Encyclopedia Brunoniana

1943

  • In the summer of 1943, and again in 1944, plots of land at Aldrich Field were made available to faculty and employees of the University to plant "Victory Gardens," in which to raise their own vegetables as part of the World War II effort.Aldrich Field
  • After his retirement in 1943, Raymond C. Archibald collected and presented in honor of his mother the Mary Mellish Memorial Library of American and English poetry and drama to Mount Allison University.Archibald, Raymond C.
  • Athletic directors at Brown have been Fred Eugene Parker from 1895 to 1903, Frederick W. Marvel from 1903 to 1938, Thomas W. Taylor from 1938 to 1942, Walter H. Snell, acting director from January to June 1943 and director until 1946, Paul F. Mackesey from 1947 to 1962, Edward R. Durgin from 1962 to 1963, Philip R. Theibert from 1963 to 1968, John M. Heffernan from 1968 to 1971, Ferdinand A.Athletics
  • During the second World War the "Brown Daily Herald" again suspended publication on January 12, 1943.BDH Brown Daily Herald
  • From March 10 to August 13, 1943 the paper was published weekly and called the "Brown Herald."BDH Brown Daily Herald
  • From August 20, 1943 to October 5, 1945 the weekly "Brown Herald-Record" replaced the "Brown Herald" and the "Pembroke Record," and during that time had a woman editor, Audrey Mishel ’44.BDH Brown Daily Herald
  • Bruce M. Bigelow was appointed instructor in history at Brown in 1930, assistant professor in 1935, associate professor in 1943, and professor in 1947.Bigelow, Bruce M.
  • Bruce M. Bigelow became associate dean of the college in 1940, dean of students in 1943, and vice-president of the University in 1945.Bigelow, Bruce M.
  • Ivon Ray Taylor taught from 1927 to 1943, Arthur M. Banta from 1929 to 1945, and Paul B. Sawin from 1931 to 1947.Biology
  • The first issue of the "new series" of a printed "Brunavian" with photographs in October 1943 announced that the magazine was designed to keep the men informed, to develop "esprit de corps" and to generally serve a "happy crew."Brunavian
  • Hermon Carey Bumpus (1862-1943), professor of comparative anatomy at Brown and later Director of the American Museum of Natural History and President of Tufts College, was born in Buckfield, Maine, on May 5, 1862.Bumpus, Hermon Carey
  • In connection with the winter Commencement in February 1943, the exercises and the dance took place in Alumnae Hall.Class Day
  • Clinton Harvey Currier (1876-1943), professor of mathematics and astronomy, was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 1, 1876.Clinton Harvey Currier
  • He died on January 5, 1943, in Providence.Clinton Harvey Currier
  • At a winter Commencement held in February 1943 the graduates assembled at the Rhode Island School of Design building opposite the First Baptist Church and marched across the street through the snow.Commencement
  • The office of Dean of Students was held by Bruce M. Bigelow from 1943 to 1946, Robert W. Kenny from 1946 to 1947, Edward R. Durgin to 1952 to 1962, and John M. Robinson from 1979 to 1988.Dean
  • The annual musical was omitted in 1943 because of the war, but Brownbrokers returned in 1944 with "Scuttlebutt," a navy show, for which some of the performers wore their own uniforms for costumes.Dramatics
  • Fencing ceased in 1943 and was resumed in 1946 with Sobocinski as coach.Fencing
  • 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
  • "Rip" Engle (28-20-4) from 1943 to 1949, when he left for Penn State and took Joe Paterno with him; Gregory "Gus" Zitrides (1-8-0) in 1950; Alva E. Kelley (31-39-2) from 1951 to 1958; John J. McLaughry (17-51-3) from 1959 to 1966; Len Jardine (9-44-1) from 1967 to 1973; John Anderson (60-39-3) from 1973 to 1983; and John Rosenberg (23-33-3) from 1984 to 1989.Football
  • President Wriston, a firm believer in the fraternity system, initiated late in 1943 a proposal to the fraternities that the sixteen fraternities whose houses were being leased should make a gift, debt-free, of the houses to the University, which would then maintain the buildings, collect the room rent, and run the dining rooms.Fraternities
  • Among the golf coaches have been Frank S. Souchak from 1942 to 1943, Charles A. Engle in 1943 and again from 1947 to 1950, Ralph Anderton from 1951 to 1961, L. Stanley Ward from 1961 to 1963, J. Allen Soares from 1963 to 1970, Mike Koval in 1970-71, Jack Ferreira in 1971-71, Richard L. Toomey from 1972 to 1979, Jay Riley from 1979 to 1982, Paul Butler from 1982 to 1988, and Chris Humm, whose four-year record since 1988 is 24-16.Golf
  • Lewis H. Gordon taught romance languages at Hamilton College from 1929 until 1943, when he became acting associate professor at Cornell, serving as the head of the Italian division of the Army Specialized Training Program for Languages.Gordon, Lewis H.
  • Donald F. Hornig graduated from Harvard in 1940 and earned his Ph.D. in chemistry there in 1943.Hornig, Donald F.
  • In 1943-44 Hugh B. Killough was an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Killough, Hugh B.
  • Nancy Duke Lewis held an administrative position at the Women’s College of the University of North Carolina before coming to Pembroke to be social director of the college and also to teach mathematics in 1943.Lewis, Nancy Duke
  • In the fall of 1943 a Harvest Queen was crowned, for the benefit of seniors who were graduating in October or February under the accelerated system and would miss the traditional May Day.May Day
  • Students who were admitted to the Corps under peace-time conditions before March 1943 took a four-year course in naval science and tactics which, together with a summer cruise, entitled them to a degree and a commission as Ensign in the Volunteer Naval Reserve or Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve.Military education
  • Students in the Corps in March 1943 completed their program as Naval students, Class V-12, in the Naval Reserve.Military education
  • The department grew steadily with the arrival of William Dinneen in 1938, Francis K. C. Madeira in 1943, Edward B. Greene in 1946, Martin Fischer in 1947, Otto van Koppenhagen in 1949, Millard S. Thomson and Mildred Pansy in 1950, David Laurent in 1951, Ron Nelson in 1956, and Paul Nelson in 1964.Music
  • Publication was suspended from August 1943 to October 1945, when the "Record" and the "Brown Daily Herald" joined in the weekly publication of the "Brown Herald-Record."Pembroke Record
  • Jay Saunders Redding was head of the English Department at State Teachers College, Elizabeth City, N. C., from 1938 to 1943, and professor of English at Hampton Institute from 1943 to 1966.Redding, Jay Saunders
  • The building with prefabricated sides and a roof with circus-tent peaks was erected in seven weeks, a very short time, preceded by a very long time since 1943, when coach Joe Watmough was encouraged to come to Brown with the idea that a new swimming pool was soon to be built.Smith Swimming Center
  • 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.
  • During World War II, fraternity houses at 65 Prospect Street and 96 Waterman Street were put to use as women’s dormitories in 1943.Student housing
  • Joe Watmough coached for 28 years, from 1943 to 1971.Swimming
  • His best swimmer was Carl Paulson ’46, who was All-American in both 1943 and 1944 and won the national NCAA 200-yard butterfly championship in 1944.Swimming
  • From 1929 to 1946 William Freeman Twaddell taught at the University of Wisconsin, where he was chairman of the German Department from 1937 to 1946 and also of the Division of the Humanities from 1943 to 1946.Twaddell, William Freeman
  • Karl S. Weimar was appointed instructor at the University of Delaware in 1940 and at the University of Illinois in 1943.Weimar, Karl S.
  • George G. Wilson was a member of the board of editors of the Society’s "Journal" from the beginning, and from 1924 to 1943 was editor-in-chief.Wilson, George G.
  • John Rowe Workman was educated at Princeton, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1940, his master’s in 1942, and his Ph.D. in 1943.Workman, John Rowe
  • As the third semester of academic year 1942-43 began in February, 1943, nearly 300 students who were members of the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps left for active duty.World War II
  • From May 1943 to May 1944 pre-meteorologists of the 58th Army Air Force Technical Training Detachment studied at Brown under three successive commanding officers, Major Arthur B. Campbell, Capt.World War II
  • The "B" unit graduated 157 men selected for mathematical ability at the end of a six-month course in September 1943.World War II
  • The "C" unit began a 48 week training program on May 3, 1943.World War II
  • They also published the "Brownian Movement," which first appeared as a single-sheet newsletter on July 9, 1943, for the purpose of "confirming, denying, and preserving rumors and facts."World War II
  • July 1, 1943, the first day of the summer semester was also the date on which the Navy V-12 program began on 131 college campuses across the nation.World War II
  • 2) the former V-1 students who came from junior and senior colleges and had joined the Navy as freshmen or sophomores before March 1943 and had been on inactive duty.World War II
  • The Edward Leo Barry Gate on Thayer Street honors Brown’s popular swimming coach who died in 1943, and its funding was begun by the Class of 1944 as seniors.Wriston Quadrangle