Aha! Maybe it should have, but it didn't occur to me that they might have changed the name. Now having searched better, it would appear that the name of the president who died in office was Courtney C. Smith, 1953-1969 (http://www.swarthmore.edu/x15741.xml). (Friend is still alive, best I can tell.)
9th president of Swarthmore College, 1953-1969. Courtney C. Smith (1916-1969) was named both President of the College and American Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarships in 1953. While a time of great growth and accomplishment, his presidency was marked by increasing tension from anti-war sentiment, pressure to increase the number of African American students, and changing social standards. In June 1968 Smith announced his resignation effective the fall of 1969 in order to head the Markle Foundation. On January 9, 1969, at the age of 52, he died of a heart attack suffered while in his office.
I never heard about that. Someone who wrote that movie MUST be an alum or somehow connected to Swat, otherwise that is just too obscure!
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Date: 2011-08-20 01:03 am (UTC)9th president of Swarthmore College, 1953-1969. Courtney C. Smith (1916-1969) was named both President of the College and American Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarships in 1953. While a time of great growth and accomplishment, his presidency was marked by increasing tension from anti-war sentiment, pressure to increase the number of African American students, and changing social standards. In June 1968 Smith announced his resignation effective the fall of 1969 in order to head the Markle Foundation. On January 9, 1969, at the age of 52, he died of a heart attack suffered while in his office.
I never heard about that. Someone who wrote that movie MUST be an alum or somehow connected to Swat, otherwise that is just too obscure!