William Boylan

William Aloysius Boylan (January 6, 1869 – July 8, 1940) was the first President of Brooklyn College.[1][2][3]

William Aloysius Boylan
Born(1869-01-06)January 6, 1869
New York City
DiedJuly 8, 1940(1940-07-08) (aged 71)
Alma mater
OccupationPresident of Brooklyn College
Known forFirst President of Brooklyn College
SuccessorHarry Gideonse

Career

Boylan was born in New York City, to Arthur and Anne Boylan.[4] He attended St. Francis Xavier College (B.A. and M.A.), New York University (Master of Pedagogy), and Fordham University (Doctor of Philosophy).[5]

In his career, he was District Superintendent of Schools (beginning in 1913) and Associate Superintendent of Schools, with the New York City Board of Education (beginning in 1927).[6][7][5]

Jimmy Walker, the Mayor of New York City, appointed Boylan the first President of Brooklyn College in May 1930.[6][8] Boylan resigned as President and retired in September 1938 due to illness, as he was suffering from neuritis, and died on July 8, 1940, at 71 years of age.[9][1][10][11]

He wrote textbooks on reading, writing, and mathematics.[12] Boylan co-authored City Arithmetics, Charles E. Merrill Company (1916), Correct Spelling for Graded Schools, Laurel Book Company (1929), and Graded Drill Exercises in Corrective English, Noble and Noble, Incorporated (1939).[13][14][15]

Boylan Hall, on the campus of Brooklyn College, was originally called the “Academic Building,” and was later named after Boylan.[16]

References
  1. "W.A. Boylan Dies; Ex-College Head; First President of Brooklyn College Succumbs to Long Illness at Age of 71; Educator for 40 Years Before Joining Higher System Was a District and Associate Superintendent of Schools". 9 July 1940 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. Brooklyn College: Inauguration of Dr. William A. Boylan as the First President; First Commencement Exercises, Class of 1932, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Tuesday, June 21st, 1932, at 8 – via Google Books.
  3. Biskupic, Joan (2009). American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 15 – via Internet Archive. william boylan brooklyn college.
  4. Presidents of American Colleges and Universities. Who's Who in American Education, Incorporated. 2019 – via Google Books.
  5. Brooklyn College (25 June 1932). "Press release announcing the inauguration of William Boylan as President of Brooklyn College 1932, 4 pages total". Brooklyn College History.
  6. Picciano, Anthony G.; Jordan, Chet (2017). CUNY’s First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People’s University. Taylor & Francis – via Google Books.
  7. Horowitz, Murray M. (1981). Brooklyn College, the first half-century. Brooklyn College Press – via Google Books.
  8. Congress, United States. "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  9. "Boylan's Leave Extended; Brooklyn College Head, Ill, to Be Away Until September". 7 May 1938 – via NYTimes.com.
  10. Bulletin to the Schools. University of the State of New York Press – via Google Books.
  11. Inside Education - Google Books, Volumes 26-27, New York State Education Department, 1939.
  12. "Brooklyn College Presidents". Brooklyn College Archives & Special Collections.
  13. William Aloysius Boylan and Floyd R. Smith (1916). City Arithmetics, Charles E. Merrill Company, ISBN 1358478686.
  14. William Aloysius Boylan and Albert Steele Taylor (1939). Graded Drill Exercises in Corrective English, Noble and Noble, Incorporated.
  15. William A. Boylan and Albert Steele Taylor (1929). Correct Spelling for Graded Schools, Laurel Book Company.
  16. Sandy Mui (18 April 2018). "Brooklyn College's History Intersects with FDR's New Deal".
Preceded by
 President of Brooklyn College
1932–1938		 Succeeded by
Harry Gideonse
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