The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-02

. REQUESTED
TO REMAIN
Corporation of Brown
. University to Its
" - President.
AT ISSUE
"..-~=] DISCUSSED.
Kindly, Assurances That May
Prevent the Resignation
of the Doctor.
THE VOTE is PRACTICALLY
UNANIMOUS.
Taken After Speeches Had Been
Made by Nearly Every Mem
Der Presen'.
Kindly Assurances That May
Prevent the Resignation
of the Doctor.
THE VOTE is PRACTICALLY
UNANIMOUS.
Taken After Speeches Had Been
Made by Nearly Every Mem
Der Presen'.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 1.-The cor
poration of Brown University to-day
voted, after long meeting, TO request
President Andrews to withdraw his resig-
nation as president of that institution
The request was EN- bodied in a resolution
cont aiming the following to the president
of Brown University:
The corporation of Brown University has
this day received with the greatest reg ret your
resignation president, and it mos earnestly
requests that you withdraw ii. It conceiyes
tina ii was written without full knowledge OF
the position of the corporation. With the
earnest hope that statement TO yon, bearing
the formal sanction and approval of the gov
srning body of the university as whole may
bring us again into hearty accord, the corpo-
ration desires to assure you that it in no way
sought the severance OF our official relations,
W hich, as lar as it knows, have been most COR
dialtrom the time of your acceptance OF the
presidency.
sThe only vote and only expression hitherto
made by the corporation bearing upon the
question atissue was at the last June meeting,
and consisted of the appointment of a COM
mittee to confer with you as to the interests of
the university. The extent of authority thus
given its com mittee wes that OF conference,
which it fully believes you would unhesitat-
fngly admit was legitimate and friendly
exercise Of its privileges. relating in the terms
OF the vote to the interests of the university,
which you have closely at heart.
+ 1t is perfectly true that the vote in question
was occasioned by the differing views enter
tanned on the one hand by you and on the
other hand by most, and. possibly all, OF the
members of the corporations as tothe. free and
unlimited coinage of silver by the United
States, SO far, at least, as affecting the inter-
ests of the university, and the fear that your
views, publicly known or expressed, mig t
perhaps in some degree be assumed to be
re representative and not merely individual.
8 1t IS not in our minds to prescribethe path
in which you should tread; or TO administer
to you any official rebuke. or to restrain your
freedom OF opinion or reasonable liberty OF
ut6erance," but simply to intimate: that it
would be the part OF wisdom for you to take q
less active part in exciting partisan discus
sions and apply your energies more exclu-
siveiy to the college. :.
Having, as: it believes, removed the misap.
prehenslons that occur of individual views of
this question represen ting those OF the corpor-
alton andathe university, for which misappre-
hension you are not responsible, and which it
knows you, too. would seek to dispel; the cor
porauon, affirming its rightful authority TO
conserve thein terests OF the university at al
times. by every honorable means, and es-
pecially desiring. to avoid in the conduct
OF the university the imputation even OF the
consideration of Jarty questions or of the
dominance OF any class, but that in the Ian
guages of its charter, Gin this. liberal and
catholic institution all mem bers hereof shall
enjoy tull free, absolute and uninterrupted
liberty of conscience" which includes freedom
of thought aud expression-it cannot feel that
the divergence OF views upon the silver ques-
ton and of its effects upon the university be-
tween you and the members of the corporation
is an adequate cause of separation between u.s.
| or the corporation is profoundly appreciative