Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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W SAYLES HALL, comleted in 1881, was an imposing addition to the Brown campus. It was built by William F. Sayles in honor of his son William C. Sayles of the class of 1878 who died while a student here. THE CIVIL WAR 1857-1883 BARN AS SEARS was pres- ident of the university from 1855-1867. He was a Baptist minister and distinguished teacher before coming to Brown. He succeeded Pres- ident Wayland.

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THE CIVIL WAR, like all other American wars, affected the Brown campus to a great degree. One of the many Brown men who served was Elisha Benjamin Andrews, later president of the University. JOHN HAY of the class of 1858 top was one of the several famous Brown alumni of the mid-nineteenth century. A class poet while at Brown, Hay became a secretary to Lincoln and later Secretary of State and formulator of the Open Door Policy . Char- les Evans Hughes of the class of 1881 was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and head of the World Court set up by the League of Nations. Ezekial Robinson left was the 7th president of the university.

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DR. BARNABY C. KEENEY THE PRESIDENT Barnby C. Kenney, Ph.D., LL.D., President of the Uni- versity, received his undergraduate degree at the Univer- sity of North Carolina where he was both scholar and athlete. He served at Brown as a Professor of history be- fore he became the Dean of the College. He was installed as the twelfth President of Brown University in the fall of 1955 after the resignation of Dr. Henry M. Wriston.