The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-17
OOInGS AT BROWN.
Folthall Team Gave a RousInr Ssld OFT
Kotss From the University.

over 800 students headed by the college
band escorted the football team 10 the
station yesterday, giving II the same
kind OF a send of that the team got last
year, when they defeated Pennsy by a
score Of is to g. At l:40 the line OF march
began down the hill, and when they
reached the station, Mike Lynch led the
whole body in cheers for the team ana
for eli it's members.
The train did not leave until 2:1O, but
the students left the Station at the re-
quest OF the faculty. in time TO be pres
ent at o'clock recitations. However
II was one OF the best send-offs ever
given to a Brown team, and the players
ought TO feel that the whole college Is
behind them I'm the game today.
The fall tennis tournament has been
progressing during the last two weeks,
and most OF the matches have been very
close. IL is evident that there Is much
good material In college. and that Brown
will be represented by a good team In
the intercollegiate contests next spring.
One OF the closest OF the matches play
ed thus far was that between Pope '03,
and Hutchinson '0. The first set took Is
games to decide, Hutchinson finally won
out by greater steadiness, tne scores
being 1913, 4-6. and 6-4
One OF the most promising players In
the Freshman class is Harry ri. Chand-
Ter OF Newburyport. He Is a very steady
player and can meet speed and place his
shots in fine style.
The golf tournament has been very sue
cessful so far, and as this Is the second
year that Brown has had a golf team,
the showing OF the players has been very
gratifying The individual tournament
which Is to be played of today has three
Brown men and one Amherst man, In
the SENT finals. which will probably
bring Mercer OF the Brown team and An
derson OF the Amherst team together in
the finals
The Brown University corporation yes
terday voted to name the new dormitory
on Thayer street. "Caswell hail." In
honor OF Alexis Caswell, u. d. L. L. D..
a former president OF the university. DR..
Caswell graduated from Brown In the
class OF 1852, and was professor OF
mathematics and natural philosophy
there from is2s-ls6s He then left to go
TO Newton Theological institute, until
he was recalled to Brown IA president In
1868.
lie resigned this office in 1872, 10 preach
In the First Baptist church OF Provi-
dence. He was a trustee and fellow Of
Brown until 1877.
He held many other honorary and use
fil positions during his long life. among
them director and vice president OF the
Providence Anthaneum. president OF the
the American Screw company. Rhode ISL
and: founder OF the American Associa-
tion for the Advance OF Science. OF the
incorporators of the National Academy
OF Sciences and trustee OF Newton Theo-
logical institute
The action ~ naming the building after
prominent Brown graduate IL IN line
with the established custom Of the uni
versitv
The executive committee of the
women's college has granted leave for
the second term % Dean Emery. who is
going 10 Europe with her mother on the
fret OF January. While there they will
join Prof and Mrs. slangter OF Wis
consin.
Mr.. RatclifYe Hicks "a. of New York
city. has offered an additional prize for
Junior debaters this year. In order to
stimulate interest In debate ~ the coll
leee.