The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-30

each commencement. We have already
started on our second sl,0o0.000. TO stop
would be to go backwards.
With our professors being called every
where, our library needing books. we can
not use "A cent OF our endowment money.
After we have strengthened everything
that Brown now Possesses VIC shall need
more .rnoney 60 expand
no the fund already raised. we have
about 900 contributors. we need as many
for our next 81 100000 contribution.
In closing, he said: ! have no other
ambition IN the world than 10 see Brown
grow. and to grow with II, ] want to SEQ
the transformation OF the ideal into the
real, the consumlnat1n OF the hope OF
years
want 20 see the i2o years of history
crowned with q 10Th century Of brighter,
richer and more prosperous record than
any that has gone before.
May you all realize that the obtaining
OF your diploma was only the beginning
of your partnership with the old institu-
tion.
Prof. Henry H. Gardner. of the chair OF
political economy. speaking for the
Brown faculty, alluded 70 the recent
changes I'm the curriculum, with particu-
lar reference Co his OWN department,
where the amount OF Instruction Is to-
day 20 times greater than il was Is years
ago.
Tho need OF today at Brown. he went
on TO say. IS FOR a department of political
and social science, where there shall nc
an adequate library OF 10000 or 5000 vol.
unes. for corps OF assistants, and fof
a lahorn tory. so 20 speak, where expert
mental work can be conducted as II now
is In tho department OF physical chemical
and mechanical science.
BY CHIEF JUSTICE sTINEss.
Hon John II. stlness OF Providencc.
chief justice OF the supreme court of
Rhode Island told sone good stories By
way OF preface aud then paid tribute
10 Brown. TO Its presidents and It's pro-
fessors, OF whom Prof Ilarkness and
Prof Lincoln. said the speaker. haze
taught more men, personally and through
their books, twu ans other two profess
ors in the country.
From the student body we're graduated
four OF the nations great secretaries OF
state.
Speaking OF education In general he
declared that the present genera ton e.
not satisfied with the old limit OF edu-
cation. And, III Brown IS 10 70 ahead. she
must have the means.
Dr, Charles II Alden. '56, assistant SUR
gcon general T. ;. y, retired. OF Wash
ington. -. c.. conveyed the gree tings of
Columbia and MARYLAND lie paid a trib-
ute to presideut faupcc and to- The mem
hcrs of the ondowmept FIND committee.
whose tour last lar resulted in the for
nation of six or eight now asso.iauons.
Francis E Bfooks extended the greet
ingH Of pixies reaR end Crippo creek"
speaking fur the Colorado Aamnl Asso-
ciation. Tho last ~ The college alumni or
ganizations Co ho formed lo urged tho
need ~ Brown looking 60 the West for
students, if it ia ~ be q national and not
provincial institution.
Robert = Brown 1l. spoke for the
Brown Alumni Monthly the only paper
devoted 20 the Interests OF Brown grad
uatos
az the business meeting prcFious 10 the
dinner these oflirtrs were elected.
President Dr George D.. JcHy. 'Gi:
vice president. the Hon Fred lI VII
Hams. 90; secrftarr. Charles y Adams
50. treasure. George y. Bean 81 cxecu-
tive committee, sam Walter Foss. 80. Jo-
seph Walker. ~ howard A. Quick. 81.
Ernest A. Hicks, 81. Herbert b. Lang.
o.