ClarkNow Trivia Archives

Ernest Lawrence Thayer and ‘Casey at the Bat’

Iconic baseball poem was written in Worcester

Arnold Lucius Gesell: Child Development

The following is excerpted from “Changing the World: Clark University’s Pioneering People, 1887–2000” (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former Clark president Richard P. Traina. Writing for the American Psychological Association’s centennial series, Esther Thelen and Karen Adolph, two noted psychologists, described Arnold Gesell “as a giant in the field of developmental psychology.” Perhaps even a…

1942–46: Clark offers nursing education

Did you know that, in the mid-20th century, Clark University was engaged in teaching future nurses and nursing educators? Read on to learn more in an excerpt from “Clark University, 1887–1987: A Narrative History,” by William Koelsch, Clark professor emeritus and former University archivist. In 1942, at the request of Worcester medical professionals, Clark had…

What was Jonas Clark Hall’s backup purpose?

‘Wherever science is discussed, his name was known.’

Mathematical physicist Arthur Gordon Webster founded American Physical Society, advised Robert Goddard

Margaret Morse Nice: Animal Behavior

The following is excerpted from “Changing the World: Clark University’s Pioneering People, 1887–2000” (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former president Richard P. Traina. Long before she became a graduate student at Clark University, Margaret Morse Nice found her destiny. When she was only nine years old, she was taking notes on wild birds. Yet, it…

Paul Allman Siple: Wind chill

Arctic explorer was the world’s foremost expert on human survival in extreme temperatures

Oct. 6, 1974: Bruce Springsteen performs in Atwood Hall

The Scarlet: ‘A synthesis of rock and jazz … on the level of pure soul’

Physical education at Clark University

Physical education was a required course for all Clark University undergraduate students from 1910 to 1967. Learn more in these excerpts from the history of the University published by former Clark archivist William Koelsch. “After 1910, as the college became more traditional in its emphases, physical education became required of all students. … “Of…

Albert Michelson: ‘The artist in science’

“I always think of Michelson as the artist in science. His greatest joy seemed to come from the beauty of the experiment itself, and the elegance of the method employed. But he has shown extraordinary understanding for the baffling fundamental questions of physics.” — Albert Einstein Albert Michelson was a member of the Clark…