Feb. 13, 1854
Ten incorporators — out of 17 named as directors in the charter for Eliot Seminary — convened for their first meeting as the Board of Directors. William Greenleaf Eliot was voted president and Wayman Crow, vice president.
Feb. 13, 1989
President George H.W. Bush visited campus and gave a speech on volunteerism, his first public address since taking office. His visit marked the first time a U.S. president visited the University while in office.
Feb. 15, 1943
Wiley Blount Rutledge, former dean of the School of Law, took the U.S. Supreme Court’s judicial oath. He served as an associate justice until Sept. 10, 1949.
This feature will be included in each 2003-04 issue of the Record in observance of Washington University’s 150th anniversary.