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Denominations In this proportion. and
according to these Numbers, Wnicn are
hereby Fixed and shall Remain In Per-
petuity Immutably the Same. And 1t Is
further provided that in case either Of
the Religious Denominations named shah
Decline taking part in this Catholic. COM
prehensive and Liberal Institution, the
Trustees and Fellows shall and may com
pleat their number by Electing from their
RESPECTIVE Denominations, always pre-
serving their Respective Proportion Here
in Before prescribed and determined Ana
all Actions shall be by Ballot or VIII
ten Suffrage.
And it is further provided. that II any
trustee or fellow shall change his Greco
he must resign and allow a substitute OF
the original faith to take his place.
.It is also enacted and declared that
into this Liberal and Catholic Institution
shall never be Admitted any religious
Tests; but on the contrary all the Mem
bers hereof shall forever ENJOY r uIi,
Free, Absolute and Uninterrupted Liberty
Of Conscience and that Sectarian Diner
ences of Opinion shall not make any part
of the Public and Classical Instructions;
although Religious Controversies may De
studied freely, examined and explained
by the Professors and tutors IN Fe. A.
students Of any or each Denomination.
Shows Feeling Of Colony.
All of this is extremely important as
illustrating the principles as well as the
apprehensions Of the colony founded by
Roger Williams. who had been prescribed
by the Puritans of Massachusetts be-
cause he would not accept their way OF
salvation and after trial by the general
court of that COLONY had been banished
because he held divers new and danger
Gus opinions.
Roger Williams was born in England in
1909. and was educated at the famous
Charter House School In London. where
Addison. Steele. Wesley. Blackstone
Grote. Thackeray and other famous men sn
teacher Of John Milton. and attracted the
attention Of Chief Justice Coke. who be-
came his friend and patron and assisted
him to enter Pembroke College. cam, am,
bridge. where he was graduated with
honors in 1926. In his life he PLAYED
many parts He was at one time or an
other reporter tradesman. farmer. SOL
dier, diplomatist. lawyer, judge clergy
man. and always remarkable schoiar,
linguist and man of letters.
He came to America as "a godly min
ister," but after a short pastorage at Sa-
lem was compelled to leave the pulpit
because of his dissenting views. and took
refuge with the Pilgrims al Plymouth
for two years. He then returned to his
old pulpit. and preached in salem Tor
three years, until he was banished: He
finally took refuge with his friend. the
Indian chief Massasoit. and founded a
town which he called Providence. I'm
grateful remembrance of Gods merclful
providence to me in my distress.
His career was stormy and full OF anx-
iety and suffering. but he never faltered
in his faith or his friendships. and his
life was full Of unselflsh devotion to his
felIow-men and the principles which he
professed.
In 1904 the name of the university was
changed from Rhode Island College to
that which 1t now bears in acknowledg-
ment of a gift of 5000 from Nicholas
| Brown The Brown family always has
| been very generous in pecuniary gifts
and personal services to the institution
| and 1t has many other valuable friends
Work Of Woman's College.
| The woman's College was founded in
1891 and occupies three buildings located
two blocks from the campus. Pembroke
| Hail. which was built in 1897 by the
Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate
Education of Women contains the admin.
| istration offices and recitation rooms
Miller Hall, built by woman friends OF the
| college in 191O Is the dormitory. the
gymnasium was built In 1903 by Frant
| Arthur Sayles, and in 1900 the Slater
memorial homestead was presented By
Mrs. Horatio N Slater as home FOL
the students OF the woman's depart
ment.
All college and university degrees ant
graduate courses are open to women OF
the same basis as for men. and the dis
cipline is the same, but recitations ant
other college exercises are separate. Thu
the relations between the two branches
are integral. but at the same time dis
tinct.