Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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CREATING a position as an outspoken critic of American educational trends, President Keeney has easily completed the transformation from professor of medieval history to college president. As a teacher and scholar, he established high standards for him- self both in research and in the classroom, and he has sought to see these transferred to the American university. Symbolic of his growing influence and prestige was a trip to Isreel during the school year to inspect and advise on the Israeli educational system. The Class of 1959 began its career at Brown just as Dr. Keeney took the presidency. In just four years. Brown's growth has taken on amazing propor- tions. Physically, alone, Brown '59 is far from what it was when Dr. Keeney became its twelfth president. The West Quadrangle and the Walter S. Hunter Lab- oratory of Psychology iiave been built, and the re- novation of Hope College undertaken. With an eye on the future, the Dexter asylum was purchased for nearly $2 million and preliminary steps made toward the reconstruction of Brown's physical athletic plant.

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ADMINISTRATION PROVOSTof Brown University is Dr. Zenas R. Bliss 'l8. He has taught at Brown since 1923, was created full pro- fessor of engineering in 1940. A Sigma Xi, he has been executive officer and director of research in Brown's engineering department. DEAN OF STUDENTS, Edward R. Durgin, is a grad- uate of the U. S. Naval Academy and came to Brown after a career in the service during which he attained the rank of admiral. He acts as the main liason between University Hall and the student body.