“The Chancellors:
A History of Leadership at Syracuse University”
James R. Day
Chancellor: 1894-1922
Highlights:
- Longest tenured Chancellor (Served 29 years)
- Friendship with Standard Oil’s John D. Archbold led Archbold to become University’s great benefactor
- Enrollment increased from 777 to 6422 by time of retirement
- Over 20 buildings built or purchased and 11 schools and colleges organized during his leadership
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The Campus During Day’s Tenure A series of new buildings surrounding an athletic field are testament to Day’s plans to make Syracuse “one of the top ten universities in this country.”
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John Dustin Archbold John D. Archbold, President of Standard Oil, provided funds for Archbold Stadium in 1905 and Archbold Gymnasium in 1908.
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