While still at Newton in 1882, he also taught a philosophy course at Colby College taking the place of the president, who was ill. Andrews was appointed professor of history and political economy at Brown in 1882, but was allowed a year to study in Germany, while others continued the courses formerly taught by Professor J. Lewis Diman, who had died in 1881.Andrews, Elisha Benjamin
As a supporter of Charles Evans Hughes 1881 for president in 1916, the "Herald" happily and in large print proclaimed his victory on November 8, before learning that he had actually lost the election.BDH Brown Daily Herald
In 1881 Bailey was appointed to the newly established professorship of natural history, including botany, which was made possible through $25,000 from the estate of Stephen Thayer Olney, whose bequest also included his herbarium, his microscopes, 712 botanical books, and a $10,000 fund of which the income would be used for the purchase of plants and books.Botany
Rose 1881 took his place from 1917 to 1931, when he was relieved of the post at his own request.Commencement
Jeremiah Lewis Diman declined offers of professorships elsewhere, remaining at Brown until his death on May 17, 1881 after an illness of less than a week.Diman, Jeremiah Lewis
Curt John Ducasse (1881-1969), was born in Angouleme, France, on July 7, 1881.Ducasse, Curt J.
In 1876 Delta Phi decided not to initiate any more members for a few years and was once more inactive until it was revived in 1881 through the efforts of Franklin E. Brooks 1883.Fraternities
Robinson, in his 1881 report, noted, "Individual graduates ... are every year proposing to remain and continue their studies in one direction of another; but the number is not large enough, nor the studies proposed to be pursued of a kind, to warrant at present the organization of a special department."Graduate School
William Thomson Hastings (1881-1969), professor of English, was born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1881.Hastings, William T.
Hay served as editor of the "Tribune" in 1881 while Whitelaw Reid was in Europe; then, having decided to give up politics, he began his own travels.Hay, John
In 1881, when John became thirteen years old and finished eighth grade, he left school and took a job at Lexius Henson’s Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Restaurant to help support the family, beginning as a wine steward and progressing to keeping the restaurant’s books and selecting and purchasing food.Hope, John
Charles Evans Hughes, (1862-1948), Secretary of State and the only Brown man to run for President of the United States, was born in Glens Falls, New York on April 11, 1862, the son of Reverend David C. Hughes, a Baptist clergyman who was born in Wales.Hughes, Charles Evans 1881
Langdon studied at Harvard from 1878 to 1881, and between 1881 and 1890 he taught German and romance languages in various places including Lehigh and Cornell Universities.Langdon, Courtney
Other floors could be visited with permission, and such was the care taken of the books that it was reported that "One book missing at the close of the year 1881-82, was afterwards found to have fallen behind others on the shelf where it belonged."Library
In 1881 Rev. Josiah Nelson Cushing 1862 presented a collection of the sacred writings of the Buddhists written in the Pali language on palm leaves.Library
The medical department was not blameless in the state of disruption into which the college has fallen, according to Usher Parsons’ son, Charles W. Parsons, in a paper read before the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1881: As the medical professors depended for their livelihood on their active medical practices, they were unable to comply with the condition of their employment at the college, and the medical school went out of existence.Medical education
After college, Munro taught at De Veaux College in Niagara Falls, was associate principal of St. Mark’s School in Salt Lake City in 1871, spent some time in Central and South America, was principal of the Academic Institute in Le Roy, New York, from 1875 to 1879, and returned to De Veaux College as president from 1881 to 1889.Munro, Wilfred H.
In 1881 at the centennial celebration of the Harvard chapter, when the National Council of Phi Beta Kappa was organized, the appointed delegates of Rhode Island Alpha were not able to attend.Phi Beta Kappa
The 4-cent stamp honoring Charles Evans Hughes 1881, which featured a likeness from a photograph by Harris and Ewing, was issued in 1962, the centennial of his birth.Postage stamps
The Brown Christian Association was organized as the Young Men’s Christian Association of Brown University on November 16, 1881.Religious Societies
Sayles Hall was dedicated on June 4, 1881, a memorial to William Clark Sayles 1878 donated by his father, William F. Sayles.Sayles Hall
On Wednesday an academic procession of twelve hundred, including many notable representatives of American and foreign educational institutions, marched to the Meeting House to hear the Historical Address by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes 1881.Sesquicentennial celebration
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
Among the mascots of Spring Day have been: in 1914, "September Morn" draped in a barrel; in 1918, a Liberty Loan bond of the third issue; in 1920, a plaster ship labelled "Reconstruction" depicting a senior in cap and gown at the steering oar and a chained Bolshevist in the seat; in 1921, Charles Evans Hughes 1881 riding a "G.O.P." elephant; in 1932, a scene in which a chart of "Brown Securities, Ltd." showed a marked decline in student activities, while a figure labelled "Student Publications" pointed a pistol at his head, one with a lyre labelled "Glee Club" jumped through a window, and the Brown bear lay dead with his feet in the air (The cause of this debacle seemed to be the sign on the President’s Office which read "Gone to China," as indeed he had); in 1933, a plaque on which an infant holding a pen rode Pegasus in combat with a soldier on a tank in front of the State House, while a Communist "boogeyman" loomed in the background – a commentary on the State’s reaction to the peace campaign which had been conducted by the "Brown Daily Herald."Spring Day
The 1881 "Liber Brunensis" notes the existence of the Alpha Delta Phi, Chi Phi, and Psi Upsilon tennis clubs.Tennis
Upon the death of Professor J. Lewis Diman in 1881, Williams took over Diman’s courses in European and American constitutional history.Williams, Alonzo