The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06
Honesty, Industry and Perseverance
fluSt Cooperate With Christianity.
Latest Rockefeller Gift Accepted
by Brown University.

result of the spirit OF our Christian busl.
ness men.
The business man needs Christianit,
because IL protects him against the temp
tauons common in business life and givea
MIN an opportunity to expend his money
wisely
RocKEFELLER GIFT ACCEPTED.
| The special meeting OF the corporati ito,
/ OF Brown University. held yesterday az.
ternoon for the purpose OF taking forma,
| action in accepting the conditional gift
of $4,000 recently offered by John ID
Rockefeller 70 be used IN the construc-
ton OF a building for social and religious
| purposes, was largely attended by the
members In this city ana vicinity. After
the gift was duly received by the univer-
sity acting as corporate body, 1t was
| voted 10 send an expression OF approval
| to the donor for his interest and assist
ance in the establishment OF a centre for
| the various college activities.
| lhere was no announcement of special
donations toward the raising OF the con.
| dition OF $1,000 for endowment purposes
| put upon the gift. but IL Is a matter OF
| considerable certainty that some alumni
stand ready To contribute necessary
| amounts To fulfill tho condition, IL their
assistance should be needed Another
matter or special Importance was the se-
lection OF site for the building with
reference to this. Four different sites
were mentioned, and IL was decided to
leave the nnal decision OF one of thesa
four locations 10 the executive commits
tee OF the corporation, TO be acned upon
later.
The available places In the order in
which they were considered are the site
or the presidents house at the Top of Col
iege hill. opposite the Administration
ha
and Howell houses, the student dormi-
tories on George street: third. "A site east
OF AlaXcy hall, on Lincoln Field 1ust I'm
the rear OF ST. stephens chuvh and. III
nally, the north end OF the middle campus
between Hope College and the Taft resi-
dence on Waterman street
Incidently there were other matters
considered by the meeting and among
them was the announcement OF the final
agreement between the committee OF thu
corporation and the executors of the John
Carter Brown library which was given 10
the university last year. The announces.
ment was 20 the effect that the final pa
pers were actually signed 10 transfer the
priceless collection Of Americana 30
Brown University.
IL was also given out that the designs
for new fence around the campus to
match the Van Wicklc memorial cato
were prepared and approved aud copies OF
thh ealbliS are upW 10 DC sent 10 the va
rlous classes. Tho idea being 10 build tho
fence by sections from gifts made by tho
different classes, a few sections have al
ready been donated and n is expected the
movement will progress rapidly So that
work OF construction may begin before
many months. I'm addition 90 the cor-por.
alton meeting the presence of many emf.
nent men prominent in local professional
and business circles were seen on tho
campus. These gentlemen were members
of numerous committees appointed 90
visit the academic departments OF tho
university
The committees as well as the members
Of the corporation dined with the presi-
dent Ia the east room OF University han
at noon and later in the day the commits
tees held meetings To talk over their find
ings and discuss few plans for future
visitation.