The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

began. The students from Pembroke
HALL wer, Given seats on the right and
the gallery was crowded with young
lady visitors. Among the visitors who
sat with the students was John ID.
Rockefeller. Jr.
After the usual chapel exercises,
President Faunce arose and said: AL
ready this year | have spoken OF our
life together. Especially. today. | wish
TO speak of the fraternity of American
colleges. We are not isolated. We are
not competitors We are co-operators.
one CT Tic IN rgs l value most IN con-
nection with the inauguration is the
demonstration of the unbty of our coll
leges. IL is also a demonstration OF
our national character. We have rela-
tions to the outside community at
large.
The old paternal relation between
presldant and student has passed
away. 1t is now fraternal
relation. Everthing that honors
Brown life helps the student
body. am not ashamed TO say | stand
with the student body, and look TO Ii
for help. Seventy -9ve years ago one
Of the duties OF the pres, dent was TO
administer corporal punishment. | do
not know as I should care TO admin
lister that punishment TO all the foot
ball team at once. have just received
word from Governor Dyer saying that
ne would set the pace in showing the
closeness of the relation between the
state and the university.
GOV. DYER'S REMARKS.
Governor Dyer was then introduced
and said: Il wish TO speak OF the eX-
crclse of the duty Of citizenship which
think incumbent upon the educated
man. and 90 enlist your sympathies and
your assistance in an active every day
interest wherever you are I'm local, state
and national affairs. At the same time /
mean by ithis that we should take a
lively interest in political affairs. go to
primary meetings, go TO conventions, al
low our names 20 be used as dele gates.
accepting Office when called upon 10 do |
50: when there is an election, no matter |
how unimportant IL may seem. go TO 1t. |
There is never an off year In politics. /
We are not 90 keep ourselves aloof or /
gather our skirts about us and say II |
am holier than thou" nor talk OF re-
forms nor try TO get n clearer view OF /
rhts political atmosphere by looking |
through the wrong end OF a theoretical
telescope. IL goes without saying that
I'm the furtherance or political meas
ures. party leaders and political mana
gers as a rule earnestly seek for and
sndeavor 10 secure the countenanCe and
support OF the high toned, educated cit
fzens In their midst.
Remember. no reformer ever did
much good by starting out to form !
the world alone. Reformcrs Of this sort
usually got themselves disliked and if |
they institute n sort OF guerilla warfare
against an established condition OF
things usually accomplish nothing In
union is strength. II is absolutely uc-
essary. and this is the practical i'm pol-
ftics. that young men ally themselves
with that party i'm whose principles
they believe and within their lines con-
SANITY labor for the elevation OF that
party n Il needs A..
congratulate Brown university to-
day upon. the inauuuration 81 her new
president. We have found him ID be
thoroughlv IN touch with the people !
with whom he has come 90 labor. ae-
grcssive In the right fearless in what
he considers 20 be his duty liberal In
his ideas. charitable in his belief and |
awake 10 every sign az the times. We |
MI knew that he was n man uf God. /
We have found him to be- q man of men /
a. well.
MAYOR bAKER SPEAKS.
Mav0r Baker was the second sneak |
er. fie SAID. n have summercf aud |
Winftr,si President FauncF for three /
yeats ~ his college c6uffe I know
th3f ne js thorvUch gentlcusn. n well.
~oundes scholar and q student OF hu-