Lucky Rutgers

Enthusiastic Rutgers University students went to old Queen's Hall one day last week, tolled the college bell whose clapper they have so often stolen. They ran their venerated "Flag of 1766" up the campus flagpole. Rutgers had a new president, after having had only an acting president since John Martin Thomas decided to go into life insurance (TIME, Nov. 10, 1930). Last week Acting President Philip Milledoler Brett signalized the end of his term by telephoning Rutgers new president, just elected: Robert Clarkson ("Bob") Clothier.

Oldest Philadelphia department store, older than Wanamaker's is Strawbridge & Clothier, established in 1868 by Quaker Justus C. Strawbridge, who was joined by Quaker Isaac H. Clothier. Into the big Clothier family, in 1885. was born Robert Clarkson Clothier. His father, brother of the founder, was by this time become Presbyterian and rich. Young Bob went to Princeton, where he became editor-in-chief of the Daily Princetonian and a member of the senior council. A good scholar though no Phi Beta Kappa man, he showed no interest in his family's mercantile tradition. "Bob" Clothier became employment manager of Curtis Publishing Co., then, in 1917, a member of the War Department's committee on classification of personnel, later was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel. After the War he helped organize Scott Co., consultants in industrial personnel. His subsequent activities--as assistant headmaster of Haverford School, and as dean of men at the skyscraping University of Pittsburgh--demonstrated his ability as a personnel expert. Said Princeton's onetime Dean Howard McClenahan: "Rutgers is lucky to get Bob."

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