The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-04
OOINGS BROWN
Interesting Items From Ancient
Institution on The HILL

There will be a meeting OF the Sopho-
more class in the armory today at l:so
p. m. TO elect class treasurer in place
Of r. T.. Mason resigned
There was a rehearsal OF the Sock and
Buskln dramatics yesterday afternoon I'm
the music room. The different members
OF the cast showed some Improvement in
their parts, but much hard work remains
To be done before the performance,
Junior week.
Or. s. J. Curtiss gave very interesting
address I'm Manning hall last evening be-
fore the Biblical Research club. A good
sized audience was present and paid close
attention to the speaker
The contestants for the Carpenter prize
will meet in University hall at D. m.
tomorrow.
The student body is looking forward
with no little interest to the game at
New York tomorrow. for II is felt that
the team will do well to make good
showing. Hatch and Leland will probably
he tried i'm the box.
Louis Guernsey '05, has been elected
captain OF the Freshman baseball team
He Is a star twirler and would be a strong
man for the varsity, but Is unable To
play on account OF being a special stu
dent. and therefore ineligible. He has
pitched for the Riverview Military acad-
emy and last year pitched winning ball,
defeating Amherst and other good teams.
He Is u brother OF Yale's captain and
third baseman.
J. H. Gaffney has again been secured
by the baseball management to umpire
fhs fl,{ss
fact is welcomed by the students, as his
work has always been characterized by
extreme fairness and impartiality.
The track team was out in large num-
bers yesterday afternoon and some good
hard work was accomplished. Brown will
probably have a very strong team this
year as many promising candidates have
appeared from the Freshman class. Hall.
Washburn and Melendy will be missed
from last years team. but Doughty,
Cooper. Handy. Brooks. Cross. Butler.
Fletcher and Webb. all Freshmen. will
surely succeed in filling up the gap.
An opinion has been gaining ground re-
Gently that an attempt should be made
by the students TO celebrate Patriots
Day, which is a legal holiday In Massa-
chusetts There are over 200 students
from that state and IL Is probable that the
new idea will attain some definite shape
before April ~.
Inc college, poNlefS were unsuccessful
last evening I'm their postponed match at
the Elmwood club. The home team was
out for blood and by good rolling sue
ceeded I'm capturing the three strings.
The totals were: Elmwood, 1919: Brown,
l22S Cady was high for Elmwood with
"a. while clifford and Drury with go and
80 respectively carried of The honors
for the collegians i.awton and Drury
each secured striug above the century
mark
The regular weekly Union Bible class
meeting will be held in University hall
this evening.
The baseball team leaves on the G:J
boat tonight for New York, where they
will play their first game oFSw
The following men will nc taken along:
Abbott Barry. Belding clifford. Foulder.
Gray. Hatch. LELAND. Macknney. Paine,
Phillips. Woodsum aud Wclch.
\ gang of men h working on the site
Of the old fence today IN preparation for
laying tho foundation OF the proposed
wall