The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-19
pres. ANGEL
ADDRESSES THE
BROWN STUDENTS

This morning Hon. james Burri Angel.
Ia. d.. Brown 40 president OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan. at Ann Arbor, Mich.
and who Is 20 be the principal speaker at
the mid-winter dinner tonight was pres
ent at the chapel exercises.
President Faunce said. by way OF in
Producing President Angel. that he had
always considered that the greatest men
among the sons OF Brown were John Hay
and President Angel. John Hay had
passed away 20 tho great majority. but
this morning we have an unexpected
pleasure I'm having President Angel pres
ent. and one which I have hoped for FOR
long time.
President Angell graduated in class OF
-. taught on the faculty for six or seven
years. was editor Of the Providence Jour
nal in 1860 and conducted that paper
through tho trying period 81 the civil
War In 1871 he was president OF tho Unit
vrsity OF Vermont from which ne went 70
she University OF Michigan. whore he re
mained for period OF 30 years. He has
been largely responsible for upbuilding
OF this ,arge institution and Is the fore
most leader Of education in the west
President Angel said IN part: It is
o. wears ago since J attended chapel and
your president evidently thinks II Is time
! should. In my time from 45 20 40.
We used 10 go 70 chapel NJ o'clock into
University hall and ~vere obliged to use
some of the sacre0 time I'm completing our
tci,ette J want to say particularly this
morning that YOU ought not TO under
estimate Brown university because il Is
not largely attended. have pretty
large nock under me. ] believe in coi-
lsges as in individuals. Bigness is not
merely greatness.
when I was here there were about ti0
students. about ono-sixth of what you
have now The faculty had no equal In
New England. | have been thinking that
] should like 10 call attention TO some OF
the men OF that little group.
There was Sam Cox. the most brilliant
de- ater the senate has ever had. Thomas
Durfee chief Justice in Rhode Island.
Francis pckman. chief justice OF Ohio:
Francis Wayland dean OF the vale law
school. George Fisher. who was dean OF
the Yale divinity school. and whose opin-
ions on theological matters Is reverei IN
all parts OF the country; Benjamin Thurs-
lon on theological matters is revered I'm
ne country; Julian Hartridge, member
of the Confederate congress and great
Der OF the northern congress- Rubin Der
rick of Kentucky; Mr. Goddard, chancel-
Tor OF the university. Doctor Murray, who
practically brought up Princeton out OF
the old time into the modern: Edward l..
Pearce, who wrote the biography OF
Charles Sumner and Judge Duncan, one
of the greatest historians in the country.
think this is n pretty good group out OF
the 140 for a small college
III was NV plaCp n have uuder me
In 1856. Richard Olney and John Hay
Under the roof OF no university OF the
country were there two men who have
rendered greater service to their country
and attained a greater fame.
Another thing we don't appreciate untn
we get out into life are college friend
ships. There is no better place for max
ing these fruitful and binding friendships
as at college.
il was my fortune 10 have Mr.. Dun
can. Mr.. Murray and Roland Hazard as
lifelong companions. a friendship which
] priced more than anything else in my
life. We used to talk over In our rooms |
our lessons. vision. the gay aud the Sc
rious mixed. and all our days were in
epired by this friendship. We have kept II |
up for life We gather for two or three |
weeks in the summer at the Adirondacks |
or in Maine to test the validity OF this |
friendship.
Reject the associations that are unIm- |
portant. Cultivate those that build YOU |
up and prepare YOU for what Is in store |
for you after you get out OF college. |
and above all consecrate them to the ser |
vice OF this dear old college.
The students formed In lines at the |
chapel door and accorded Mr.. Angel a |
welcome such as Is seldom seen on the
hill. Between the two lines OF barred |
heads from the chapel TO the front cam
pus beside old University hall Mr. An |
gel passed TO the ringing OF long Browns |
and Brunonias, which stirred the sleepy |
campus and awoke the memories OF |
Brown Victories in times past