The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-10
UNITE TOWN AND GOWN!
Brown University Alumni Dis
cuss What the Matter Is.
Why ISN'T COLLEGE SUPPORTED 7
The Largest and Probably Most Dis
tinguished Company OF Brunonia's
Sons Ever Gathered Together In
Providence.

scene oil the greatest BashclhB va
Alumni and their friends that the univer-
sitv has ever seen. Nearly 500 were as
sembled. crowding all available space to
such an extent that only 3S undergrad
mates could be admitted. Tables
were set i'm the music room, the corridors
and the main floor. At one end OF the
building was the platform on which sat
the speakers and the Glee Club, which
rendered music appropriate to the
occasion.
There is seldom seen together larger or
more distinguished gathering of alumni
and speakers than was seen last night.
The object OF the meeting was to bring
into closer relations Brown UnIver-
sity and the business men, and
the general trend OF the speeches was that
the State of Rhode Island and the city OF
Providence did not appreciate the great
and influential institution, with its
magnificent and far reaching work,
located within its confines. Uni
versal appreciation, commendation and
praise were bestowed upon President
Andrews by every speaker, which credit
DIR. Andrews, in replying to the speeches,
said was rather due to the faculty of
Brown University as whole. They need,
however, additions. They need strength
ening. The University needs greater
resources. Some business men, he said,
have the idea that the Women's College
and University extension have drawn un-
duly upon the resources of the University.
1t is a misconception. Rather than sub
tract ii has added to the University's ex-
chequer.
Referring to the future work of the
University, President Andrews said
there are two questions for the near future: !:
Whether property right is to be respected
in this State. Are our lives to be safe?
These problems will be answered by Brown
University, and the way to accomplish
the solution is to give the University all
the resources she needs to educate the
people. He said wish that the right
thing may be done. That this grand old
University be aided to pour out a golden
stream OF influence over the country.
Rev. DIR. Greer of New York, formerly
rector of Grace church, furnished the only
foil to the quite general tendency on the
part of the speakers, to denunciate the
people of the city and State for their negli-
genes of the University in their midst.
DIR. Greer urged that the interests of the
community and of the university were
mutual, that one was the root and the
other the tree, and that the university
ought to maintain an interest in the people
about it, and that the latter should give
unstintingly, and not withhold its funds
on account of differences OF opinion on de-
tails Of management.
AT the head table were Colonel II. III.
j. Goddard, President Andrews, ex-Chief
Justice Durfee, Governor Brown, William
Goddard, G. l.. Colby, X. q. Hazard, Pro-
fessor b.. i. Wheeler, President j. b.
Angel, Rev. DIR. Greer, DR.. Keen, G. ii.
Merriman, NJ. J. Harson, Ex-Governor
Ladd, Judge j. III. Stiness.
After the enjoyment Of the collation.
Colonel Goddard called the gathering TO
order. In few words he told the object
OF the meeting, a natural outcome OF
which would be the formation of Brown
Alumni Association in Providence.
Nominations for officers of such an as
sociation We're: Rowland g.. Hazard,
president; j. I. Blodgett, secretary; Cor
nelius Sweetland, together with an execu-
tive committee.
The first speaker OF the evening was
then introduced, President Angel OF the
University OF Michigan. He said: ''It Is
with the purcst pleasure that am able to
be here. 1t was 25 years and more ago
that I last set foot on Old Browns campus
He tearfully referred to his old instructors
and classmates, Wayland, Gammell
and Lincoln; OF the trustees and
the faculty, not one of whom re-
mains. The faculty in his day were seven
in number, with less than 97 students.
What a great change now, with 6i in the
faculty and 660 students. The curricu-
lum, however, was then, as now, most
excellent one, and Browns reputation for
maintaining high standard
- WAS well known A vigorous
graduate department is absolutely
necessarily for men must pursue specialties
The prime need i'm this State, this great
hive of industry, is the application OF
science. Superior knowledge should be
introduced into the running of the
mill and into municipalities. Stu
dents should not be compelled to go
outside of Rhode Island TO obtain this
particular education. Women should
have as good education as any boy. The
speaker said he was pleased TO see the
large per cent. OF increase of Rhode
Island students. The influence of
the college on the State is and
will be enormous i'm its magnitude
Senators, Representatives, lawyers, mer-
chants are graduates from Brown Uni
versity. In fact it is doubtful il there
could have been Supreme Court In Rhode
Island had 1t not been for Brown. The
people OF this State should know what
Brown University does for them; more
education is needed in politics, religion
and science.
Prof. Wheeler, '75, now at Cornell, said |,
We know one thing for certain, there is
something stirring at Brown. new vital
force touch not observed heretofore. The
day OF isolation for colleges is past; they
are all part OF one great university, each
dependent, In way, one upon the other.
1t is generally felt that Brown is acting
constructiyely and that IL is launching out
and that closer vital relation wit the city
and State In needed. There has been too
much barrier. The University extension,
acknowledged the best in the country. and
the foundation OF the womcns College
are steps in the right direction.
The time is coming when there will be no
board OF fellows, no trustees; the time
when the alumni will control the business
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