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| On May 6, 1824, Thomas Brownell was formally elected President of Washington College by the Board of Trustees. Serving until December 1831, Brownell's presidency involved selection of the [[old_campus|site]] for the college, planning the course of study, creating a plan of governance, and codifying student discipline. In several areas, Brownell proposed radical ideas. For instance, he included practical and scientific studies alongside the traditional fare of classics. He also devised a curricula separated into eight categories--Political Economy, Belles Lettres, Science, Politics, Metaphysics, Mathematics, Morals, and History. Though Brownell's curricula was not implemented along these lines, there was a strong emphasis at Washington College on the natural sciences. | On May 6, 1824, Thomas Brownell was formally elected President of Washington College by the Board of Trustees. Serving until December 1831, Brownell's presidency involved selection of the [[old_campus|site]] for the college, planning the course of study, creating a plan of governance, and codifying student discipline. In several areas, Brownell proposed radical ideas. For instance, he included practical and scientific studies alongside the traditional fare of classics. He also devised a curricula separated into eight categories--Political Economy, Belles Lettres, Science, Politics, Metaphysics, Mathematics, Morals, and History. Though Brownell's curricula was not implemented along these lines, there was a strong emphasis at Washington College on the natural sciences. |
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| Brownell was so committed to furthering the College that he was criticized by fellow members of the Episcopal Diocese for neglecting his oversight of the rest of Connecticut's Episcopal churches. He did have time to serve as President of the African Mission School Society in [[hartford|Hartford]], which began in 1828. After resigning from Washington College in 1831, he remained actively supportive of the College. For example, Brownell solicited donations for the endowment of the Hobart Professorship, first awarded in 1837. To a certain extent, Brownell became a more powerful presence over governance of the College's trustees during the 1840s than he had been as the College's president. He was named Chancellor and [[board_of_visitors|Visitor]] of Trinity College. In 1852, Brownell became the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of America. | Brownell was so committed to furthering the College that he was criticized by fellow members of the Episcopal Diocese for neglecting his oversight of the rest of Connecticut's Episcopal churches. He did have time to serve as President of the African Mission School Society in [[hartford|Hartford]], which began in 1828. After resigning from Washington College in 1831, he remained actively supportive of the College. For example, Brownell solicited donations for the endowment of the Hobart Professorship, first awarded in 1837. To a certain extent, Brownell became a more powerful presence over governance of the College's trustees during the 1840s than he had been as the College's president. He was named [[chancellor_of_the_college|Chancellor]] and [[board_of_visitors|Visitor]] of Trinity College. In 1852, Brownell became the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of America. |
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| Brownell died in January 1865. Four years later, a [[brownell_statue| statue of Brownell]] was unveiled on Trinity's campus overlooking Bushnell Park. When Trinity moved to [[summit_campus|Summit Campus]] in 1878, the statue was re-erected on the Main Quad where it stands now, adjacent to the [[long_walk|Long Walk]]. | Brownell died in January 1865. Four years later, a [[brownell_statue| statue of Brownell]] was unveiled on Trinity's campus overlooking Bushnell Park. When Trinity moved to [[summit_campus|Summit Campus]] in 1878, the statue was re-erected on the Main Quad where it stands now, adjacent to the [[long_walk|Long Walk]]. |
