The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-14
VIII Arrange a More Equitable
Lecture Schedule.
PROFESSORS ARE DISSATISFIED
Some Get More Work From Wumen's Col.
Isgs Than 0thMs-Nsw Plan
10 0hvIats THIS.

The part of President Faunce's report
20 the corporation of Brown University.
tn which he spoke OF the relations be-
twen the university and the Womens
TCollege, has apparently been misunder-
fetood I'm some quarters. The statement,
INTENDED for the members of the corpora
/ zion, who are thoroughly familiar with
the subject, did not go into explanations
necessary to an outsider. and on hasty
yeading Of the report. some persons have
been led to suppose that there was some
friction between the university and the
women's College over the matter OF ar
yangements for professors services In the
latter.
This idea has no foundation, In fact.
The proposal of Mr.. Faunce for COM
mittee TO adjust the matter OF faulty APP
pointments was a purely friendly sug-
gestion, In which the dean OF the WomeDs
College cordially joins.
The women's College has an endow-
ment OF its own. 1t pays its own bills.
with the exception OF the professor OF
music However, the teaching force is
taken from the university faculty. the
professors being paid for the extra work.
The difficulty which has arisen Is that
Dean Emery of the Womens College, has
20 arrange with the many professors as
her needs come up. and cannot. under the
circumstances. attempt to go farther into
the grounds for selecting this professor
and not some other than the mere ques-
tion, .Do l need him?" and Can he come
at that hour?"
In this situation IL has often happened
that the extra pay fell To certain profess
sors. while others who would have been
glad TO have It were not engaged, and also
some professors were rather crowded
with work, while others were not.
President Faunce's plan is to arrange
the matter so that the dean can get her
work done she wants IL. and still not
distribute the appointments inequitably.
Since the publication few days ago
of the report OF DIR. Faunce of Brown
University there has been much specu-
Iation regarding that part which deals
with the Womens College. The ambig-
uity of the Doctors statement led many
TO believe that some little dissatisfaction
existed between the two institutions re-
garding choice of instructors and thtlr
compensation.
We have been assured, however, that
there is no discord and that for some time
at least no change will be made In the
system of procuring professors.
..iss Annie Crosby Emery, the new
dean, is accomplished and energetic. she
Is a graduate of Rryn Mawr, and later
pursued course OF study in Europe.
That she has the confidence OF the unN
yersity officials Is attested by the power
vested I'm her. she having full charge
of all business pertaining to the college,
consulting only with President Faunce.
IL is recommended that as soon as the
college endowment fund, which now
amounts to $4,000. has reached larger
proportions, the university take fun hnan-
ciai responsibility for the institution,
whose buildings and other property II
now holds in trust
That the coming year at the college VIII
he a success seems assured and with her
rare business ability and undoubted duai-
incations Miss Emery bids fair TO adn
much to the already high reputation OF
the institution.