Joseph Swain

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Joseph Swain (June 16, 1857—May 19, 1927) served as the ninth president of Indiana University, and also as the president of Swarthmore College.

Summary

Education

Indiana University (B.L. 1883, M.S. 1885)
Wabash College (LL.D. 1893)

Career

Professor of mathematics and biology at Indiana University (1883–1891)
Professor of mathematics at Stanford University (1891–1893)
President of Indiana University (1893-1902)
President of Swarthmore College (1902-1921)

Biography

Joseph Swain was IU’s first Indiana-born president. He was born in Pendleton, Indiana, to Woolston and Mary A. Swain. Swain attended IU as an undergraduate and graduate student. He was a Freshman at IU in 1879 and graduated with a B.L. degree in 1883. From 1883-1885, he was an instructor of mathematics and biology at IU while he completed his graduate education and graduated with a M.S. degree in 1885. Starting in 1885, Swain was an associate professor of mathematics until 1886, where he then was professor for five years until 1891. He left his professorship at IU in 1891 to follow departing IU president David Starr Jordan to Stanford University, where he taught as a professor of mathematics. In 1893, Swain received the degree LL.D from Wabash College. Swain returned to IU in 1893 to serve as IU's ninth president, succeeding John Coulter who served as IU's eight president. He married Frances M. Morgan, of Knightstown, September 22, 1885.^[1] Swain accepted the invitation to serve as President for Swarthmore College in 1902 until 1921. He retired from Swarthmore in 1921 as President Emeritus and died six years later.

IU Administration

Swain served as IU's president from 1893 to 1902. During that time, he established Kirkwood Hall in 1894; a gymnasium for men in 1896, which later was named Assembly Hall; Kirkwood Observatory in 1900; and he began construction for Science Hall in 1901. During his presidency, student enrollment increased from 524 to 1,285.^[1]

Associations

Swain was the ex-president of the Indiana State Teachers Association, member of the Section on Higher Education of the National Council on Education, member of the World Peace Foundation and served as president of the N.E.A. from 1913-1914.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Myers, Burton Dorr (1951). Trustees and Officers of Indiana University 1820 to 1950. Indiana University. p. 537.

External links

"Swain, Joseph". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.

"Swain, Joseph". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. This source claims he made post-graduate studies in Scotland.

Academic offices
Preceded by John Merle Coulter	President of Indiana University 1893 – 1902	Succeeded by William Lowe Bryan

v t e Presidents of Indiana University

Wylie Ryors Daily Lathrop Nutt Moss Jordan Coulter Swain Bryan Wells Stahr Sutton Ryan Ehrlich Brand Herbert McRobbie

Persondata
Name	Swain, Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	President of Indiana University
Date of birth	June 16, 1857
Place of birth	Pendleton, Indiana
Date of death	May 19, 1927
Place of death

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