▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁ten ure ▁the ▁debate ▁team ▁began ▁to ▁comp ete ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ' s ▁Oxford ▁Union ' s ▁first ▁American ▁debate ▁in ▁Lew ist on ; ▁Gray ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" father ▁of ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁Qu im by ▁Deb ate ▁Council ." ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁college ▁through ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁a ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁end ow ment ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁V - 1 2 ▁Naval ▁Training ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Gray ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁then ▁receiving ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁Gray ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁Will ▁Bapt ist ▁past or ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Standard , ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁period ical . ▁ ▁Cl if ton ▁D ag get t ▁Gray ▁became ▁B ates ' ▁third ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁prede cess or ' s ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁side ▁of ▁B ates , ▁but ▁his ▁ten ure ▁also ▁saw ▁significant ▁changes ▁in ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁college ▁life . ▁On - camp us ▁dan cing ▁was ▁officially ▁san ction ed ,