On this Day in NU History
July 2009 Archives
July 31, 2009
July 31, 1924: Dr. Charles M. Stuart retires from his position as President of the Garrett Biblical Institute after twelve years of leadership.
July 30, 2009
July 30, 1962: Appromximately 150 attorneys from 30 states head to the Northwestern University School of Law for a special week-long course on recent developments in legal practice.
July 29, 2009
July 29, 1947: Professor K.A. Gunnar Strand is named director of Dearborn Observatory.
Read more about Dearborn Observatory.
July 28, 2009
July 28, 1952: The Fine Arts Quartet, a string ensemble, of the American Broadcasting Company completes a series of chamber music concerts at Lutkin Hall.
July 27, 2009
July 27, 1929: Northwestern sophomores James Whittaker and Bill Lorimer win the annual Best Ball golf tournament at the Mid-City club.
July 26, 2009
July 26, 1929: Dean of women Mary Ross Potter announces her resignation after serving more than twenty years at this position.
July 25, 2009
July 25, 1931: Forty monkeys escape from cages on the 14th floor of the Medical School's Montgomery Ward building into the hallways and stairways.
After the fire department was unable to corral the monkeys, library patrons were put into action to return the monkeys to their cages.
July 24, 2009
July 24, 1973: Lightning strikes Old College, Northwestern's first building (1855), on the Evanston campus. The lightening strike triggers the building's sprinkler system, causing flood damage.
Assessment of the damage reveals considerable rot in the building's supporting beams, prompting the University to raze the structure.
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July 23, 2009
July 23, 1931: Professor Arne Oldberg of the School of Music wins first prize in the Hollywood Bowl contest for music composers.
The University Archives holds a collection of Oldberg's papers.
July 22, 2009
July 22, 1962: Northwestern tennis star and Big Ten champion Marty Riessen is named to the United States Davis Cup team.
July 21, 2009
July 21, 1950: A lawsuit is filed against Northwestern University by the father of an NU student who suffered complete paralysis after injuring his spine by jumping off a pier on the NU beach.
The case was eventually settled out of court.
July 20, 2009
July 20, 1887: Directors of the Dearborn Observatory (then located at the Chicago University on the south side) visit Northwestern's campus in search of a new location for the observatory.
Read more about the history of the Observatory
July 19, 2009
July 19, 1958: President J. Roscoe Miller unveils plans to build the Searle Health Center at a cost of $800,000.
July 18, 2009
July 18, 1949: Northwestern's Dental School receives a grant from the National Institute of Dental Research to study the effect of adding sodium fluoride to public water supplies.
July 17, 2009
July 17, 1965: Northwestern scientists complete what was then the largest helium bubble (a tool used to study nuclear particles) ever.
July 16, 2009
July 16, 1955: Clarence E. Watson, professor of industrial relations in the School of Engineering, is appointed as an aide to the Secretary of Defense.
July 15, 2009
July 15, 1933: Northwestern football coach Dick Hanley has his tonsils removed, a decision sparked by a lingering throat ailment which had bothered him in previous seasons.
July 14, 2009
July 14, 1962: Dr. John A.D. Cooper of Northwestern's medical school is named editor of the Journal of Medical Education.
July 13, 2009
July 13, 1929: H.A. Goodrich, the longest surviving member of NU's first graduating class, dies at the age of 92.
July 12, 2009
July 12, 1963: Mr. and Mrs. Foster McGaw donate 1.2 million dollars to the university to complete the construction of the Alice Millar Religious Center.
The couple donated had previously donated over 1 million dollars in the fall of 1960 for the construction of the main chapel.
July 11, 2009
July 11, 1962: Construction begins on the Lakefill
Construction begins on the Lakefill. (1962)
Lakefill construction in the 1970s
