The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-02
ANDREWS Is ASKED TO STAY
But Warned That He'd Better Sick Pretty
Close to Business.

| Providence, r. l., Sept. 1.-The cor
| poration Of Brown university today vot.
| ed. after long meeting. to request Pres
| ident Andrews 10 withdraw his resigna-
| ton as president of that institution. The
request was embodied in a resolution
containing the following to the president
OF Brown university:
''The corporation OF Brown university
has this day received with the creates.
| regret your resignation as president. L:
most earnestly desires that you will
withdraw il. 1t conceives that il was
written without full knowledge Of the
position Of the corporation. With the
earnest hope that a statement TO you,
bearing the formal sanction and appro-
val of the governing body Of the univer-
sity as whole may bring us again into
hearty accord, the corporation desires to
assure you that il in no way sought the
severance of our official relations, which,
so far as it knows, have been most cor
dial from the time Of your acceptance Of
the presidency. The only vote and only
expression hitherto made by the corpor-
a;ion bearing upon the question a is
sue was al the last June meeting and
consisted OF the appointment Of a COM
mittee to confer with you as TO the in
te-est Of the university The extent Of
authority thus given is committee was
that OF conference. which il fully be-
lieves you would unhesi.atingiy admit.
was a legitimate and friendly exercise
Of is privileges. relating. in the terms
o. the vote. 10 the interests Of the uni
ve-sity. which you have closely al heart.
il is perfectly true that the vote in aues-
tiCD was occasioned by the differing
views entertained on one hand by YOU
AMI On the other hand by most and pos
sihly all OF the corporation as TO the free
AMI unlimited coinage OF silver by the
United States, So far. at least. as affect
ing the interests 90 me university, and
the fear mat your views. publicly known
and expressed. might perhaps in some
degree be assumed 20 be representative
and Tot merely individual II was not
in our minds 20 prescribe the path in
which You should tread. or TO administer
u you any official rebuke, or 10 restrain
your freedom of opinion OF reasonable
liberty OF Gtterance,' but simply 10 init
mate ma. il would De the part Of Wis
dom for you 10 take less active par,
in exciting partisan discussions and ap-
ply your energies more exclusively 20
me rfIaics Of the college.
Having. as il believes. removed the
apprehension thai your individual
views OF This question represent those
% the corporation and the university. for
which r,sapprshensian you are nJ- re-
sporsib!e. and which il knows you too
would seek % dispel. the corporation. az
fi-ming It's riglt:ul authority % conserve
me inlei ests Of the university a, al
TINES by every honorable means. AMI
especially desiring 20 avoid in tle con-
duet ot ne university the imp1ts:ion
even % the consideration OF party ques-
tons or Of the dominance OF any class.
but -ha: in the language OF It's charter,
IN this liberal and catholic institution
all members hereof s5au enjoy full. free.
abso.u.s ami rnin te-rupce5 liberty %
conscience. which incia3ss freedom o;
though. and expression. i cano,n Zee,
tha: The divergence o. views upon the
silver question and rs effect upon ne
university between you and the mem
bars % ne corporation ~ an adequate
cause Of separation between Us. for sae
corporation - profoundly a2precissive
o. The grca- services you have rendered
10 the university and q your great sac-
ritices and love for IL 1. therefore. re
news IS assurances q aixasst .ssoeci