Field Botany ...Botany
  • The Pembroke athletic field was acquired through the bequest of Charles T. Aldrich 1877 and Henry L. Aldrich 1876 of their estate which occupied the block bordered by Meeting, Hope, Cushing and Brook Streets.Campus
  • Alexis Caswell (1799-1877), sixth president of Brown University, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, on January 29, 1799, with his twin brother Alvaris.Caswell, Alexis
  • Alexis Caswell died in Providence on January 8, 1877.Caswell, Alexis
  • In 1877 Charles V. Chapin went to New York to study at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and then at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York University, where he received his M.D. degree in 1879.Chapin, Charles V.
  • Inman Page 1877, one of first black graduates, was president of Lincoln University, Oklahoma Agricultural and Normal University, Western Baptist College, and Roger Williams University.College and University Presidents
  • The school Robinson envisioned was not established at Brown, but the founding of the Rhode Island School of Design in 1877 provided some of the subjects, and there were new offerings in physiology, botany, and astronomy at Brown.Curriculum
  • These were a convalescence from a sprained ankle suffered from a fall from a ladder in the library in 1857, a few days of absence when his son died in 1876, and a visit to England and Scotland in 1877 when Reuben A. Guild attended the International Conference of Librarians in London.Guild, Reuben A.
  • In 1877-78 Diman added an elective course for seniors in the history of architecture.History
  • The next year James Irving Manatt studied in Leipzig, and was then professor of Greek at Marietta College from 1877 to 1884.Manatt, James Irving
  • Brown won the opening game, 33-30, and the first balls were thrown out, one to captain John Heffernan ’28 and one to the Harvard captain, by Henry L. Aldrich 1876 and Charles T. Aldrich 1877, whose generosity had made possible the acquisition of the site for the gymnasium and the adjacent playing fields.Marvel Gymnasium
  • In 1877 it was possible to start German in the junior year.Modern Languages
  • Meanwhile, Alpheus S. Packard was state entomologist of Massachusetts from 1871 to 1873 and a member of the United States Entomological Commission from 1877 to 1882.Packard, Alpheus S.
  • Pembroke Field, bounded by Hope, Meeting, Brook, and Cushing Streets, was formerly the estate of Charles T. Aldrich 1877 and Henry L. Aldrich 1876, received through their bequest and dedicated on October 24, 1936.Pembroke Field
  • Blake was hampered by the lack of facilities, but finally reported in 1877, "The Physical laboratory was thrown open to students this year."Physics
  • In his report for 1877-78, Jenks was happy to report that "the recent introduction of Pawtuxet water to the skeletonizing Laboratory in the attic of Rhode Island Hall removes a hitherto insurmountable obstacle to efficient work in the osteological department of the Museum."Rhode Island Hall
  • The School of Design had been founded in 1877 by a group of women, including Miss Sarah Doyle, with $1,675 left over from the funds of the Women’s Centennial Commission of Rhode Island.Rhode Island School of Design
  • The next year the Class of 1877 crew went to Saratoga Springs, but did not finish the race.Rowing
  • In 1877 tuition was raised to $100 per year.Tuition
  • Winslow Upton was employed for a short time at the Harvard College Observatory, going from there to the observatory of the University of Cincinnati, and earning a master’s degree in 1877.Upton, Winslow
  • Alonzo Williams was appointed professor of modern languages at Brown in 1876, and began his duties in 1877 after a year of study in Berlin, Leipzig, and Paris.Williams, Alonzo