Brown awarded him an honorary degree in 1962, and he was the the first African American trustee, elected in 1967.African Americans
Theta Epsilon was for a time in the 1950s a graduate chapter, then gained more undergraduate members in the late 1950s, before becoming inactive from 1962 to 1970.African Americans
The first master of arts degree in anthropology was awarded in 1962.Anthropology
Philip E. Leis joined the faculty in 1962, and the curriculum was expanded to include courses in non-western and Latin American societies.Anthropology
Alex F. Ricciardelli, who had been visiting assistant professor in 1962-63, was named director of the Haffenreffer Museum in 1968 and taught courses in archaeological methods and theory.Anthropology
Paul Mackesey ’32 succeeded McCormick in 1962 and served until 1976.Associated Alumni
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
When McKinnon died in 1962, Frank Lanning, "Providence Journal" cartoonist, said of him, "He eased more than physical aches and pains on the hill" for troubled students.Athletics
In 1960 "Bear Facts" was a joint publication of the University Christian Association and the "Liber Brunensis," in 1961 was published for the University Christian Association by Liber Brunensis Publications, and was published by Liber Brunensis Publications from 1962 until 1978, when it was taken over by the Office of the Dean of Freshmen.Bear Facts
A new building, designed by Conrad Green ’36 of Robinson, Green and Beretta, to house the laboratories of Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, and Plant Physiology, was opened in 1962 and named for J. Walter Wilson.Biology
From 1950 to 1962 Carl Bridenbaugh was the Margaret Byrne professor of American history at the University of California in Berkeley.Bridenbaugh, Carl
Carl Bridenbaugh was a State Department specialist on India in 1956, a fellow for the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1956-58, and a Guggenheim fellow in 1958 and 1962.Bridenbaugh, Carl
"Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776," in 1955, "Mitre and Sceptre: Transatlantic Faith, Ideas, Personalities, and Politics," in 1962, "Vexed and Troubled Englishmen, 1590-1642," in 1968, "Fat Mutton and Liberty of Conscience: Society in Rhode Island, 1636-1690," in 1974, "The Spirit of ’76: the Growth of American Patriotism before Independence," in 1975, "Jamestown, 1544-1699," in 1980, and "Early Americans," in 1981.Bridenbaugh, Carl
While the award came as a surprise to many recipients, that was especially so in 1962 because the recipients, who were the Alumni Secretary and the Editor of the "Brown Alumni Monthly," usually privy to advance information about the awards, had been told that there would be none that year.Brown Bear awards
Under the direction of a Bicentennial Publication Committee, a series of volumes, "Bicentennial publications: Studies in the Field of General Scholarship," was published between 1962 and 1970.Brown University Press
There had been a growing lack of interest for several years and the Class of 1962 was asked whether to continue Class Day.Class Day
W. Nelson Francis, whose field was the structure and history of the English language, joined the department in 1962 and was appointed chairman in 1968.Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
In 1962 five Egyptian teachers of English came to Brown for two years of graduate study as part of a program, financed by the Rockefeller Foundation and the State Department, in which Brown, Cornell and the University of Texas cooperated to improve the teaching of English in the United Arab Republic.Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
The five Deans of the College who became college presidents were: James Stacy Coles, acting dean of the College for one year when he became president of Bowdoin College in 1952; Brown president Barnaby Keeney, acting dean in 1952-53 and dean from 1953 to 1955; K. Roald Bergethon, acting dean in 1955-56 and dean from 1956 to 1958, who went to Lafayette College; Charles H. Watts II ’47, dean from 1958 to 1962, who became president of Bucknell; and Robert W. Morse, dean from 1962 to 1964, who became president of Case Western Reserve University.Dean
The annual productions of shows written by students continued, with the exception of the year 1962, when Sock and Buskin produced "Bus Stop" in the slot usually reserved for the Brownbrokers show.Dramatics
Chinese courses had begun in 1962 in the Department of Linguistics, instructed by James Wrenn, who was joined in 1965 by David Lattimore, and in 1975 by Chieh-fang Ou Lee.East Asian Studies
At the dedication of Prince Engineering Laboratory in 1962, Professor Paul Symonds explained the philosophy of engineering education at Brown: An experimental program, "Technology and Society," begun in the fall of 1972, designed to introduce engineering technology to students not specializing in engineering, was developed with a grant from the Westinghouse Educational Foundation.Engineering
William L. Fichter retired in 1962, and the next year was visiting Andrew Mellon Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Pittsburgh.Fichter, William L.
After 1962 Omega Psi Phi was dormant until 1970, when a new group of pledges seemed to assure the continuance of an undergraduate chapter, and a separate graduate chapter, Sigma Nu, was formed.Fraternities
It had been unable to meet the requirements of academic average and membership set forth in the Housing Report of 1962, had been fined by the Interfraternity Council for rushing practices, and had lost ten members who were suspended for a disorder at the house in the spring of 1963.Fraternities
Bryant had purchased the building in 1961 for use as a library and had added a wing in 1962.Giddings House
Stevenson, who coached from 1961 to 1982 and who once described lacrosse as "mayhem with a crooked stick," had a 20-year record of 188-100-0, with eight New England championships, six of them between 1962 and 1972, and shared the Ivy League title with Cornell in 1969.Lacrosse
Charles Arthur Lynch was acting chairman of the department in the second semester of 1962-63, when illness caused him to stop teaching in April.Lynch, Charles Arthur
Other officers who headed the Air Science Department were Col. Gilbert E. Goodman from 1955 to 1957, Lt. Col. George W. Hutcheson from 1958 to 1960, Major Arthur E. Allen from 1960 to 1961, Lt. Col. William J. Grundmann from 1962 to 1966, Major Robert G. Liotta from 1966 to 1969, and Capt.Military education
Oriental languages were first introduced in the Department of Linguistics, Chinese in 1962, Japanese in 1979, and Hindi in 1983.Modern Languages
His cantata, "The Christmas Story," was first performed at Brown, and his "Triumphal Te Deum" became part of Brown’s annual Latin Carol Service in 1962.Music
In the fall of 1962 Plantations House was assigned to the house at 20 Benevolent Street, and was later located at 219 Bowen Street from about 1970 until the early 1980s, when there was no further need for a day center for commuters.Plantations House
The 4-cent stamp honoring Charles Evans Hughes1881, which featured a likeness from a photograph by Harris and Ewing, was issued in 1962, the centennial of his birth.Postage stamps
Designed by Warner, Burns, Toan, Lunde, the building, which had been under construction since June of 1962, was planned to house 1,500,000 volumes in the humanities and social sciences, about twice the number present at the time of building, and to provide seating for 1,044 persons in the various reading rooms, studies, and carrels.Rockefeller Library
In 1962 Brown became a regular member of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges, and the next year won the Eastern Sprints at Worcester.Rowing
The Pembroke Sailing Club participated in women’s regattas in New England, and about 1962 Mary Paget of Radcliffe and Janet Lutz of Brown were able with input from the NEISA men to help the loosely organized women’s colleges to form the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Sailing Association.Sailing
When an opportunity to return to Brown as chairman of the German Department arose in 1962, Schumann found himself taking a sentimental trip back to where he wanted to be, "in Marston Hall, which still had exactly the same musty (somewhat pleasantly musty!)Schumann, Detlev W.
In the next few years the department was enlarged by the arrival of Kurt B. Mayer in 1950, Harold W. Pfautz in 1952, Sidney Goldstein in 1955, Basil G. Zimmer in 1959, and James M. Sakoda in 1962.Sociology
On May 9, 1962 there occurred a student disturbance that rivalled the tunnel riot.Student customs
Alumni College, a program designed to give the alumni a chance to return to the University and attend courses for a week in the summer, was first held in 1962.University Extension