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Volume
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Number
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The Lord of Misrule
Emory
Medalists
Enigma:
The Haunting of Uppergate House
The
Emory Century
Wonderful
Woodruffs
The
Ubiquitous Woodruff
Living
up to the Legacy
The
Return of the
Bright Brigade
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THE
EMORY CENTURY
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BRICKS
AND MORTAR
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DIVERSITY
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EMORY
TRADITIONS
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FOUNDING
SCHOOL
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GIANTS
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RESEARCH
& SCHOLARSHIP
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STUDENTS
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TURNING
POINTS
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EMORY
AND
THE WORLD
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1940–Luther
C. Fisher deeds Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital, located
in downtown Atlanta, to Emory. |
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1941–Following
the death of Bishop Warren A. Candler, the University sponsors
its first dance, a form of recreation Candler had opposed. |
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1941–Dooley’s
Frolics begin. |
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1943–In
the midst of World War II, the U.S. Navy institutes a college
training program known as V-12. During the war, military
students outnumber civilians by two to one. |
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1943–Elizabeth
Gambrell is the first woman admitted to the School of Medicine. |
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1944–The
nursing school first offers a collegiate program. |
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1944–Atlanta-Southern
Dental College becomes Emory’s School of Dentistry. |
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1946–The
G.I. Bill creates an influx of students, sending the University
scrambling for additional housing for more than thirty-five hundred
students and nearly two hundred new faculty and staff. |
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1947–The
tradition of holding an Opening Convocation is instituted. |
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1948–The
first Ph.D. degree is awarded at Emory to Thomas P.
Johnston in chemistry. Johnston’s doctoral research was
directed by Professor of Chemistry Osborne R. Quayle, who
organized and directed Emory’s inaugural Ph.D. program. R.
A. Day, ’36C-’37G, professor emeritus of chemistry,
writes, “Dr. Quayle’s tireless efforts over many years
certainly made a significant change in the history of the University.”
J. Jack Kirkland ’48AB-’49MS-’74DSc writes,
“One of the greatest moments in Emory’s history was
when Dr. Osborne Quayle was hired. . . . [Quayle’s] wise,
strong efforts and winning personality drew together a cadre of
faculty members that set the pace towards a program in chemistry
that is now recognized as one of the finest in the country.” |
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1949–Alben
Barkley 1900C, vice president of the United States under President
Harry S. Truman, delivers the Commencement address, the first
event televised at Emory. |
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BONUS
CONTENT: The web version of “The Emory Century” contains
a significant amount of information not presented in the print
version.
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