The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
FAUMCE
To BROWN CLUB,
NEW BEDFORD

New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 27-The Sec
ond annual banquet of the Brown Club
OF New Bedford was held az the Parker
house last night. with an attendance of
about 40. President Faunce OF Brown
university. who was the chief guest Of
the evening, delivered an address on the
work which Is being done at Brown, ana
the needs OF the modern university. 9th
er speakers were Andrew j. Jennings AMI
Edward A. Thurston OF Fall River, Les
ter T.. Dodge, manager OF the 1902 foot
ball team; President Henry W. Parker of
the local club and Rev. c. NJ. Gallup,
president-elect. DR.. Faunce spoke IN part
as follows:
"The annual round OF Brown Alumni
banquets has begun and my itinerary for
the next six weeks is fairly complicated
IL Is often asked how far the college may
claim credit for the notable careers ana
achievements of its distinguished alumni.
Were they great men because they Went
TO college or did they go TO college be-
cause they were by nature ambitious ana
achieving men? And IL the college claims
credit for all the noble achievements or
it's alumni must IL also acknowledge re-
sponsibility for all their failures and
failings by the waysde?
such questions are not easily answer
ed. We are sure that In most human
lives the influence OF the home is far
more potent than that OF any school. But
we arc also sure that any institution
which grapples with young man dur
ing the plastic period between his 18th
and 22d years. is likely 10 have profound
influence on his ideals and standards
and those are the important things I'm life.
To give ideals and standards is more than
10 give any information whatever.
But the chief difficulty OF the college
today is in securing adequate preparation
before college days begin. The schools
are so crowded with interesting subjects
that the fundamental habits OF concen-
tration and attention are not easily ac-
quired. Parents arc largely at fault in
allowing their children TO drift long with
out any cooperation between home and
school. Parents also allow their children
TO enter on courses OF study which con-
stitute no real preparation for college.
our technical and manual training high
schools are doing noble work. but that
work is not preparation for college. IL is
the conviction of all our engineering pro-
fessors at Brown that the classical course
constitute the best possible college pre-
paratory course for an engineering stu
dent
IF a student desiring to enter college
presents a year of Latin we at. the uni
versity know what that means. But IL he
presents a year OF 'physiography' or
year Of 'civics.' or year OF nature
study we have no idea what that signl-
fies Parents who want their boys 10 be
thoroughly successful. practical mon
should realize that there is no course I'm
the world so practical for boy who is
10 enter college as the fundamental drill
I'm at least one ancient language, in one
modern language. I'm mathematics and
most important OF all-in the use OF our
English tongue. The boy who has been
through four years classical course In
some good school. public or private. has
learned TO attend, TO concentrate, TO dis
crimnate, to compare. to reason-and for
the future OF such a boy the college Is
glad to accept large responsibility"
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President Rev Clarence NJ Gallup 80:
first vice president. Allen #. Wood. 's9;
second vice president. Theodore II. Bal
ley 95: secretary and treasurer Fred w.
Greene. Jr., '02: executive committee the
above officers and &c following Frank
H. Clifford, 81: Rufus A. Soule. Jr., 80:
William o. Devole, Jr., 'o7: DR.. Henry w.
Parker.
Resolutions of respect TO the memory
OF Austin r. Cusnman, class of 40, were
unanimously adopted