The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-26
BROWN
Librarian Parker TO Give First
Of Series Of Lectures Tonight.

Tonight Mr.. George Parker winship.
A. NJ. the librarian OF the John Carter
Brown library. will give the first OF his
three lectures I'm the series, Episodes
I'm the History OF American Discovery"
The subject for the evening Is the "Ds-
covery and Naming OF New World"
The lecture will be given at o'clock
in Manning hail. and the public is cor
daily invited. The remaining two ad-
dresses will be given on successive Mon
days. the ID and 9Th OF February
The basketball team again proved IT'S
ability by decisively defea ting the
Amherst Aggies 46-12. Brown has
only lost one basketball game this sea
son, that with Williams, by a score OF
Is 10 3. Browns return game with the
New England champions comes the 25th
OF February. and as the local team fs
steadily improving they will put up
very strong fight for victory. There are
two games scheduled this week for I.y-
man gymnasium. with Bristol Y. NJ. c. A
on Wednesday, TO play of last weeks
tie game. and with Holy Cross on Satur-
day.
President Faunce has been away from
the university during the past week on a
trip 10 the middle west. He not only at
tended the reunion OF the Chicago Alum
nj association. but also delivered the prin-
cipal address at the installation OF DR..
william Lowe Bryan as President of In
diana university.
Yesterday morning Prof. James @.
Dealey spoke on the subject OF Sociology
and the Church" This Is the third lee
ture In the course on the Social As
poets OF Religion" and the course will be
continued on following Sundays
The matricuation exercises OF this
year will be held I'm Sayles hall at ! y
m. on Wednesday.
The English department has announced
the annual Carpenter prize speaking con
test. which is held at the beginning OF
commencement week. This contest is
open 10 sophomores and all entries must
be in before February. The preliminary
trials will come towards the end OF this
term and a number not exceeding ten
will be admitted 10 the finals.
One OF the Brown professors assigned a
certain amount OF reading to be done
at the library. and the class. consisting
largely OF sophomores. got the opinion
that more work than was necessary haG
been allotted 10 them. Consequently one
clever young man conceived the idea OF
drawing up petition stating that the
amount OF work required was impossible.
The professor saw the paper being passed
he would dismiss the class FIVE minutes
earlier than usual so that all would have
plenty OF chance TO sign IT, He said
that he wanted the petition TO keep. that
Il was a new experience TO him, for he
had Deen teaching the same courses for
ten years and had never before received
a petition. The sophomores are now
doing their work at the library.
Baseball practice will be held In the
cage today for the first time this season
and will he continued until the weather
permits outdoor work. A very large
number Of men. over so. has been train
ing on the squad so far. and all pros
poets point to a very good team. A team
much better than last years IN assured
already.
The class of 1905 has awarded sweat
ers and numerals TO the following men
who have won the class meet for two
years in succession: Doughty. Handy.
Lamkie. Kendall. Butler and Webb.