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DR. SEYMOUIPS CHILDHOOD H s 1889 Charles Seymour was born january 1901 Ile attended Hillhouse 1, 1885. Two ancestors had been Yale presi- High CClass of '01D, played foot- Llents: his father was Professor of Greek. ball, stuclierl Greek, marhemarics. 1908-1937 Following a year's graduate stutly at Paris and two more at Yale, Dr. Seymour took his PhD in 1911. The same year lie married Gladys M. VVatkins of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He became an instructor in history and was made a full professor in 1918. He accompanied VVi1son and House to the 1919 Peace Conference as commissioner and delegate. 7

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He Won renown as historian and author or of History, In addition to duties as Profess ontributed numerous articles to scholarly Dr. Seymour c journals, published eight major works, including The Intimate Papers of Colonel Housev, and several studies on American diplomacy of the War era. THE WRITTEN RECORD -.--Q -- vu.:-: col.l.EoE. I ,..MA-4-aw.:-p:.zs:2:E:E:E:33:ggg:gzg.-.:-'igggggggg Pffllmfmfy E 'mnf't'o ' . 3:5:5:i:5:2:Q:2:E:2:f:f: 'iii' mg plme in me eulminmon. . 5525252555253 for admission on LInlle1'gBj!N3 ' 'fx' mg 5:2255::::::5E5g5g3?5g5 Vh L '0 1ZS Tm or Mglmwl is VW1 t'tfJfwff wi and - '-me lqfyffns sawWy,. U MW' pf D- We Qflzvnmaif wL fi2f?f5- f l amy MDOXM., Newfllwr ' W we 4, in M. an l .WM 12' mm, Wt, Wwevi T 2, 'MT:,.,.,...,.....,.,. llok'i?f1M'QY5 Ci fi l LLjj WM' tj at im,- 'iil -:f'07'f ? NaWgW4'l.5a3va.w. G ful' lk' UW-'f Mfg f Jw mira. lv cl sz ssamvmww WW ., ,aa 3. ,, M liziglwvlhhrlwloh ?f,s1tLrmH all ws ,ww ul-if l It W Q A ,M .. . an .ml llvlna-li ' fwu 64, Zwl W? L , ll I :fi P W' IVVP +Vf'n, ,. M-me 1 V ,s 'ae M,,!'f ,, ' 0' 'mm ll lo -mn mn mm me lslllmng lm me -unison -mls 0 ff I ?- 'TT7 QMLLM VVIML4 P14154 ,,,.,,, rp e'-,-',':,p.. .G-..-Q'- . are t We fa UW, My an .5E55gE555E5EE5E5E5E35 ' - l.v-dh ' , . ,-,,',,, aww 51 I, N- .Jf M' J ui? ilgfjfgwwggwu amlfwg f---F , ,.,.. .1...,........l.............. is 'M U Wea am, N' JMmM .... . ....... , -Q-- ' -- J mm E 2 WT MW hxwtl 1889-1908 During the four years following his graduation from Hillhouse, Dr. Sevmour studied at King's ' b 'd c. Returning to the US, he entered Yale with the Class of ,O3. As a student he served ' f ' n the DeForest Prize. He returned to Cambridge for his MA College, Cam Il g as crew manager, treasurer of PBK, and wo 6

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HIGHLIGHTS - 193 7-1949 Dr. Seymour continued a distinguished career as Sterling Professor, University Provost and the first Blaster of Berkeley College. ln I937 he lieeaine the l5tl1 president of Yale. During tlie next few years, tlie camera caught liini at varied aetivities-with the late Billy Phelps, receiving an honorary degree at Princeton: leading a laculty procession. Under the wartime leadership of President Seymour, over 2l.OOO men were trained for the armed forces. New and more intensive teaching methods were estalulislied: an aeeelerated sunnner program was inaugurated, and the Far lfastern Lanvua es lnstitute be un. Tlirouvlwut, everv effort was niade to maintain ure-war standards of teaehin . rw 1-i 1 2 . ' iielif The end of the war lirouglit new prolulenis- tlie traditional educational quality liatl to be maintained in a greatly overcrowded Yale: tlie veterans had to lie liouserl: tlie plaee ol Seienee liad to be reconsidered. as Sliell ' passed its liundrecltli lvirtliday amidst aeadeniie ceremony: tlie re-estalnlislnnent ol aluinni relations demanded extensive travel. 8