The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-03
BROWNS FACULTY SPLIT.
TWENTY-FoUR PROFESSORS RALLY
TO HELP PRECEDENT ANDREWS.
Most OF Them Are Young ana All bat Two
Came 10 tho Upiveruity Arter Andrews
Came-They Advocate "the Priceless
Traditions or Acndeaieal Preedom."

Came 20 the University Arter Andrews
Came-They Advocate "the Priceless
Traditions or Acndeuieal Freedom"
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 2,-Twenty-four Of
the thirty-seven members of the Brown Uni
versity faculty read a lesson to the corporation
of that institution to-day in the form Of an
open letter, which was sent not only to tho cor
p~oration but to every alumnus of tho college.
The letter is termed q remonstrance against the
attitude of tho corporation toward President
Andrews. Twenty-Five of the signers are COM
paratively young men. having become connect
cd with the university since President An
drews assumed the Presidency, in 1889.
Tho list Of men who did not sign includes
Profs. Hardness, Appleton, Williams, Poland.
Packard, Davis, Bailey, Upton, A. q. Hardness.
Sears, Crowell, and Atkinson, most Of whom
have been with the university for many years.
The letter is q document of some 1000 words.
| Not content with remonstranoe. the young men
| have devoted considerable space to an argu.
ment of the point at Issue. Tho letter opens:
THE action taken by your honorable body
with reference to President Andrews. at your
meeting Of Juno IT last, aroused at the time
much comment, both public and private. Its
tendency seemed to us then to DO a matter Of
grave moments; much moro must 1t so appear to
US at the present time, when 1t has been clearly
| interpreted Dy your committee Wuou tuo foeiB-
nation of the President has followed as a direct
and natural consequence, and when In the public
opinion of Now England, upon whose good will We
are dependent, the university stands In so un.
fortunate a position. II we are not mistaken,
more 10 involved than the exigencies Of q single
institution or the fortunes OF q single educator,
but the situation Of Brown University and itS re-
lations to It's President are, taken alone. topics OF
high importance which compel our considera-
ton"
The letter goes on to dissect what 10 termed
the theory that the material growth of q univer-
sity IL Of more Importance than independence OF
thought and expression on the part Of tho Presi-
dent and professors, and that Boards Of Trus-
tees have, as such, the right to suggest limita-
tons upon such Independence. -
land we are far from believing, that this theory.
in all its amplitude, was present to tho minds
and distinctly accepted by them. But the
logical connection between that theory and the
plain and has found SO complete a Judgment in
the public mind to the manifest injury OF the
university that we respectfully beg YOU 10 tax
ana at your ensuing meeting to take hat action
which alone can permanently relieve Brown
University from all suspicion OF ilioeraiity Oh
After asserting that the statement, that the
free coinage of silver resulted IN pecuniary loss
to the college was untrue, the letter concludes
or imaginary addition OF a certain numher o.
dollars. On the other hand we haye, throughout
the whole intellectual iife OF the university thu
preston. Our students will, know or suspec,
that on certain subjects the silence OF their Pres
ident has been purchased or imposed. II th'
resignation o. Dr.. Andrews Is accepted. thu
burden and the stigma fall on his successor:
man Of such Independents as chsractsrizet
Wayland and Sears snd Robinson and Andrews
sitions;p i OUT, young men spspee. What v
have intimated concerning his public ut
: sssraesSiss :hf X T ,hsy sr Suspect I e S' d b; ,s S,' Prssl5an II
they viii suspect II Of the professors. conadenc,
in the instruction of the university is fatal!
1.-THE history of American college administra
ton. from the Dartmouth College case down
furnishes only too many examples OF the &c
ference and from tho suspicion Of bondage
the mental freedom Of whose President, is no
only tolerated, but PRICED; better by far 70 imitat'
81 est T sSfnSitasSs Who vi es Valued @s'' frances wa ansa!S to-
highly. even II they had not known him too well
e e9 6imets Fl Snoe OK rssth nss q let us say. letter aas By "a
to follow the nobler traditions Of Brown Uni
%yersity. within and without whose walls rr$n
, doc.riness q free trade.
|, would. We are confident, be publicly rocarde'
maintain. It would stamp this institution IL
r the eyes Of the country as one in which freedom
7 It runs counter TO the views generally az
cspted in the community or held b
a to Obtain financial support. The undersigned
therefore, members OF the faculty Of Brown I'm
versity, respectfully urge upon your honorabl
!. body that the Presidents resignation he not az
Q copied, and that the corporation express clearl
TO the world the determination to maintain |
this ancient university, in the fullest measure
, It's honorable and priceless traditions of acaden
u ical freedom"