New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-04
THE .1FFiIRS or BROWN UNIVERSITY.
ANNUAL REPORTS or TIE PRESIDENT AND THE
TEEAstRER-DR. GUILDS RESIGNATION.

ANNUAL REPORTS or TIE PRESIDENT AND THE
TEEAstEEE-DR GUILDS RESIGNATION.
Providence. Julv (>rccal.-N the recent meet
Ing Of the CORPORATION Of Brown University President
lew, presented hi, report for tie year, which began
win reference, 10 two members Of the corporation
who have died since the Submission Of HI last r."
port. PRESIDENT Andrews spoke OF them rs follows
john n'caf whittier IL u. did a iIanp''n Ms
~ H.. September = 1S2 the dav oil our amman "'''"@
and almost the hour when tn zorro aloh wa III f
sion John &. Whittier loin in lilNcihil MAS" III
1So- IN. y.ar also Of Iongclows ri'h and two years
beeor the birth OF oliver Wcnd IL Holmes, - much Las
been said an1 written uIon Wmtticr' eharc'f DIG ana
wok that anr lengthy tatcH nte upon h'N' SUBJ '' r.
would lie suI.rfuous Long before his ath h ha1 come
D, h.. regarded Of the most u~tou' III iaiF men
i, America All his To NV il Of q high order fact NOR
and more appreciated with the lapse Of time since 'n'
actatd year, when most Of it was comro- d. ana N'N'i'
Of nj. Iiccc- will have place with the best h'" ituc Wl
our country las pr 90. Few plrf lNe' 'hln "ht-
tiers have eyer been li,ci GoIto ~ ne wa'' h. hnd In
an extraordinary decroc the COURAGE OF his conN'io'
Nor did posses moral daiinr alone sever" OCCASION
In hi. career proved him 10 be peri lily fearless ia a'' Of
,bvsica DANCER. John Whittier became member o;
This corporation 1869 and ai"aye cNrrs''i d'p H.
,.r.t in our Affairs owing however. - the distance OF
his residence his advancing nrr he was rarely hn'
10 attend our mortings. particularly o' lat year Hai'
ward University conferred OF Whittier the d'rrr oi M'tI
o ,rt in 1890 and the deere" Of DO tor 81 Laws In le-
rbonas poynon Ives ;,oicld \. NJ. died az rs resi-.
donce in Providence MaI,h 90 Of this yoai IL was
born in Providence AUGUST H., ls27. Iia>inr received
his preparatory curation this city. hc entered Brown
University in 80 graduating in 1916 In class d.
,,ng,,.h-i FOR the number Of whom ha~ ui
nisb,d 10 this corp,rari,r. Mr. Goddard was warm
friend OF the university. e'nc"l BY his generous rii'
IN IL, treasury am estate" Ia ls-' he wa, "ctl ~
Tho po,,d Of Fellows ana in TIE !abor- thus d"'olvd
mon him mas ever been most faithful ana 'h'ent
member Of the corIoratoi He served on many com.
mttcc. ana wa. too busy to give counsel touching
ou interests In expressing his opinions he was ALWAYS
kline vet uncoimony frank and firm. lii- nina "oI"'l
taldlly AMI clearly and his yd-m"nt "as rihs"aiN
sound III, cannot but b. fit by as long ana III
most painful way.
The rcpor, tn, referred to ~" resignation OF Dr.
Guild as librarian Of the college:
Reuben Aldridec Guild LII. D., Tor foty-sN years inc
Librarian Of the university. has resigned "N"cu"s It"
finish his abors in that office with M pi'''"V a'"' "
year He assumed charge the library in it, day o.
small things when administration was but Nin'@
anair. lie aa> lived to see 1t grow into one 'i o. mo-"
inn 0rant educational Libraries in the county l'' t
development has been ps-ible ana 80 h'"u'l - ~ '
degree owing to hi, care and industry hl' ''''n ."
continuous service T. LONGER than that % any o", '''
ever colncc,t with tin university Professor Lincoln :
alone excepted.
The president recommends as the successor "' ~
Cuild Henry L. Kroopman Il gradual" Of colby Uni
versIty of the class Of 1--l.
The treasurer Arnold Il. Chace presented his
eleventh annual report. The accounts sho" Il p"I
ancr Of funds IN his possession OF 9ll"o"'' 49, ID
acain,, 81 .i3 800 90 last year. The decrease III h'
fund, is explained largely by the charging of from
the assets Of last year Of certain which have
bc,A used for building and other purposes AM have
gone toward the better equipment of the college The
trustee, OF the Daniel W. Lyman cstat" hay" paid To
the treasurer S21OOO. 10 be- added To III" Daniel W.
LYMAN Poor students Fund, which amounts 10
- i 200. Ihicc new scholarships hay" been catal-
lishcd this ycar-on" by thr VIII "l MiS AhDV = -.
ats ,nfa Earl. - u.
the will OF Professor George ldc thacc. oi SJoOo
and Ia" other Of $1,000 The treasurer SAYS As
I'm farmer wears, must call the attention of the
marathon TO the very great Increase In the expenses
If tho college without CORE spending incgca~" IN
tho Income and urge the corporation and friends
of thc university make very earnest efforts 10 In
crease the fund, Of the colegc.'