William J. Rolfe, 1903

William J. Rolfe, 1903

In 1903, college founder Charles W. Emerson retired due to his poor health. At this time, Dean Southwick became acting president and reorganized the curriculum, regrouping sixteen departments down to seven: Oratory, Voice Training, Literary Interpretation, Dramatic and Platform Art, Physical Training, Language and Literature, and Pedagogy. The official second president of Emerson College of Oratory was William J. Rolfe (pictured), an internationally renowned Shakespearean scholar and actor, who accepted the presidency at the age of 75. He served as college president until 1908.

1903

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