The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-04

afHN Ind
IT,,
IHoN lDf-N'f' IT, lr N"~"S' ''
ey-flur Of tho thirty-s sNcn members OF
,t.. t,,,., l-ri..-sity faculty. read a les-
........ ~ .b,+ trstitu-
f'N '' '" .t. e.'..,. .f nm open
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81 i.'' .l.,,,5 a ,eron-
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..-1 llr.stlert Andrews.
~ w .t.- e,e,,rs or, compara-
t.,.t,,., i.,,.,,,,, oonnocf-
f'f 'f ,.t,.r-i,.- et,ce president
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in' V' '''" 1l,.,',i.. Annloton
.lo'' ,. t.'L I,.,,. i3,iioy
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upon, ~ '' '''' ,..., r,o,,,
inp N'IenI. In'-l o' "
SUN ilo 'NN'i.'l io' "'."' ooo
Iho letter Is oo'uin, ,"' 'l Soi.-
words. Nol content "''' ...i-,..
o." young ih.' ''' a.,
he space 10 an argument "l '"' i''"' ''
issue. IN" lfil'' 'p'.'' .,,.
Tho aruon laN'h "F Hu"
BODY with reference I'D i'7'u-n'
urews. tt your meeting oi june Ilu l'.,'
aroused at ihe umo much comment no' ",
public "nd private. ile ''"u."ll S,'lli'N N
90 "7 'n'" ,' '' '''"' '' ~
"',Il' I'u'" 'I'i 'i"' ll,t,.ln
DIS "l thc present ,iI''' WIG" '' ""o
Hearty hiefpi''t' nf your ''inii'l' ,''' "
"nen ine '.,l''I '' '', ,.1 ''.,9
t'H'"'' 's "i,'' "i" i','''"'
'eN',. ".N "N'" '' N', I'"l'' "il'.u" va
N'" ''-Ii'' "i'" Mii"7' h''" WIZ "'
hfe dependent The University slahos lh
20 unfortunate q posluon. il we are ho'
pilrlth'H. more i7 IhN"lN'u l""h lhe ,N'-
B'ncIcs oi s'h-le institution oT the I'I-
tinfs "i single toucdloI' hut 'he Sllua-
t'on oi Brown University ana it relations
T. li- president arc. taken alone topics
"i heh Importance which compel our
con .dcfau0n.
Ine letter goes ON 20 dissect what IS
fefmei the theory that the material
tio"lh "i university is OF more impor-
t'he" IMAM independence OF thought and
expression ON me part or the President
ana l,ioiess'is' ana lnai boards or Irus-
.'a nave a7 sucn' lhe lisnt TO suggest
-ii...t loNs upon such lndcpendence'
Do la NOT To ne believed, the letter con-
l.hue., ANA we are iar from believing
-'. l.'7 '",''', p" d" Us ""pi-. ."'" Wta
hl 10 tne winos oI your honorable
h'lF on the occasion named and distinct
N 'pieo 10y tnem- but inc losical con-
Aec,'n between ihat theory and the con-
,'.' "'u'i l'Ath U.s. on cohsideiauoh' so
I'a'N ana h"s I"und $50 complete lodS-
H,hi ih ihe pubic mind TO the manifest
.Nluit "l lNt university that we respect
lliI} Deg you to take again into considcra-
'oh lN' principles involved ANA at your
ensuing meet lnf i' take that action which
nl'Hr cam permanently relieve Brown
lhFeit iy from al suspicion of ilhberal-
Ay of has
Ailcr asserting That thc statement that
lhe position assumed hy Dr. Andrews rel-
alive t1 tho free coinage of silver result
td in pecuu.ary loss to the college was un-
true thc letter concludes:
ON thc ono hand wo have thc problc-
Tai.ca. or imaginary addition of a certain
pumDcr ol dollars. ou the other hand we
have throu-aout the whole intellectual
lfe OF the university the doadcning i'm
iucuee of known or suspected repression.
Our students win know or suspect that
ON certain subjects the silence OF their
1'rCsidcrf has been purchased or ifnpoeed
lf the resignation of Dr. Andrews is ac-
rc1fcd. th. lurden and fb, .fi.~,n, ram
ou his successor
owe conceive fhat o. ,afr Do ho,,r 90
persuade "a ria, ,f .,,.f, t,,,1.,..,., ,fr,,,,, ,
characterized AyavIard and So .,,,t
Robinson ANA Andrtvs TO arcont t,e .Iia4.