The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-20
BROWN
BEGINS A
new YEAR

The academic year OF lsn5-0s began at
Brown university this morning with the
usual chapel exerciseSS President Faunce
delivered a tribute 10 John Hay, saying
i'm part "Tt is htting as the gates open
10 receive the multitude OF young men
coming 10 Brown To pause for few mo-
ments in tribute TO John Hay He told
how John Hay had seemed to lack moth
ing in his life. how fortunate he had been
in having education, success in literature.
beautiful home, high diplomatic station
and high sense OF duty and patriotic
devotion Yet, with all these, he seemed
10 lack that something, that divine dis
content which made him so noble and so
far above his fellow men John Hay had
seemed 10 possess that spirit of a gentle
man which only a master mind could
have.
He possessed an ginative mind, an
imagination that was constructive. He
was able 10 mold the thinking Of a ma
ton 10 look ahead into the future 10
! live In the atmosphere Of possibilities He
was a dreamer when he came 10 Brown.
! He served long apprenticeship under his
| chief. Lincoln. and II was not until AZ the
| age of * or 40 that he began TO reap
! the fruit OF his sowing
Al comparatively middle age, John Hay
| felt that his life work was over. He re
| marked 10 friends that he felt an Incur
able disease coming over him. old age.
But even then ne did not give up. but
| like the character I'm one OF his poems,
| Jim Bludso. did not give up the helm.
| President Faunce said that he hoped his
| life would be an ideal and an inspiration
10 Brown men and that his poems would
he treasured and found in every room.
Presldence Faunce then made some an
nouncements concerning college matters
| and changes on the campus.
| The most important change is the resto-
| ration of University hall. Work was be-
| gun on the building Immediately after
| commencement and during the summer
| months about fifteen men have been en-
| ployed I'm the work. When the olive green
| stucco which was put on I'm 1885 was re-
moved. II was found that lime had acted
| as n cleaning chemical and that the
bricks were Of n very light tint II was
| found desirable 10 age the bricks and
| they were treated with a compound con-
sisting OF a pound OF lamp black and a
| pail OF muriatic acid 10 a barrel OF water.
| The liquid darkened the brick too much.
| and II was deemed necessary 10 scrub the
| bricks with water 10 produce the present
| cloor. Moreover. seceral thousand bricks
| from old buildings i'm this vicinity have re-
| placed rotten bricks in the restored build
| ing and the belfry had been raised q
| inches 10 conform 10 old pictures OF the
| building The arches above the windows
| have been restored. and oil woodwork has
been painted white except the doors
which are light sage green. The
chimneys have been rebuilt so that they
| are now OF the colonial size and the
| building as II stands today is an excel
lent example OF the old college type o
the Revolutionary days
Rhode Island hall has been painted
light cream tint and is much the sam,
color as Manning hall. Inside extensiv.
repairs have been made and the buildinl
is In much better condition that II was be
! fore the fire. In the museum. the case!
have all been cleaned. the walls repaired
and new lights and tables have been in
| stalled and the museum now makes
large lecture room. Some OF the specimen,
destroyed by the fire have been replace,
and the geological specimens removed I,
the basement of Sayles. where the de
partment OF geology under Mr.. G. w
Brown Is now located. Professor Pack
ards old recitation room has been mad
over and fitted up for laboratory 70
histology under Prof Williams. Though
out the whole building. new floors hav
been laid and all portions which suffer
ed from the fire have been repaired.
new drain has been run aroun,
Rockefeller hall and "A large addition ha
been made 10 the basement Just outsid
the kitchen. by digging under the Water
man street sidewalk. Here under a glas
| pavement Will be Ice boxes and coal bins
Extensive changes have been made In tn
east end OF the building 10 prevent odor
from the kitchen and dining room per
mcating the building and neighborhood
Sanitary Engineer Whitley OF New Yorl
has. at great expense re-arranged tn
ventatng system I'm a way that vii
remedy the trouble He has put metalli
hood over the range and steaming tabl
in the kitchen connecting those with tn
roof. and has changed the chimney from
a three-hue 10 a one-fue chimney.
One OF the worst eye-sores on III
campus. the dumping place betwee
Slater and University halls. has been re
moved and concrete walk has been pu
between the two buildings with gras
banks on either side.
All the ground floor OF each OF IN
dormitories private mail boxes for eac
room have been installed.
/ William !. Bryan recently announce
, in the "Commoner" the list Of college
which he selected ~ participate In IN
1900 given by the late Phio s Bennett
New York merchant. over the elucida
. tion Of whose will Mr.. Bryan was plunge
, into some embarrassing litigations Brow
university is one of the * colleges. anon
, which $1,000 is 10 he evenly divided, IN
, proceeds to he used 20 encourage IN
, study ~ the principles or good govern
ment
Professors Upton. Crovell and Manat'
who were on leave Of absence last veal
have returned and will resume their worr
Professors Hin. Allinson ard Sears wi
r not he on the active corps Of Instructor
( this wear. and Dean Meikleiohn who is :
Europe. will not return until Novembe'
his courses being taken by Professo
Delabarre.