Edmund Ezra Day
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Edmund Ezra Day was a U.S.
educator.
Day received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Dartmouth College
and his doctorate
in economics
from Harvard. While at Dartmouth, be became a brother of Theta Delta Chi
. He went on to serve as the fifth president of Cornell University
from 1937 to 1949. While in office, he helped establish the School of Industrial and Labor Relations
at Cornell.
The administrative building at Cornell, Day Hall, is named after Edmund Ezra Day. He was interred in Sage Chapel
on Cornell's campus.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educator.
Day received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from Harvard. While at Dartmouth, be became a brother of Theta Delta Chi
Theta Delta Chi
Theta Delta Chi is a social fraternity that was founded in 1847 at Union College. While nicknames differ from institution to institution, the most common nicknames for the fraternity are Theta Delt, Thete, TDX, and TDC. Theta Delta Chi brothers refer to their local organization as Charges rather...
. He went on to serve as the fifth president of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
from 1937 to 1949. While in office, he helped establish the School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations is an industrial relations school at Cornell University, an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, USA...
at Cornell.
The administrative building at Cornell, Day Hall, is named after Edmund Ezra Day. He was interred in Sage Chapel
Sage Chapel
Sage Chapel is the non-denominational chapel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State and serves as the final resting place of the university's founders, Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, and their wives...
on Cornell's campus.
External links
- Cornell Presidency: Edmund Ezra Day
- Cornell University LibraryCornell University LibraryThe Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. In 2010 it held 8 million printed volumes in open stacks, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, more than of manuscripts, and close to 500,000 other materials, including motion pictures, DVDs, sound recordings, and...
Presidents Exhibition: Edmund Ezra Day (Presidency; Inauguration)