James Herbert Case Jr.

James Herbert Case Jr. was the 8th president of Washington & Jefferson College.[1]

James Herbert Case Jr.
Eighth President of Washington & Jefferson College
In office
May 4, 1946  June 1949
Preceded byRalph Cooper Hutchinson
Succeeded byBoyd Crumrine Patterson
Personal details
BornOctober 26, 1906
Plainfield, New Jersey
DiedJuly 11, 1965(1965-07-11) (aged 58)
New York, New York
Alma materPrinceton University

Case was born on October 26, 1906 in Plainfield, New Jersey He graduated from Princeton University in 1929 and served with the United States Navy Later, he served as secretary of Brown University.[1]

He was elected president of Washington & Jefferson College on May 4, 1946 and inaugurated October 25, 1946. Fall 1946 saw the largest student body on record, 1047, with 75% of the students veterans of World War II The college added a Division of Engineering in the former Catholic Church on the corner of Wheeling and South Lincoln Streets. On October 29, 1949, the college dedicated Mellon and Upperclass Dormitories. In June 1949, the Board of Trustees granted Case a one-year leave of absence to study the problems of small, independent, liberal arts colleges. On March 25, 1950, before the end of his leave, he resigned to take the presidency of Bard College. He died in New York Hospital on July 11, 1965, after a long illness.[1]

See also

References

  1. "James Herbert Case Jr. (1946-1949)". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College. 2003-09-04.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Ralph Cooper Hutchinson
President of Washington and Jefferson College
19461949
Succeeded by
Boyd Crumrine Patterson


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