The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31
GATE FOR
MIDDLE
CAMPUS

Supplementing the many generous gifts
husband the late John Nicholas Brown,
Mrs. Brown has offered as a gilt TO tho
university a beautiful gate In memory OF
her husband. TO stand on George street
at the head OF Brown.
The masonry will be OF Indiana lime
stone and brick. and the metal work OF
wrought iron. the whole being similar to
the other gate about TO be erected about
tho college grounds.
Adjoining the new John Carter Brown
library building. the new gate will be in
harmony with the architecture OF that
beautiful structure now being erected on
the south east corner OF tho campus.
The offer has Just been received by the
university. and will without doubt be ac-
cepted. The architects who drew the
plans for this gate are Shepley, Ruton q
Coolidge OF Boston, who designed the
Carter Brown library building.
Gates have been provided for all the
other entrances TO the campus except one
by the different classes. The gate op-
posite Hope College on Prospect street.
which is now In process OF construction.
has been given by the class Of 1871 and
the gate on Waterman street over teh en-
trance to the front campus will be built
by the class OF 1884. Tho class OF 1887.
which was the last class 10 graduate un-
der President Robinson, has provided the
money for the gate just back OF Hope
College on the middle campus. This
will be a memorial TO President Robinson.
The only entrance left unprovided for 10 on
George street. near Rhode Island Hall.
In addition 10 this gift from Mrs John
Nicholas Brown. the university has Just
received from Samuel G. Eastman OF Con-
cord. ~. H.. fund OF $1,000 in memory OF
Albert O. Greene The income from this
v<and Il 20 be used to purchase annually
books for the Harris collection Of Ameri-
can poetry in the university library.
Albert Gorton Greene. whose memory
the fund In 20 perpetuats. was a member
Of the class Of 1920 at Brown and IL best
known as the author OF the poem. "Old
Grimes In Dead although he was q
prominent lawyer OF this city. ono OF the
founders OF the Providence Athenseum,
clerk OF the city council and OF the muni-
cipal court and Judge of the municipal
court. He was born In this city in 1902
and died I'm Cleveland In 1863.
Samuel Coffin Eastman, the donor Of
the fund was of the class 81 1857 and
war assistant librarian OF In. college In
1888 He Is an attorney ana has been
Speaker Of the New Hampshire house OF
representatives and president OF the New
Hampshire Historical society. He IS also
an author. having written several books
The contract for the organ 10 be given
the university by LucIsn Sharpe. "a, has
been awarded 20 Hutchlns OF Boston. The
instrument is 20 Ia much larger than hsd
bean anticipated. II WILL stand IN the
central part OF the gallery OF sayies Mem
oral hall and n 20 he ready for Com
mencement.
The late Jysander Bickerman, the
Egyptologist. has not only left his val
liable library TO Brown university, but
also his very rare collection OF about so
Photographic slides which ne used I'm his
public lectures. Some Of these pictures
are very beautiful and will be greatly
prized BY the department Of Fine Arts
and Biblical Literature.