Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-03
ANDREWSS RESIGNATION
An 0pla Letter 10 The Officers Of The
Brown University.
Fr-sdom OF Thought and speech nors
Essebiiai ihnn the Financial
Intsrrsts.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Aug, 3-Au
open letter addressed to the corpora.
lion Ulcers OF Brown university by
members Of the faculty Of that insti-
tuition Is the latest uevel Ipmens Of
public Interest In relation to President
Andrew5's resignation. The letter
wac mailed today to the trustees ami
iellows aud TO some eighty lay nd
regular membe OF the faculty. In
su balance tbs address tAys that the
resignation OF Presiden. Andrews fol.
lowed az dirtct and natural con,e.
quence of the action OF the CORPORA
,iUn OF June II, aud that Brown uni
ver.ity now Btauds In An uuf0rtun ate
lUritlUn.
"li ali were made know d ,"tb letter
sthtes, "more is involved tnsn the
xigeuciee o. = aiDylstD .itution o.
the fortunes OF q single educator.
"Recog tnst the faculty
has not been alone in thinking and
saying that Mr.. A nurt we's ireedom OF
tpeecn ought 10 be TestraineJ, we beg
leave to con ba. the proposition, " n ere.
ever and by ~nOmsOevsr MAINTAINED d,
that official action leaiing to restrain
his EXPRESSIONS on pubic aflsirs 10 n I
)ustihei on lower ground OF pecuniary
neee'slty and advantage, and IL lack,
Mi just fcatiou when considered from
That higher point vi Wow from which
tue educational institutions Of great
country ought Always to bo guarded.
III iucome be a ht criterion, then
DR.. Andrews istentitled to be re sardeu
rs, Ia pecunisTy ssnss, the greatest
ueneiactor Brown univeIsity ever had.
More than hall Its inc me 10 beyond
uUt due to him anu his labIrs. II
restraint u President Anirews can.
not be Justified Oh these lower grounds
u pecuniaIy results, sun leIs De.
lensible uoes IL appear when viewed
from higaer grounds.
"GeneEal Argumeuts for freedom OF
speech 1t Is not necessary to r.pea,.
especially in Rhode Island where the
right OF freeg Om fvr 260 ysGrs has been
cDeIisneu with peculiar je.lousy. II
The TesignatiOn Of DR.. Andrews IL ae-
cepted, the burden and stig ma tails Oh
hls SUCCESSOR. 1t wLuld stamp the
Institution In the eyes of the couutry
as one in which freedom OF thought
Is not permitted when 1t runs counter
10 the views OF the community, or held
by those from whom the college ex-
poets bnancial suppiTt."
Reference IL maze TO the details OF
the corporation msetiug at which
PFest. AGdrews WHs requested to fol-
bear in the iuture from tue promulz ga.
ton OF his flee coinage OF silver views.
ami II was not intended to have the
vote OF the corp -atlOu made public.
Private and individual rem ons,ral CO
o nn al GN,t L.
faculty." but a motion Ui the sort de-
serb - by the DO y which appoints
pT un,s Is, wesu init, very diffeI-
e.. dig. IL Is open 10 the Graves.
~ -. IVns ana rests upon the theory,
winch II exseUHiveIy acted upJu,
would cat tne 4 cart cut OF our euuca.
uonai iusntu.jous-the theory that tue
material gown the University Is
VI more imp. riance than FEE thought
anu express. on Oh tue part VI lis prssi-
cent and anu professors, anu that
tosfos OF trustees have As such, the
iigut to suggest Limitations upon such
inuependence.
at ID moi 10 DO believed, and we are
far from believing, that this theory In
all It's amplitude wes pIeseUt to the
minds OF your honorable DUuy on the
Uectson named Rnd distinctly no.
cepled by the committee. But tue
logical connection between that
theory and tho concrete action taken
II, on consideration, 80 plain and has
found 10 complete loOgmeut IN the
pubhc MIND to the manifest injury OF
the uuiversity thst We respectfully beg
you TO teke again int cousi-eration
tue principles Involved and at your
ensuing meeting to take that action
which alone can permanently Ieiirve
Brown UDiversiIy from all suspicion
OF ilnberalily or biRs."
The letter was signed by the most
prominent men connected with the
university, Including Benz. Clark, Is.
#. Jameson, Heimon q. Bumpus,
Courtney Langdon, John NJ. Mani. y,
OILS h. Ra' dali, q o. u. Wilson, E..
muna b, Do .absrre, }. Irving MAnatl,
Walter q. Bronson, Walter q.
Everett, A. l. KOOpmsn, Carr Barus,
Walter b. Jacobs, Cnas. f. Kent, e..
ward &. hurnham, A. ID. Farmer IT.,
Albert ID. M.aL, Louie snow, Henry
T.. Manning, Hammond Lamont,
John +, Ali anu James b. Dsaiy.