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February,
1916, First Birthday Greeting, from Center Street Sunday School.
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June, 1931.
O'Keefe Graduates Excel in Studies At High Schools.
"We are proud that an O'Keefian, R. A. Day, made the highest record in
the tenth grade at Boys High ..."
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?, 1932, from
the O'Keefe Log. "R. A. Day , one of the most brilliant students,
O'Keefe has ever graduated is continuing his work at Boys' High. He continues
to lead the student body in scholastic averages."
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May, 1933,
Boys High School Seniors Prepare for Graduation. "R. A. Day
will deliver the valedictory address."
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?, 1935. 5
Decatur Students and 28 Atlantians On Emory Honor Roll
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May, 1935.
Emory Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa (picture). Atlantans
Named to Phi Beta Kappa. "Day has the distinction of a perfect
record, never having made less than "A" in his three years at Emory."
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May?, 1937.
Princeton Fellowship Is Awarded R. A. Day, Jr.
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August, 1937.
Receive Degrees on Saturday. "Master of science:
R. A. Day, Jr. ... "
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?, 1938. Homesickness
Plus! An anecdote published in the newspaper, signed by "R.
A. Day, Jr., The Graduate College, Princeton, N. J."
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September,
1940. R. A. Day, Jr., Is Appointed Chemistry Instructor At Emory.
From the Christian Advocate. "'He is a young man of unusual ability
and sterling character ... '"
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?, 1941.
Chemical Engineers to Hear MIT Man. "Other new officers of the
Georgia section [of the American Chemical Society] are: ... R. A. Day,
Secretary ..."
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March, 1943.
Emory Grants Leave to Five Instructors. Four of Administrative
Staff, Faculty Enter War Service.
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August?, 1945.
24 Emory Scientists Helped Make the Bomb. It mentions both Dr.
R. A. Day, Jr. and Marjorie G. Day. From the Atlanta Journal Magazine.
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September?,
1945. 2 Emory Scholars Tell Incidents In Their Hush-Hush A-Bomb Work.
"Dr. Day guessed that less than 1,000 out of about 75,000 people at
Oak Ridge knew what they were making."
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?, 1946?.
Shop Talk (picture: "Three Emory University professors . . . with
a tank of hydrogen ...").
Bomb's Rush. "Dr. R. A. Day reports that his neighbor, one of the
Civilian Defense officials, put him on the Civilian Defense Committee ...
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September,
1946. Faculty Shifts Announced by New Emory Head. " ...
promotions were announced as follows: ... Dr. R. A. Day, Jr. to assistant
professor of chemistry ... "
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December, 1946?.
Atomic Bomb Expert To Speak in Rockmart. "Dr. R. A. Day,
of Emory University Department of Chemistry, will be guest speaker at the
December 17 meeting of the Rockmart Kiwanis Club ... "
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September,
1951. Dr. Day From Emory to do AEC Research
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September,
1956. Six at Emory Advance to Full Professorships
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December, 1956,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Day (Parents 50th Wedding Anniversary). "Married
December 23, 1906, in Atlanta, Mrs. Day is the former Miss Trixie McIntyre
of Atlanta."
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November 7,
1957. Dr. R. A. Day Fills Top Chemistry Post, from the Emory
Wheel. "He joined the Emory faculty in 1940 as an instructor and was promoted
to assistant professor in 1942, to associate professor in 1946 and
professor in 1956."
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?, 1958?. Youthful
Scientists Warned of Rocket Fuel Hazards. "Dr. R. A.
Day, head of the Emory University chemistry department, agreed ... "
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April 2, 1959.
Emory University Alumni Plan Dinner. "Dr. R. A. Day, chairman of
the chemistry department at Emory, will be the speaker, ..."
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?, 1962?. Sigma
Xi to Honor Emory's Dr. Day. "Dr. R. A. Day ... will be cited ...
for outstanding research."
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September,
1973. Service Spotlight."Dr. and Mrs. Day met while she was
a biochemistry student here."
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September 25,
1974. Day Gets Honor. "An outstanding chemist has received
the 13th annual Thomas Jefferson Award ..."
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September 25,
1974. Day Receives Jefferson Award.