The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-08
BROWN DOINCS.
Golf Association and Football
Practice Glass Elections.

Brown Tniversiiy Golf association
was organized yesterday afternoon with
a membership of about 30. a constitution
and bylaws We're adopted and the fol-
lowing officers We're elected:
President, Dr. Potter OF the faculty;
vice president, G. a. Il. Ray, 02: score
tary and treasurer. Houghton Metcalf,
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The club TO be an independent Brown
association. yet n is 60 have certain close
relations with the Metacomot club OF
East Providence. Thefatter has not been
In thriving condition Of late. owing to the
failure OF members to pay dues. but is
now being reorganlzed on thoroughly
business basis.
In this work the Brown club has
strong, though indirect influence. for the
committee which has the matter in
charg. is composed OF MIR. Langworthy,
or East Providence. and Professors
Courterey Langdon and BENEDICT.
1t is proposed to have the membership
in the Brown club free and to admit all
the students who join it, TO the Metacom-
club upon payment of It's regular Zee OF
$40. The college boys viii thus avoid the
annoyance OF submitting their names 70
membership committee and being
placed on a waiting list They will also
be allowed to use the Metacomct club
links for all trials for varsity teams
whether they are members or not.
The East Providence club has deemed e
wise TO add a clause to their constitution
which will protect them from any abuse
In tl.sr 4ft.. .rr.f.-
sity. AS Is customary the club will
allow each member to bring not more than
five friends at one time To play on the
links, but they say that none OF these
shall be students. Were Il not for this
restriction, some OF the college men who
Joined might abuse the privilege.
A committee consisting OF Montague,
Mason, Martin, Bumstead and MetcaIf
was appointed 10 make "A canvass Of all
the men in college and procure as many
members as possible. both for the Brown
club and the Metacomet. 1t Is hoped by
the end OF the week that at least 80
names can be enrolled.
The football practice yesterday after
noon was exceptionally poor The team
seems overwhelmed with the defeat of
Saturday and the men have lost heart
completely. The work was Of the most
elementary kind it was practically what
was given the squad during the first week
of training. There We're not enough men
out for a second team IL IL had been
wanted.
After n thorough drill I'm tackling and
punting. the squad was lined up for sew
ersl kickoffs. Melendy and Robinson were
both i'm suits and took an active part In
fact they seemed about the only ones
who had whole heart In the work. No
one can blame Robbie" for the poor
showing against Syracuse; he certainly
has labored as faithfully as anybody
could. but IL is too much to expect any
one man to do justice 10 squad as large
as that OF Brown.
The senior class held meeting after
chapel yesterday. President Faunce ad-
dressed them I'm reference To the class
elections He said that the seniors were
always lookd up 10 by the underclassmer
and relied upon by the faculty; that h'
had always found them ready To co-oSer.
ate with him in all matters pertaining "a
tho welfare OF their Alma Mater. He
hoped that they would give this matter
of an election due consideration, and
throughout the whole list, vote according
to their best Judgment He dwelt upon
the Importance OF the affair. and i'm clos
ing thanked them for all the assistance
which they had rendered him
jeremiah Holmes, the class president
then took the chair, and gave the men
a talk on class policy
Among other matters of business IL was
voted to- hold the election on Saturday
afternoon, oct. L. A. committee com
posed of Roy Horton and Record was
appointed TO consider all the names and
post those who were In good standing
had paid their dues and We're thus eligible
10 vote.
The election of junior class officers al
Pembroke resulted as follows: Presi-
dent. Ethel T.. Rich; vice president, Alma
Il. Stockford treasurer, Mary T.. Mer-
Ger; chairman OF the social committee
Charlotte Anthony
Miss Winifred Manott has returned
from Berlin. Germany, whore she has
been studying archaeology for the last
year and a half.
Mr. Haven Metcalf the botany instruc-
tor. who recently left Brown TO accept
a professorship at Tabor college, is now
in Nebraska university.
Mead 05. who has been sick at the
Rhode Island hospital for over a week
is improving.