The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-17

the first address which President Faunce
delivered in this hall he pointed out that
We were fortunate In having the tradi-
tons of renowned university behind US.
aoH. at the same time, the opportunity
To carve out our own future unhindered
The traditions are ours and we hope
We may never disgrace them
They are ours because we are OF this
university. Again, more than half of this
present class of seniors are united by ties
or blood with many graduates of Brown.
Thus, stepped i'm Brown lore and fame.
we have loved the university long before
we left preparatory schools.
With each year, too. the names OF the
members of the womens college become
more familiar TO diligent readers of the
catalogue, and we realize that the Alum
nae of old Brown are sending their daugh-
tiers as well as their sons to their mother
college.
but IL IS the latter part of the presl-
dents speech that impresses as more
and more with the advance OF months
with the present small number OF
women all innovations and reforms are
practicable and have been found so. In
all endeavors there have been difficulties
more i think than are commonly recog-
Htzed, and | feel that one of these diff
culties makes an essential difference be-
tween the possibilities of the men and
women at Brown University.
While large number OF men live at
the university, but an extremely small
proportion of the women do so. The men
live primarily "A college life If they work
1t is ordinarily for definite number OF
hours, and although this may be a neces-
sary side issue, nevertheless il really Is a
side issue.
AT present the majority OF the women
live, primarily the homo life
For them college means extra work
and extra pleasure; IL means little
studying tucked in here, recitation
tucked In there and above and around
and between the usual home and So
cial duties TO which they have always
been accustomed
And SO, as long as the women's col
lege continues TO be made up OF such
capable housekeepers. 0 say II with pride.
for II Is as much TO be proud OF as any
intellectual attainmenD. Such house
Keepers and cooks, such nurses and moth
ers assistants as they say in England,
even the romance department may be
assured that Il will be some time before
sciences or the classics completely de-
stroy all womanly attributes
such "A state OF affairs must, how
ever. necessarily limit. in some degree,
our ability 20 do for the college
Recognizing our limitations we take
then. all the greater pride I'm all achieve
ments and happenings In the last four
years that most interest us"
Concluding her address Miss Hallet
said. "to receive our diplomas from the
hands OF President Faunce Is 90 receive
one more treasured honor. We see that.
by his efforts. a new rush OF life and Wig
or goes through the university: that he
has made improvements and has caused
n fresh and growing interest in the well
fare of Brown TO spripv up.
"Yet. N one should ask us for just what
special thing We arc most grateful and
most thankful 20 our president. We would
shout with one voice--'Our Dean.
"Did I say before that we were proud
Well now we are vain glorious. We hug
ourselves and say.with deliehted wonder.
This Is our Dean: our very own: this
graduate of Bryn Maur this bachelor
Of arts; this master 81 arts; this doctor
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