The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-30
STUDENTS WILL
Be ASSESSED.
Brown Men Vote to Pay So a
Year TO the Athletic Fund.
SUBSCRIPTIONS NOT A SUCCESS
The Faculty Grants Request Of Students TO
Celebrate With Bonfres.
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED.
Musi Be- Built In Centre Of Lincoln Field and One
Kind Of MatsdaI Must Bs Ussd -Commlies
oi Students viii SuperIn'sui Fires.
The Faculty Grants Request Of Students TO
Celebrate With Bonflres.
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED.


held a meeting at the close of the
chapel exercises this morning and. vot-
ed TO assess each student 81 a term, 50
year. toward athletics. This will
practically put an end to those after
chapel athletic meetings when the
money was literally squeezed from the
students by subscription.
Prof Hill president of the Brown
University Athletic association. pre-
sided. He said the association was
formed five years ago with a debt of
$1,000. The first two years were years
of prosperity and the past three of ad-
versity. Today we have a debt Of sew
eral hundred dollars.
Mr.. Comstock was introduced by
Prof. Hill and urged every student TO
support athletics. Mr.. Weeks said the
alumni were willing to put up the mon
ey for the new field If the students
would only pay their running expenses.
Dr. Faunce was then introduced and
said: Il am glad 10 speak about ath-
letics. portion Of the student body
came into relations a few months ago
Subsequently a manly document was
put forth By the students and Il Pc
titlon sent TO the faculty. The answer
OF the faculty is as follows:
COLLEGE BoNFIREs.
To Messrs Frederic V. Hussey. Al
bert l.. Scott William l.. Clark. How
ara A. Coffin and Henry X Metcalf,
Committee of Students:
'Gentlemen--The faculty OF Brown
university. having been empowered by
the corporation to take action upon
| your petition that, bonfires may be of
| ficially allowed in college celebrations
| under specified restrictions. begs leave
| TO say that your request is favorably
| received. Such celebrations have been
| allowed by former presidents in GER
| tain instances. and the restrictions to
| be placed upon them are simply those
necessary to keep them within the
hounds Of propriety. The faculty APP
| proves OF the restrictions which you
| name:
81. That the bonfires be built in
the center Of Lincoln field.
80. That the fuel for the bontirss
! shall consist of one certain kind of ma
| teral as tar barrels.
3. That the bonfires be kindled
! and superintended by n number OF stu
! dents appointed by the president of the
university.
The faculty is of the opinion thar
this form of celebration should not be
frequently INDUCED in, but should be
limited TO occasions calling for special
jubilation. At such ,imes applcation
for a bonfire should be made directly
10 the president Of the university II
approved. he will appoint the commit
tee of students for the occasion. who
viii act under the direction of the
steward Of the university i'm locating
the bonfires and in preparing the ma
terial for IT. The stsNaents' committee
will be expected 10 see that the fire is
limited ~ the authorized material, and
will guard the celebration from such
attendant conditions as may imperil
the good name OF the university BY
order OF the faculty
IF. T. GUILD, Secretary
DIR. FAUNCE ON ATHLETICS.
II hope no man says am not an ath-
lete and so i don't care. Every student
organization that goes forth bears the
name and fame OF Brown University
Where any student goes forth. he not
only has great honor but also great re-
sponsiblity. We are all interested 10
see that every contest is conduct ed
squarely, fairly and along atly lines.
a great many things have been said
Dy Two or uhree persons regarding
Brown athletics which are untrue and
unfair. Everything may be fairly open
and known To the world College life
is not built like a ship i'm COMPARTMENTS.
Anything underhanded i'm one depart
ment cOrrupts all. We want to lay a
foundation not for one year but for
twenty years. We are all working for
such a foundation.
We are all interested in the financial
end IL costs something to do right
Mark Twain has picture of himself
sitting alone on the stern OF a boat with
the comment: BE good and Won will be
lonesome. IT costs something TO be
good. ] want the association TO put me
down for 800"
Captain Harry Pratt moved that eacn
student be assessed a dollar per term
for athletics. Manager Anderson said
he was tired OF the subscription meet
ings 10 raise moneyThis was way out
Of the difficulty. The students then
voted 10 assess.
Tho board Of directors OF tho athletic
association met yesterday afternoon
s. Murdock resigned from the football
committee and Il. II. Weeks was elect
ed in his place.