New-York tribune., 1877-06-20
The COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
BROWN UNIVERSITY.

MEETING or TuE PHI BETA KAPPA soCIETY-rR0F.
SUMMERS ADDRFss-ACTIoN or THE ALUMNI
TFRom STAFF CORRESPONDENT of rHE rRiBuSE.l
Providence, X. l., June 19.-The day before
the lOgth annual Commencement at Brown unv'rsity
tomorrow was opened by the 4sth animal business
meeting Phi Beta Kappa Society In Manning hai'
The secretary Prof John II. Appleton of Brown pre-
sented tho new catalogue recently prepared-the hrst
one I'm I5 wears TIE following members proposed last
year were elected The Rev. DIR. A. H. Granger OF Coioy
University; Paymaser Samuel T. Browne u s'N'; the
Rev. Dr. a j. f. Behrens Of the Union Cohgreea"oh"i
Church, Providence, graduate OF DrnhiSoh o"'oislS'
Ohio; Judge John H. stness' froViue"co' ino
following officers chosen: President rIo pe'p"
min r. Clarke Brown University; Vice-Presiden'' e1-
Gov william CASTOR, Boston, Corresponding SocfeUrS'
Prof John H. Appleton b. u Treasurer. Merrlck Lyon'
Providence; Committee Appointments, k'chard Net
calf winchester Moss, Prof I. W. Bancroft b u h'-
ward r. CaaweIl, NJ. D. Providence the Rev. Howard
NJ jones' Bristol. Il. l., and DIR. Charles !" No"oi''
Worcester, Mass; Committee OF Arransemen,s'
Harkncss b. L.. the Hon. John 4 Brnyton. fil fNer'
Mass and william A. Mowry. Providence. The following
graduates Of Brown University were made memhers;
a y scagroyes G3; Iuc IA Lyon. "a Thomas l. J..
Goddard, 49, Eaton W. Maxey, '53; Wire" H. '"n'o'
The members Of tho society then formed PROCESSION
and walked TO the First Baptist Mceng-house, VIZ d
band In advance. Prof. William g. sumner % & iio ,oi'
cge delivered the oraton Whch ~ b''t" ,, ~ rnut n
umns. His audience was not 80 large ~ lio ,,
should have made II. In conspicuous place was mo
Hon Henry H. Anthony. who listened WIN scr'l" AZ a.
teption to Prof summers eloquent contemplation OF lne
noIticaI eyie which abound In Hhod Island WIN greater
rankuess and vicur tnan in almost any oter oae III o
Union m proportion To szc. The long ofitlou vas llc
scented with an energy, ccarncss. and force Whc ou pt
allow the attention the hearers 10 uHs, anu Nhn
dreDeucd ne mpressiOn which every strong pOihl h'e.
Te :, sult of the Suphomore defamation contest Ior
the C,r per pizes elOcutiOD .ast evening was no
award of the rizcs follows: The nrs pl1e OF SoV
fn Ar,bur H. Harrington. Worcester Mass; me seo"nu
rrze f tyG Charles II. J. D'Hgas, ffoVdrncc lno
id prize s24 Frederick l.. Partihgtoh' Io'''"'
Me-
Az te Alumni meeting this afternoon the oincers vi
last wear were reelected. Prot larknrss being ui Oh te
ADVISORY Board M the vacancy caused by the "ea'
of ex- -P.cside mt Caswell TIE committee on meh"rM
h DE- Caswc reported that it had been decided to nave
bis portrau painted and hung In Rhode Island nan
ONLY about $500 hand for TINS purpose ana IL II "a
sired that the alumni shall contribute SlVo W"S hH
week after which the account will he cloSe, ~ oruci 20
secure satisfactory portrait to"tilp"'io'S i"9 'o
sent 10 Alexander Fdrnum, PROVIDENCE . ,-
AT = o'clock PROF. John J. Lncon, now the senior pi"
fcsor M Brown delivered commemorative address on
tbe ufc and lahors Dr Caswrll larN, sympathetic,
and apprccaiiyc audience listened tn nin ~ tnr fIr,l
Bnpti.i Mcotug-huusc The address WIS hh 'i,puch'
tender and touchng tribute o the noble chu"crr anu
labOrs Of the succcSsur ol Na> ldi' 'dS'
and Clsre. and the predecessor oi Robinson III was
not ndsrrmiuI'ing euogy hut pnrtfdirt WIN rare
sLU me career and The ldts of true Christiin Ert-
man a plianthlauis scholar, an educator oi lol- cA-
peri nee an0 Success and mot dcNot'd ioNci U Drown
University. The address Wi,i bc printed