Clifton Daggett Gray was the third president of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and a Baptist theologian. Gray was born in 1875 in Massachusetts, graduating from Harvard University in 1897 and then receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Gray then served as a Free Baptist pastor and editor of The Standard, a Baptist periodical. In 1920 Gray became president of Bates College, a school that was historically affiliated with the Free Will Baptists. As president, Gray greatly expanded the College's endowment and was active in the Bates debate program. He helped to organize the first intercontinental debate when Bates debated Oxford University in 1921. During World War II, Gray was instrumental in brining a V-12 Navy unit to train officers at the College. Gray served as president of Bates until 1944, when he retired. The Gray Athletic Building (Gray Cage) at Bates was named after Chase. Bates College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1855, located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: ci. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Chicago is a private university primarily located in the Hyde Park neigborhood of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890, doors opened in 1892. ... The Standard,29 September 2004 Mr. ... Bates College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1855, located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The V-12 Navy College Training Program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the United States Navy during World War II. Between July 1, 1943 and June 30, 1946, over 125,000 men were enrolled in the V-12 program in 131 colleges and universities in...

External Links

• Gray info
• Gray Cage

References

• Bates College Mirror, (Lewiston, Maine: Bates College, 2006)