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1925
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- Charles Henry Brent (1862-1929), Bishop of Western New York, is first recipient of Chancellor's Medal, an award endowed by Chancellor Charles Norton at the time of his death to be presented to an outstanding citizen of Buffalo. In his opening remarks, Chancellor Samuel Capen refered to Brant as "the name of one citizen of Buffalo will instantly occur to everyone as that of a man who in character and achievements is without a peer among us, and whose great contributions to the life of his time have brought honor to the place of his residence. We know him as the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, as the eloquent interpreter of the finest aspirations of this community, as the ready partner in every worth while civic enterprise, as a true neighbor and as a friend."
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1926
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- In the 1925-1926 academic school year overall enrollment was over 3,500. There were 827 students in the College of Arts and Sciences while the School of Medicine had 261 students, School of Pharmacy -- 239, School of Law -- 285, School of Dentistry -- 135 and the School of Business Administration had 405 students. In addition the Evening Session had 1,280 and the Summer Session had 467 students.
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1927
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- Robert Frost spent three days at the University as "poet-in-residence".
- The School of Business Administration (today the School of Management) is established as the 7th division of the University.
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1928
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1929
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- Close of 1929 Endowment Campaign on October 29th.
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1930
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- Architect E. B. Green's plan for the University's campus (currently South Campus) is completed on May 1st. Green and his firm are instrumental in designing many of the University's early buildings.
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1931
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- The School of Education is established on February 13th as the 9th division of the University.
- University Bookstore (now Edgar C. Beck Hall) is completed (E.B. Green, architect).
- Central Heating Plant, later named in honor of Gerald F. Mackay, is completed (E.B. Green, architect).
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1932
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- Crosby Hall is dedicated on April 28th (E.B. Green, architect).
- Because of an financial emergency, the University faculty and staff take a voluntary 10% cut in salary on November 23.
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1933
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- T.S. Eliot gives a lecture on January 26th.
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1934
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1935
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- Dedication of Lockwood Memorial Library (now Charles D. Abbott Hall, Health Sciences Library) on May 15th. The dedicatory address is delivered by popular novelist and an editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, Christopher Morley.
- School of Social Work is established on June 6th as the 10th division of the University. It had previously been a certificate program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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1937
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- Charles D. Abbott, Director of the University Libraries, establishes the "Poetry Project" collecting rare first editions of modern poetry. Today's greatly expanded Poetry Collection consists of over 100,000 volumes, 5,000 periodical titles, and extensive manuscript holdings.
It is one of the most unique collections of poetry in the world.
- Evening Session becomes Millard Fillmore College as of March 25th.
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1938
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- University of Buffalo's Phi Beta Kappa chapter is chartered on January 29th.
- Carl Sandberg gives a talk on May 2nd.
- On November 2nd, the Irwin B. Clark Memorial Gymnasium is dedicated (E. B. Green, architect).
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1939
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- The University honors architect E. B Green with the Chancellor's Medal.
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays at Junior Prom on February 25th.
- The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (in 1962 the name was shortened to Graduate School) is established on June 6th as the 11th division of the University. However, graduate study dates from 1923 when the Committee on Graduate Study and Degrees was established.
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1940
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- The School of Nursing formally separates from the School of Medicine becoming the 12th division of the University.
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1941
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- Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Band perform during Pep Week.
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