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'''Robert Clarkson Clothier''' ([[1885]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] – [[18 March]], [[1970]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]) was the fourteenth [[President]] of [[Rutgers University]] serving from [[1932]] to [[1951]]. |
'''Robert Clarkson Clothier''' ([[1885]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] – [[18 March]], [[1970]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]) was the fourteenth [[President]] of [[Rutgers University]] serving from [[1932]] to [[1951]]. |
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Clothier attended the [[Haverford School]] and as an undergraduate at [[Princeton University]] where he graduated in [[1908]]. Subsequent to graduation, he worked for the [[Wall Street Journal]] as a reporter, and in the publishing industry. During the [[World War I|first world war]], Clothier served on the General Staff, commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Army]] and served as a special representatives for the [[Secretary of War]], and after a short stint in commerce, served the Haverford School as Assistant Headmaster and finally Headmaster. In 1929, Clothier was appointed Dean of Men at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. |
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In 1932, Clothier became President of [[Rutgers University]], and during his tenure, the university expanded from New Brunswick, New Jersey to acquire the "River Road Campus" (now known as the Busch campus), a 256-acre tract in neighboring [[Piscataway, New Jersey]]. Further expansion was made to the campus of Cook College, the university's school of agriculture. During [[World War II]], Clothier positioned Rutgers within the domestic war effort, hosting the Army Student training program. Subsequent to the war, Clothier oversaw further expansion of Rutgers, especially as a result of the G.I. Bill, and declared that the University would accommodate "all qualified veterans and high school graduates for whom it is possible to provide, not just those whom it is convenient to take." In these years, also, Rutgers would become the State University, and incorporate the University of Newark (now Rutgers-Newark campus) and the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers-Camden campus). |
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In the summer of 1947 he served as president of the New Jersey Constitutional Convention, held in the College Avenue Gymnasium, that produced the state's third constitution. Shortly after, in 1951, Clothier retired from the presidency. |
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He died on March 18, 1970. |
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Revision as of 18:44, 7 August 2006
Robert Clarkson Clothier (1885 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 18 March, 1970 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the fourteenth President of Rutgers University serving from 1932 to 1951.
Clothier attended the Haverford School and as an undergraduate at Princeton University where he graduated in 1908. Subsequent to graduation, he worked for the Wall Street Journal as a reporter, and in the publishing industry. During the first world war, Clothier served on the General Staff, commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and served as a special representatives for the Secretary of War, and after a short stint in commerce, served the Haverford School as Assistant Headmaster and finally Headmaster. In 1929, Clothier was appointed Dean of Men at the University of Pittsburgh.
In 1932, Clothier became President of Rutgers University, and during his tenure, the university expanded from New Brunswick, New Jersey to acquire the "River Road Campus" (now known as the Busch campus), a 256-acre tract in neighboring Piscataway, New Jersey. Further expansion was made to the campus of Cook College, the university's school of agriculture. During World War II, Clothier positioned Rutgers within the domestic war effort, hosting the Army Student training program. Subsequent to the war, Clothier oversaw further expansion of Rutgers, especially as a result of the G.I. Bill, and declared that the University would accommodate "all qualified veterans and high school graduates for whom it is possible to provide, not just those whom it is convenient to take." In these years, also, Rutgers would become the State University, and incorporate the University of Newark (now Rutgers-Newark campus) and the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers-Camden campus).
In the summer of 1947 he served as president of the New Jersey Constitutional Convention, held in the College Avenue Gymnasium, that produced the state's third constitution. Shortly after, in 1951, Clothier retired from the presidency.
He died on March 18, 1970.
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