The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-02
PRESIDENT BACK.
Dr. FauaCe Addresses Students Of
Brown in ChapeI.
Tells Of His Recent Western Trip and Of
Meeting With Alumni

President Faunce addressed the stu
dents Of Brown University at the close
of the chapel exercises in reference 10
his recent trip through the country.
\ large number OF the faculty were
present and the gallery was well filled
with visitors. President Faunce said
in substance.
TlnCse Of you who are away from
home and went home Christmas can
realize how | feel this morning.
have visited manyscities. schools and
colleges throughout the country. but
| have seen no more beautiful city than
Providence. with It's many beautiful
homes. and no educational school bet
ter than Brown. Four weeks ago left
this city as a guest of member Of the
corporation that + might visit the al
umni. No such visit has ever before
been made in the history OF the institu-
tion The loyalty OF the alumni and
the delightful welcome has made the
journey a most happy one
THE 200 alumni constitute a national
fraternity. To graduate is TO become A
member of that fraternity for life Ten
years from today many. OF you will he
scattered through The west south Asia
AMI the Philippine Islands perhaps But
N Nil'.flk+ANl Ahu Fti " gDu VIII DR fnbn1ntfa
of the same fraternity and members os
Brown University AZ many places wa.
met men who were positively grateful
to see us-men who for twenty years IN
account Of buS ness have been unable
TO be present ~ commencement From
Cleveland and Chicago next year. spc-
cial cars will bt run To the commence
ment exercises We have found six new
associations And at every place we
now have officers who ar. in full touch
with the university.
IT DO not know of any hetter cure for
possmism than "Trip through the cities
OF the United states Involuntary idle
ness has q sanpcarcd ana men are az
work. our great country is "A source OF
inspira ton Everywhere they are sneak
ing one language and throbblng with
one purpose. You can no longer ten
whether man comes from Rhode ISL
and on Kentucky by his accent Tho
only difference may be "a projection
from tho hin pocket oT tho latter
"But what have YOU boen doing 7
suppos | shau hear from the prcsags-
ors that YOU have been har1 az Work
Soon after left I learned that tho first
woman graduqte of Pom hrnko haU had
become presiderl' ~ NJ Hclvoie. |. Is
most remarkable fact that since or
ranizatinn Brown has sent ont 20 coll
l 'aUr nFNcffi0fffia Allf graduates are
iarrclv e~garcd N chine Y hone that
az aysnri~fior for the promotion Of tho
interests 81 such nav soon ho formed q"
President Tamco then rcferrod 10 the
dehating union and sald. I've may
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/ nogtisni con'rcvcrs rs at' allows no
| ol1nrch seciarian or po'itical nartisar
/ N make Drnsflvtrs ~ thin these walls [.
! eoffvicw-n II intend % have good
tiwc" ft4.s
; ; ooh. 30 vnu o" returned the older sis
ter indiirinFiv.
"yoc a." was Tho ~oDlv IT know
/ fue' what n, going ~ bo"
! "Nnd what 10 Won intend to DO %
1 "a widow answered The observing
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