Emery R. Walker was Dean of Admission from 1946 to 1957, and was followed by Lloyd W. Cornell, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid in 1957-58 and Director of Financial Aid from 1958 to 1969, Charles V. Doebler, Director of Admission from 1958 to 1969, and for the women students, Eva A. Mooar from 1947 to 1953, Alberta F. Brown from 1954 to 1970.Admission
In 1947 George Lima ’48 and Charles Bentley ’44 were initiated into Gamma chapter of Omega Psi Phi in Boston.African Americans
In 1947 the city petitioned the Superior Court for permission to sell the land and use the proceeds in other ways "to ameliorate the conditions of the poor" as Dexter’s will intended.Aldrich-Dexter Field
When "The Gate," a snack bar with a white picket fence, was opened in Alumnae Hall in 1947, Pembroke students, who were allowed in the Blue Room in Faunce House only when escorted by a Brown man, now had a place of their own, where Brown men were welcome, but only when accompanied by a Pembroker.Alumnae Hall
Alumni House was a nineteenth century dwelling (the White residence) at 17 Benevolent Street into which the Alumni Offices moved in September 1947.Alumni House
Arthur D. Kahler coached from 1931 to 1938, George E. "Eck" Allen from 1938 to 1941, William H. H. Dye in 1941-42, Wilbur C. "Weeb" Ewbank (who much later made a name for himself in pro football by coaching both the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets to league championships) in 1946-47, Robert B. Morris from 1947 to 1954, Stan Ward from 1954 to 1969, Gerry Alaimo from 1969 to 1978, Joe Mullaney from 1978 to 1981, Mike Cingiser from 1981 to 1991, and the present coach, Frank "Happy" Dobbs.Basketball
In September 1947, when the "Herald" resumed daily publication, it published a magazine called "Midnight," a manual of sorts for the "Herald" staff.BDH Brown Daily Herald
Millar Burrows was again director of the school in 1947-48, but was away on a trip to Baghdad when some ancient scrolls found in a cave were brought to the school.Burrows, Millar
The building was used in 1947 for the Stenographic Bureau and the inventory and purchasing departments.Cabinet
The three-semester year ended in June 1947.Calendar
The "back campus" of that time became the Middle Campus (renamed in 1947 the "College Green") and was described by Munro: "Sprague Hall," referred to above, was the privy, named, it has been said, for Governor William Sprague of Rhode Island, possibly because of unfulfilled hopes that he would present a building to the University.Campus
The wash drawing was given to the University by Woodbury’s son in 1947.Campus
Robert Foster Chambers (1887-1947), professor of chemistry, was born in Providence on October 8, 1887.Chambers, Robert F.
Robert F. Chambers died in Providence on November 17, 1947, having been stricken shortly after presiding at a meeting at the University.Chambers, Robert F.
When Washburn retired in 1947, his place was assumed by William J. Robbins, a Baptist minister, who joined the faculty of the Department of Biblical Literature and became its chairman in 1950.Chapel
After Professor Paul C. Cross became chairman in 1947, he recruited Professors James S. Coles, Robert H. Cole, and Donald F. Hornig, who had worked at the Woods Hole Oceanograhic Institution or at Los Alamos during the war.Chemistry
In 1947, at the urging of his department chairman, Paul Cross, Clapp was instrumental in revolutionizing the teaching of chemistry at Brown, when he began teaching organic chemistry to freshmen.Clapp, Leallyn B.
Benjamin C. Clough published "The American Imagination at Work," an anthology of folk tales, and "Tall Tales and Folk Tales," both in 1947.Clough, Benjamin C.
In 1947 a major reconstruction in the pool was provided by an anonymous donor.Colgate Hoyt Pool
In 1947 the brightening up of the football uniforms by the addition of gold brought forth letters of both approval and disapproval to the "Alumni Monthly."College color
The awarding of degrees on the College Green began in 1947.Commencement
The "New Curriculum" of 1947 had two main functions – to give every student a stock of basic knowledge and to teach the student to think in different ways.Curriculum
Egyptology was established as a department of study in 1948 through the will of Theodora Wilbour, who had died in 1947, leaving $750,000 to start the department and endow a chair in Egyptology in memory of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour 1854.Egyptology
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
At the time of her death in 1947, President Wriston said, "So far as I can determine she is the first woman, other than administrative officers, to be appointed a full-time teacher in the University faculty, without having her work limited to Pembroke College, instructing both men and women.Faculty
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.
Brown students were involved in forming a chapter of another black fraternity in 1947, when Paris Sterrett, who was executive director of a settlement house in Providence (now the John Hope Center) and a member of Omega Psi Phi sought George Lima ’48 and Charles Bentley ’44 as pledges with the intention of establishing a chapter at Brown.Fraternities
On June 27, 1947 Theta Epsilon chapter of Omega Psi Phi with two pledges from Providence College had the required membership of five persons for an undergraduate chapter.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
For fifteen years Mayo D. Hersey was employed by the National Bureau of Standards, and he also served as a consultant to the Manhattan Project at Columbia during World War II and worked for the Naval Engineering Experiment Station at Annapolis from 1947 to 1957.Hersey, Mayo D.
After World War II, the History Department was strengthened by the arrival of several new professors, Edmund S. Morgan in 1946 to teach American colonial history and American social and intellectual history, Barnaby C. Keeney in 1946 as professor of medieval history, and William F. Church in 1947 as professor of seventeenth and eighteenth century European history.History
Hockey became an officially recognized sport in 1947-48 with Westcott E. S. Moulton 1931, former star player for Brown, as coach.Hockey
After seven years of no hockey at Brown and an informal team in 1946-47, the coaches were Westcott E. S. Moulton from 1947 to 1952, Donald Whiston from 1952 to 1955, James Fullerton from 1955 to 1970, J. Allan Soares from 1970 to 1974, Richard Toomey from 1974 to 1978, Paul Schilling from 1978 to 1982, Herbert Hammond from 1982 to 1988, and Bob Gaudet, whose four-year record frow 1988 to 1992 was 15-19-6.Hockey
The Hillel Foundation of Brown University was established in 1947 after a conference between Dr. Abram L. Sachar, National Hillel Director, and the administration of the University.Jews
A newsletter, "Hillel on the Hill," began publication in October 1947.Jews
Edward T. Kornhauser served in the Navy during World War II, then received his bachelor of electrical engineering degree from Cornell in 1945, and his master of science and Ph.D. degrees, both from Harvard, in 1947 and 1949.Kornhauser, Edward T.
The Lincoln Society was formed in 1947 with a membership of about twenty men committed to its purpose as a social organization to promote interracial and interreligious understanding on the campus and in the community.Lincoln Society
New additions to the faculty were Bjarni Jonsson and Herbert Federer in 1946, Frank M. Stewart in 1947, and E.H. Lee in 1948.Mathematics
McIntyre had been assistant to six presidents since 1947.McIntyre Medal
The Haffenreffer Fellowship was established by the R. F. Haffenreffer Family Foundation and was awarded to Dr. William J. Fisher in 1945-56 and to Dr. Michael DiMaio and Dr. Robert Lewis in 1947-48.Medical education
In 1945 Dr. McDonald was given the title of Director of Health Services, and in 1947 Dr. Burgess’ title was changed to Professor of Medical Science.Medical education
(Hap) Arnold, which began at the University of Cincinnati in 1947.Military education
Carl W. Miller published "Principles of Photographic Reproduction" in 1942, and "A Scientist’s Approach to Religion" in 1947.Miller, Carl W.
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
Vincent A. Tomas came in 1938, Roderick M. Chisholm and Richard C. Taylor in 1947, John Ladd in 1950, John W. Lenz in 1953, and Richard Schmitt in 1958.Philosophy
Physical education was required for freshmen only in 1924, was reduced to two hours in 1947, and finally became voluntary in 1970.Physical Education
Matthew C. Mitchell joined the department in 1926, succeeded Dealey as chairman in 1928, and continued as chairman of the Department of Political and Social Science until 1947, and thereafter as chairman of the separate Department of Political Science.Political Science
Finding the house too large for their needs after their children were grown, Mr. and Mrs. Sturges sold the house to Brown in 1947 at a price which represented a substantial donation in memory of Mrs. Sturges’ father, Rowland Gibson Hazard 1876.President’s House
The groups affiliated with the U.C.A. were Canterbury (founded for Episcopalian students in 1947), Central Student Fellowship (Congregational), the Lutheran Student Association, Presbyterian Student Fellowship, Roger Williams Fellowship (Baptist), and Wesley Foundation (Methodist).Religious Societies
The Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship started in 1947, when a few students began to meet informally for prayer, and soon joined an international network of that name.Religious Societies
After time off for service with the Army Corps of Chaplains from 1942 to 1946, he returned to earn his Ph.D. degree in 1947.Religious Studies
Walter H. Snell kept the job until 1947, kept the athletic program alive, and after the war, helped to revive hockey, lacrosse, and wrestling, which had been dropped for financial reasons.Snell, Walter H.
In 1947 a Special Undergraduate Committee on Student Regulations which represented the Cammarian Club and the Interfraternity Governing Board, working with the Dean of Students, formulated a "Gentlemen’s Agreement" for the purpose of governing the conduct of undergraduate students.Student conduct
Edwards House was the name given in honor of Morgan Edwards to the former Faculty House at the corner of Brook and George Streets in 1947, when it became an undergraduate dormitory.Student housing
He died on August 23, 1947 in Providence.Thomas Crosby
Individual stars included 1947 and 1948 NAAU hammer throw champion and 1948 Olympic team member Bob Bennett ’48, NAAU 40-yard champion Bill Dwyer ’48, national high jump champion Dick Phillips ’50 (who won the IC4A, NCAA, and NAAU championships in 1949), and Gil Borjeson ’52, who in consecutive weeks in his junior year won both the NAAU and the IC4A shot put titles, and was NCAA hammer throw champion in 1952.Track
Mary Emma Woolley (1863-1947), one of the first female graduates of Brown University and president of Mount Holyoke College, was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut, on July 13, 1863.Woolley, Mary Emma
John Rowe Workman served as part-time instructor at Princeton and taught at St. Mark’s School in Southboro, Massachusetts, before coming to Brown as instructor in 1947.Workman, John Rowe
The former students of the University who lost their lives in the war numbered 177, ranging from the Class of 1907 to the Class of 1947 and including four graduate students and one woman.World War II
Basil G. Zimmer received his bachelor of arts degree in 1947, his master of arts in 1949, and his Ph.D. degree in 1954, all from the University of Michigan.Zimmer, Basil G.