The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-21

The Memorial Addrss, Delivered by
Prof Fisher of Yale.

Tho Memorial Addr, ., Delivered by
Prof. Fisher of Yale.
Long before the appointed hour tho
friends of Brown and the admirers Of
Prof Lincoln began to assemble in the
First Baptist meeting house to pay their
last tribute Of respect to one Of Browns
most illustrious sons
The Alumni members OF the grad uating
class marched down college hill, headed
by Reeves American Band. to listen to
the memorial address given by Prof.
George. p. Fisher. AS. professor In Yale.
He said:
"Once more we have entered this an
cient sanctuary, to many Of us full Of the
memories OF by-gone days. We have come
back to the scenes OF our youth, but
where are the men TO whom we looked up
as our teachers and guides. who followed
our departing steps with their blessing,
and nonored us with their lasting friend
ship. Vanished are the forces that ouce.
when we returned to these college ami
paternal kindness. Silent are the voices
whose familiar tones haunt the memory
as echoes from afar.
~ have been led into this vein of re-
mark by the circumstance that Prof. Lin
coin, the eminent scholar whose merits
and whose long service to the University
we are met to commemorate, Is the last of
the company Of the teachers who consti-
tuted the faculty when the class to which
i belong WAS in college.
Prof. Lincoln commenced his duties
as professor of Latin in the autumn of
1874 How well he WAS equipped for the
place will appear il we consider his course
OF preparation for It.. He WAS born in
Boston on the 23d of February, 1917. He
was fitted for college mainly at the Boston
Latin School under masters famous IN
their dHy, among whom were Gould, Dill
of his school-fellows are the names of
Henry Ward Beecher, DIR. George +.
Ellis, Judge Devens and DIR. Edward
Everett Hale.
"He entered Brown in the autumn of
1882 and was graduated with honors in
1886. He afterwards travelled abroad,
gathering up all the while store of knowl-
edge; sho a,.,,n.,,,n >, p.,....u Y,,oo,n
lies in the enthusiasm which he himself
felt, and, as far as possible, impaired for
the authors whom he interpreted, aud his
living interest in the many-sided intel
lectual and social life OF which the an
cient literature is the expression.
I'm a word, Professor Lincoln was, in
the best sense OF the word, man of let
ters. Even when he journeyed he was
apt to take Greek OF Latin writer with,
him for his familiarity with Greek, as we'll
as Latin authors was constantly growing.
"Who shall measure the total effect of
his presence and example, of the instruc-
tiou that he has impaired, of the impulses
that he has communicated to successive
generations of young men at times when
mind was growing and character was
forming? The good accomplished by
Christian scholar in the course of n long
career, lie, to large extent, intangible.
From its amount, as well as from its
nature. it passes the limit of possible cal
culation.
sOur departed friend takes his place on
the roll OF the honored sons aud servants
OF this university who have finished their
work.
'The memory of them is the priceless
heritage of the college. The great money
makers OF the land may found the uni
versities. Tney may he doing well, even
though it were sometimes wiser to build
on good foundation laid of old by the
fathers. But there is one thing their mil
lions cannot buy. Age, IL is impossible
to purchase. The store Of recollection
that gather around an ancient seat of
learning, money avaiis not to procure.
Brown Universary antedates the govern
ment under which we live, aud the war
OF the Revolution that paved the way for
1t. The mention Of the name of the Uni
versary calls. to. mind png array of
noble men who have gone forth from her
walls to win distinction for them sci yes
and to confer blessings on the land and
on the world.
"And to-day, while we miss from the
ranks of the teachers a leader revered and
beloved. we do it in the consciousness that
one more jewel has been set in her crown. F"
Phi Beta Kappa Meeting.
The sixty-third annual meeting of the
Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of the Phi
Beta Kappa Society was held in No. 5
University Hall at 10 a. IN. to-day. Vice
President j. &. b. Woods was in the chair.
Prof. Davis read the minutes of the last
annual meeting. Mr. G. B. Golf then read
the treasurer's report.
Judges Carpenter and Douglas and
Prof Clarke, the nominating committee
brought forward the following list of
candidates for Office for the ensuing year,
which was unanimously elected Presi-
dent, Prof. A. Williams vice president,
j. Z. B. Woods; corresponding secretary.
Prof. w. II. Munro; treasurer, G. b. Golf;
chairman of committee of appointments,
Prof. Clarke; chairman of committee of
arrangements, Emory Lyon.
The following men were elected to
membership: Stephen Green, '73; Prof.
George G.. Wilson. 'S6 Joseph n. Ashton.
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