The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-01
DOINGS Ar Brown.
Prof. Towers Successor Other Notes
From the College on the Hill.

Mr.. Michael Xavier Sullivan, Har-
ward graduate Of the class OF 1898 has
been appointed by the faculty 10 replace
Prof. Ralph w. Tower as associate pro-
fessor of chemical physiology. Mr.. Sulli-
van has studied at Brown for several
years. and was elected TO the honorary
society of Sigma Xi two years ago.
Prof. Tower will continue his duties at
the college until the close OF this term.
when he will go TO take a position in a
New York institution.
The turf is rapidly being removed from
the site chosen for the social and relg-
ious building, on the middle campus Bog
dering on Waterman street, and the main
work OF construction will soon com
mence. The Bainotti Memorial clock tow
er at the corner OF Waterman and Pros
pect streets is also underway. The new
engineering building beside Maxcy hall
on Lincoln field Is nearing completion.
and by September lst the building and all
the machinery will be ready for use. The
dormitory has been somewhat delayed
and consequently will not be ready for
use nutil next January at the beginning
OF the second term.
There Is a great deal OF discussion on
the hill concerning the site of the Bal
notti clock tower. This structure. TWEEN
ty-fivo feet square and q hundred feet
northwest corner Of the campus at the
corner OF Waterman and Prospect streets
Many Of the alumni and undergraduates
have objected to this site chosen by the
corporation OF the college. The opposers
claim the centre OF the present middle
campus is the only place for the tower
otherwise they say, the effect OF a very
pleasing and symmetrical building
scheme, will he annulled. Also In the
middle campus position. the clock would
he OF use 10 eight OF the most important
college buildings
A petition C. the corporation has been
suggested praying that body 10 delay
their plans until some OF their arguments
/ are met or until some reason Is given for
the choice OF the present location.
The late Lyander Dickerman. the
Egyptologist. has not only loft his val
liable library to Brown university, but
| also a very unique collection OF nearly oU
Photographic slides, which he used In
/ lures are very rare and beautiful and
/ will he greatly priced by tho depart
] ments OF fine arts and Biblical literature.
Five Brown undergraduates were pres
/ ent at the conference held in New YORK
/ during the vacation by the Union Theo-
/ losical seminary. The conference was
/ OF the ministers to young men about TO
choose their vocation. George water
\ house. 'O3 Eugene l.. Mclntyre, A. Z.
/ Frederick savage; g ROYAL toS = Stnsnp, Sttsna.
I
] ed from Brown.
NJ J. King Of the Harvard checker
team has written 10 the Brown checker
! players asking for two matches, one 10
/ be played at Cambridge and one at Provi-
dence As the Brown men are tnexpe
rienced and have had little practice this
winter because OF the whist revival
Brown IL unable 60 enter the competition.
large number Of freshmen baseosll
/ PLAYERS met I'm tho cage Yesterday after-
noon for the first practice OF the season
/ The team will be strong I'm many re-
\ spscts especially behind the bat and III
| the feld but tho pitching department
\ NAV perhaps he weak The 1895 men try
1 ing for the team are Capt. Kilburn. Akin.
\ FULLER Hun. Rackle. Hoye. Guernsey
/ Graham. Pearsall Fleming. Lincoln.
\ Walsh Powell. Kelley. Tucker and others
4 will come out later.
| Manager Theodore Elliott FOLSOM OF
| Kent Island. Md. n now busy preparing
| n schedule. lie will try TO get good
number Of games with similar teams IN
| order to develop the team 10 the utmost
before the Brown sophomore freshman
4 game.