May 16, 2011 | Sean Flynn

What’s Old is New Again

Students walk in front of Beach Hall, named after a former faculty member who was appointed president of Connecticut Agricultural College, which was later to become UConn. Photo by Sean Flynn

<p>Students walking in front of Beach Hall on the Storrs Campus may not realize the historical significance of the building, which was opened in 1929 as home to the school’s science programs. It is named after Charles Lewis Beach who was named president of Connecticut Agricultural College (later to become Connecticut State College and then the University of Connecticut) in 1908. Beach joined the faculty in 1896 and became president in 1908. In a history of the University that has current relevance, Walter Stemmons wrote, "Throughout the 20 years in which Mr. Beach served as president ... the outstanding fact was the persistence with which he returned with each new session of the General Assembly to his carefully formulated plan for building up the institution." Photo by Sean Flynn</p>
Students walking in front of Beach Hall on the Storrs Campus may not realize the historical significance of the building, which was opened in 1929 as home to the school’s science programs. It is named after Charles Lewis Beach, a faculty member from 1896 who was appointed president of Connecticut Agricultural College (later to become Connecticut State College and then the University of Connecticut) in 1908. In a history of the University that has current relevance, Walter Stemmons wrote, "Throughout the 20 years in which Mr. Beach served as president ... the outstanding fact was the persistence with which he returned to each new session of the General Assembly with his carefully formulated plan for building up the institution." Photo by Sean Flynn