The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20

Porter. Oscar G. Straus. John ID. Rookie
Teller. Jr. Horace White. Frank Muran
and Arthur Howe Of Philadelphia. Dr.. c.
Bumpus. Gardner Colby. A. b Meacham.
Francis Lawton. Dave Fultz Of the New
York American baseball club. Billy
Lauder OF the New York Nationals, S. II.
ordway. Charles w. Towne. who wrote
"The Foolish Dictionary" Foolish
Finance" and other things: Norman S.
Dixie. president OF the Brown club I'm New
York: W. W. Hoppn. Prof. T. H. Magill.
ex-president OF Swarthmore college, Or.
Charles Hitchcock +. l.. G. Keating, Ira
Barrows, c. T.. Dana, {. sherman Hoyt,
BENJAMIN Barker and f. h. Hazard OF
over the head Of President Dixie was
hung the banner OF Brown university.
Brown" I'm big letters on a white back
ground. IL was at times the inspiration
for tremendous cheering, especially when
Browns recent successes on the grldiron
Dartmouth excepted were referred 10.
RECEPTION FOR DIR. FAUNCE.
President Faunce OF the university got
rOuSing reception. In part he said
This is a practical age. We are get
ting wiser and wiser.
Whenever an official in some unguard
ed moment prroclaims that he is a mis-
sionary' we all know what enterprise he
is connected with. Uaughter)
ment is more familiar today than the
maSims OF BENJAMIN Franklin, applause
cipally about three thngs-Brown's
library. football and Browns contribution
20 the world. (Applause).
II have been driven almost despera te
by contemplating the thousands 7rrrrf tt1urr=
sands OF books and collections we have
at Brown that have moldered and got
dusty I'm out-of-the-wa buildings Now
] have the pleasure to announce that the
corporation has resolved 10 build a $300.-
600 library.
FOR JOHN HAY LIBRARY
Andrew Carnegie has offered us $3.50. =
oo0 toward this library. He was antinti-
mate friend OF the late John Hay and IL
Is Mr.. Carnegies own suggestion that the
library be named for Mr.. Hay CHEERS
and applause.)
1T will be the first monument 70 the
secretary Of state. (Applause) Mr.. Hay
was an alumnus OF Brown. II is more
than fitting that the first monument TO
him should he at Brown, which he loved
tApplause.)
"Now, gentlemen It Is UP 10 YOU 10
add the other $4,000. We may be ablo
20 have building capable OF housing
100000 books and having reading room
for 400 students
Now. as To football. We are wrestling
with that subject up at Brown, but we
aren't getting hysterical about IT, We
have had n faculty meeting or two on
the subject and we will have another one
next week.
OTHER SPORTS MORE DANGEROUS.
There is far more danger in some other
sports than In football. (Applause) But.
after all, the physical danger is not tho
kernel OF the matter at all. Football has
become n social and ethical question.
What is football doing for the social
aNaI III o
the question. OF course football Isn't
dominoes or checkers. daughter and an
plauseD
II is hard game. but hard game is
q good thing I'm many ways applause
THE real damage done in football. as
IN other forms OF sport. is by deceit. tho
buying OF candidates shameleesly and the
making OF rules that are winked al and
never meant 10 be kept ythe students
Long cheering)
"AAs TO Browns contribution 10 the
world. have this TO say: Brown men
are not children Of the status quo They
go forth with a passion for the better
rneut uf me world" (AppiauseD
president Faunce called the roll OF dis
tinguished Brown graduates beginning
with Horace Mann and coming down TO
Charles T. Hughes Every name called
forth volley ~ applause.
MR. HUGHES INTRODUCED.
Toastmaster Dixie In introducing Mr..
Hughes. spoke OF sduabble between
life Insurance magnates. which ended I'm
a titanic struggle between tremendous
financial forces
There followed" he said. "a man hunt
and hughes and cry" daughter and
applause
Mr. Hughes waited for three fun min
utes before he had chance To get a
word out. The Brown graduates got upon
their feet and shouted for all they were
worth.
In part he said.
II was glad to hear from President
Faunce that football II an innocuous
sport. UaughtcrD An automobfist
friend of mine told me the other day
that automobile racing was one Of the
eafest OF sports. He proved the asser-
tions j believe. by the records OF auto
mobile dealers. j think they compared
favorably to surgical statistics daugh-
ter)
But this Is true-clean sports tend 10
develop n sense of honor among college
men Sports will do much to breed
more sense OF honor which T. badly need
cd among the American people tAp-
plauseD You won't End n in books be-
cause many men come from their books
with that tired feeling and cynlclsm that
IS incurahle. Nothing can be 50 valu-
able as that sense OF honor which IL in
dissoluble with clean sports. properly
conducted. Everything for clean sports
nothing for sports run with an eye on
the cash box.
BETTER CUT THEM OUT
Tho sentiment among college boys that
what brings the most money is best is
a bad thing. 7 should think college
man would feel deep chagrin on reading
the financial reports of some college ath-
letic associations
have your sports clean than make NO.o0
and have the commercial stain on them.
Applause. followed by cheersl
ANYTHING which will strengthen the
poor. weak humanity 20 that 81 VIII stand
NprlGht against temni at ton a good COL