The evening times., 1897-08-03
BROWN FACULTY PROTEST
Rebuke the University's Treat
ment Of President Andrews.
UNJUST AND IMPOLITIC MOVE
Corporation Urged to Reconsider It's
Action and Relieve the Institution
From Suspicious of Iiiiberaiity or
Bias-The Greatest Benefactor Pc
cuniariIy the College Ever Had.

Provid,nce, r. l., Aug San open letter
addressed TO the corporation OF Brown
University by members of the faculty of
that institution is :he latest develoumeat
Ia relation to President Andrew resigna-
ton TIE letter has been mailed TO the
trustees and fellows. aud to some eighty
lay and regular members Of the faculty.
In substance the address says that sne
resignation OF President Andrews followed
as direct and natural consequences of the
action Of the corporation Of June IT, ana
that Bro vn University now standsin an un-
fortunate position
..If we are not mistaken" the letter
proceeds, more is involved than the exi-
gencies of single institution or the for
tunes OF a single educatot."
Reference is made TO the details Of the
corporation meeting at which President
Andrews was requested to foTbesr IN tpe
future from the promulgstIon Of his Tree
coinage-of- silver views. and it S declared
that 1t was not Intended to have the vote
of the corporation male public.
Private and individual refnOnstrances
Is one thing" the faculty declare "Ac-
ton OF the sort described by the body
which appoints presidents Is, we submit,
very different thing. Ii Is open 20 the
gravest OBJ iections and rests upon a theory
which, if extensively acted upon, would
eat the heart out or our educational in
stitutions the theory that the material
growth Of university is OF fnioreimportance
than independence of thought and expires
sion on the part Of its president and pro-
feesors anG that boards Of trustees have,
as such, the right to suggest limitations
upon suct independence.
I'VE RESPECTFULLY teg you 20 take again
into Consideration the principles involved
at your ensuing meeting, to take that
action which alone can permanently re-
lieve Brown University from all suspicion
of :llbetality or bias"
The address treats of the possible bene-
factors Ot tie college who would have
given. according to the trustees. but for
the public views OF President A ndrews, aud
says that lavish gifts 70 public institH-
tions are not usual in this Community. and
never have been.
If income bs fit criteTiOn,' SO IS the
address. then DR.. Andrews is entitled to
be regarded Is. in pecuniary sense, the
greatest bencfartOr Brown University ever
had. More than half its income is beyond
doubt due to him and his la bors.
''if the resignation Of DR.. Andrews Is
accepted. the burden and the stigma fall
ON his successor. It would stamp the
institution ia the eyes Of the country as
one In which freedom OF thought is not
permitted whenit ruh scoUnter to the views
of the community or OF those from whom
the college expects financial support
The address is signed by BENJAMIN F.
Clarke. Franklin jameson, Henry r.
Gardner. Herman c. Bumpus, Courtney
LanedOn. John NJ. Manly. Otis T. Ran
dali, George g Wilson, Edmund b Della
tarre, J Irving Manatt. Walter c. Bron-
son, Walter @. Everett, II. L KoDpman,
Carl Barus. Henry P. Manning. Hammond
Lamont. John +. Hill. James @. DeaIy.
Walter B. Jacobs, Charles F Kent. Ed
ward G. Burnham, A. Def. Palmer, 1r,
Albert D. Mead and Louis F Snow