James P. Adams was also acting comptroller in 1927 and 1932-33 and the first administrator of the student loan system which he helped to establish.Adams, James P.
Samuel M. Nabrit was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. at Brown in 1932.African Americans
Anne Crosby Emery Allinson (1871-1932), second dean (and first woman dean) of the Women’s College, was Miss Emery when she took office at the Women’s College in September 1900.Allinson, Anne Crosby Emery
Mrs. Allinson was killed in a tragic accident in Ellsworth, Maine, near her summer home at Hancock Point, August 16, 1932.Allinson, Anne Crosby Emery
Raymond C. Archibald's published works included "Carlyle’s First Love, Margaret Gordon, Lady Bannerman" in 1910, "Euclid’s book On Division of Figures" in 1915, "A Semicentennial History of the American Mathematical Society, 1888-1938" in 1938, and "Outline of the History of Mathematics" in 1932 and five subsequent editions.Archibald, Raymond C.
In November 1932 Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design conducted a three-day Institute of Art, made possible by a special grant of the Carnegie Foundation.Art
On May 5, 1932, a group of amateur astronomers met at Ladd Observatory and formed an organization which took the name, "The Skyscrapers’ Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island."Astronomy
The second and last issue in March 1932 contained a suggestion that the University build a new house for each fraternity with the provision that the chapters pay off the debt or rent the houses.Brown Bedel
Meanwhile Charles V. Chapin was instructor in physiology at Brown from 1882 to 1886 and professor from 1886 to 1895, city registrar of Providence from 1889 to 1932, lecturer at Harvard Medical School in 1909, at Harvard-M.I.T. School for health officers from 1913 to 1922, and at Harvard School of Hygiene from 1923 to 1931.Chapin, Charles V.
The headquarters of the Atlas moved to Brown in 1932, and six volumes of the New England Atlas were published with the imprint of the University.Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
In 1932 it was voted that the names of the graduates would no longer be written in Latin on their diplomas.Commencement
When George E. Downing came to Brown as assistant professor of art in 1932, he was the second member of the art department and resided on the second floor of a house above the Art Department quarters.Downing, George E.
In 1932 a grant was received from the Rockefeller Foundation for a study of the international gold standard under the direction of William Adams Brown and Carel J. Smit, who came to Brown from Amsterdam in 1932.Economics
Margaret S. Morriss, succeeding Dean King, was named associate professor of American history in 1923 and promoted to professor in 1932.Faculty
The Classes of 1907, 1924, 1929, and 1934 had their numerals added in 1964, and the Class of 1932 numerals were added to 1992.Fence
In December 1932 Fred Avis ’35 recruited and coached a team of his fellow students and arranged two informal engagements, which resulted in two victories for Brown, 12-5 against a Y.M.C.A. team and 9-0 against Rhode Island State College.Fencing
The 1932 team continued to defeat previously undefeated teams until the very last game of the season, which Colgate won, 21-0.Football
Brown renewed football relations with Princeton and Syracuse in 1930 and with Harvard in 1932.Football
Between 1878 and 1932 Brown’s powerful teams won 254, lost 158, and tied 23.Football
After 1932 Brown teams met with less success.Football
Although the seasons from 1932 through the war years were not outstanding, some of the players were, such as Irving "Shine" Hall ’39, John McLaughry ’40, Dick High ’42, who scored the winning touchdowns against Yale in 1940 and 1941, Bob Margarita ’44, who set a single-game rushing record against Columbia in 1942, and Daniel "Doc" Savage ’44.Football
The 1948 team was the best since 1932, winning seven of nine games (the two losses were to Harvard and Yale).Football
Foreign study programs began in 1932 with "Junior Year Abroad," which offered students interested in French or German language and literature an opportunity to spend the third undergraduate year studying in Paris or Munich under the auspices of an American Director.Foreign study programs
Henry T. Fowler was chairman of that department until 1932, after which he taught on a part time basis until his retirement in 1934.Fowler, Henry T.
As a result of these efforts, involving reductions amounting to more the $200,000, the University operated virtually without a deficit for the two years, 1932-33 and 1933-34.Fund-raising
James Louis Giddings received his bachelor of science degree in engineering from the University of Alaska in 1932, his M.A. in anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1941, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951.Giddings, James Louis
Another calendar, which began in September 1930 as the "Brown University Weekly Calendar," changed its name abruptly in December 1932 to "Brown University Weekly Bulletin," and continued under that title, even after it had changed to biweekly publication and adopted a newspaper format in January 1976.GSJ George Street Journal
In 1932-33 Albert F. Hinrichs traveled to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and the USSR, studying economic conditions.Hinrichs, Albert F.
Hockey coaches at Brown have been James H. Gardner in 1926-27, Jean Dubuc from 1927 to 1929, Thomas W. Taylor from 1929 to 1932, Robert Taylor from 1931 to 1933, Thomas W. Taylor again from 1933 to 1938, and Arthur J. Lesieur in 1938-39.Hockey
Walter Ballou Jacobs (1861-1932), professor of education, was born in Providence on May 5, 1861.Jacobs, Walter B.
Reports that Lida Shaw King planned to return to Greece to continue her studies concealed the unfortunate illness which continued until her death in Providence on January 10, 1932.King, Lida Shaw
Chester H. Kirby came to Brown as instructor in history in 1927, and was promoted to assistant professor in 1932, associate professor in 1945, and professor in 1950.Kirby, Chester H.
John Frederick Powers, a hockey coach from Boston, who coached in 1927, was followed by Allen E. Reed from Harvard in 1928, D. Alex Wieland in 1929, and A. Barr Snively from 1930 to 1932.Lacrosse
The Registrars of the Women’s College and Pembroke College were Emma Bradford Stanton 1896 from 1897 to 1932, Mildred Williamson Cull ’29 from 1932 to 1938, Esther Hervey Smith from 1938 to 1946.Registrar
A yacht club with twenty members was represented in the 1932 "Liber Brunensis," identified as "An organization whose aim is to stimulate interest in yachting and boating, and to promote further intercollegiate competition in races and regattas."Sailing
It came out monthly in 1901-1902, quarterly from 1902 to 1928, and irregularly from 1929 to its end in 1932.Sepiad
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 Hughes1881 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
Howard Robert Swearer (1932-1991), fifteenth president of Brown University, was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on March 13, 1932.Swearer, Howard R.
Other All-American swimmers were Mark Coles ’26 in 1924, Raymond Hall ’31 in 1931, and Franklin M. White ’33 in 1931, 1932, and 1933.Swimming
His eighteen-year overall record was 76-67-1, and his teams won eleven New England championships, nine of them consecutive between 1932 and 1940.Swimming
May Atherton coached from in 1930 to 1932, and Ruth E. M’Coy from 1932 to 1936.Swimming
Another star swimmer for Pembroke was 1932 Olympic medalist Helen Johns ’36.Swimming
In due time Philip Taft resumed his education, finished high school at night, and entered the University of Wisconsin, from which he graduated in 1932.Taft, Philip
When Ivan Fuqua, a member of the record-breaking 1600-meter relay team in the 1932 Olympics and former coach at the University of Connecticut, came to Brown in 1946, he was assured that a new field house and track would soon be built.Track
The Corporation created a second post of vice president in 1932 and named James P. Adams, who had been acting vice president while Mead was acting president during President Barbour’s absence in 1931-32.Vice Presidents
Joaquim Wach's publications include "Das Verstehn," a three-volume work on the theory of general interpretations, published between 1926 and 1932, "An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion in 1932, and" "Sociology of Religion" in 1944.Wach, Joaquim
On October 10, 1932 the University celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Washington by unveiling a plaque on University Hall commemorating his visit in 1790.Washington, George
As early as 1932 Mary Emma Woolley decided to retire as president at the centennial of Mount Holyoke in 1937 when she would be 74 years old.Woolley, Mary Emma
Herrick retired from professional wrestling and remained to coach at Brown until 1932.Wrestling
A new coach, Richard K. Cole, brought a new style of western wrestling to Brown in 1932.Wrestling