The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-13
centennial EXERCISES OVER
Thousands Pledged 10 Promote Work Of The
Institution and Names Of Next Years
Faculty Announced.

jubilee was begun al l0:30 o'clock and the
president OF the Academy corporation.
Bishop w. It. Mallalleu. ID. ID. Ii" D..
president OF the Alumni association oc-
cupied the chair The exercises were OPEN
ed by music from the Wellington orches-
ira, Bowen X. Church, leader. Bishop
Mallalieu then called Mr.. Church to the
platform and requested. him 10 lead with
the cornet the music for singing tho
hymn. 20, For Thousand Tongues TO
Sing" The assemblage, under the lead
ershlp OF Rev. #. y. Buckley. thea re-
peated the 2Sd Psalm. Prayer was offer
ed by Rev +. c. Baker OF Westerly.
The orchestra played the new compost
tion by Leader Church. named The Cen
tennial March," and dedicated 10 the
East Greenwich Academy. The musicians
received a hearty encore, to when they
responded with another selection.
PROVIDENCE MEN PROMINENT.
Principal Field announced the awards
OF prizes In geometry and algebra. given
by Thomas K. Kenyon. as follows: Gevm-
etry. s.. to Arthur Seabury; algebra, S5
TO Nelson White.
The chairman called TO the platform
Pardon NJ. Stone OF Providence. saying
that he desired the people to see the man
who once saved the school from loss and
ruin by giving his personal note TO bridge
over a financial panic. Rev. J. Is. Gould.
a member OF the class OF 1912, was also
called from the audience with some pleas
ing remarks from the Bishop; then DR.. M.
]. Talbot, principal in 1858; and. lastly,
William Sprague, the war governor OF
Rhode Island, was alluded 10 by the chair.
your father" said Bishop Malalieu,
was a cotton manufactures. and with
these hands / made a lot or spinning
frames TO go into one OF your farhers
mills. Let the man who gave TO this m
ha lar
in it's history come TO the platform. AS
Gov. Sprague was escorted TO a seat be-
slde the presiding officer, the audience
rose and applauded.
Rev. s. M Dick, Phi. D., pastor of the
Mathewson Street M r. church of Provi-
dence. was introduced TO deliver the first
address. DR.. Dick said that he counted
himself happy TO be considered worthy
to sit upon the platform with the honored
sons OF the East Greenwich academy.
The old school had a record. he said,
that would bear looking into. In It's fu-
ture with great opportunities. oppor-
tunity begets responsibility and power
begets peril The great problems OF Nv
ing should engage every human heart
and every human mnd. The schools and
colleges should develop the image In
which we are created. The school must
set the mark high for the work OF the
next century.
THOUSANDS PLEDGED.
Rev. A. ]. Coultas, A. NJ, presiding
elder of the Providence district, was the
next speaker on the list. Age, said Rev.
Mr. Coultas In most things, meant de-
cav but In an educational institution IL
meant something different. The Oldest
schools In the land were the grandest. so
with this school at the end OF It's first
hundred years IL became an institution
of firmer stability. The value OF educa-
tional institutions to the social capital of
the country was emphasized. They were
the spots where visions were seen and
dreams were dreamed. They also gave
impulse TO religious life. They were In
addition producers Of the utilities OF life.
Thamachines worked by common laborers
were the inventions OF the educated
men The schools were producers OF au-
lucrative opinion. They were developing
strong personalities. The seminaries, he
believed, were doing this work better
than any other schools because, first, the
young men and young women were stu
dents here while their character was IN
its formative stages. They stood TOT re-
ligious education.
This day every man and woman should
vow renewed allegiance TO the East
Greenwich academy. Where this tent
stands a dormitory was needed Tor the
young women students. 1t would cost
SIS. 900. Then at least 50,ooo was needed
as an endowment TO this institution.
The chairman said that $4,000 was
needed. and he was no beggar-simply
one of Gods collectors He said the
school had $500 in the bank. $4,000 In
pledges and 500 In cash, the last named
sum having been received yesterday as a
centennial contribution from old Ply
mouth. There was conditional pledge
OF $1,000, TO be given IL $4,000 more could
| be raised. Rev. Mr. Coultas pledged him
self 10 raise the 22d thousand and Bishop
Mallsleu pledged the 2lst thousand.
Smaller subscriptions were secured in the
tent until the chairman was confident
that the 81, 900 would be forthcoming.
Concluding the ceremonies the audience
sang Praise God, from Whom All Bless
ings Flow" and Rev. J. Is. Gould pro-
nounced the benediction.
AFTER DINNER SPEECHES.
After the dinner in the large tent
| Principal Field introduced a former stu
| dent and graduate OF the East Green
wich Academy, Rev. $. r. Upham. ID. D..
of Drew Theological Seminary, Madison.
~. j. as toastmaster.
Dr. Upham said that he supposed his
chief duty was TO see that the speakers
didn't all talk at the same time.
The first speaker was William f. War
rem. ID. ID, presluent Oh bostoh thlNer-
sity. 81. whose subject was queries" ="
Other speeches Of a congra tulatory
character were made by Hon. r. +. Ray
mond. Of New Bedford. Hon. s. w. X.
Allen OF East Greenwich, and Wright
Turner. Rev. DIR. Talbot closed the ex-
erecises with benediotion.
Letters OF regret at inability TO be
present were received from United States
Senator Aldrich and Governor Charles
Dean Kimball.
The members Of the faculty for the en-
alling year. as far as selected at present
are as follows: Principal Rev. Ambrie
Field. vice principal. Theron G. strick-
land. preceptress, Miss Anna NJ. star
buck: music. Miss Jennie NJ. Weller; art.
Miss A. Jennie Cox; elocution. Miss Ber-
nice w. Grireth; stenography and type
writing. Mrs. Mary A. Strickland: Eng
lsh and German, Miss Grace A. Barnum