The first of these was based on a 1973 independent study, "Oral History as An Index to Change," in which Jones’s students interviewed elderly blacks on the subject of race relations in Providence from 1920 to 1940.Afro-American Studies
James L. Whitcomb ’36 took the place of Alfred Gurney in January 1940, with the title of Director of Alumni Relations.Associated Alumni
In 1939-40 the group aided in building a Schwarzchild camera, f/3.5 of twelve inches aperture, the second of its kind in the country, which was used at the total solar of eclipse of October 1, 1940.Astronomy
After a three year slump Kelleher’s last two teams in 1940 and 1941 improved to the extent that they had equal wins and losses, with the help of pitcher Walt Jusczyk ’41, who caused Providence College two losses to Brown in one season for the first time, and in 1941 struck out 106 men in 102 innings and allowed only eight earned runs.Baseball
The Brown Bear Awards for notable alumni service were created in 1940 by the Brown Club of New York, which had the trophy designed and made awards for three years.Brown Bear awards
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in November 1940.Brunavian
At about the time of the renovation of University Hall in 1940, President Wriston approached Mary Elizabeth Sharpe, whose beautifully landscaped home at 84 Prospect Street (now Rochambeau House) he admired, and asked her help with new planting plans.Campus
Robert P. Casey served as honorary curate at St. Stephen’s Church in Providence from 1939 to 1946 and was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 1940.Casey, Robert P.
Another change in diplomas occured in 1940, when a new six by eight inch diploma in a leather folder with the Latin phrases printed replaced the traditional 19 by 15 inch scroll-like diploma with the words in script.Commencement
When the first comprehensive examinations were given in the spring of 1940, a considerable number of seniors received an "unsatisfactory" grade, which did not prevent them from receiving their degrees, and six failed the examinations and did not graduate.Curriculum
By 1940 interest in debating waned, and the Debating Society merged with the International Relations Club.Debating
Janice Van De Water (later Mrs. Sevellon Brown), who joined the English Department in 1940, became a member of the Faunce House Theatre staff in 1942.Dramatics
These studies were conducted by Professor Merton P. Stoltz, who had joined the department in 1940.Economics
Van De Water (play writing and production) in 1940, Andrew J. Sabol (Renaissance literature) in 1941, Leslie Allen Jones (play production) in 1942, Charles H. Philbrick (poetry) and Elmer Blistein (Shakespeare and comedy) in 1946, and Edward Bloom (18th century and literary criticism) in 1947.English
Tenure was reserved for full professors until 1940, when 36 associate professors and seven assistant professors were given the same privilege.Faculty
The gates on George Street are the John Nicholas Brown Gate, given in 1903 by his widow, the William Goddard Memorial Gate, given by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin in 1911 in memory of her father, Chancellor William Goddard1846, and the Psi Upsilon gate, dedicated by the fraternity at the time of its centennial in 1940.Fence
The team had an instructor, Antone Sobocinski, from 1939 until 1942, and was first in the New England tournament in 1940 and third in 1941.Fencing
William L. Fichter spent his sabbatic leaves in 1940-41 and 1947-48 studying Spanish and Indian civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala, and was visiting lecturer at Harvard in 1952-53.Fichter, William L.
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 coaches and their records (assuming that the early coaches were there for the whole season, which may or may not have been so) were: Mr. Howland (4-5-1) in 1892; William Odlin (6-3-0) in 1893; Mr. Norton (10-5-0) in 1894; Wallace Moyle (18-15-2) from 1895 to 1897; Edward North Robinson (140-82-12) in his three times as coach from 1898 to 1901, from 1904 to 1907, and from 1910 to 1925; John A. Gammons (17-10-2) in 1902, 1908, and 1909; David Fultz (5-4-1) in 1903; DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (76-58-5) from 1926 to 1940; J. Neil "Skip" Stahley (14-11-0) from 1941 to 1943; Charles A.Football
The fraternity moved to 58 College Street, and the University purchased the house, which was used by the English Department, and the chapter became inactive in 1940.Fraternities
He published "Classical Civilization: Greece "in 1940, and "Beauty and Parting, "translations from the Greek poets, illustrated with his own sketches, in 1945.Herbert Newell Couch
Hans Rothfels, as visiting professor, taught seventeenth and eighteenth century European history from 1940 to 1946.History
Irving A. Leonard was professor of Hispanic civilization from 1940 to 1942, and Edmundo O’Gorman was visiting professor of Latin American history in 1942-43.History
The 1938 "Liber Brunensis," while noting that there were promising players in the Classes of 1940 and 1941, announced, "Lacrosse has been abandoned."Lacrosse
In 1940 Mrs. Iselin deeded the house to Brown in memory of her father.Maddock Alumni Center
He was chairman of the department from 1914 to 1942, and secretary of the American Mathematical Society from 1921 to 1940.Mathematics
George Polya from Hungary was a visiting professor from 1940 to 1942.Mathematics
In 1940 a quota of 30 students signed up for training with a technical instructor from M.I.T. and flying instruction by E. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc. A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit was established at Brown in the fall of 1940 with 110 members.Military education
He had hoped to compete in the 1940 Olympics, which were cancelled because of the war in Europe.Olympic Games
Albert DeForest Palmer (1869-1940), professor of physics, was born in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1869.Palmer, Albert D.
An appreciation of Palmer’s work at Brown appeared in the memorial minute of the faculty in 1940: His book, "The Theory of Measurement," published in 1912, became a standard text in precision measurement.Palmer, Albert D.
Helen Lowe Urquhart was "Recorder of the College" from 1940 to 1945.Registrar
William J. Robbins, a Baptist minister, joined the department in 1940 as instructor.Religious Studies
Roland G. D. Richardson was vice-president of the American Mathematical Society in 1920 and secretary of the society from 1921 to 1940.Richardson, Roland G. D.
Leonard Romagna ’42 won the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association’s dinghy championship in 1940 and 1941 (both years Brown finished third) and in 1942 in fourteen races he scored eight firsts, two seconds, a third, a fourth, and two fifths for 181 out of Brown’s winning total of 313 points.Sailing
In addition to his botanical pursuits, between 1921 and 1940, Walter H. Snell coached 47 football, baseball, and basketball teams.Snell, Walter H.
Walter H. Snell retired from coaching in 1940, but was soon back into Brown athletics, this time having been recruited in January 1943 to replace athletic director Thomas Taylor, who had left for military service.Snell, Walter H.
Matt Soltysiak ’40, whom sports writer Joe Nutter ’24, writing in 1940, called "the greatest swimmer in Brown history," competed in every event and was never defeated in New England competition.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
There it remained during the depression years, then rose to $450 in 1940, and, after World War II, to $500 in 1946.Tuition
At the rededication of University Hall on May 4, 1940, French ambassador Comte Rene Doynel de Saint-Quentin and Princeton president Harold W. Dodds took part in the ceremonies recalling the University’s early associations with France and Princeton.University Hall
Within a few years twelve more colleges started stations, and in 1940 they formed the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System at an organizational meeting held at Brown on February 18, 1940.WBRU
Karl S. Weimar was appointed instructor at the University of Delaware in 1940 and at the University of Illinois in 1943.Weimar, Karl S.
On December 22, 1940, West and his wife were killed in an automobile accident near El Centro, California, en route to Los Angeles from Mexico.West, Nathanael
Other honors included the Kossovo Medal of the Royal Red Cross of Yugoslavia, in 1931, the Monticello College Centenary Medal in 1938, and the Cristobol Colon Medal in 1940.Woolley, Mary Emma