Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-05
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SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 8.
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Sy Richard BiaolStors
..a, Sa, hs defined them and ,aa whe captain
Through the poIteness Of kind and valued fiend
who has for many years watched the movements of the
the affairs Of Brown University and who has extended to
the moey of his patronage have become
of pamphlet, published at New-Haven, entitled A
true and candid statement Of facts relative the late
affairs and proceedings oihe government Of Brown Un
versy." IL is written with considerable ability and is
what it processes be, and candid statement Of
facts, as they transplred.
The writer, for best known to himself, has
kept his name behind the curtain but learn that he
is man of unquestionable repuaton and is scholar
Of eminent standing.
That the writer has been actuated by disposition TO
crafty private i'll will, personal p,que, no one will be-
lievc, who reads his pamphlet, with an unpreudiced
mind, and with willingness to put language its pro-
per construction. The whole is written with fairness
deeency, and with evident regard for individual feeling
Tho facts which he develops, easily substanated
and we proceed to make few extracts from the pam
phet, which submit to the sober and candid reHec-
ton of intelligent, and discriminating public.
u
Us to notice, he proceeds to say
"Mary facts disgrsceiu and unbec oming in their ma
ture, OF which some Of the faculty Of Brown University
ba'e been guilty, we shall pass in silence and adj
ven only to some Instances OF dlsgraccu tyranny ana
shameful conduct, which have, from time to time oc-
Cured within the last four years At the annual com
mencement IN iS2 larger csss was admitted to
the University, than ever eutered IN anv wear pre-
vlous, sl9ce the .oundation of the institution. Du-
ring freshman year, the members of this class
generally satisfied with the instruction which they
received There very few disturbances within the
walls Of the Go lege.-Thc second year was somewhat
different. The class then had Mr. Increase =. Smith
for their tutor. few individuals had become dssatis-
fed with MIR. smith, by ihis treatment towards
them several occasions These individuals IN their
turn, treated him with marked dIsrespect both out Of
and in the recitation This misconduct, however,
was confined to very few dissaiiccted persons. Yet
Mr. Smith, without apparently making any effort to as
certain the author o. certain Disturbances censred the
class body, making distinction between the inno-
cent and the guilty This conduct increased his mum
Der OF enemies The disturbances became daily more
and more frequent and violent HIS censures were be.
slowed IN or al proiuson, and without reserve upon
the class generally. In consequence this almost eve
~ erdon o the class felt compelled to withdraw all re-
sp.c' from hIr
such was the state Of things when junior year com.
neHced and reed the class, they supposed from any
further communication with Mr.. Smith. In the early
par q, the spfng term Of junior year, the class com
ni'iced the study Of Natural Philosophy The Rev.
Jasper :danS. who was universally ted a nd be-
low 1by the Students the officer to whom thew ex.
pccsi TO recte. Not long after this however he re-
si'ri his pro ssprshp, at which mc the class were to
C "'n'e the siul' of Chemistry Upon his rcsigna-
- t pcston occurred, Who Is to hear the rccita-
TO q - chemistry AID Natural Philosophy! The Pres
idoI u the University gave information that he should
hca he latter AID the impression was that the study
o '"mstrv woGld be deferred, till new Professor
S. % % appointed, or that the Professor of ihoms-
r .a',a uent ~ the recit,tions on that branch OF
however, that IN
cres :. .Sm.tn, the Sophomore Tutor would hear the
less I- y the class in Chemistry Mr. Smith had be-
fore only censured the class without cause but e,
moo r'ua'y "i eliminating them pass unemployed
On several occasions large circles Of society," he Ind
mad u1e o expressions like these-''That class is dis
grace +. nInin nare" 81 hope, or the honor of hu.
mtn there will be another such class rs
that. II could not be wondered at it, under such cir
GU nSt tacos. Mr smith favorabv received
by the 'unior Glass as their instructor Some unplca
SAINT circumstances occurred at three four recitatons
from one o' which, he known TO have fastened TO his
room prOnourclng nprecl;,ons aqainst the class an
w!shg Tor death, declaring that she was sick of lie :"
From this time, the class mad more rectations IN
Chemistry The Professor of Oratory and Relies
Lettres absent much of this term and the exercises
Of MS deprtfnent were almost wholly omitted Ere.
quent committees were sent TO the President request
ing that some one be appointed to give governmental
lectures on Natural Philosophy, that he would do it
hDselL"
TIE loss sustained by the resignation Of the Rev. Jas
pc Ims, who wt.olt violating every duty he owed to
br.. IS man and scholar, could not .emain in the
Un,''1'y, is not easily computed; and the want of
ge1'e'nen 10 I'll the office vacated by his resignation
and he indecorous md moroper conduct of his tempo.
rary successor, MIR. Smith, did much towards giving
h - he rrrsent feud, which dsracts the College, All
th2 nl2n' hl!e been avered By the President had he
hal the wa'cIu eye tie affairs of the institution
which it his iuty have hal; and his failure to dis
pei evils IN their bud his upwingness to perform the
most important part Of Official duty demands inyestiga-
ton
To 'he committees sent to him, requiring in the most
respectful Ian ungenay soliciting in the most ardent
tones, the Sf some give experimental
lectures Natural Philosophy--he was perfectly inc
fFent, did he whether the students received
t. benefits o' ,hs porani branch of collegiate educa
tIou.
FIJI ling al! eo re- lin their rights at the hands of
the Presden, Intellectual and nugaory, the members of
the Junior Class peoned to the Corporation for re.
drc, oil grievances the substance of watch was as fol-
lows:
That they we're denied the advantages Of lectures on
Natural Plosophy-ht they had applied in vain TO the
Pendent for them--that when applied to he evaded
their ScoitatIons by promising TO give experiments
aud observations himself, during rectations until
Professor could be procured-whch promise he never