New-York tribune., 1897-08-03
BROWN FACULTY PROTEST.
MAJORITY DECLARE THEIR SUPPORT
OF PRESIDENT ANDREWS.
TEXT OF AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT ISSUED TO
THE CORPORATION AND ALUMNI-MEMBERs
OF THE TEACHING BODY URGE REA-
SONS FOR THE RETENTION
OF DR.. ANDREWS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBrNE.l

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBrNE.
Providence. r. l.. Aug. 2.-An open letter has
been addressed by members Of the faculty OF
Brown University to the corporation OF that In
stitution, the text Of which Is given below IN
great part The letter deals with the action or
the trustees In passing a vote q censure or warn
ing directed against President e. Benjamin An
drews, for his expression Of free-silver senti-
ments OF the thrty-six members Of the faculty
who are included in the category OF professors
and assistant professors twenty-four nave
signed the letter. that is. two-thrds Of the facul-
ty proper have indorsed it. Three of the thirty
six members could not be reached to Obtain
either their support or dsapproval. The in
structors Of the college. who almost to man.
are said to be strongly In sympathy with Dr.
Andrews, though not necessarily approving MS
economic views. and who number about forty,
were not approached for their signatures by the
trainers of the communication.
copy Of the letter has been mailed to each
member Of the corporation, and each alumnus
will receive 1t. If not mistaken. the
letter states more is involved than the exgen-
| cies Of a single institution the fortunes or
single educator but the situation OF Brown Uni
versity and its relations to the president are
taken alone. topics Of high Importance which
compel our consideration
Reference Is made to the details OF the cor
poration meeting at which President Andrews
was requested to forbear in the future from the
promugation Of his monetary views, ana IL Is
declared that It was not intended to have the
vote OF the corporation made public The tacuity
protest then continues as follows:
Private and individual remonstrance IS one thing
action OF the sort described by the body wnicn APP
points priests is, submit a very different 'ninS @
a theory which, II extensively acted upon: Wouid
eat the heart out Of our educatonal ihstil
| is Of more Importance than independence OF
thought and expression on ,ne OF trustees have
such the right TO suggest limitations up upon We ar
srom beeIns = 'R that to this theory in ali lis
amplitude. was presented 10 tne rannd n and dis
tinctiv accepted by them. But the logical con con,
necti6n between that theory and the concrete ,,n
so Complete Judgment in the public mind TO IN tne
manifest injury Of the university Una the
prncipes involved. and at your ensuing meeting 20
take that action when ,rnm Son ali suspcion Of iber
Rscosnzing that the corporation have not been
alone In thinking and saying that Dr e bes
freedom Of speech ought 10 9e bnnrr and bS
whomsoeyer maintained that official acton Iead l.
restrain his eXpTesShoHs m ho rs H that it cannot
bn justified on the lower ground OF p'thr"i ,hn. i
neGessiMX ny insication nnq When considered from that
higher point of view from whlcm bt ,he alyyaVe 70 be-
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regarded
The address deals with the possible benefac-
| tors of the college who would have given ac-
c,r nnc to the trustees. but for the publicly eH-
rrsssad views Of President Andrews. and says
| tba, lavish gifts to public institutions are not
| uoual IN this community, and never have peeh
Many other institutions where the presiding OF
Acers have taken part in poiiticai discusSio"
! have received little money; but the facuI'y pie
fors to dismiss empty speculation reeaiu'"e
what might have happened. Hard times nave
placed Brown and other colleges IN Jess p,o'
porous financial condition. ana the auO'e''
| goes on 70 say, in rebuttal
I, income be a fit criterion. then DR. Andrews -, Is
greatest benefactor Brown lnVerslty Eset Ana % "
him and his labors II restraint of president AL Az
drews cannot be justified on these ioWti does II
appear when viewed from higher grounds e Inc nnt
general arguments for ireed9H m OF IN Rhode Island
where the right TO such freedom has for TWO mHa
dred and sixty years been cherished with pecu''"'
on the one hand have the nf or
on he oiher hand we have throughout the wnole
intellectual lie Of the Unyershy he dende5f of
students will know suspect that on certain SUD SUD
sc,s the Of 9eir the OF ' Dr.
drcws Is accepted the burden and the stigma ia,,
on his s % % conry as in Which freedom
Of thought is not permitted when 1t runs counter
! 10 the views Of the community or OF those from
whom the college expects financial support 10
| The undersigned. therefore. members OF the rae
ultv of Brown University respectfully urge upon
your honora bic body that the presidents resigna-
lion bo NOT accepted and that the corporation ex-
press clearly to the world the Determination TO
maintain in this ancient niversity, IN tne lues
measure. It's honorable and priceless TRADITIONS Oh
academical freedom: - -
| BENJAMIN F. Clarke II. l.. koopman,
| J. Franklin Jameson, Louis f. Snow.
! Henry B. Gardner Carl Barus,
/ HorTon G. Bumpus. Henry F. Manning.
| Courtney Langdon Hammond Lamont,
John NJ. Manly, John +. Hill
| Otis f. Randall James q Ilealey
George G. Wilson Walter g. Jacobs.
/ Edmund r. Delabarre Charles +. Kent.
/ j Irving Manatt Edward c. Burnham,
| Walter c Bronson A. DEF. Palmer jr.
Walter G.. Everett. Albert ID. Mead
| Appended to the letter Is a note stating that
| Professors Upton. Sears and Munro are not at
present in this country and that the above list
! Of names includes no persons OF lesser rank than
assistant professors. that Is. none but members
! OF the faculty in the strcter sense.
| IAROR Union RESOLUTIONS.