The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-05
BROWN FACULTY.
Important Changes by Corpora
on--AnoiheT New Building.

The annual meeting OF the Brown Uni
versity Corporation was held at the uni
versity yesterday. The attendance was
Unexpectedly large for many members are
abroad or at distant watering places
great many matters we're discussed and
large amount OF business transacted,
One OF the principal things OF interest
was the formal acceptance OF the gir
of the John Carter Brown library. IL
was also decided TO construct building
suitable for keeping the books and
committee appointed TO make plans for
such a structure and decide upon site.
The committee Is made up as follows;
President Faunce. Mrs. John Nicholas
Brown and Messrs Robert H.. l. GODDARD.
William " Kellen and stephen o. Ed
wards. The management of the library
is also left TO the same committee.
DR. j. r. T.. Jonas OF Purdue University
Indiana, was elected 10 fill the professor
ship OF German, made vacant by the
death of Prof Alonzo Williams. The
filling OF this position caused consider
able comment and several eminent Ger
man scholars We're considered.
Prof. Jonas graduated from the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin i'm 1896, takig his de-
! gree OF A. NJ. from the same institution
| in 1897 Two years later he received the
| degree of Phi. ID. from the University OF
| Chicago.
| Since then he has been connected with
| Purdue University, except during the
| summer vacation when he has taught
! German at the Chicago University sum-
| mer school
Perhaps the most important appoint
| ment made was that of Prof Alexander
Meiklejohn as dean. filing the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Prof Wins
| low Upton. DR. Meikleiohn Is thoroughly
acquainted with nearly all the depart
| ments of college activity and so Is ex-
| ceptionally able 10 discharge the duties
| OF the position 10 which he was elected
| DR. Meiklejohn entered Brown with the
class OF 1898. after graduating from the
| Pawtucket High school. He also re-
ceived the degree of Ph. ID. from Brown
| He has since been connected with the
| department OF philosophy at the univer-
! sity upon the hill ut
The two vacancies In the chemistry de-
partment were filled as follows;
George Freeman Rarmenter, graduate
OF both the Massachusetts Agriculture
College and Boston University wa:
elected as one assistant while Norman
| A. Dubois, who has received the degree
OF PHI. d. from Massachusetts, institute
of Technology. will fill the other.
The position OF head cataloguer in tn
library was given TO Miss Hortense Web
ster, now assistant librarian in the Bos
ton Athenaeum. Miss Bertha Tucke
was also elected reference librarian II
place of Miss Anna Metcalf resigned
Allan Herbert Wilet, Brown So VIII
has since received the degree OF Ph. ID
from Columbia University, was appointe'
instructor i'm political economy.
Frank T. Hallet. Brown 1900, was. ap
| pointed Instructor in Greek for the comin
| year.
1t was voted to dig the artesian we'll I
| depth between 500 and 900 feet.
necessary, TO secure the proper amoun
of water for supplying the swimmn
pool.
IL was also voted to leave the hig
fence in the rear of Lincoln field for IN
| present.