The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-04
BROWN STUDENTS ALIVE.
They Hold q Mass Meeting In the
Chapel This Morning.
ALMA MATER In NEED OF MONEY
An Appeal for Assistance to be Made "a
tho Alumni-Uniess Aid IL Given
brown May Lose President and
Professors.

The entire student body or Brown uni
versity held mass meeting in the chapel
i'm medi ately after the opening exercises
this morning and proceeded TO consider
matters which are Of vital interest to the
college.
AS will be remembered President An
drews In bis annual report to the board
of trustees last June stated that tho
most imperative need of the university
was money.
Expansion Desired.
1t Is his desire to have the college grad
ually expand into true university and
for this end he has established tho grad
uate student course and secured law lee
lures.
He asked for 81, ,0o0. 900 to be given dur
ing the present year and 1000. 900 moro
within the following ten years. Thus far
no adequate response has been .Given and
his desire seems as far from realization
as ever. The material wealth of the col
lege is fast becoming to suall for the
influx Of students.
The need Of new dormitory cannot
be denied.
Want the Professors.
There Is a certain set OF new professors
on the hill who have come here attracted
by the influence of President Andrews
and the field which Brown offers to q
young man. They are constantly receiv-
ing better offers from other colleges. who
are anxious to secure their services.
These men are willing to stay IL Brown
keeps up its progressive idea. They will
leave II the college stops Its onward
march.
ward, in his annual report, mentioned
with great pride the fact of professors
remaining at Cambridge instead of ac-
cepting more lucrative positions In other
colleges There is many a professor on
the hill who could tell of better offers re-
ceived and declined. -''
Action by Students.
The students realize these facts and de-
cided to hold mass meeting and discuss
them.
Mr. Learned. chairman Of the Brunon-
ian. presided and called for speecheA
Many OF the students spoke and the
unanimous desire was to try and iufiu-
ence the alumni to rally to the support
OF the college.
Committees were appointed to present
the financial needs Of the college to all
the alumni, to publish 1t in the press and
an address to the alumni signed by every
student in college, will soon be sent out.
The meeting adjourned with three rous-
ing cheers for Brown and PresiC ent
Andrews, and the singing OF Alma
Mater.
Petition to the Alumni.
The following is the petition which is
being circulated among the alumni:
To the Alumni Of Brorn University and all Citizens
of Rhode Island:
Must brown university pause in the lines OF de-
Nelopment which have marked the past four years7
Must our professors be called away to Younger in
president for lack OF Rhode Island moneyf We
therefore. we, the undersigned. students of
Brown upivers W. conf iently make the public ap-
interests OF the state may be averted.
DIR. Andrews called last year for 81 ,0V0, ,000 Cam
not Rhode Island furnish this sum-
Browns Undergraduates hereby give DR.. An
appeal to the alumni and other friends OF Brown
and to the wealth OF Rhode Island TO at once take
ste ps towards giving noble and generous inan-
cal su pport TO his broad al far-sighted plans.
Copies OF the appeal will be sent out at
once.