The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-23
MR.. ANDREWS RESIGNS
PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY
WILL VACATE OFFICE SEPT. L.
Outcome of the Recent Action of the
Faculty in Calling Him to Account
for Talking silver.

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. July 22.-President
E. B. Andrews of Brown University, to-
day sent a letter to the faculty resigning
his office The letter was in response to a
communication sent to President Andrews
by the special committee appointed by the
trustees and fellows in June who at that
time called him to account for his silver
utterances.
The controversy which led up to the res
ignation was precipitated by Congressman
Walker, of Massachusetts, at the last meet
ing of the Brown corporation. The con-
gresham at that time depiored the action
of President Andrews in promulgating his
views on the silver question. Mr.. Walker S
stand was approved by all the members of
the corporation, and a committee was ap-
pointed to confer with DR.. Andrews and
endeavor to induce him to refrain from pur-
suing the policy he had adopted in relation
to financial teachings. The cores ondence
which passed between the committee and
President Andrews has been made public
In letter to the president the committee
says the views of the corporation, while ex-
pressing the highest regard for him, ex-
pressed a wish for q change in only one
particular. having reference to his views
upon a question which constituted a leading
ISSUE III me recent III 6SluSnlldl election, ana
which is still predominant in national pol
itics, namely, that of a free coinage of sill
yer as the legal tender at a ratio of sixteen
ounces of silver to one of gold
The letter continues: They considered
that the views OF the President as made
public by him from time to time favored
resumption Of such coinage and expressed
the belief that these views were contrary
to the views generally held by the friends
of the university, that the university had
already lost gifts and legaceS which other
wise would have come or have been assured
to It, and that without change il would in
the future fail to receive the pecuniary
support which is requisite to enable it to
prosecute with success the grand work on
which it has entered. The change hoped
for by them, they proceed to explain, is not
q reconciliation of these views, as honestly
entertained by him, but a TOrebearance out
of regard for the interests Of the university
to promulgate them, especially when to
promulsate them would appeal most
strongly to the passions and prejudiccs of
the public
In reply President Andrews said: Be
lieVing that, however much l might desire
to do SO, I should find myself Unable to
meet the wishes Of the corporation as ex-
planned by the special committee officially
appointed to confer with mo on the in
tereStS of the university without surrender
ing that reasonable liberty of utterance
which my predecessors, my faculty. col
leagues and myself have hitherto enjoyed
and in the absence of which the most
ample endowment for an educational inSti-
tuition would have been OF little worth. l re-
spectfuly resign the presidency of the uni
versity and also my prOfGSSorship therein
to take effect not later than the first day of
the approaching September. / regret the
broVity OF the intervening time but am
acting at the earliest possible moment after
securing an interview with the committee"