Education: Lucky Rutgers

Enthusiastic Rutgers University students went to old Queen's Hall one day last week, tolled the college bell whose clapper they have so often stolen. They ran their venerated "Flag of 1766" up the campus flagpole. Rutgers had a new president, after having had only an acting president since John Martin Thomas decided to go into life insurance (TIME, Nov. 10, 1930). Last week Acting President Philip Milledoler Brett signalized the end of his term by telephoning Rutgers new president, just elected: Robert Clarkson ("Bob") Clothier.

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