Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-03
PRESIDENT ANDREWS
Requested to Withdraw Resig-
nation by Brown University.
Vote Of the Trustees on the Matter
Is Practically Unanimous.
Will Put Up With His Individual Ideas Tor
Sake Of Services.

iioNiueIlce, *. L., sept. IL He Cur
poration of Brown University voted, to-
day. after long meeting. to request of
President Andrews that he withdraw
his resignation as president of the in
situation. The request was embodied
in resolution containing the following
letter:
To the President Of Brown Univer-
sity:
The corporation of Brown University
has this day received with the greatest
regret, your resignation as president.
1t most earnestly desires that you with
draw it, 1t coneeives that it was writ
ten without full consideration of the
position of the corporation. With the
earnest hope that a statement by it.
bearing the formal sanction and APP
prevail of the governing body of the
university, as a whole may bring us
again into hearty accord, the corpora
ton desires to assure you that it in no
way sought the severance of our Of
fiicial relations. which, so far as it
knows, have been most cordial from
the time of your acceptance of the
presidency of the university.
The only vote and only expression
hitherto made by the corporation bear
ing upon the question at issue. was at
the last June meeting and consisted of
the appointment of committee to
confer with you as to the interests of
the university The extent of author
ity thus given it's committee was that
of conference.
1T is perfectly true that the vote in
question was occasioned by the differ
ing views entertained on the one hand
by you and on the other hand by most
and probably all of the members of the
corporation as To the free use and I'M
limited coinage of silver by the univer-
sity and the fear that your views with
pressed, might, perhaps, in some de-
gree, be assumed to be representative
and not merely individual.
Having, as it believes, removed the
misapprehensions that your individual
views on this question represent those
of the corporation and the university,
for which misapprehension you are not
responsible and which it knows you
would seek to despel. the corporation
cannot feel that the divergence of views
upon the silver question and of its eff
fleets upon the university between you
and the members of the corporation is
an adequate cause of separation be-
tween us, for the corporation is pro-
foundry appreciative of the great ser
vices you have rendered to the univer-
sity and of your great sacrifice and
love for it. 1t therefore renews its
assurances of highest respect for you
and expresses the confident hope that
you will withdraw your resignation"
The vote on the subject was praeti-
cally unanimous, and was taken after
speeches had been made by nearly
every member of the corporation. Hon
Jos. III. Walker advocated the action
in the following words: The commit
tee of conference report that they re-
gard the paper they presented to Pres
ident Andrews as a private paper pre-
scented as basis of a private interview
between the corporation and it's presi-
dent 1t is understood that the appoint
ment of the committee of three was de-
cided upon rather than any written
communication be made to President
Andrews in order that our action
should not take an official aspect that
might be misunderstood rather than a
friendly conference on matters of
grave import to the university
letter was received by the corpor-
alton from DR.. Andrews explaining his
views on the silver question and stat
ing the position he mad taken with
reference to the request of the commit
tee that was appointed last June to
confer with him. This letter was pre-
sented previous to the general discus
sion.
The protest which has created so
much attention in educational circles
was as follows: ITO the corporation
Of Brown University:
The undersigned respectfully ask |
The privilege of expressing their opinion
that, under all actual circumstances of |
the case are known to the public, the
future influence of the American uni |
and the interests of free |
thought and free speech under a just |
sense of accountability would be pro-
NOTED by the such action on the part
Of the corporation as might naturally |
ead to the withdrawal of the resigna-
lion of President Andrews"
Among those signing it are: Daniel I
e. Gilman, president of the Johns
Hopkins University; Charles w. Eliot. /
president of Harvard University; C. e,
Adams, president of the University OF |
Seth Low. president of
Columbia University; C. II. Toy. pro-
essor of Hebrew, Harvard University:
Nm. j. Tucker. president of Dartmouth
College; T. jefferson Coolidge. treas
lrer of the Amoskeag Mills late envoy
o France; Samuel V. Cole, president
If Wheaton Seminary; Josiah Quincy,
mayor of Boston: Elmer ii. Capen,
president of Tufts College; Chas. F.
fhwing, president of Western Reserve
University: Henry Wade Rogers, pres
dent of Northwestern University: Ira
y Priest. president of Buchtel College.
". II. Crawford, president of Allie
,heny College: b. l.. Whitman, presi-