The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03
DOINGS BROWN
Course Of Lectures to Be Given
In November and December.

The course OF lectures delivered In
Manning hall last year by members of
the Brown faculty were so we'll received
by the students and the people of Provi-
/ dence that a similar course of lectures
! ings of November and December. The
dates and subjects Of the lectures are as
! follows:
Nov. u-"Some Curious Relations OF
| Insects TO Flowers" William Whitman
| Bailey. Pm. D.. professor of botany.
Nov. l-'George Barrows and the
Gypsies.' Albert Knight Potter, associate
professor OF the English language.
Nov. 2-Political Tendencies in the
| United States" James Quayie Dealey
associate professor OF social and political
science.
Dec. 2-'"rhe Literature and Religion of
Ancient India" with readings from San
scrit poetry. Francis Greenlesf Allison.
David Benedict, professor of classical
phllolosy
Dec. s-'Some Biological Theories and
Their Significance" Albert Davis Mead.
professor OF comparative Anatomy.
Dec. .iS-"Browning's SAUL" Courtney
Langdon. professor of the Romance Ian
guages and literature.
Mr.. e Tudor Gross. OF, has accepted
the office of treasurer OF the athletic as
sociation. TO which he was elected last
Monday evening and will enter upon his
duties at the close OF the present football
season. Mr. Gross will succeed Mr.. Ed
ward H Weekes. who has held the office
for two years with a great deal of ability.
The November issue OF tho Brown
Alumni Monthly came out on time this
month II contains as a main article the
life of Barnas Sears, written by Pro-
fessor Albert Harkness Nov Is OF this
year. Is the Tooth anniversary OF his birth.
Mr.. Scars was poor boy who earned his
own education and fitted himself for the
ministry. After short pastorate at
Hartford he became a professor In Ham
ilton.c He studied In Germany for two
years. then taught for eight years In
Newton Theological Institution. whore he
became president.
In 1856 Professor Sears was elected to
the presidency OF Brown. as the successor
of DIR. Wayland. where he remained until
1867 At this point he was called TO ad-
minister the trust which George Peabody
had created for the benefit Of southern
public schools. In 1880, when he died,
there was not q state In the south thar
did not have good public schools.
President Sears was pre-eminently a
scholar. with two leading objects promi-
nent In his instructions to others: To
teach his students to think vigorously
and accurately, and to inspire them with
the love OF truth.
second article In by DIR. Bailey on the
old Lincoln Field. and all the football
games OF the season were reviewed
Editorially the two-year A B degree is
discussed and the current amateur eligi-
bilty rules.
The Rev. DIR. Brown Of Kansas City
spoke In chapel this morning. This year
on Wednesday mornings there will be
special speakers following the plan OF
last year. This week President Faunce
Will talk on Intellectual Problems"
James II. Foss, Brown SO. has recent
ly published a volume entitled The
Gentleman from Everywhere. or Truth
Stranger Than Fiction"
Geo. p. Upton. "a, has recently pub
lished two volumes on music entitled,
The Standard Light Operas" and "Mu-
steal Pastels."
Professor Lorenzo Sears has recently
published a new book on American
Literature in its Colonial and National
Periods"
The Sophomore football team plays
Friends School Wednesday afternoon at
Friends School grounds.