The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-25
LOYAL TO SILVER.
. Manly Reply by President
Andrews to the Committee,

HUut6US " lilo UutllllIltlEbs
Providence, R. l., July 24.-Presdent
E. B. Andrews, of Brown University, has
sent letter TO the faculty resigning his
office. The letter WAS in response to n
communication sent to President An
drews by the special committee appointed
by the trustees and fellows in June, who
at that time called him to account for
his silver utterauces.
The controversy which led up.to the re-
signation was precipitated by Congress
man Walker, of Massachusetts,, at the
last meeting of the Brown corporation.
The Congressman at that time deplored
the action of President Andrews in pro.
mitigating his views on the sill ger ques
ton. Mr.. Walkers stand was approved
by all the members of the corporation.
and committee Unsupported to confer
with DR. Andrews and endeavor to in
duce him to refrain from pursuing the
policy he has adopted in relation to fipan.
cial teachings.
The correspondence is here given in full:
To the Rev E. Benjamin Andrews d. D.,
President of Brown University:
In compliance with your request, the
undersigned members of a committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting of the corpo.
ration of Brown University make the fol-
lowing statement. EiMM
The committee was appointed under
the following resolution, to-wit:
Resolved, That a committee, consist
ing of the chancellor, Judge Durfee and
Judge Wayland, be appointed to confer
with the President in regard to the inter.
ests of the university"
The resolution WAS passed after re-
marks from several members of the cor
poration, showing more specifically the
reason for it. The makers of these re-
marks expressed the highest appreciation
OF the services rendered by the president
in increasing and ..diversifying the educa-
tional facilities and efficiency ofthe uni
versity, and in multiplying the number
or the students resorting to it, and at the
same time professed for him personally
the warmest admiration and regard.
They signified n wish for n change in only
one particular, having reference to his
views upon question which constituted
leading issue in the recent Presidential
election and which is still predominant
in national politics, :namely, that of the
Tree coinage of silver as legal tender 1T u
ratio of sixteen ounces of silver TO one of
gold.
They considered that the views of the
president as made public by him from
time to time favored a resumption of
such coinage, and expressed the belief that
these views were contrary to the views
generally held by the friends of the uni
verstty; that the university had.already
lost gifts and legac:es which otherwise
would have come or have been assured
to it, and that, without change, it would
In the future fail to receive the pecuni-
airy sur port 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 remuneration of these
views, as honestly entertained by him.
but forbearance, out of regard for the
interests of the university. to proniul-
gate them, especally.w to promulgate
them will appeal most strongly to the
passioi-s and prejudices of the public.
The subscribers understand that it was a
pursuance of this hope that the resolu-
ton appointing them committee to con-
fe- with the president was passed. and
passed too, it may be added, without a
single dissenting voice or vote
WILLIAM GODDARD.
THOMAS DURFEE.
FRANCIS WAYLAND
PRESIDENT ANDREWS REPLY
To the Advisory and Executive Commit.
tee OF the Corporation of Brown Uni
versity:
= Gentlemen: Believing that however
much l might desire to do so, I should
find myself unable to meet the wishes of
the corporation as explained by the spe
cial committee officially appointed to con.
fer with me on the interests. Of the uni
versity, without surrendering that rea-
sonable liberty of utterance which my
predecessors, my faculty, colleagues, and
myself have hitherto enjoyed, and in the
absence of which the most ample endow-
ment for an educational institution
would have but little worth...I respect
fully resign the presidency of the unver.
sity, and also my professorship therein,
to take effect not later than the first day
of the approaching September. Ell regret
the brevity of the intervening time. but
am acting Mt the earliest possible
moment, after securing an interview with
the committee.
Thanking you, gentlemen. and all the
other members of the corporation, for the
good will toward me personally, which
has been expressed In so many WAYS. and
cherishing the best wishes for the pros
perity of the university, am, yours,
with sincere esteem,
T.. BENJAMIN ANDREWS
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