The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-04
DOINGS AT BROWN
Physical Measurement Of Fresh
men Has Been Completed.

LII. rIcu f'aIhSr, the director OF
physical culture. has Just completed the
physical measurements OF the present
freshman class. II seems that there are
not any all around men. as there were
1ast year. but The best marks are held by
dinerent men In nearly every case Fol-
lowing are the best measurements:
Huntley Is the tallest man in the class,
being six feet one inch in height Rob-
erts Is the heaviest man. at 246 pounds !:
Lille has lung capacity of $50 cubic In :
ches. Latimer has TO his credit 22 pull
ups and Is push-ups. Lynch's strength
of back was 600 pounds. Guernsey and
Thurber tie on strength OF legs at $50
pounds each. Roberts and Pray tie on
grip at 160 pounds. Prices normal chest
Is SO inches and inflated Is 3s.5 inches,
and Pray's normal chest was 36.5 and In =
flated 40 inches.
1t is required that every freshman is
to take a physical examination. and the
upper classmen may also do so IL they
wish.
American Literature in It's Colonial
and National Periods" a new work by
Lorenzo Sears. Lift. d., professor OF
American literature. has just been pub
lished by Little & Brown of Boston.
1t Is handsome volume. written in a
manner both instructive and entertain
ing. Professor Sears has traced the
growth OF our literatur from the first
letters and diaries at jamestown and
Plymouth, down to the present day The
various stages OF development are illus
trated by examples Of writing. which also
serve to indicate the personality OF the
writer's and their times
He has made a careful study and Is
thoroughly In accord with the best In
American literature and has written his
work in spirit OF generous appreciation
OF American authors
The greater part OF tomorrow's chapel
service will be taken up by a talk by
President Faunce on Intellectual Sc
riousness"
The November issue OF the Brunonian
appeared yesterday. II Is an excellent
number and is especially good in regard
TO its new cover. The cover has been an
object Of experiment for quite a while.
but this time Alfred F. Masury. '04. has
solved the problem. His cover still re-
tains the cut OF Manning Hall. but II IL
overshadowed by trees and surrounded
by conventional patterns.
The subject matter includes the usual
stories and poems rejecting college life
and shows that the college boys are ca
pable of doing good work.
Professor William c. Brownson or the
English department has offered prizes OF
fifteen and ten dollars each TO the writers
OF the best two short stories under the
following conditions:
!. All male undergraduates or Brown
University may compete excepting the
present editorial board ,of the Brunonan.
2 The committee Of award Is 10 be Sc
lected by the donor.
g. In awarding the prizes preference
shall be given To stories dealing with re-
putable phases OF college life
T. The length OF the stories shall not be
less than 1900 or more than 5000 words.
g. The stories shall be deposited with
the registrar on or before January Z.
1903. and shall be handed by him TO the
committee OF award
g. The stories must be typewritten.
signed by a fictitious name and accom-
panied by n plain envelope containing the
fictitious and the real name.
z The Brunonian reserves the right to
publish all stories submitted In this COM
petition.
Prof. slocum will speak tomorrow night
In the Y M G. A. meeting on THE
Book OF Genesis and the Nebular Hy-
pothesis"
eThe class football teams both held prac-
tice yesterday as usual They were salts
fed with the results OF their Saturday
games. but realize that a good deal OF
hard work must be done before they meet
on Nov. 10
The holders OF season tickets may see
two games this week Wednesday the
Varsity plays Tufts. II will certainly be
an interesting game. and probably sew
eral OF Browns substitutes will be tried
out on Saturday the sophomore team
plays Worcester academy. There Is no
mems OF comparison between the two
teams. though the chances arc In favor
OF the visitors. who have been practicing
since the middle OF September. while the
1905 team did not begin to play together
TIL last week.