The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-05
THE SENIOR
ELECTIONS
AT BROWN

The senior class Of Brown university
held its election OF officers yesterday al
ternoon I'm the auditorium OF the Rookie
feiler building. with the following results
President. C. Douglas Mercer; first vice
president, r. Powell: second vice presi-
dent, V. s. Rackle; secretary, t. Wendell
Prestwich: treasurer, G. Krause; class
day committee r. Whitmack tchair-
mani; w. f. Morse. A. w. Chaplin, j. O.
walsh, Paul Matteson; class orator, G.
G. shor; president OF class supper. II. f.
Pattee: address 10 undergraduates. A. t.
Phetteplace: first speaker at class tree,
F. d. Mcintyre; second speaker at class
tree. l.. L. Falk; class poet, II. f. Cory;
hymnist, w. r. Hersey; odist. f. d.
Nickerson: statistician L. Myers: histo-
rian. L. G. Mead: prophet, j. A. Russ.
The newly elected president. Dougles
Mercer. has been. prominent in many col
lege activities during his course. He has
been on the Brown golf team for four
years. He Is editor-in-chief Of the Brown
Herald, and a member of the Camm7rian
club Mercer Is n member OF the Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity
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and college athletics since he has been
in college.
Oscar Rackle. has been prominent in
varsity football and basketball, having
played on both teams ever since his
freshman year At present he is captain
OF the basketball team. He is a member
Of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
G.. Krause. the new treasurer has been
on the reportorial staff OF the college pa
per since he has been in college. He is
treasurer OF the Sphinx and a member
OF the Cammarian club. Krause belongs
to Theta Delta chi fraternity, and was
last year elected 10 the Phi Beta Kappa
society for excellence OF scholarship.
T.Wendell Prestwich is a popular mem
ber OF the class, having been on several
class committees.
r. Whtemack. chairman OF the class
day committee was on his class debating
team in his freshman year treasurer OF
his class next year and a member OF the
Cammarian club this year. He belongs
TO Delta Upsilon fraternity
II. f. Pattee who is president OF the
class supper. has been prominent in base
ball. being a member OF the famous 'o3
team, which won the intercollegiate
championship He was president OF the
sophomore class and also belongs to the
Cammarian club. He belongs to the Kep-
pa Sigma fraternity
+. II. Mcintyre mas been prominent in
class athletics He won the Carpenter
elocution prize In his sophomore year.
was president OF the Junior class last
year, and has been identified with va
rious other college activities. He belongs
10 Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
T T. Falk has been popular in. college
debating circles He belongs 10 Della
Kappa Epsilon fraternity
J. A Russ has been prominent in col
lege football for three years. this year he
is captain. lie Is a member OF Delta
Phi fraternity
SUPERSTITION AND RELIGION.
AT chapel service yesterday morning
President Faunce gave a short address or
the relation between superstition and re-
ligon. The substance OF his remarks was
that:
Persons who are afraid to start any en-
terpr;se on Friday or the 18th day of a
month and who hold similar superstitiors
have beliefs which are not based OF Iea-
son, and consequently cannot he affect
ed by reason. The cause for their grasp
ing such superstition is that they have no
firm, fixed belief. and so seize upon any
thing Skepticism and superstition have
always gone hand in hand, and many per-
sons are like Horace Greeeys wife, who
said Greeley. was willing to believe IN
anything but the Bible
A man should have the chambers OF his
soul swept by a belief. like north wind
penetrating the inmost corners. Refusal
TO obey the first commandment must
necessarily result I'm the converse OF It,
Without Me thou shalt have a thousand
petty gods and be stone TO them all"
NEW ENGLISH BOOK.
The college bookstore has Just received
copies Of English Essays" selected and
edited by Prof Bronson. The book is "A
duodecmo volume OF 400 pages Is excel
lently gotten up with dark blue cover.
and has just been published by Henry
Holt e. Co OF New York.
In the preface Prof. Bronson says:
'Frhis book has been made with a definite
practical object in view. which has set
certain limits 10 II and determined its
nature and method. IL Is intended to use
with college classes in Introductory
courses in literature, and the chief pur-
pose OF II Is TO cultivate I'm the under
graduate a liking for good English prose
and to give him some knowledge OF En-
glsh thought as IL has found expression
I'm English essays Of the last 300 years by
putting into his head a not too bulky coll
lection Of interesting texts by some OF
the greater essayists from Bacon TO
Stevenson"
The collection contains six essays by
Francis Bacon, four by Addison. three by
Charles Lamb, two by De Quincy. two
by Carlisle. two by Ruskin. two early
transations OF parts OF the Bible and one
essay by each Of the following authors
Milton, Browne, Dryden. Swift. Steere
Dapoe, Johnson. Goldsmith. Burke, Hay
lift MaCaulpy and nj