Word: wriston
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Behind the "IC's" early success lie years of planning, Wriston has envisaged an integrated building and academic program. Acting on the theory that keen thinking and comfortable living go hand in hand he instigated the "Quadrangle" idea. "The quad is not just building per se, it's really studying and living all rolled in one," the president explains...
...Wriston envisioned the solution and today the "Quadrangle" stands as a monument to the new Brown cohesion. This eight-acre series of muddled dorms and fraternities houses 60 per cent of the undergraduates. A pale-red brick wall and grass moat surround the labyrinth of closely-packed buildings. No one suffers from clostrophobia and everyone finds they have a new centralized social life...
...Wriston now feels he has some definite points in his favor in the battle for top students. The quadrangle has not only helped raise the college's academic average but it has proved a tangible attraction to parents who want to see their sons situated in pleasant surroundings...
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...Brown's failure in its quest for Ivy League leadership has been its lack of funds. A small endowment and heavy dependence on yearly gifts will continue to be the largest single stumbling block in the university's future quest for a nationally respected faculty. Without these funds Wriston faces the almost impossible task of offering instruction equal to the best...