William Boylan Explained

William Aloysius Boylan
Birth Date:	6 January 1869
Birth Place:	New York City, US
Alma Mater:	St. Francis Xavier College (B.A. and M.A.) New York University (Master of Pedagogy) Fordham University (Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation:	President of Brooklyn College
Known For:	First President of Brooklyn College
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Successor:	Harry Gideonse

William Aloysius Boylan (January 6, 1869 – July 8, 1940) was the first President of Brooklyn College.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Boylan was born in New York City, to Arthur and Anne Boylan.^[4] He attended St. Francis Xavier College (B.A. and M.A.), New York University (Master of Pedagogy), and Fordham University (Doctor of Philosophy).^[5]

In his career, he was District Superintendent of Schools (beginning in 1913) and Associate Superintendent of Schools, with the New York City Board of Education (beginning in 1927).^{[6] [7] [5]}

Jimmy Walker, the Mayor of New York City, appointed Boylan the first President of Brooklyn College in May 1930.^{[6] [8]} Boylan resigned as President and retired in September 1938 due to illness, as he was suffering from neuritis, and died on July 8, 1940, at 71 years of age.^{[9] [1] [10] [11]} He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.^[12]

He wrote textbooks on reading, writing, and mathematics.^[13] Boylan co-authored City Arithmetics, Charles E. Merrill Company (1916), Correct Spelling for Graded Schools, Laurel Book Company (1929), and Graded Drill Exercises in Corrective English, Noble and Noble, Incorporated (1939).^{[14] [15] [16]}

Boylan Hall, on the campus of Brooklyn College, was originally called the “Academic Building,” and was later named after Boylan.^[17]

External links

• William A. Boylan, "A New Brooklyn College Is Rising," The New York Times, December 8, 1935

Notes and References

1. News: W.A. Boylan Dies; Ex-College Head; First President of Brooklyn College Succumbs to Long Illness at Age of 71; Educator for 40 Years Before Joining Higher System Was a District and Associate Superintendent of Schools. The New York Times . 9 July 1940.
2. Book: Brooklyn College: Inauguration of Dr. William A. Boylan as the First President; First Commencement Exercises, Class of 1932, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Tuesday, June 21st, 1932, at 8. 1932. Google Books.
3. Book: Biskupic, Joan. American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. registration. 15. william boylan brooklyn college.. 2009. Joan Biskupic. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 9780374532444 . Internet Archive.
4. Book: Presidents of American Colleges and Universities. 2019. Who's Who in American Education, Incorporated. Google Books.
5. Press release announcing the inauguration of William Boylan as President of Brooklyn College 1932, 4 pages total. Brooklyn College. 25 June 1932. Brooklyn College History.
6. Book: CUNY's First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People's University. Anthony G.. Picciano. Chet. Jordan. 2017. Taylor & Francis. 9781351982153. Google Books.
7. Book: Horowitz, Murray M.. Brooklyn College, the first half-century. 1981. Brooklyn College Press. 9780930888114. Google Books.
8. Web site: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. United States. Congress. 1950. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
9. News: Boylan's Leave Extended; Brooklyn College Head, Ill, to Be Away Until September. The New York Times . 7 May 1938.
10. Book: Bulletin to the Schools. 1938. University of the State of New York Press. Google Books.
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=i-NRAQAAMAAJ&q=william+boylan+brooklyn+college Inside Education – Google Books
12. Web site: 2015-10-20 . Brooklyn College Presidents BROOKLYN COLLEGE ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS . 2024-09-23 . en.
13. Web site: Brooklyn College Presidents. Brooklyn College Archives & Special Collections.
14. William Aloysius Boylan and Floyd R. Smith (1916). City Arithmetics, Charles E. Merrill Company, .
15. William Aloysius Boylan and Albert Steele Taylor (1939). Graded Drill Exercises in Corrective English, Noble and Noble, Incorporated.
16. William A. Boylan and Albert Steele Taylor (1929). Correct Spelling for Graded Schools, Laurel Book Company.
17. Web site: Brooklyn College's History Intersects with FDR's New Deal. Sandy Mui. 18 April 2018.