New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-30
BROWN UNIVERSITY.
MEETING OF TIE PHI BETA KAPPA-ApphEo'
RY DR. w. W. KEEN.

BROWN UNIVERSITY.
MEETING OF TIE PHI BETA KApPA-ApphT''
RY DR.. w. W. KEEN
Providence r. J.. June 20 ,specai'.-ihe ","u"'
meeting Of the Rhode Island Alpha chapter Oh INV
,r,, "a vonro socie,v was held AT o 80 a. m. on
Tuesday in room No. ;. University Hail. Professor
,,onzo Williams the president being IN the o"'i'
The following were unanimously c''ic" "'" go
tho society: James MacAlSter. OF inc 'i"9a o'
p,esldent Of the Drexd institute. Ihiaueip''' a.'
Tho Hon Charles Elliott Mitchell. of the class OF io'i
, - -, tho Hon T. J. Morgan. former Vniirh
s,otos Indian Commits sioncr. was proposed ior me-"
,rsh,n his election according to rule oi 'he soc''
living over for year. $500.
The Committee on Nomination rcpor'Fu '''o -
NJ ,bo following as officers for the ensuing S'
Tho Han John Carter Brown Woods. of the cas' VI
~, for president Professor Nathanlci fr'hn ''
Of the class of 1870, for vicc-presdeht rioi''o'
wuCrod Harold Munro OF the class OF 1870 lor SEC
ra,orv Charles Bradford G0h OF the class Vi lou,
for treasurer. AT 10 80 the PROCESSION was ~
In front of Manning Hall and marched 10 '"e i"''
pon,ist Meeting House, where the pic"ln'n "
vas delivered by Dr. W. W. Keen. OF lhlau'lp'""'
~ tho class of 1850. The subject oI Dr. NJ"
adross vos .,lcdicinc or the Career of an Educ"t"
Nan. !, might b. supposed that IN" treatment "l
sriec, like this would be devoid Of Interest to sur" u"
audience rs comes together on III h'.' 'Pi
anniversary. ON the contrary i'll nv manu-" va "
Keen himself a bright ornament III ''ic "oo'0 pa
f.ssio, whose claims he eoQucntly set lor'h' ~
rrovcd 10 bc not only most instructive p"' ~ i"'
r,,inc ~ o win the attention OF lis audience III 'c
outsci and held II to the end. The profession was
looked at from three points of view hcoh"hic' as
a means OF gaining at least comior'a"c n''
phllan1hroric and scientific. Under Inc last MA" Z"
vast amount OF information was poured lofth i'o'"
mind which one could not help feeling was S''r'"
with an abundance Of facts connected Win Inc re-
Investigation. and fOrtSllaOOWlns wv
,iu moro wonderful results which awaited the medc'
student OF the futurc. ., -, T.,
The neurology 6i the college year lo"-'' Il"
cludcs the names Of thirty three alumni all Oh "
with a single exception died during III" year '.'
following sketches have been condensed from the 'i"
crate napers prepare. By Professor W. C. Poland ::
.bo,jah Johnson OF the class OF 1-23. was nearly
ninety fonr years of age. His ancestors 'mlsr''c"
from Lincolnshire England. in 1850 ana s'''"" !"
Roxbury Mass. Mr. Johnson graduated az u' i"'
ward Law school 1925 and practisei his pro'SSi""
in Enfield. Conn. For sixteen years h" was jung.
NJ Probate for his district and held other Offices Oh
honor and trust 50 far Is known he was al 'ne
,, ~ nix deatb the Oldest living graduate oil the
university. 100 >, 4,
,lbcr, g. Wakefield OF the class OF 1880 d'ed
in Bangor Me- on october u, 1s'.. M the age "i
ncorly eighty eight years. He was graina'cu ~ INV
Harvard Law school and was admitted To INC reh"o
scot bar ON October Is. 1884. lie was prominent
r.
during his life. $500 - ,
Walter : burgess Of the class Of 1881. d'd
in Providence OH July %. 1892. in the 'iSIF-
fin, YEAR of his age. He will be- especially r''''"
herci as one Of the Associate Justice, oil '"' 1"I"
Court of Rhode Island which Office ne h'o ior "'''
teen year. 49,. 49,, ~
THE Rev. Crawford Nightingale. a Unitarian clergy
man of IN. class Of lsa4 died in Providence on
,u,us, 10 1-91 IL was nearly scveniy-sN years
old.
Tho Rev. Dr. william & Child. an Episcopal clergy
man for several years IN Of hourlShhg pol'
school in Newport, II. l.. died in Jamestown IL. L.
on December g. 1892 being scvcn'y-'onr years 'io'
Jonas Il. Perkins. Of the class "i IA N'u !"
Brockton Mass oil February -. 1913. aged seventy
ono years, lie was successful lawyer and for seV-
ora, wears was Justice OF the First District Court OF
Plymouth County. Mass.
The Rev DR.. samuel W. Worcester, OF the class vi
| ls45 died In Brldgcwater, Mass, on D'c'hl"'r -
I.9l lie was nearly slxtyeieht years old u" was
a homeopathic physician member Of the Sw'n. ,lr
and translator Of the writings ol S"oh'h,WE ,,, g.,
po Ea on Nav % Is9, In the tyfourh year Of
his age He was distinguished for il'G acuNe par
he took in the ami slavery cause as wen as III o''
Other wcllknown alumni Of Brown University who
have died during the year are; phe Key oad,rS r.
Provi !oncc class Of l-i5. an eminent mICH"~' ,,
fellow Of this university Albert 'a,lnp o' II"r,
SOCK class Of 1859. missionary In The Congo fs"il
Tie deceased graduates Of Brown. sk"'ch"' "i
whom have been given IN the necroioey, lo,k H"nI
able rank among tho sons OF The university III
running tho eve the record OF th"ir hN7 on j.
reminded OF what has 30 often b"cll rc,hir"u WI,
devotion to intellectual and professional pursuits i
promotivr Of longevity: ,.,.,... hi, . tour
The Corporation Of Brown University hed FOUR,
hours session today The chief topic Of discussion
was The agricultural fund. but IN" trustees d'chc u.
mako any statement regarding the futur" conrs" d',r
min, d upon but II l. probable Tat an anpdl WI
he taken 10 the United states supreme court Is.
n l. Goddard Of Providence. wa elected fellow III
,',cr NJ # p l. Goddard. deceased ana Dr. George
collins trustee IN place of John &. WM'ii'r:
Sccusrd II was decided 10 chang" the dale oI
unmmcncement b>k TO the third Wcdnesd1y In June.