The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
SECT QUESTION
is CONSIDERED
BY DIR. FAUNCE

The corporation Of Brown university AT
its June meeting yesterday elected Prof.
John Mahan English OF the Newton Theo-
logical institution OF Newton. Mass, a
trustee Of the college, TO Ill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Hon. Joseph Wal
ker OF Worcester. Judge Francis A. Gas
Kill OF Worcester was appointed by the
corporation TO succeed the late Prof.
Harkness on the advisory and executive
committee.
The official selection of the corner or
College and Prospect streets, opposite the
administration building as the site for the
John Hay Memorial library. was made.
Increases in the salaries Of IL of the pro-
fessors and two other college officers were
voted, thereby indorsing the action OF the
advisory committee Henry ID. Sharpe and
Theodore Francis Green were elected au-
ditors. memorial 10 Col Williara God
dard. chancellor, conveying the sympathy
OF the corporation in his illness. was
adopted
President Faunce read his annual report,
which was accepted by the corporation.
IL touched upon the proposition to amend
the college charter 50 as to eliminate all
denominational requirements. setting forth
a ground on which he believed all coud
stand In considering the question. and de-
clarng that II any change were 20 be
made II should not be for financial con-
siderations.
branches-the board OF fellows and the
board OF trustees. The former body has
IL members and the latter So. There were
"a trustees and seven fellows present
when DIR. Faunce called the body 20
order.
In the absence OF Chancellor william
Goddard, Robert Gammell was chosen
vice chancellor and he presided over the
meeting of the trustees.
Reports were received from the presi-
dent or the college, the treasurer, and
from standing and special committees.
INCREASE IN PAY.
The following professors OF the college.
longest in service. were granted an in
crease in pay:
John Howard Appleton. A. NJ, Sc d.
Newport-Rogers professor OF chemistry
William Carey Poland, A. NJ. Lit D..
professor OF history of art and director
OF the museum of fine arts; Nathaniel
French Davis. A. NJ. LII D.. professor OF
pure mathematics; Winslow Upton. A. NJ.
Sc. D., professor OF astronomy and dl-
rector OF the Ladd observatory: Albert
Granger Harkness. A. NJ. professor OF
Roman literature and history: Her0
Brayton Gardner. Phi. D., professor of po-
litical economy: Courtney Langdon, A. r..
professor OF the Romance languages and
literature; Wilfred Harold Munro. A. NJ,
professor OF European history; Otis Ev-
erett Dandall Phi. D.. professor OF me-
chanics and mechanical drawing: George
Grafton Wilson, Ph. D., professor of So
cial and political science: Edmund Burke
Dellabarre. Phi. D., professor OF psychol-
ogy: James Irving Manatt. Phi. D., LII.
D., professor of Greek literat ture and his
tory; Walter Cochrane Bronson, A. NJ.
Lit. d.. professor OF English literature;
Walter Goodnow Everett. Phi. D., profess
sor of philosophy. and natural theology:
Asa Clinton Crowell, Phi. D.. associate
professor OF Germanic languages and lit
erature; Carl Barus Phi. D., dean OF the
graduate department and Hazard profes-
sor OF physics: Francis Greenleaf Allin-
son. Phi. D.. David Benedict, professor Of
classical philosophy.
The other two college officers 10 receive
increases are Frederick Taft Guild. A. NJ,
registrar and secretary OF the faculty.
and Harry Lyman Koopman, A. NJ, IL
brarian.
SECT QUESTION.
In his annual report. after paying tri-
butes 10 the memories of the Hon. Joseph
II. walker of Worcester and to Prof Al.
bert Harkness who were members of the
corporation. DIR. Faunce took up the
question OF securing an amendment 10
the college charter letting down the bars
OF UNCONVENTIONAL requirements in the
personnel of the corporation. He said in
part:
Recently there has been considerable
discussion In private and in public re-
garding the expedency of some change
In our university charter, whereby the