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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
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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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1950 'llme election ol' A. VVlxitney Griswold, '29, as the next president was announced lay thc Yale C,t7l'Pt7l'llIlO11 on Felrruury 12th ot tlns year. As Yalels President he brought progress Yale received nationwide recognition for merging the sciences and humanities under Dr. Seymour. Internal development included the improvement of Yale's financial status, the strengthening of library collections, and afinerfaculty. At the close ofa term of great service, then, to him, respectfully, We dedicate this volume 9
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