The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-03

The annual meetings OF the board OF
fellows and board OF trustees OF Brown
university were held, today, in the rooms
on the second floor Of the Administration
building. on College street.
At the meeting OF the former, the presi-
dent OF the university. Rev. DIR. w. III.
p. Faunce, occupied the chair and the
minutes were read by Rev. Is. T. ID.
Anderson, secretary.
PRESIDENT FAUNCE's REPORT.
In his annual report TO the corpora ton,
otherwise known as the board of fellows,
President Faunce makes many announce
ments. one OF the most important being
that students who are competent will be
permitted to complete their course for the
A b. degree In three years.
The president reports that the en-
trance requirements for the Bachelor OF
Arts degree have been broadened. while
those for the Bachelor OF Philosophy de-
gree and the engineering courses have
been raised to higher standard than
before. The increase In the require
mens In the English department during
the college course has resulted In the de-
man1 for an Increased teaching force IN
that department. but In general the
changes In the faculty have been very
few.
The president advocates the affordlng
of opportunity for the development OF
the Women's college and the perfecting
Of the graduate department OF the uni
versity, while various departments that
need strengthening or are In want of
better facilities are mentioned.
Athletics come in for some discussion
and the elimination OF every suggestion
Of professionalism is shown TO be the ann
OF Brown.
After calling attention TO the fact that
two trustees have passed away during
the year. the report proceeds as follows:
For the next academic year IL is alb
solutely essential that our teaching STAFF
in the English department be Increased.
The introduction OF English into the
Freshman year OF the students enrolled
as candidates for the degree OF Bachelor
Of Arts will mean an increase OF per-
haps 40 students taking the English
courses in the university. To meet this
emergency. as well as to provide for sub
sequent years recommend the ap-
pointment OF Henry Barrett Huntington,
A. b.. as assistant professor OF English.
Mr.. Huntington was graduated at Har-
ward University I'm 1897. was assistant I'm
English at that university in 1898 was In
structor in English at Dartmouth College
is9e-l9ol and has been Instructor I'm Eng
iish at Harvard during the year lsOi-19O2
OTHER CHANGES RECOMMENDED.
"Other appointments, promotions and
changes recommended are as follows:
Assistant Prof. Alexander MeikleJohn
20 become associate professor OF logic
and metaphysics: Assistant Prof. w. VI.
Kenerson 10 become assistant professor
Of mechanical engineering. In place OF
Prof Burnham; Mr. A. E. Blanchard 10
become instructor In civil engineering
Mr.. III. J. Hall TO become instructor In
psychology: Mr. II. NJ. Packard TO become
Instructor In mathematics, Mr. Il. II.
whitford 10 become Instructor I'm Bibli-
cai literature; DR.. L. Carson 90 become
Instructor in Psychology; Mr.. Latham
Clarke 20 become assistant In chemistry
Mics NJ f. Clarke and Miss q. r.. Dick
srman 10 become assistant catsloguers In
the library; Mr. y. ID. sherman 10 be-
come Instructor IN German; Mr.. T. III.
Guild 20 become assistant In English; Mr..
r. T. Williamson 20 become Instructor In
French.
Leave of absence during the year 1872
isos is recommended for Prof. II. Il. Della
barre. professor OF psychology; for Prof.
A. q. Hardness. professor OF the Roman
language and literature. who has accept
ed position for one year as director Of
the American school IN Rome. and for
Miss n. J. Barker. assistant cataloguer
m the library.
THE ENDOWMENT FUND.
'pur first million dorsrs--commoniy