The times., 1899-10-18
BROWNS, NEW PRESIDENT.
The Inauguration of DR.. w. H I
FRunce Mt proyideuce

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. 17.-William
Herbert Perry Faunce. d. D., was this
| afternoon, in the First Baptist Meeting
House, inailgurated as the ninth Presi-
dent of Brown University. The building
was crowded with visitors from other col
leges, the Brown faculty and corporation,
| Governor Dyer's staff, the senior class,
and alumni The three underclasses. for
whom there was no room in the church.
gathered outside and gave all the Brown
cheers for the new president at the con-
elusion of the exercises. Col. William
Goddard. LII. D., chancellor of the uni
yersity. presided. President Charles w.
Eliot, Of Harvard; President Francis l..
Patton, of Princeton; President William
K Harper, of the University of Chicago,
and Gov. Elisha Dyer occupied seats on
the platform
At 3 o'clock the faculty and visitors, in
full academic costume. were ushered to
their seats. At no previous Brown in
| auguration have there been so many dele
gates from other institutions
The Rev. DR.. AIvah Hovey, senior fellow,
offered prayer, and Chancellor Goddard de-
iiyered the address OF welcome. President
Eliot, President Patton, and President HaF-
per made addresses, and DR.. Faunee's fn-
auguraI discourse closed the programme.
Reeves American Band and the Brt WI
Glee Club furnished the music
That the town and gown are to be in
closer and more friendly relations at Provi-
denee was indicated this morning in Sayles
Hall, when prominent residents of the city
addressed the students and congratulated
them on the bright future opening for
Brown at the beginning OF DR.. Faunce's
administration. The policy OF the new pres
ldent will be to win the support of Brown
alumni everywhere, and OF Providence peo-
pie especially. This mornings exercises
were unique In the recent history of the
university. Gov. Elisha Dyer, Bishop Nc
Vickar. Mayor Baker. and Rathbone Gard
Fer, "a, were the speakers. At President
Farnce's request, each class had appointed
a speaker to represent it at this meeting
The reception to President and Mrs.
Faunce, which the Associated Alumni gave
last night in Sayles Hall was a most bril-
liant social event. The members of the
ladies reception committee were Mrs.
Elisha Dyer, Mrs. William Goddard, Mrs.
Robert l. GammeIi, Mrs Arnold Green. Mrs.
Albert Hardness, Mrs. Benjamin F. Clarke,
Mrs Charles Smith, and Miss Sarah E.
Doyle.
Among the prominent visitors who took
part in the ceremonies were President
Seth Low, Columbia; President w. j..
Tucker, Dartmouth; Provost Harrison.
University of Pennsylvania; President
James McAllister, SO, Drexei Institute
President l. Clark SeeIye. Smith; Presi-
dent Charles F. Thwfng. Western Reserve;
President Nathan E. Wood. Newton Theo-
logical Seminary; President George C..
Chaee, Bates; Acting President WI liam e.
Story, Clark University; President Caroline
Hazard, Wellesley: Miss Irvine, Radcliffe;
President e. II. Capen, Tufts; President
A. w. Harris, University OF Maine: Presi-
dent Brainerd, Middlebury; Prof. John +.
Genung, Amherst: Prof. Robert w. Prem
tiss, Rutgers. Prof. Henry NJ. Tyler,
Smith; Prof. Ferdinand C. French, 's5,
Vassar; Prof. s. f. Clarke. Williams
Prof. David G.. Lyon, Harvard: Vice Pres
ident John NJ. Van Week. and Prof VIZ
liam W. Rice, Wesleyan. Prof Henry l..
Chapman, Bowdoin: President George w.
Smith, Trinity; Prof Wfnfred r. Martin,
and Prof. William L. Phelps, Yale.