Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-01

.geApely elected tbs psmbsr besianas At the
- Of sksmssis roI. The Pseaident would
; Akef course slIow them to exhibi. The
s'sss had the sudsciiy to wrise 70 tho Prcsi-
dents Of Vale and Cambridge, TO know whsth-
~ they could be received 70 the ssme stand-
ng in either Of those colleges. This would
,s@-aet have. bson known had not President Day
sspolossd his answer to the class unseaed in
tc1tef to the President Now 70 be treated in
'--- chs MANNER, not by vicic"s young mcR but by
"A the most moral and siudious is enough tn jrri-
a - ss,s any man and jrtify his haugbtinoss
8 :, Asothsr charge is. that ths Caiiese is less
,ss ossrisLiaa ihan formerly. Blu, is this the fact'
nan ws aSe euro that about SIXTY attended tsoita-
"a tsensslast term "A goodly number. The pro.
.sasiss number ef students We do not know. no,
anilshss sks college Is aourissng we know fr.m
iosd sks isss. that the President. fearful Of not
d - kaving rooms enough to accommodate tho
;st students, desrous Of disposng Of the pros
~ cot Collage buildings and creating others more
extensive, suoreover ho has virited aud fixed
% che situation, which is in tho woods towards
Nonkcy-to Another reason why he wish
ed TO remove the college was, that the stu.
dents might be clear from the yicos Of tho
town, and out Of the reach Of tho disastrous
es' influence Of the ladies. This fact shows the
Aourishing state ofths College and the extreme
anxiety Of tho President for the welfare Of tho
students. II has been said that his system
sssssd tho loss OF Tutors Crane and Kcely.
hat wc deny il. That those gentlemen were
p excellent scholars and experienced and ad'ni-
pable instructors, we admit. for such is tho tos-
simeuy Of all tho students, but We affirm they
both resigned by their own FREQ will. The
s;seumst noes ure these, II Mr.. Crane the SEN
isr tutor, FIRST resigned. The President deem
ed il improper in tho present state OF improve
nsnt. 10 follow ancient usagos, placed his own
srothex who had been out Of College more
that sx months. in his place over Tutor Kecly.
This .gon,lcnan therefore resigned, ont 10
person ever heard the President express any
stiootiop to his remaining. Another charge
(that the Institution has bocomo sectarian--
wholly Baptis, college. We admit il, and
'hH ssA provo that Il must he so. The P1esdeat
- h tss Coiiege--the Pendent must be Bop
MI, therefore the College must b. Baptist.
svsry vacancy should be- filled by Baptist
aiaistcr h perfectly correct. Another charge
''a ws have heard is, that Inc never alters his reg
se ulstions, and requires too severe applications
8 4rsm his students. Bat this is false, for he
--s' gsvs up tho merit roll he had introduced, as
aai sson ~ he fonnd the students were fast leav-
ang. and wo know Of a number OF young son-
slspaee who received degrees that did not 70
b -ehe after tho first tenn Senior. Indeed he was
~ - kiod 10 grant leave Of absence TO all who
,5.s issirsd Il. provided they disIked his system
saa rhas having rcfuted tho charges that have
Sse~ sressA' against this great man, VIC must
80 hewsvsr bs permitted to say, We regret that a
nsn who trusss 30 much TO "hs own right ARM
should not have found abler advocate. We
rest hsre. but should other charges appear
against him, we shall not hesitate TO take our
psain his defence. DEFENSEUR.