The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-06
Annual Reports Made at the Meeting
Of the University Corporation Are
Very Encouraging.

Yesterday the annual meeting OF the
corporation OF Brown University was
held in University hall at which only fif-
teen trustees and eight fellows were
present. In the absence OF Chancellor
William Goddard. William Vail Kellen.
LII b.. Ph. D., OF Boston, presided over
the meeting. with Rev. Il. d. Anderson
as Secretary Chancellor Goddard was
reelected for a term OF three years and
Theodore Francis Green. class of 81. and
Ray Greene Huling class of go. were
elected as trustees both vacancies hlled
being Baptist Cornelius S. Sweetland
was chosen as treasurer In the place of
Arnold Buffum Chace' who had served in
that capacity for is years and who was
not candidate for reelection.
THE TREASURER'S REPORT.
Arnold Buffum Chacc. the treasurer,
presented his annual report which showed
the financial growth OF the university. In
brief the report stated:
Sept s. 1882 common fund. 1856, AIS "A;
special funds, s5lS. .237.59; year ending April
Is. 1900. common fund. $594, Tl3.04; speciss
funds. Sl.344, T3o.4S; total receipts on CAPT
tai account TO April l5 1900. 81 9s9, 44S.52;
charged off from the funds I'm construc-
tion and renovation OF buildings. $685..
$3.50; miscellaneous accounts, x43, 6.33;
total charged off, $642. .2l5.93; total funds,
$685. 1858, lie also showed the compare
tive income and outgo OF the common
fund for fiscal years ending April 10. 1888,
and April Is. 1900, as follows: Total for
1888 s4S, 1884; for 1900. $l5l, ,7Sl.97.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The first annual report of President
Taunce To the corporation OF Brown
University saws of the department in
English. Just quilted by Prof. Hammond
Lamont:
'It has not been thought best to az
tempt TO fill Prof. Lamont's place imme-
diately. The departments of English liter
ature and OF rhetoric are very closely re-
lated, and IL has seemed to me wise to
invite Prof. Bronson. the head of our
department OF English literature, to as
sumo for one year the charge also OF
the work I'm rhetoric directing the va
rous instructors who have served with
Prof Lamont and who are TO remain
with us next year. This Will insure the
continuance of the present high stand
ard OF work. By nothing is the stand
ing of an institution OF the higher edu-
cation more easily tested than by the
grade of work done in English.
THE English work OF most secondary
schools Is still lamentably poor, and
the college must take men who have
small conception or structure and style.
"a meagre vocabulary and slender ac-
uuaintance with English literature. and
give them power of lucid and forceful
self-expression. This is a task I'm which
all departments may well cooperate
and in which they do cooperate at
Brown. Every class in the University
should be a class I'm the use of our Eng
lish tongue"
Or. Charles Marshall Poor OF the c.r.
man department and Mr.. Nj. NJ Fogg
Jr., instructor I'm public speaking. have
resigned. Several recent graduates will
he engaged to act as instructors for
next year. But no new department will
be established.
Profs. Williams. Bronson and Randall
returned from Europe and will be at
work again at the opening OF the year
John Francis Greene. instructor in Ro-
man literature and history. has been
promoted 10 the position OF assistant
professor. DR. Frederick Slocum. I'm
structor I'm mathematics. has been pro-
NOTED 20 the position OF assistant pro-
fessor Of astronomy
one of the important changes has
heen the establishment OF the office OF
dean. and the appointment thereto OF
Prof. Winslow Upton.
With the end of the academic year,
Mr. Louis r. Snow finished his work az
Dean OF the women's college.
THE woMEN's COLLEGE.
The new Dean. Miss Annie Crosby
Emery. will begin her work In septcm-
Der. she graduated from Bryn Mawr
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