New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
GIFTS TO BROWN UNIVERSITY,

Providence r. L. June Is tSpeciaD.-Brown Uni
versfty celebrated its 134th commencement to-day
4 large number OF alumni were present, and the
commencement dinner was well attended by grad
mates who showed much enthusiasm the various
speakers told the progress of their alma mater
At the conclusion OF the dinner President Faunce
announced a number of important gifts and be-
quests He said that the entire amount OF the
so5 90 endowment necessary 10 make valid John D.
Rockefelers gift OF $4,000 for a building for
social and religious purposes had been raised and
that the building would be started soon as pos
sible President Faunce also announced the receipt
Of a gift of $4,000 from Paul Banjotti of Turin.
1taIv for the purpose Of erecting upon the college
campus clock tower which shall be memorial
10 his wife Carrie Brown Banjotti- formerly Of
Providence.
Professor Albert Harkness gave $500 for schol-
arshtp at the American School Athens
On behalf of the remaining members of the Ban
croft family Francis a. Gaski1l of Worcester. pre-
sened 10 university portrait of the late Pro-
fessor T Whiting Bancroft at time professor
of history Brown
Inc exercises at the First Baptist Meeting House
consisted of orations follows
Of the Scholar the State: Everett Jarvis Hor-
Bancroft Littlefeld Providence. The Quiet Life"
and Ralph Cameron IaomBson I Iae Germ lheory
President FaunCe then awarded the degrees and
announced the prizes and honorary degrees as fol-
lows:
IL D.-Frederick Mott 81, OF Iowa; and W. ".
Douglas 81, Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court OF the State 49,. -.
Newport r. L: the Rev. George r. Hovey, 50, OF
Richmond the Rev. William w Landrum, '72 OF
4. ND L. D. Granger "A. Mayor Of the city Of
Providence and Frederick Roy Martin Harvard
's3 assocfate editor of The Providence Journal
The fellowships and prizes awarded as fol-
lows:
The Grand Army Of the Republic fellowship for
advanced liberal study, Clarence Elnathan Norris
of Worcester ,.,
William George Hoffman. jr, Providence; Robert
Grant Martin. Salem. Mass; James Joseph Nc
kenna. Providence.
The J. Hicks prize for excellence in debate. Henry
Otis Green. RenoCk, Ohio and George "alerhouSe
Beaufort, S. c. ,.
The Dunn premium equally divided between
Reginald Langdon Brown Phoenix. R. l.. and Will
lam Thomas Hastings Feeding Hills. Mass.
The Carpenter premiums. of $50 each, for charac-
ter attainment and ability. were awarded 10
George West Hathaway. Tiverton. r. l.. and VIII
lam Robert Farmhouse Davey, Providence
The Howell premium for excellence IN uathe-
natics and natural philosophy, Robinson Pierce.
tr Providence. 49,,
The class Of '73 prize given to Andrew Little
Fraser. Lowell. Mass, and the Foster premium In
Greek Everett Duncan Ramsden, Warren R l.
Charles Raymond Austin. Providence; william X
P. Davey. Providence: Everett Duncan Ramsden'
Warren. r. |.
from a member of the senior class or Junior class
was awarded Allan Ferguson E. Westcott. Alex
andria Bay. N Y. OF the junior class.
The GaSpee Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution, prize for the best essay on some topic
ing class given to Miss Mary Child Lee, of
Providence.