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Harry Woodburn Chase was born on April 11, 1883 in Groveland, Massachussets, United States. He was the son of Charles Merrill and Agnes Woodburn Chase.
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Harry Woodburn Chase was born on April 11, 1883 in Groveland, Massachussets, United States. He was the son of Charles Merrill and Agnes Woodburn Chase.
Chase graduated from Groveland High School in 1900, and attended Dartmouth College, from which he received the B. A. degree in 1904. After earning the M. A. from Dartmouth in 1908, Chase entered Clark University, an important center for study in psychology, during the administration of G. Stanley Hall. There, as a fellow in psychology, he translated lectures given by Sigmund Freud; according to A. A. Brill, his translation "had a decisive influence upon the course of psychoanalysis in this country. " He also directed the Clark Clinic for subnormal children and in 1910 received the Ph. D. degree.
The next year he became a high-school teacher, beginning a forty-six-year career as an educator. In 1910 Chase began a twenty-year association with the University of North Carolina. He taught the philosophy of education until 1915, was professor of psychology until 1918, became dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences in 1918, and finally president of the university from 1919 to 1930. During Chase's presidency, the University of North Carolina's enrollment rose from 1, 000 to 3, 000, the faculty increased from seventy-five to 225 members, nine dormitories and four classroom buildings were added, and other buildings were remodeled. Other features of his presidency include the development of the University of North Carolina Press; the flowering of folk drama under Frederick H. Koch, director of the Carolina Playmakers; and the expansion of the library and other research facilities. Chase also attracted and retained many acclaimed scholars and scientists. His sound administration and liberality in faculty matters are credited with winning the university national prestige. Chase's presidency of the University of Illinois, from May 1930, to July 1933, was more controversial. When he liberalized student regulations, reducing an eighty-page rule booklet to sixteen pages, and ended a ban on smoking on the main campus, critics accused him of undermining student morality. The depression stirred further criticism of expensive furnishings in the new president's home. The bank that held university funds was briefly closed. Enrollment dropped. Despite these and other difficulties, he helped to establish the college of fine and applied arts and the college of physical education. He also strengthened the university's Chicago professional colleges. In July 1933, Chase became the eighth chancellor of New York University. During his administration the university became the nation's largest, increasing its enrollment from about 30, 000 to 70, 376 and its faculty from 1, 800 to 3, 935. Its annual budget also grew, reaching $18 million in the fall of 1950. The most striking new facility and program during his tenure was the $32 million New York University-Bellevue Hospital Medical Center on the East River, which included a postgraduate college and New York University Hospital. This center established a national pattern for integrated medical teaching, patient care, and research. A $3 million law center was constructed on the main Washington Square campus and a $1 million gymnasium on the Bronx campus. Chase reorganized the budget system, unified the libraries, coordinated admissions procedures, and appointed a permanent commission on graduate work. When Chase retired on July 1, 1951, he had amassed a total of thirty-two years as the chief executive of three universities. Upon his retirement the Chases moved to Sarasota, where he died. Chase's career coincided with the rise of American industry and the country's emergence as a world power after World War I, which spurred unusual increases in higher education enrollments. He used federal funds boldly in a time when students with veterans' benefits crowded universities and entered the professions. In North Carolina and New York, Chase's administrative ability accommodated both the growing enrollments and high scholarly attainment; his liberality and his insistence on academic freedom have long been admired. [Louis R. Wilson's brief Harry Woodburn Chase (1960) is the only full biography; other sources are The National Cyclopedia of American Biography (1939 - 1942) and Current Biography, 1948. New York University also has some biographical material prepared upon his retirement. Many of his speeches were published in journals, but they have never been collected. Various obituaries appeared in the minutes of the Council of New York University, Apr. 25, 1955; the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, World Telegram and Sun, New York Post, and Champaign-Urbana Courier, all Apr. 21, 1955; Winston-Salem Journal, Apr. 23, 1955; Dartmouth College Alumni Magazine, June 1955; and Illinois Alumni News, May 1955. A portrait and sketch are included in Illinois Years (1950). ]Chase graduated from Groveland High School in 1900, and attended Dartmouth College, from which he received the B. A. degree in 1904. The next year he became a high-school teacher, beginning a forty-six-year career as an educator. After earning the M. A. from Dartmouth in 1908, Chase entered Clark University, an important center for study in psychology, during the administration of G. Stanley Hall. There, as a fellow in psychology, he translated lectures given by Sigmund Freud; according to A. A. Brill, his translation "had a decisive influence upon the course of psychoanalysis in this country. " He also directed the Clark Clinic for subnormal children and in 1910 received the Ph. D. degree. On Dec. 26, 1910, he married Lucetta Crum, a clergyman's daughter who had been a fellow student at Clark University. They had two children. In 1910 Chase began a twenty-year association with the University of North Carolina. He taught the philosophy of education until 1915, was professor of psychology until 1918, became dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences in 1918, and finally president of the university from 1919 to 1930. During Chase's presidency, the University of North Carolina's enrollment rose from 1, 000 to 3, 000, the faculty increased from seventy-five to 225 members, nine dormitories and four classroom buildings were added, and other buildings were remodeled. Other features of his presidency include the development of the University of North Carolina Press; the flowering of folk drama under Frederick H. Koch, director of the Carolina Playmakers; and the expansion of the library and other research facilities. Chase also attracted and retained many acclaimed scholars and scientists. His sound administration and liberality in faculty matters are credited with winning the university national prestige. Chase's presidency of the University of Illinois, from May 1930, to July 1933, was more controversial. When he liberalized student regulations, reducing an eighty-page rule booklet to sixteen pages, and ended a ban on smoking on the main campus, critics accused him of undermining student morality. The depression stirred further criticism of expensive furnishings in the new president's home. The bank that held university funds was briefly closed. Enrollment dropped. Despite these and other difficulties, he helped to establish the college of fine and applied arts and the college of physical education. He also strengthened the university's Chicago professional colleges. In July 1933, Chase became the eighth chancellor of New York University. During his administration the university became the nation's largest, increasing its enrollment from about 30, 000 to 70, 376 and its faculty from 1, 800 to 3, 935. Its annual budget also grew, reaching $18 million in the fall of 1950. The most striking new facility and program during his tenure was the $32 million New York University-Bellevue Hospital Medical Center on the East River, which included a postgraduate college and New York University Hospital. This center established a national pattern for integrated medical teaching, patient care, and research. A $3 million law center was constructed on the main Washington Square campus and a $1 million gymnasium on the Bronx campus. Chase reorganized the budget system, unified the libraries, coordinated admissions procedures, and appointed a permanent commission on graduate work. When Chase retired on July 1, 1951, he had amassed a total of thirty-two years as the chief executive of three universities. He held ten honorary degrees, belonged to seven honorary societies, and was the recipient of numerous awards. A trustee of several foundations, he also became a director of the Metropolitan Opera Association, the New England Society of New York, and the New York Museum of Science and Industry. Upon his retirement the Chases moved to Sarasota, Fla. , where he died. Chase's career coincided with the rise of American industry and the country's emergence as a world power after World War I, which spurred unusual increases in higher education enrollments. He used federal funds boldly in a time when students with veterans' benefits crowded universities and entered the professions. In North Carolina and New York, Chase's administrative ability accommodated both the growing enrollments and high scholarly attainment; his liberality and his insistence on academic freedom have long been admired.
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On December 26, 1910, he married Lucetta Crum, a clergyman's daughter who had been a fellow student at Clark University. They had two children.
