The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-06
DR.. FAUNCE
LECTURES ON
SICILY

President Faunce delivered the fourth Of
the Faculty lectures in Saylcs hall last
evening on subject. sicily, once the
Centre OF the World" He spoke in part
as follows:
The situations OF Sicily midway be.
tween the North and South and orient
and Occident. made IT battlefield and
bone Of contention for six civilizations. As
a source OF mythology and ancient his
tory. Sicily has no equal Here Ulysses
met the one-eyed giant, and from here
Proserpine was carried away by Pluto.
Arethusa was here changed 10 a bubbling
fountain, and here was also the scene of
many other classical myths and stories.
Here I'm history has the Aryan and Sem
itic races contended. twice have Oriental
barbsrism and mysticism OF the East
been held back by western civilization.
Among other things at present day,
Sicily IL noted for it's stone Quarries, its
churches and catacombs President
Faunce spoke OF the town OF Tarmea,
the artists and his trip around Mt Aetna
In the Circum Aetuaean railroad. OF the
city OF Palermo he dwelt at length on the
scenery the churches with their mosaics
ana on the puDnC RhIuenS.
President Faunce said that the econO-
mical condition OF Sicily was I'm degener-
ate condition today. Her forests once 80
beautiful and fourishing are all gone.
once the granary OF Italy, she now
scarcely supports her own population
The only industry to be found on tho ISL
and is I'm the interior. where the pitlable
condition OF the sulphur workers is a
great stain. Her rural population is cen
E,lITnnp morally
tionally
In conclusion President Faunce said
The Pacific, not the Mediterranean, is
now the centre OF the world but the mes
sage on ancient Sicily for the good the
true and the beautiful must still be heard
President Falk OF the Debating Union
yesterday received a communication re-
lative TO the question selected for tho de-
bate by and between Brown, Dartmouth
and Williams. The question chosen by
James r.. Dunbar of Williams. Nelson +.
Brown for Dartmouth and Harvey n. Da-
Wis for Brown. read as follows:
Resolved. That It would be for the best
interests OF American colleges that no
money should be expended for travelling
expenses, maintenance. equipment and
coaching OF athletic teams engaged in in
tercollegiate contests. except from volun-
tary. bona f1de subscription from the stu
dent body.
The debates occur March g. Brown will
support the negative of the question
against Dartmouth at Hanover, and the
Affirmative against Williams at Provi-
dence The trials for the Varsity team
will take place the ninth OF January.
President Faunce read a passage from
the new catalogue relative 90 the class of
50 prize i'm chapel this morning The
class OF so prize will be n public discus
sion on Feb 6, 1906 A first prize OF $50
o-
participants I'm the contest, and another
prize OF s25 TO tho writer OF the best
augmentation essay Of 5000 TO 5000 words.
Competition for the essay prize does not
debar a student from competition in oral
discussion. The subject chosen by the
committee for the contest this year Is:
Has the game Of football as Il has been
played since 1900 been detrimental 10 the
best interests OF American colleges?
The prizes have been offered 10 etimu-
late intellectual activity in the student
body. and the nature OF the question
chosen Is such as 90 make the discussion
interesting and profitable. as we'll as in
structive IN determining perhaps. the
future policy OF the university in regard
20 this sport
This evening there will be an organ re-
cttal at sis I'm Sayles hall by Mr.. CASTOR
NJ Dethler tho organist " the St Fran
els Nsvicr's church. New York Mr.
Gene Ware the organist az Brown. has
been able to secure Mr.. Dcthier only at
great expense and II Is hoped TO secure n
large audience. Tickets will he sold az
the door The program is exceptionally
good and united with the fact that Brown
possesses exceptional faculties for dis
playing talent along this line In her now
organ. the entertainment ought TO prove
very interesting and wcll worth hearing
Elections ~ rmembors of the sophomore
ball committee was held yesterday after
noon and resulted az follows ~ $
Marstou, chairman; W ~ Burnham
treasurer; W. NJ Rose. SECRETARY Sopho-
more IS one Of the largest dances given
-A4.-il.a-hIll- this -Minicr-and is n social
event for the whole college a. well ne
for the sophomore class
Prof Everett will conduct tho student
vesper service this afternoon az O'Clock
His talk will bc along tho nnc of 9TH,
Influence 81 Christianity on Ethical Life
and Thought "
An organization known az the New Eng
land College Professors OF Education was
formed 81 Harvard university on Dec. let
Prof W r. Jacobs of Brown university