John L. Newcomb
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John L. Newcomb was an American educator and the second president (1931-1947) of the University of Virginia.
John Lloyd Newcomb (1881 – 1954) was appointed interim president of the University of Virginia on May 23, 1931, following the death of Edwin A. Alderman on April 30th. An adjunct professor of civil engineering since 1905, Newcomb had been serving as the assistant to Alderman since 1926. After nearly two years as acting president, Newcomb was confirmed as president of the University of Virginia, a position he held until 1947.[1]
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Notable events
- September 21, 1940 – UVA President John L. Newcomb said in a statement that the refusal to admit David Carliner to the UVA School of Law was not politically motivated. Carliner had been arrested earlier in September for distributing leaflets without a permit. [2]
- September 18, 1942 – Newcomb tells incoming first-year students that their time is to be spent preparing to win the war and warned against fun as usual. [3] “This is certainly no time for business or fun as usual. Every able bodied student should enter one of the enlisted reserves – Army, Navy or Marine Corps…he should pursue his studies with the maximum of application and diligence in order that in the shortest time he will be prepared to render the service which is expected of him and which he will cheerfully give.”
References
- ↑ Web. Newcomb Named Temporary Head, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, retrieved May 23, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. May 31, 1925 page 7.
- ↑ Web. 'Nothing Political in Carliner Case' - Newcomb Issues Statement on Refusal to Admit Student, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, September 21, 1940, retrieved September 20, 2022. Print. September 21, 1940 page 1.
- ↑ Web. Newcomb Advises Students This Is No Time For Fun, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, September 19, 1942, retrieved September 18, 2022. Print. September 19, 1942 page 2.