James Roscoe Day
The Rev. James Roscoe Day, D.D., L.L.D. (17 October 1845 – March 13, 1923) was an American Methodist minister, educator and chancellor of Syracuse University.
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| 4th Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
| In office April 1894 – 14 June 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Charles N. Sims |
| Succeeded by | Charles Wesley Flint |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1845 Whitneyville, Maine |
| Died | March 13, 1923 (aged 77) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Maine Wesleyan Seminary Bowdoin College |
Early life and education
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Day was born in Whitneyville, Maine, on October 17, 1845 to Thomas and Mary Plummer Hillman Day. He attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary and then studied at Bowdoin College but had to stop due to poor health; he eventually received his degree in 1874. He married Anna E. Richards of Auburn, Maine in 1873. In 1872, he was ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served as a pastor at Bath, Maine, from 1872 to 1874; Portland, Maine, from 1876 to 1878; Boston, Massachusetts, from 1881 to 1882; New York City, 1883 to 1885 and 1889 to 1893.[1]
Syracuse University
Day was elected as the fourth chancellor of Syracuse University on Nov. 16, 1893 to succeed Charles N. Sims.[1] He was elected bishop in 1904, but declined the post to stay at Syracuse.[1]
Day is credited with helping to greatly expand the University as several important buildings were constructed during his tenure including the Archbold Gymnasium, Bowne Hall, Carnegie Library, Goldstein Faculty Center, Lyman Hall, Machinery Hall, Slocum Hall, Sims Hall, Smith Hall, Steel Hall and the Tolley Administration Building.[2][3][4]
He retired from the presidency on July 14, 1922.[5] To date, Day was the longest-serving chancellor of the University.[6]
Writing
Day was an author and wrote The Raid on Prosperity (1907) and My Neighbor the Workingman.
Death
Day died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 13, 1923.[1][7]
See also
References
- "Dr. James R. Day Passes Away". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. 15 March 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cranmer, Neil D. (17 October 1907). "Many Elmira Young Men Attend Syracuse University". Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Biggest in College World". Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. 5 April 1908. p. 25. Retrieved 28 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hill, Bob (1 April 1995). "Physical Attraction". Syracuse University Magazine. 11 (3): 28. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Chancellor Day Against Cigarettes". The Tablet. Brooklyn, New York. 10 June 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "James Roscoe Day – A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University". Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- "Dr. James R. Day Dies At Seashore. Chancellor Emeritus of Syracuse University Victim of Pneumonia at Atlantic City. Famous as a Defender of Corporations Against the Attacks of President Roosevelt". New York Times. March 14, 1923. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links
- "Chancellor James Roscoe Day Papers," Syracuse University Archives
- Obituary, The New York Times, March 13, 1923.