December 6, 1942

John Brown Watson, president of Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College (AM&N) from 1928 until the end of his life, died at his home on the AM&N campus. AM&N enrollment at the beginning of Watson’s tenure was thirty-six students; the number of faculty and staff was thirty-two. At the time of United States’ entry into World War II, the college enrolled almost 500 students and employed a faculty of sixty-six. AM&N is now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB).