The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-07
BROWN UNIVERSITY.

After the chapel exercises this morning
the freshman class held a mass meeting
for purpose of raising funds for the sup
port of their class foot ball team. Man
ager Greene presided and announced w hat
purposes and intentions the Management
had for the coming season. Captain
Chase also spoke concerning the team.
AS result OF the meeting Sl01 was
raised.
The important meeting of the present
senior class was held Saturday afternoon,
at which the officers for the ensuing
year and also the class day officers were
elected. Irving III. Gamwell was elected
president. The other officers were elected
as follows: First vice president, Edward
n. Robinson; I'd vice president, Harry
y. Mabie; secretary, Horace L. Dorman;
treasurer, Henry +. Huse; orator, Gard
ner X. Hudson; poet, Clarence M. Gal
lup; first speaker at class tree, Jesse +.
Smith; second speaker at class tree,
Robert 5. Phillips; address to undergrad
yates, John $. Murdoch; hymnist Cham
plin Burrage; odist, Will A. Robinson;
class day committee, William A. MacAus-
Ian, chairman; Leon II. Denison and Ed
ward A. Locke; historian, Henry III.
Waterman; -statistican, Henry Ii. Rock
well; president of the class supper, Arthur
ID. Call; prophet, Elmer j. Rstnbun.
A meeting of considerable importance
in educational circles is TO be held at
Friday and Saturday the tenth annual
meeting OF the New England Ass sociation
OF Colleges ana Preparatory Schools will
be held with the object of producing
uniformity in college entrance require
ments and OF bringing the preparatory
schools into closer connection with the
higher educational institutions. The
program is as follows:
Friday 2:30-" Propositions of the Con-
ference on Entrance Requirements in
History" Professor A. B. Hart of Har-
ward. Discussion opened by Mr.. A. III.
Goodrich, principal Of the Salem High
School.
Friday, 7:3O-"The Profession OF
Teaching" President J. q. Schurman
of Cornell.
Saturday, 9-Business meeting;
p. M, report of executive committee and
elect on OF new members followed by
various reports; D. M, appointment of
delegates TO next conference on English
requirements; p. M, report of commit
tee TO confer with commission of M. L..
colleges, on admission examinations; z
p. m, appointment of one member to
this committee; 10;30 p. m, estate
ment OF Requirements and Preparatory
Courses In Latin and Greek" proposed
by fast named com mittee. Mr.. G. g. Ram
say, principal OF B. NJ. G. Durfee High
School. Fall River, discussion opened by
Professor j. n. Lord, Dartmouth, and
Professor +. Il. Woodruff, Bowdoin.
The propositions OF the conference on
requirements in history recommend that a
choice OF two out OF seven courses in his
tory be included in the requirements,
and that furthermore that satisfactory
written work in the High School be suffi-
cient evidence of proficiency.
The courses i'm Greek and Latin are to
be presented Saturday, and the recon-
mendations are in the line of the changes
proposed by the. famous Committee OF Ten
OF 1898.
The officers OF the associstion are:
President, L. Clarke Seelye, amith Col
vard G. II. p. Bancroft, Yale; secretary
and treasurer, X. q. Huling, Harvard; !;
Professor Winslow Upton, Albert :" ID. Pal.
mer, George A. Williams snd William r..
Peck constitute the committee OF arrange
ments for social meetings.