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1975

  • On April 24 and 25, 1975 members of the Third World Coalition led by the OUAP took over University Hall to protest cuts in financial aid, citing the effect on admission of minority students.African Americans
  • The resulting performance was "The Providence Garden Blues," written by Bass and staged in 1975.Afro-American Studies
  • The American Philosophical Society has numbered among its members the following individuals connected with Brown, elected to membership in the years indicated: Stephen Hopkins in 1769; Benjamin Waterhouse in 1791; Francis Wayland in 1838; John E. Holbrook 1815 in 1839; Alpheus S. Packard in 1878; George Dana Boardman 1852 in 1880; Henry S. Frieze 1841 in 1884; William Williams Keen 1859 in 1884; James Macalister 1856 in 1886; James Burrill Angell 1849 in 1889; Lester Frank Ward in 1889; Richard Olney 1856 in 1897; Stephen F. Peckham 1862 in 1897; John Hay 1858 in 1898; Robert H. Thurston 1859 in 1902; Carl Barus in 1903; Hermon Carey Bumpus 1884 in 1909; Charles E. Bennett 1878 in 1913; Winthrop John Vanleuven Osterhout 1893 in 1917; John Franklin Jameson in 1920; Charles Evans Hughes 1881 in 1926; Arthur F. Buddington ’12 in 1931; John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1897 in 1931; Ernest E. Tyzzer 1897 in 1931; Gilbert Chinard in 1932; George E. Coghill 1896 in 1935; Harvey N. Davis ’01 in 1935; George Grafton Wilson 1886 in 1936; Frederick G. Keyes ’09 Ph.D. in 1938; Charles August Kraus in 1939; Walter S. Hunter in 1941; Leonard Carmichael in 1942; Zechariah Chafee ’07 in 1946; Robert Cushman Murphy ’11 in 1946; Otto E. Neugebauer in 1947; William A. Noyes in 1947; George Boas ’13 in 1950; Carl Bridenbaugh in 1950; Clarence Saunders Brigham 1899 in 1955; Clarence H. Graham in 1956; John Imbrie in 1956; Lars Onsager in 1959; John Wilder Tukey ’36 in 1962; Edmund Sears Morgan in 1964; Carl Pfaffmann ’33 in 1964; Vartan Gregorian in 1965; Barnaby C. Keeney in 1965; Donald F. Hornig in 1967; Floyd Ratliff ’50 Ph.D. in 1972; Leon N. Cooper in 1973; David E. Pingree in 1975; George F. Carrier in 1976; Eliot Stellar ’47 Ph.D. in 1977; Brooke Hindle ’40 in 1982; Thomas J. Watson, Jr. ’37 in 1984; Barbara K. Lewalski in 1986.American Philosophical Society
  • K(arl) Brooke Anderson (1892-1975), executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association, was born in Cardwell, Virginia, on August 31, 1892.Anderson, Karl Brooke
  • Karl Brooke Anderson died on October 18, 1975 in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts.Anderson, Karl Brooke
  • In the 1970s the department was enlarged by the arrival of William O. Beeman in 1973, Marida C. Hollos in 1974, and Lina M. Fruzzetti in 1975.Anthropology
  • "Andy" Geiger from 1971 to 1975, Robert A. Seiple from 1975 to 1979, and John C. Parry from 1979 to 1990.Athletics
  • The disappointing seasons continued until 1985-86, when Brown, in its first winning season (16-11) since 1975, won its first Ivy League championship, but lost to Syracuse, 101-52, in the opening round of the regional NCAA tournament.Basketball
  • The Brown women were 16-4 in 1974-75 and 13-7 in 1975-76.Basketball
  • The women’s teams have been coached by Mary Avery in 1958, Sarah Phillips in 1960, Jan Lutz in 1972-73, Gail Davis from 1973 to 1975; Carole Kleinfelder from 1975-76, Gail Klock from 1976 to 1980; Maureen Enos from 1980 to 1988; and Jean Marie Burr since 1988.Basketball
  • 1975-1976, 1977-78, 1989-90, and 1990-91, and won the championship in 1983-84, 1984-85 (shared with Princeton), and 1991-92.Basketball
  • Charles Augustus Baylis (1902-1975), professor of philosophy, was born in Portland, Oregon, on April 2, 1902.Baylis, Charles A.
  • Charles A. Baylis retired in 1970, and died on August 30, 1975.Baylis, Charles A.
  • In February 1975 an editorial staff separate from that of the "Herald" took over the publication of "Fresh Fruit."BDH Brown Daily Herald
  • With the Commencement issue of 1975 the Brown Daily Herald Voluntary Publishing Association became the Brown Daily Herald, Inc.BDH Brown Daily Herald
  • "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
  • Their daughter, Angela Brown Fischer, was a term trustee from 1975 to 1980.Brown family
  • The Photo Lab moved in in 1975.Cabinet
  • Professor Carberry has been the subject of articles in a number of periodicals, including the "New York Times," which proclaimed him "The World’s Greatest Traveler" on the front page of its Sunday travel section in 1974, and in "Yankee" magazine, where he was "The Absent-Bodied Professor" in 1975.Carberry, Josiah S.
  • Reverend David Ames became the new Episcopal chaplain in 1974 and brought the University Church back to St. Stephen’s in 1975, where it remained until 1980.Chapel
  • In 1975 Miriam Wolcott was the first laywoman to be a full-time Catholic chaplain in Rhode Island.Chapel
  • Benjamin Crocker Clough (1889-1975), professor of English and classics, was born in Tisbury on the island of Martha’s Vineyard on November 19, 1889.Clough, Benjamin C.
  • Benjamin C. Clough died on August 30, 1975 in Smithfield, Rhode Island.Clough, Benjamin C.
  • Since 1965 faculty members specializing in computer science, Andries van Dam, John Savage and Peter Wegner, were hired to develop the computer science program, and in 1975 there was a Program in Computer Science under the direction of the computer science faculty.Computer Science
  • The position of Dean of the College was reestablished in 1974 with Thomas F. Bechtel, who had been Dean of Counseling, as acting dean, followed by Walter Massey from 1975 to 1979, Harriet Sheridan from 1979 to 1987, Sheila Blumstein from 1987 to 1997, Nancy Dunbar from 1998 through December 2000, and Paul Armstrong from January 2001 through June 2006.Dean
  • An engineer and physicist who had been on the faculty since 1969 and had served as chairman of the Faculty Policy Group, he was appointed Dean of the Graduate School in 1974, and in 1975 was also named Acting Dean of the Faculty and Academic Affairs, succeeding Jacqueline A. Mattfeld, who had held that position since 1974, and had previously been Dean of Academic Affairs from 1971 to 1974.Dean
  • James E. Dougherty was Dean of Student Affairs between 1970 and 1975.Dean
  • Three degrees of Doctor of Arts in Creative Writing were awarded under an experimental program in 1975.Degrees
  • 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
  • The department was housed in Sharpe House from 1960 until the fall of 1975, when it moved into the former Alumni House at 159 George Street, which was renamed Meiklejohn House in honor of Dean Alexander Meiklejohn 1893.Education
  • In 1975 improvements were made to the building in the form of four new dining rooms.Faculty Club
  • The basement room, now named the "Brown Jug," was decorated with memorabilia of the 1920s, and also with a Class D liquor license obtained in December 1975.Faculty Club
  • The team had a successful 6-2-1 season in 1975, the first year with Dale Philippi as a regular coach.Field Hockey
  • Between twelve and fifteen students took the course, which was offered again in 1975.Flying Club
  • The Anderson years were better, as his teams finished 4-3-1 in 1973, 5-4 in 1974 and 6-2-1 in 1975.Football
  • The "beanies" survived through the class of 1975, mainly because of the $2.75 charge per cap which, with the sale of outing tickets, helped support Freshman Week.Freshman caps
  • The record-breaking years for the Brown Fund in 1974-75 and 1975-76 won for Brown the U. S. Steel Alumni Giving Incentive Award.Fund-raising
  • Ray Edwin Gilman (1887-1975), professor of mathematics, was born in Lansing, Kansas, on June 19, 1887.Gilman, Ray E.
  • Ray E. Gilman died in Providence on January 26, 1975.Gilman, Ray E.
  • Golf became a recognized sport in 1920, and over the years had a few highly successful seasons, which occurred in 1931, 1941, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1971, 1972, and 1975.Golf
  • The 1969 and 1975 teams were undefeated.Golf
  • At a news conference held on the day after the ending of the occupation of University Hall by minority students in the spring of 1975, Hornig said, "A generation has grown up believing that anything was possible if you set your mind to it.Hornig, Donald F.
  • The worsening financial crisis required severe measures, and in February 1975 Hornig sent to the faculty a "white paper," which recommended selective cutbacks, including a reduction in the size of the faculty by about 15 per cent (75 people) in the next few years.Hornig, Donald F.
  • On July 14, 1975, Hornig tendered his resignation and announced his intention of leaving office at the end of June 1976.Hornig, Donald F.
  • Hunter Kellenberger (1904-1975), professor of French and chairman of the Modern Languages Division, was born in Newark, Ohio, on February 14, 1904.Kellenberger, Hunter
  • Hunter Kellenberger retired in 1971 and died on April 12, 1975 in Providence.Kellenberger, Hunter
  • When the University conferred an honorary degree upon him in 1975, the citation noted, "Few men have borne more titles, worn more hats, than you.Kenny, Robert W.
  • Chester Hugo Kirby (1899-1975), professor of history, was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on September 12, 1899.Kirby, Chester H.
  • Chester H. Kirby retired in 1964 and died on March 5, 1975 at his home in Thetford, Vermont.Kirby, Chester H.
  • An extension at the rear of the building was designed by Steven L. Lerner and added in 1975.Machado House
  • Full accreditation as a four-year medical school was granted in 1975, and 58 students (thirteen of whom were women) received their M.D. degree in June of that year.Medical education
  • A family medicine residency program in conjunction with Memorial Hospital was initiated in 1975.Medical education
  • Carl Wallace Miller (1893-1975), professor of physics, was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 28, 1893.Miller, Carl W.
  • Carl W. Miller died on January 8, 1975.Miller, Carl W.
  • Margaret Shove Morriss (1884-1975), fourth dean of the Women’s College and of Pembroke College, was born in Baltimore on June 25, 1884.Morriss, Margaret Shove
  • Margaret Shove Morriss died in East Providence on January 22, 1975.Morriss, Margaret Shove
  • The High Jinks, a barbershop octet with bow ties, began in 1975.Musical Clubs
  • From 1972 to 1975 Thomas A. Mutch taught a Modes of Thought course called "Exploration."Mutch, Thomas A.
  • In 1975 Otto Neugebauer published "A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy."Neugebauer, Otto
  • The Photo Lab was located at 70 Waterman Street from 1952 until 1975, when it moved next door to the Cabinet.Photographic Laboratory
  • Williams was named the fourth Hazard professor in 1975, and was followed by Beyer as the fifth in 1984.Physics
  • Studies for the doctorate in political science were temporarily discontinued in 1975, but reinstated in 1987.Political Science
  • On the afternoon following the inauguration, Archibald MacLeish read from his poems and shared anecdotes with his audience in Alumnae Hall in a performance dedicated to the memory of Mark Donahue ’59, a loyal alumnus who became a race car driver and died in a crash in Austria in 1975.President
  • Redding became professor of American history and civilization at George Washington University in 1969, and from 1971 until his retirement in 1975 he was Ernest I.Redding, Jay Saunders
  • In 1975 the Gottesman Foundation established the Ungerleider Distinguished Scholar in Judaic Studies, and Neusner was named to this post.Religious Studies
  • In 1975 Bessie H. Rudd was the first woman to be inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.Rudd, Bessie H.
  • The Sarah Doyle Women’s Center has been in operation since 1975, as a result of a proposal the year before by the Working Group on the Status of Women, a coalition of 25 students, faculty, administrators and employees, who wanted a center where women of all ages could come together to discuss women’s issues.Sarah Doyle Women's Center
  • "Signs and Symptoms" began as "The newsletter of Brown University’s Program in Medicine" in February 1975, changed its subtitle to "The newsletter of Brown University’s Medical Education Program" in the second issue, and changed it again in 1979 to "A publication of the Brown University Medical Education Program," and in 1988 to "An alumni publication of the medical school at Brown University."Signs and Symptoms
  • After the death of his first wife in 1975, Walter H. Snell married his long-term assistant, Esther Dick.Snell, Walter H.
  • In 1975 Brown shared the Ivy title with Cornell and won the New England title, defeating the University of Connecticut in a game with four sudden-death overtime periods, followed by three penalty shots by Tom Walsh ’76, Steve Milone ’ 80, and Fred Pereira ’77.Soccer
  • During Stevenson’s thirty-one years of coaching at Brown his record was 251-160-30, and his teams had 24 winning seasons, captured ten Ivy League and seven New England titles, and advanced to the NCAA playoffs thirteen times (eleven of them from 1968 to 1978), and to the semifinals four times, in 1968, 1973, 1975, and 1977.Soccer
  • After several unofficial seasons the women’s soccer team coached by Dom Starsia ’73 won two of five games in its first varsity season in 1975.Soccer
  • Softball became a varsity sport in 1975.Softball
  • Arlene Gorton coached from 1962 to 1975.Softball
  • The 1975 team won seven and lost four, and the 1976 team, under Carole Kleinfelder, won eight and lost three.Softball
  • On March 14, 1975, students gathered to protest the University’s proposed budget for 1975-76, charging that President Hornig’s "White Paper" on the budget would cut financial aid and student services and also that the reduction of faculty would affect minorities.Student protests
  • On Thursday, April 24, 1975, University Hall was occupied by forty black, Latin, and Asian-American students.Student protests
  • Jim Dougherty coached from 1965 to 1975, Dave Johnson in 1977-78, and William Cullen from 1978 to 1982.Tennis
  • The women’s tennis team had its first undefeated season, 9-0 in the fall of 1974, followed by more successful seasons in the spring of 1975, 7-0, and the fall of 1975, 5-1, with the help of Nancy Fuld ’76 and Nancy Lewis ’77.Tennis
  • By 1975 there were forty Tougaloo graduates in medical school.Tougaloo College
  • In 1975 Brown came within one-tenth of a second of an undefeated season when the team lost to Dartmouth in the final event of the dual meet, the mile relay which Dartmouth won, 3:17.7 to Brown’s 3:17.8, for a final score of Dartmouth 78, Brown 76.Track
  • They received the support of physical education director Arlene Gorton, and the teams were formed in 1975.Track
  • Even though there were 1,213 people enrolled in 65 extension courses in 1974-75, University Extension was suspended in 1975 as part of the University’s solution to the fiscal emergency at that time.University Extension
  • A standard concentration in urban studies was approved in 1973, and a revised concentration program in 1975.Urban Studies
  • Malcolm S. Stevens was Vice President for Administration from 1966 to 1975.Vice Presidents
  • Karl S. Weimar published "Concept of Love in the Works of Hermann Stehr" in 1945, "German Language and Literature" in 1974, and "Views and Reviews of Modern German Literature" in 1975.Weimar, Karl S.
  • In 1975 Karl S. Weimar directed a production of "The Mikado" by the Academy Players of Kent County.Weimar, Karl S.
  • "The Day of the Locust," which has been called "the best novel ever written about Hollywood," was made into a movie in 1975.West, Nathanael
  • After use for many classes, Whitehall was closed on June 30, 1975, and was torn down to make way for the Center for Information Technology building.Whitehall