The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-06
D0INGS At BROWN
Registration Just Closed Not
So Heavy as In tho Fall.

College began on the second term OF
its 10th year this morning with the usual
chapel services in Sayles hall The reg
istratfon. which closed last night was
not so heavy as In the fall.
President Faunce oond ucted the chapel
exercises and addressed the students. As
one of the important features OF the
term DR.. Faunce mentioned the vesper
services TO be held in Sayles hall on the
Wednesday afternoons OF January and
February at o'clock.
The preachers are: Jan. REV. Sam
uei A. Eliot, ID. D.. president of the
American Unitarian association; Jan. IA,
Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, d. d.. bishop
Of Massachusetts,; Jan. 2l. Rev. Henry NJ.
Sanders. ID. D., Madison Avenue Baptist
p%sht fSSt Hills aM iork o. s. pan pastor Of aeY
church. Brooklyn, NJ Y: Feb 4. Prof.
Henry Van Dyke. d, D., Ii. p: Muir
Princeton 4 1'' university: Feb. Ii. Rev
George r. Ferrls A NJ. pastor of Cal
vary Baptist church. New. Haven. Conn:
Lfe LI D.. ddisa-,nschief Of oeS the o1tloos *
Feb. 25. Rev. William Herbert Perry
Faunce. d. D.. president of Brown uni
verslty.
Certain seats will be reserved for mem
bers of the University, but all the rest
will be thrown open TO the public. Music
will be furnished by the University
chapel choir.
Guides will be in attendance at the reg
istrar's office each Wednesday afternoon
at half-past three o'clock to conduct Wis
itors through the Libraries and labora-
tories.
The swimming pool is not quite finished
but will probably be ready for use within
month. The outside Is completed. and
bears a large tablet with the inscription
Colgate Hoyt Swimming Pool
The Brown team did not make very
good showing at New York In the TRAN
gular chess match with Cornell and
Pennsylvania. The Brown team consist
ed of Stephen Howard Eaton '0S. OF Cen
trail Falls. and Leslie Robert Hicks '03,
of Chicago. III. The former got two
points, and the latter got one-half a
point giving Brown last place. Cornell
won this year for the third successive
year and Ia now entitled TO the posses
sion of the cup.
The story writing contest for the two
prizes OF SIS and $40 offered by Prof. Bron-
son, closes tomorrow, and the awards will
be made this month.
Manager Fred Schwinn of the basket
ball team has arranged two games for
Thursday night. First the second team
will play some city team. and as the main
game the varsity team will play Boston
University. The games will take place In
lne isN
The intercollegiate hockey season opens
Saturday night at st. Nicholas Rink.
New York city. where Brown plays
Pennsylvania. The rest OF the intercol-
| legiate hockey league schedule is as fol-
| lows:
Jan. 14-Yale VS.. Columbia.
Jan. 17-Harvard VS.. Princeton.
Jan. 24-Yale VS.. Brown.
Jan. 31-Harvard VS.. Columbia.
| Feb. 7-Yale VS.. Princeton.
Feb. 11-Princeton VS.. Columbia.
Feb. Thrown VS.. Columbia.
Feb.H-Yale vs. Harvard
| Feb. 27-Finals.
| Feb. 2S-Finals.
! March Finals.
All the games are to be played on the
| St Nicholas Rink. New York city. with
| the exception OF the Harvard
| game. which will be played either In
| Providence or Cambridge, Feb. I.
The secret order OF Delta Sigma gave
| It's annual dance last night I'm Pembroke
| hall. The library and reception rooms
| were all thrown open and the whole
4 building tasteflilly decorated with college
| colors and pillows and also with potted
| palms. Dancing enjoyed until q
| late hour and the 800 guests united ir
| calling the dance one OF the best ever
| given by the society.