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Dartmouth College ^Sf Six Weeks, July 6— August 15 Exceptional opportimities this year for the study of Hn(/llxli Liffrafin-e and Recent Continen- fr« |! iBJ^r ~^^EH^^^|H ^^^H tlisOsvatopment cf ^^^B Ths Gas Engine" ^^%M|^ j^^H 1 itf>^ • '.- ■■~^ ^^^^^^Bl^^ K BR^^ f0'' ^ -1 '- mt jU 1 r ,-.■ i , 1.. J IHI-; ^^ ig|B 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAS ENGINE indicated by appropriate exhibits. An interesting collection of samples showed the use of concrete in ornamentation and waterproofing. The development of the telephone, "the greatest time saver," properly had an important place. Brown University, through Professors Blake and Pierce, as is well-known, was closely identified with the early development of the telephone. Some of the earliest experimental forms made by them were shown, as for example the first instrument that "talked," also the first "handle-type" receivers. The development of the telephone was shown from these earliest forms to the latest modern equipment. trie meter and of the electric light . Models showing river and harbor im- provements, the gift of E. L. Corthell, '67, illustrated the development of chan- nels in the Mississippi and Panuco rivers. The j)hotographic exhibit on the sec- ond floor included a fine set of photo- graphs of the Panama Canal, many pic- tures of bridges showing the pi*ogress of bridge engineering during the past cen- tury, photographs of the development of highway engineering, sand filters, mod- ern power installations and building con- struction, and an unusually complete collection of photographs showing details of railway constructions and improve- ments, signalling apparatus, electrifica- BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 185 tiou, etc., collected by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road. Duriiio- the time that the exhibition was open many visitors inspected the ex- hibits and a number of organizations were entertained. One week was espec- ially devoted to the schools of Rhode Island, and pupils representing nearly every preparator}' school in the State at- tended the exhibition, many of them in groups accompanied by their teachers. As a result of the exhibition the stu- dents have been brought face to face with the rapid progress which is being made and to which they must soon con- tribute and many people in the State have been made acquainted with the work of the departments who before knew little of our aims and methods. William H. Kenersun, '96 (Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Brown) THE ARNOLD LABORATORY Of the Arnold Laboratory now near- ing completion on Waterman street. President Faunce said in his last annual report : "The new 'Arnold Biological Labora- tory" provided for b}' bequest of the late Oliver H. Arnold, M. D., is now under construction. It will stand on the north side of Lincoln F'ield, fifty feet back from W^aterman Street, occupying the land on which three dwelling-houses have stood. One of these houses has been demolished, the other two have been re- moved to university land on Manning street. Dr. Arnold left about ^80,000 for the laboratory, besides Si 0,000 for a fellowship in Biology, and $10,000 for a fellowship in Archaeology, or Mathemat- ics, at the Women's College. In addi- tion to the $80,000 for the new labora- tory, alumni and friends have contrib- uted over S^O.OOO for its etjuipment, so that the total cost of the laboratory, apart from the value of the land, will be over ?1 00,000. It will be of simple construction, serviceable rather than monumental, harmonizing with our 'old colonial* type of architecture, and will provide ample opportunity for teaching and for research, both of individuals and of classes. "The storv of Dr. Ainold's life, so simple, frugal and obscure, but cherish- ing a great vision, is fascinating indeed. His rise from poverty to affluence, his devotion to his patients, — largely in the rural regions around Providence, — his scientific enthusiasm, which led him to drop all practice and spend the years 1883-85 in Vienna, Berlin, London and Glasgow (while Mrs. Arnold was study- ing Semitic languages with famous Ger- man professors), his shv- broaching of his purpose to build the laboratory, his pride and pleasure in working oub the details of his gift, — all these are the ele- ments in a deeply interesting career, so quiet that our Faculty did not know of his Existence, but full of the great pur- pose which informed and shaped his later years. F'ollowing is a list of contributors to the fund to furnish and equip the labor- atory. This fund has been increased to S30,000 at the present time: Edward E. Arnold Charles H. Hare Mrs. George L.Bradley Samuel M. Nicholson Robert P. Bro« n Lyra B. Xickerson Walter Callender John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Clara E. Comstock Samuels Brothers Robert I. Gammell Samuel H. Tingley The largest individual amount given was SI 5. 000; the next largest was S5,000; the remaining ten were $1,000 each. REMINISCENCES OF MR. GAMMELL Of the late Robert Ives Gammell, Vice Chancellor of the University, a writer in the Providence Journal says : Probably no man was ever better known in Providence than the late Robert Ives Gammell and yet so little known. The explanation of this contradictory asser- tion is that while he was prominent to an unusual degree in matters of finance, manufacture and philanthropy, he did many things knowledge of which was shared only by those who carried out his wishes or who were the recipients of his benefactions. Those who were entrusted with the carrying out of any work he proposed were enjoined to strict secrecy — ^the oth- ers, the recipients of his bounty, never knew from what source the unexpected but desired and welcome aid came. An illustration of his unostentatious giving was in connection with the gate at the Eddy street entrance to the Rhode Island Hospital grounds. All that the public knew in the first instance was that an appropriate design foi" a gate had been selected, and later, that the gate had been built. Not until after Mr. Gammell's death was it made known that it was he who provided the funds with which the work was carried out. He was shown the design considered to be desirable, approved of it and directed that the gate be built without any pub- lic reference to the donor. Andrew J. Jennings of Fall River, who was a member of the class of 1872 in Brown University, of which Mr. Gam- mell was the valedictorian, telLs of one incident which stood out prominently in Mr. Gammell's academic years. " 'Bob' Gammell and I were of the same class and were on quite intimate terms," he says. "I recall that at that period in the history of Brown Univer- sit}' the student was subject to rather fine marking under a system which gave him but 20 points as the highest possible mark in each study he might elect to take for the year. The present system is worked out on the basis of 1 00 per cent. "That Mr. Gammell was studious was shown by the excellent marks he ob- tained. In his Junior year he was given 20 in every subject but one, for which he obtained 19. We were about to en- ter upon the Senior year, when there came the test which showed his sterling character. "Mr. Gammell's father had been val- edictorian of his class, and I knew that 'Bol)" had an ambition to win a similar honor. I did not gather this from any- thing Mr. Gammell said to me or to any other member of the class. Knowing him as I did, I did not expect that he wruld open the subject. It was through intuition that I knew what was ui)on his mind, and I welcomed the opportunity, which presently presented itself, for prof- fering him some advice. At the psychol- ogical moment I broached the subject and put Mr. Gammell to the test, which proved the man there was in him, al- though that was far from my real inten- tion. "As I have already said, the profes- sors were marking Hue, and the compe- tition for the valedictory honor was so keen that the final marks of the students had to be figured in hundredths. Mr. Gammell's only real competitor was Wil- liam Shields Liscomb, who later was honored with the chair of j)rofessor of Rhetoric and English Literature in Kei- ogijiku University at Tokio, Japan. "One day Mr. Gammell came u{) to my room to discuss the work for the Sen- ior year. Having in mind that he might possibly encounter the same professor who in our Junior year had given him a mark of but 19, when, in my oi)inion, he should have been given the maximum rating, I asked him what he proposed to elect to take up for the year. " 'Jennings,' he replied, 'I am going to take German. ' 186 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 187 "Realizing that if he did this he would encounter the same professor who had given him the lower marking, I sug- gested some other study ; something eas- ier, on which he would be sure to get the high mark and thus win the valedicto- rian honor. "Then came the test, and it was promptly met in a way that disclosed the tenacity of purpose there was in the man. Thrusting his hands in his pockets, he walked up and down the room two or three times, then, turning abruptly, he exclaimed, 'Jennings, I am going to take German. ' "I admired his pluck and told him to go in and win. He not only took Ger- man, but he obtained the highest possi- ble mark for it, and was perfect in his other studies, so that he was made our valedictorian."' ADVISORY AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The January meeting of the Advisory and Executive Committee was held in the office of President Faunce on Friday, January 8, all members being present except Mr. Marston, wl o was on jury duty, and Mr. Gammell, who was fa- tally ill. The monthly report of the Superin- tendent of Grounds and Buildings were approved. The floor plans ot Maxcy Hall were inspected and arrangements made to af- ford additional space for the growing Department of Botany. It was voted to refer certain changes in Rhode Island Hall to the real estate committee, with power. It was voted to appoint Wednes- day, March 3, as Visiting Day. Professor Walter G. Everett, whose plans will be announced later, was given the privilege of the Sabbatic year in 1915-16, and arrangements were made for a substitute teacher. President F'aunce reported that the Visiting Com- mittee in the Department of Biology had by earnest efforts secured gifts and pledges amounting to $30,000 for the equipment of the Arnold Biological Lab- oratory. Certain desirable changes in room rents in Maxcy Hall were referred to a committee consisting of the Treasurer, the Registrar and the President. After informal discussion of many Uni- versity matters, the committee adjourned at five o'clock. BROWN SWIMMERS WIN In the first meet at the new Providence V. M. C. A. swimming tank the Brown swimmers defeated the Association team by the score of 84 to 11 on Jan. 9. There was a crowd of about 300 specta- tors. The time was on the whole slow, but this may be laid to the fact that the 'Varsity men were not pushed hard. The most exciting race of the evening was the 40-yard swim. Allen of the Y. M. C. A. and Tobleman and Norcross of the 'Varsity were all within a half length of each other at the tape, but Allen won by a forearm length over Tobleman and Norcross was a close third. The summary : 40-yard swim: Won by Allen, Y. M. C. A.; second, Tobleman, Brown; third, Norcross, Brown. Time 21 seconds. Plunjye for distance: Won by Oatman, Y. M. C. A., distance 60 feet; second. Williamson, Brown, distance .57 feet; third. Long, Brown, distance 52 feet. Relay race: Brown (Williamson, Vaughn, Smith. "and Sherer) defeated Y. M. C. A. (Mof- fit, Dott. Oatman. and Allen). Time 1 minute 9 seconds, lOO-yard swim: Won by McLaughlin, Brown; second, Hull, Brown; no third. Time 1 minute D seconds. Diving contest: Won by LaRoe. Brown, 58.5 points; second Mattison, 55 points; third. Allen, Y. M. C, A.. r.i.S points. Point Summary: Brown 3+ points; Providence Y. M. C. A., 11 points. LEADER OF THE NEW YORK SENATE A GRADUATE OF BROWN HON. ELON ROUSE BROWN, '78 Mr Brown has long been a prominent figure in New York politics and the Republican victory last fall has brought him again to the front as majority leader of the Senate at Albany after a brief period of Democratic legislative supremacy. Mr. Brown was admitted to the bar in 1880 and is a lawver at Watertown, N. Y. He was a member of the New York Constitutional Convention in 1894 and of the State Senate 1898-1904. He is president of the Flower Memorial Library at Watertown. In college he was a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. 188 WOMEN'S COLLEGE IN BROWN UNIVERSITY Emma Bradford Stanton, 1896, Correspondent ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION In accordance with a motion passed at the last -Tune meetintr a committee has been formed to investigate conditions of membership, active and associate, in the Brown Alumnae Association ; to compare the proportion of paying members to the whole membership in this and other col- leges; to bring the privilege of member- ship to all who are eligible; and to add / to the number of sustaining and life members. This committee consists of Miss Marion S. Cole, 1907, chairman, Mrs. W. H. Eddv, 1897, Miss Martha W. Watt, 1900, Mrs. Cliftbrd Whipple, 1902, Miss Laura R. Sherman, 1906, Miss Gertrude M. Conant, 1915, and Miss Hope Sisson, 1914. HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES The Christmas meeting of the Brown Alumnae was held, as usual, on the even- ing of December twenty-sixth, in Pem- broke Hall. At the short business meet- ing which preceded the entertainment an amendment to the constitution of the as- sociation was adopted, by which mem- bers pay their annual subscription of one dollar from the first year after gradua- uation instead of from the second, as heretofore. Mrs. Augustus F. Rose re- ported for the academic committee pledges to the Annie Crosby Emery fellowship fund amounting to $2173. Two committees were voted, one to fraine a model constitution for voluntary adoption by alumnae classes, the other to consider means of co-ordinating alumnae activity. The entertainment took the form of living pictures and Christmas carols. The [pictures, which had been arranged by Mr. Sydney R. Burleigh, were well posed and attractively staged. Children of alumnae took an important part in the scenes. Miss Virginia Goulding being the first, as Delia Robbia's "Bambino,"" and appearing later with Miss Marguer- ite Appleton, an alumna, in a Dutch picture, "The Christmas Gift," orig- inated by Mr. Burleigh ; Miss Elizabeth Rose posing for Jessie Wilcox Smith's "Christmas Morning in Bed" and Mas- ter Robert Todd for "Tiny Tim in Church," — a copy of a magazine cover also by Miss Smith ; Miss Margaret Morgan as Gainsborough's "Mrs. Sid- dons," and Miss Laura E. Webster as Rosetti's "Pandora" were the other pic- tures. They were all introduced by Miss Flora M. Cotton. The carols, "Holy Night," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Good King Wancelas," "Christmas Bells" and "The First Nowell," were sung by a trio composed of Miss Lelia Tucker, Miss Madeline Johnson and Miss Jessie Barr. Miss Tucker also sang a solo, "Ancient Lullaby." An orchestra composed of Miss Rowena Sherman, pianist, Miss Maude Sears and Miss Eleanor Ran- dall, violinists, and Miss Winona Perry, 'cellist, played selections and accompa- nied the singing. The music for the evening was under the direction of Miss Barr. The collegiate committee was in charge of the programme; its members are Miss Alice R. Martin, (chairman), Miss Grace E. Sherwood, Miss Jessie Motiroe and Miss M. Edna Budlong. PHI BETA KAPPA A "Women's Section" of the Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa has been organized. It is to include all members of the society living in the State. The temporary officers for the year are : President, Mrs. Francis G. Allin- son, Vice President, Miss Clara E. Com- stock. Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Lillian G. MacQuillin, Chairman Com- 189 190 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY mittee of Arrangements, Miss Emma B. Stanton. Preliminary conferences were held at the home of Mrs. Allinson, where plans were formed, which resulted in a very satisfactory enrollment, including mem- bks from Vassar, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, RadclifFe, Cornell, Boston University and the University of Colorado. As the records were burned in the fire at Wel- lesley and as there is great difficulty in securing adequate lists from certain of the colleges, it will be a great favor if anyone who reads this and who knows of any Phi Beta Kappa from a college other than Brown, but resident at present in the State, will send the name and address to Miss Lillian G. MacQuillin, 3T9 Hope street, Providence, R. I. The first meeting was held on Satur- day, the ninth of January at Pembroke Hall. Miss King entertained the soci- ety with a tea at which Dean Boody of RadclifFe was the speaker. Miss Boody outlined the Phi Beta Kappa movement at RadclifFe and then discussed the relation of the organization to women, under the heading "Phi Beta Kappa and Us." At the conclusion of Dean Boody 's talk, teft was served by Miss MacQuillin, assisted by the undergraduates. THE KOMIANS The Komians presented A. W. Pin- ero's "Trelawney of the Wells" at Sayles Gymnasium on the evenings of December 18th and 19th. The play was coached by Professor Crosby and Mr. Francis J. Brady. Its presentation was the occasion of the first use of the new curtain and the sixteen pieces of scenery which were presented by the alumnae last year from the proceeds of their perform- ance of Sheridan's pla}^, "The Critic." The Komians gave token of their grati- tude by distributing complimentary tick- ets among the members of the executive committee and the caste of "The Critic." The first evening of the performance was "college night, "and the undergrad- uates present did honor to the occasion by lustily singing college songs under the leadership of one of the alumnae, Miss Blanche Douglas of the class of 1913. The Komians have reversed their us- ual order of plays this year, bringing the "big" play, which usually comes in the spring, in the less crowded months pre- ceding Christmas. The advantages of this arrangement are obvious : the work of rehearsing and staging the play is thus heaviest in the early part of the year, before those who perform are fagged out by seven or eight months of college work and distracted by th~; manifold other ac- tivities of the spring; and those who are to be spectators find their interest greater because it is divided among fewer activ- ities. The succeeding plays of a less pretentious nature will work up the tal- ent for next year's large productions. MENORAH SOCIETY The Brown Menorah Society was ded- icated at a meeting in the auditorium of the Union on the evening of Jan. 6. The programme included addresses by Henry Hurwitz, Chancellor of the Intercollegi- ate Menorah Society, who spoke on "The Menorah Movement," and Dr. Nathan Stern of the Faculty, whose subject was "The Significance of the Menorah." President Faunce and Morris J. Wessel, '11, also spoke. Mr. Wessel spoke on "Menorah and Brown." He said that the purpose of the organization is for the study of Jewish culture and that membership is open to all members of the university. He laid special emphasis on the fact that it is a non-sectarian organization and further pointed out that the society is a step toward social democracy and equal- ity. Mr. Hurwitz gave a brief history of BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 191 the movenietit. The society was orig- inated at Harvard in 19()() with 16 members. At present there are active societies in 35 American colleges, includ- ing Harvard, Yale, Michigan and Cor- nell, with a total eni'ollment of over 2o()(). He said: "The soul of the move- ment has found a response in the soul of the American college. It aims to carry out the aims of the college. We come to college to acquire an appreciation of the progress of civilization. Menorah has the same aim, emphasizing especially the part that the Hebrew race has had in making civilization what it is to-day. The movement is a desire to uncover a new field of knowledge so that Jewish history and literature may be better known and appreciated." The society will hold meetings, begin- ning Feb. 17, every two weeks on Wed- nesday evenings. The Executive Coun- cil is to arrange for speakers to address the organization on themes related to Jewish history, culture or ideals at al- ternate meetings. At the other meet- ings papers written by various members will be read and discussed. BRUNONIANS FAR AND NEAR Faculty Dean King gave the Sunday Decent talk at the Rhode Island School of Design Jan. 17, speaking on "Greek Vases." and illustrating her remarks with material in the galleries. Professor Greene gave the Sunday docent talk in the Rhode Island School of Design, Jan. 3, speaking on "Augustus Caesar." During the holidays Professor Fowler attended the meetings of the Society of Biblical Litera- ture and Exigesis, also the sessions of the Con- ferenc-e of Teachers of the Bible in Colleges and Preparatorj- Schools, both of which were held at Columbia University. During the holidays Professor Richardson rep- resented the Brown Chapter of Sigma Xi at its annual meeting in Philadelphia. Dec. 59; at- tended meetings of Section A of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia, December 30-31; and attended the annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society in New York, January 1-t?. He was elected a member of the Council at this meeting. In the Philosophical Review for January Pro- fessor Everett has a ten-page review involving a criticism of the modern anti-intellectual school of philosophy. Professor Manning contributed to the Math- ematics Teacher for December an article on "Ge- ometry of four dimensions." President Faunce was chosen a direc-tor of the Rhode Island Peace Society, Jan. IS. Professor Appleton addressed tiie University Club of Providence on Saturday evening. Jan. "23. on "Fifty Years of Chemistry." Alumni 1846 General Lyman Bowers Frieze, the oldest living non-graduate of Brown, celebrated his ninetieth birthday Jan. 15. He is still active as the mana- ger of the Cranston Print Works, as he has been for nearly forty years. He goes to his office at seven or eight o'clock and remains until six, re- taining his powers. During the Civil War he served as Quartermaster General for Rhode Island, being instrumental in raising and officer- ing all the regiments and batteries from the State. His special work in getting the First Regiment under May was highly commended by President Lincoln. He kept open house on his birthday, and received the congratulations of many friends. 1849 Ex-President Angell celebrated his 86th birth- day, Jan. T. Many friends brought him their congratulations. 18,54 The Ccos County (N. H.) Democrat says: "The death of Captain Jared I. Williams marks another proof of the passing of time. The younger generation knows little of what such men as Capt. Williams meant to Lancaster and, having known him only in his old age, little ap- preciate that at one time he was closely identi- fied with many and important local matters. The past six months have been making heavy toll upon Lancaster. During that period we have bade reluctant farewell to many that have been great factors in making possible the excellent conditions that we to-day enjoy. To the halt dozen or more men that have answered the call within the last half year, Lancaster is greatly indebted. They have left an example of public spirit, progressiveness and loyalty that we ma}' ail emulate while we are reaping the rewards of their service." 183H Dr. William A. Mowry tells the following inci- tlent of his friend and classmate, John Hay: "In the autumn of 1903 I was in Washington. One Saturday I visited the State Department to call on my classmate, John Hay. I inquired of the 192 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY doorkeeper, 'Is Mr. Hay in?' 'Yes. sir, he is in but he is very busy.' 'Please hand him my card.' He did so, and was ordered to bring me right in. As I was ushered into his office, Mr. Hay rose and met me halfway to the door. He gave me a seat and we talked of class matters. I told him of the forty-fifth anniversary of the class, of which a meeting had recently been held at Brown. We soon branched off to the 'Great Questions" of the day. He chatted easily about them, until I thought it time to leave. I made reference to these 'Great Questions' and said: 'Well, Mr. Hay, I have often had occasion to say in public address that no nation has ever yet managed its foreign diplomacy in accordance with the Golden Rule." He nodded assent, and I added: 'But, recently. 1 have heard several distinguished men say that the United Saates has, of late j^ears, come nearer to it than any other nation.' At once Mr. Hay settled back in his chair, his eyes snapped, and this was his re- ply: 'Well, Mowry. the Great Questions have come up, but I have had unusual advantages. Both Presidents under whom I have served have given me carte blanche liberty; I have tried to do the best I could." 1861 Ex-Chief-Justice Charles Matteson was chosen a director of the Rhode Island Peace Society, Jan. 18. 1866 Judge Lucius Brown has been elected to the board of trustees of the Connecticut Literary In- stitution at Suffield. The Institution is a prepar- atory school for boys which was founded in 183:} and now has 200 students. 1867 Henry V. A. Joslin was elected a member of the Dexter Donation Commission at the annual town meeting of the freemen of Providence. Dec. 19. 1870 Professor Wilfred H. Munro has been elected for the tenth time President of the Rhode Island Historical Society. 187i! Robert Ives Gamraell. merchant and manufac- turer, died at his home, Jan. 8, of pneumonia, after an illness of a week. He was born in Prov- idence Dec. 30, 1852, the oldest son of Prof. William and Elizabeth Amory (Ives) Gammell. He was fitted for college at Rev. Charles H. Wheeler's private school in Providence. In col- lege he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Follow- ing his graduation he attended the Harvard Law School for one year, after which he entered the oflice of Brown & Ives. Here he was associated with the clerical department of Goddard Broth- ers, an independent, but allied firm. Later Mr. Gammell was admitted to membership in both firms, which he retained until the time of his death. He was a director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company and the Providence National Bank, later becoming President of the latter institution. He was also a director of the Providence Institution for Savings. Among other enterprises with which he became connected as a director and official were the Taunton Locomo- tive Works, the Boston and Providence Railroad Company, the Lonsdale Company and the Black- stone Manufacturing Company. Of the two lat- ter companies he was treasurer. He was also a director of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, the Providence -Washington Insurance Company and several of the State mutual insurance com- panies. Mr. Gammell was recently elected a director of the United States Trust Company of New York. He became a member of the Rhode Island Hospital corporation soon after reaching his majority and was later made a trustee. In 1903 he was elected President and this position he held to the end of his life. To the advance- ment of the work and the enlargement of the resources of the hospital he gave generously of his time, strength and means and a large share of the success of the institution is due to his ef- forts. His connection with the administration of the affairs of Brown University began when he was elected a trustee in 1890. He was in the same j'ear made a member of the Advisorj' and Executive Committee. In 1913 he was elected Vice Chancellor. He was treasurer of the trus- tees of the Church of the Redeemer on North Main street. He was a sympathetic giver in many directions, and his gifts were for the most part known only to the recipients. He was a member of the Hope, Agawam Hunt. Squantum and Rhode Island Country Clubs, Harvard Club of Rhode Island. Providence Musical Association, Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, The Players and the Provi- dence Athenaeum, of this city; the Somerset Club of Boston; the University. Metropolitan and Merchants" Clubs of New York; the Metro- politan Club of Washington, and the Golf, Read- ing Room and Newport Fishing Clubs of New- port. Besides his winter home in this city he had a home on Narragansett avenue at Newport. He was a grandson of Rev. William Gammell of Newport, who was elected a trustee of Brown Universitj' in 1830, and a son of Professor Wil- liam Gammell, who occupied the chair of historj- and belles lettres at Brown University from 1851 to 1864. Professor Gammell married Miss Ives, daughter of Robert Hale Ives, treasurer of the University, and granddaughter of Thomas Poyn- ton Ives, who was an original member of the firm of Brown & Ives, and also married the only sister of Nicholas Brown, who gave Bi-own Uni- versity part of its endowment and its name. Mr. Gammell married Feb. 38. 1878, Miss Eliza An- thony Hoppin of Providence, who Mith one daugiiter. Virginia, Mrs., Harry Parsons Cross of Providence, survives him. His j'ounger brother. William Gammell. Brown '78. lives in Provi- dence. The Providence Journal paid the follow- ing tribute to Mr. Gammell: "The death of Mr. Robert Ives Gammell will fall very heavily on several public institutions to which he gave ear- nest and loyal service for many years. Very few men in Rhode Island have devoted more of their time to the personal direction of work for the ii})lifting of the community. This character- istic of Mr. Gammell's — faithfidness to whatever obligations he accepted— was particularly marked in his many years of connection with the Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. Mr. BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 193 Gammell was a man of keen mind and great ability. His advice was eagerly soiiglit by finan- cial institutions, and his conservatism and broad knowledge of aifairs made him a prominent figure in every business board of which he was a mem- ber. His kind-hearted interest in the unfortu- nate was a very large element in his daily life, though he tried in every possible way to hide his many benefactions. Mr. Gammell had strong convictions and prejudices, coupled with a most sensitive nature. His death will be felt not only by the community at large and those business and pubhc bodies with which he was connected, but also by many hundreds of people in humble circumstances to whom he was a sympathetic and constant friend."" 187-1. Dr. Knoch Perrine of the English Department of Bucknell University preached at the Temple f Presbyterian Church. Philadelphia, on Sunday evening, Jan. 3. on "Does it pay to pray? The Church of the Holy Cross, Troy, X. Y.. of which Rev. E. W. Babcock is rector, cele- brated on Christmas eve the seventieth anniver- sary of the opening of the church, and also of the introduction of the choral service into the United States. A choral service was ren- dered, including the "Magnificat"" and "Nunc Dimittis"" which were composed by Dr. E. J. Hopkins for the triple jubilee service in 1894. 1876 Roaldo Franklin Colwell, head of the depart- ment of history and civics at the Providence Technical High School, and a resident of Bar- ington. died at his home on County road, in that town, Jan. 10. after an illness of four weeks. Death was due to hardening of the arteries and a complication of diseases. He was born in Smith- field. R. I.. April J9, 1855. the son of Olney and Addie Colwell. He was fitted for college at the Mt. Pleasant Academy, Providence. He was principal of the grammar school at Slaterville. R. 1., and of the high schools at Millville and Black- stone. Mass.. and Harrington, R. I., holding the last position 1894-1900. He was superintendent of schools of Warren and Gardner, Mass. He entered upon his last position, in the Technical High School, Providence, in 1900. He was a member of the Harrington Congregational Church. He married twice, first, Annie J. Dean, Dec. 1, 1888. He is survived by his sec- ond wife, who was Miss Mabel Emerson, well known in Providence as the reference librarian of the Public Library. 1877 At the 97th annual meeting of the Rhode Island Peace Society held in Manning Hall. Jan. 18, Hon. William P. Sheffield was chosen Presi- dent. 1878 Hon. Elon R. Brown of Watertown has been elected president pro tem. of the New York State Senate. 1884 Dr. Robert Henry Ferguson has issued a re- print from the Illinois Mediial Journal of his ad- dress before the Illinois State Surgical Society last May on "Some psychic factors of surgical anaesthesia."" The paper is a remarkable study of right and wrong methods in the mental prepa- ration of patients for anaesthesia. W. C. Ingalls is superintendent of agents in the northern New Jersey agency of the North- western Mutual Life office at Newark. He also conducts from his New York home at 440 River- side Drive the Ingalls Life Insurance Service. He married, March 9, 1914. Miss Katherine E. Workman of New York and formerly of Cincin- nati. 1892 William Chauncy Langdon has published "The Bronxville Christmas Mysterj',"" which was per- formed at the Christ Church parish house. Bronx- ville. N. Y.. Jan. 4. for the benefit of the Bel- gians. 1897 David Mitchell White, editor of the Coos County Democrat. Lancaster, N. H., has edited a handsome illustrated volume of 14';? pages de- scribing the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Lancaster, which coincided with that of Brown University. Charles W\ Goodwin, M. D., Harvard "04, was recently elected to the superintendency of the Smith Infirmary, the leading hospital of Rich- mond Borough. Staten Island, New York City. He was for six years superintendent of St. John's Guild Sea Side Hospital at New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. This is an institution of 380 beds operated in connection with the Floating Hos- pital for the relief of mothers and sick children of the poor of the CMy of New York during the heated season. If to reduce mortality is the main object of a hospital, then the Sea Side Hos- pital during Dr. Goodwin's administration should be a satisfactory one. With the total number of admitted cases increasing rather than decreas- ing, the statistics show an average decrease of ■20 deaths per year; from 121 in 1906 to 21 in 1913. Mrs. Goodwin is a graduate of the Rhode Island Hospital Training School for Nurses, and was associated with Dr. Goodwin as Superintend- ent of Nurses and Matron during the six years they were at Sea Side. Dr. and Mrs. Goodwin go to their new field of work after a year spent in travel and recreation. 1898 "School Law of Rhode Island,'" by Charles Carrol), appeared in January. The work was published by the State Board of Education and the trustees of the State Normal School, for use as a text book in the Normal School and the De- partment of Education in Brown L^niversity. It is intended as a guide for teachers and school officers, and for this purpose 5000 copies were distributed. The book is in three parts. The first part deals with "Evolution of the School Law."" The second j)ortion contains an exposi- tion of the sciiool systems of the State, showing the interrelation of parts. The third section is an analytic and synthetic presentation of the school law of the State, including statistics, de- cisions, common law and school practices. A portion of the work is devoted to Brown Univer- sity. 194 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY George L. Drowne lectured last month in Willimantic. Conn., on "The Ministry of litera- ture to religion." 1900 Laurence Vinton Calder, assistant to the Dean of the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Al- lied Sciences, died at his home in Longmeadow, R. I., Jan 1'2, in his 37th year. He had been subject to intestinal trouble for a number of years. He was born in Providence, May 3, 1878. the son of Edwin E. Calder, Dean of the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, and Ella A. T. Calder. He was fitted for college at the English and Classical school, and entered Brown in the class of 1900. He was graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1904 with the degree of Ph. G. His career Mas hampered by illness, but he was able to help his father in his work as a chemist, and about two years ago be- came his assistant at the College of Pharmacy. He was engaged in this work up to the week be- fore Thanksgiving, when he was seized by his last illness. He was greatlj^ interested in music, being a member of the Place Mandolin String Quartet. At Brown he was a member of Phi Delta Theta; at the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences he was a member of the Alumni Association and the Beta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Psi. Mr. Calder was also well known in bowling circles, having at one time been connected with the old Bay Side team of the Suburban League aud several other clubs. He is survived bj' both parents and a sister, Frances Calder. 1901 Amos L. Taylor spoke in the salesmanship courses of the Boston Young Men's Christian Union, Jan. 5, on "The application of law to business.'* He said, among other things: "Never in the history of the law has there been a time when the moral standard of those that practice it has been so high as to-day. Never has the bar association been so watchful, never have lawyers been so careful in professional con- duct or so zealous of the welfare of the people." Alfred Robinson Winter died, Jan. 3, at the Peter Bent Bridgham Hospital in Boston, where he had been since Sept. 21. The cause of his death was tumor on the brain. His last day of service was Sept. 19. He was born in Mans- field. Mass., March 3, 1876, a son of William C. and Mary C. Winter. He wa§ graduated from the Mansfield High School in 189-2, worked in Mansfield for a year, and then took a four-year course at the Bridgewater Normal School, where he was graduated in 1897. After a year as gram- mar school principal at Vineyard Haven, 1897-8, he entered Brown. After graduation he was principal of the Stone (grammar) School, Wal- pole, Mass.. 1901-02; of the Wallis School. Pea- body, Mass., 1902-4.; of the Washington School, Medford, Mass.. 1904-9; sub-master of theAgas- siz School. Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1909-10; of the Mather School, Dorchester, Mass., 1910-14. On March 16, 1914, he was appointed a head of di- vision of the Boston continuation schools, and director of vocational counselling. He had em- ployed his summer vacations in post-graduate studies at Harvard and Dartmouth and at the Teachers' College of Columbia, from which he received a degree in 1913. He was considered one of the most brilliant of the younger men in the Boston school department. He was a member of the Boston Submasters' Club and of other teachers' organizations. He was a member of the Mansfield Baptist Church. Besides his par- ents, he leaves a brother, WMlliam L. Winter, and a sister. Miss Hattie B. Winter of Mansfield. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. The Providence Journal for Dec -2-2 printed an item regarding the work of David Robinson, a physician in Mosier, Or., mayor of that place, and a successful apple grower. A classmate strongly questions the statement there made that Robinson had dropped out of sight so far as his classmates were concerned, and writes: "David Robinson has not been lost or lost sight of his classmates during the long epoch referred to. Most of Robinson's classmates know how he has kept in touch with the class through its officers at least: and some do not forget a certain communication from him at our decennial which communication differed from his latest gift in be- ing of a decidedly greener (long greener so to speak) complexion. Robinson, the far away, has never really lost sight of 1901 though some members of that class may have not quite kept in touch with him." ?>rnest G. Hapgood is president of the Men^s League of the Congregational Church of Newton Highlands, Mass. The league has over 250 members. He was elected, Dec. 8, an Alderman- at-large of Newton. Myron Powers Davis died at his home in Brat- tleboro, Vt.. Jan. 6. He was born in that town, Nov. 1. 1876. the son of John A. and Winnie A. Davis. He was fitted for college at the \'ermont Academy. In college he was a member of Chi Phi. After graduation he was in the warden's office of the State Hospital, Morris Plains. N. J. During the next year he taught at Belts. In 1905-10 he was a deputy sheriff, and after 1910 he practised law. He was also a reporter on the Brattleboro Reformer. For two seasons he was a comedian with the "Red Feather." He mar- ried in 1907 Mary Carroll. 1902 C. Abbott Phillips has been appointed First Assistant Attorney-General of Rhode Island. The marriage of Miss Daisy Richardson, daughter of Mrs. Frederick Richardson, and Mr. J. CunlifiFe Bullock, took place at noon, Dec. 23, at the home of the bride's cousin, Mrs. George L. Gross, on Lloyd avenue. Providence, The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Ar- thur M. Aucock, rector of All Saints Memorial Church, in the presence of the immediate rela- tives of the bride and bridegroom. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served, and later Mr. and Mrs. Bullock left on their wedding journey. They will be at home after April 1, at 17 Hanover st.. Providence. 1903 Latham Clarke. A. M.. '03, is director of the Instituto de Quimica Industrial at Montevideo, Uruguay. BROAVN ALUMNI MONTHLY 195 Rev. Ilslcy Boone is piistor of the Baptist church in Yarmouth. Me. James J. McKenna married, August 6, Miss Marj' E. Donovan of Providence. They have taken up their residence at Polk andCJreene sts.. San Francisco. Cal. Mr. McKenna is in charge of the legal department of the New England Casualty Co. for tiie State of California. Mr. and Mrs. Berrick Schloss have returned to Providence and are living at 77 Princeton ave. Mr. Schloss has taken the post of choir director and tenor in the (|iiartette at the First Congre- gational Church. 1905 Rev. Earle B. Cross. Ph. D.. of Dover, N. H.. is on the lecture platform with Burma as his sub- ject, under the caption: "Somewhere East of Suez."" He speaks in native costume and intro- * duces native songs and incidents of his boyhood in the "land of rubies and peacocks."" The committee on the Decennial Celebration met recently with the chairman. John S. Palmer. 2nd. The following sub-committees were named: William A. Spicer. Jr.. Music; F. Webster Cook. Costumes; C. L. Robinson and R. D. Keltner. The Booklet. Plans are well along for an un- usually enjoyable reunion. Born, Jan. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weiss, a son, James Paul. J. Madison Gathany, teacher of History, Gov- ernment and Politics in the Hope Street High School, Providence, will give a course of lectures on "World politics and the great war" in the library of the Providence Young Woman "s Chris- tian Association on Friday afternoons from Jan. 15 to March 1-2. 1906 Rev. Walter E. Woodbury of Bristol, Conn., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Wor- them Street Baptist Church, Lowell, Mass. Professor E. S. Brightman, head of the De- partment of Psychology and Philosophy in Ne- braska Wesleyan University, contributed to the Christian Student for November an article on "The chief academic need of Methodist col- leges," and to the Nation for Jan. 7 a letter on "The Methodist Episcopal Church.'" Joseph H. Wheeler contributed to the Los Angeles Graphic for Dec. 38 an article on "Ru- ral renaissance in America." 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stark. Jr.. (Doro- thea Birge) announce the birth of a son. Brenton Stark. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lambert (Helma John- son) are engaged insettement work. Mrs. Lam- bert is at present Director of Girls" Club work at East Side House Settlement. 5iO East 7fith st.. New York city. The new address of Herbert B. Keen is care of Redmond & Co.. A'A Pine st.. New York city. He has retired from the secretaryship of the Brown Club in New York and also from his busi- ness connection with Brown Brothers. 1908 L. E. Varnuni is teaching in the Department of Physics of the new Lincoln High School. Jer- sejCity, which has been recently organized from the Dickinson High School. Mr. Varnum is the third Brown man in the Jersey City high schools. Frank A. Tibbi'tts. sp. "01, is the head of the Commercial Department of Dickinson High School and Mellingcr E. Henry, '99, is in the English Department of the same school. 1909 Robert J. B. Sullivan and Miss Marie Cahill were married in the Cathedral at St. Louis, Jan. 16. After a bridal journey Mr. and Mrs. Sul- livan will come to Providence and take up their residenc-e on Cushing st. Henry W. Shay is attending the Law School of the Catholic University, Washington, D. C. Harry F. Cook, who for the last year has been in charge of the city playground work of Pitts- burgh, Penn., has resigned and accepted the po- sition of playground director for the city of New- port. R. I. He assumed his new duties Jan. 1. 1910 George H. McGurty, ex-'lO, is now connected with the Waynesboro Trust Co., Waj'nesboro, Penn. John P. Hartigan was a Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives of Rhode Island at the last election, losing by a close margin. 1911 Carol Arovonici. Ph. D. 1911, contributed to the Journal of the American Institute of Archi- tects for January an article on "Housing Re- form in France." 1912 J. Terence C. McGuire is associated with his fa- ther in the clothing business in Fall River. His address is care of Wordell and McGuire, Fall River. Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Dunn announce the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Antoinette, to Joseph Harrison Conzelman, Dec. 29, at Pittsburgh, Penn. Born, Nov. 5. to John Harvey Rowland and Dorothea Smith Rowland, of Phoenixville. Pa., a son. Arthur Talbot Rowland. James C. Brady of Fall River has an- nounced the engagement of his daughter. Miss Agnes Constance Brady, to J. Terence C. Mc- Guire of Fall River. 191S Joseph A. McCauII is connected with the legal department of Swift & Co.. Chicago, and is a student at the Chicago Law School. Ira L. Letts is attending the Columbia Law School. His address is 535 West 111th st.. New York city. The Boston Traveler, on Dec. 17, said under the heading: "His Viewpoint not Warped by Spotlight:'" "In a letter to the Yale News. Norman Talicr, Rhodes scholar to Oxford Uni- versity from Rhode Island, and well remembered as the crack Brown University miler who forced 196 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY John Paul Jones to his world's record-creating- performance of 4 min. 14 3-5 sec. at the Stadium in 1913, barely speaks of athletics. Taber was a high honor man at Brown and is climbing the same road at Oxford, a great credit to his coun- try, to Brown and. incidentally, to American col- lege athletics." 1914 James J. McGovern is attending the Harvard Law School. Joseph E. Cook is in the employ of Swift and Co. His address is 4425 Vincennes av., Chicago. Alumnae 1902 Married. Nov. 12, Millicent Leete Cotton to Richard Barclay Snow. They will live at 28 Or- chard st., Pawtucket. The address of Mrs. Thomas R. Clayton (Myr- tis Millikin) is 65 Elmgrove av.. Providence. The address of Alice M. Cushing is 77 Med- way St., Providence. 1906 Annie Elizabeth McAlister died Nov. 14. She was born in Central Falls, Feb. 18, 1884, the daughter of William and Jane Mclntyre McAl- ister. She was fitted for college at the Central Falls High School. In college she was a mem- ber of Sigma Kappa and of Phi Beta Kappa. She took a year of graduate work at the University, receiving the degree of A. M. in 1907. She then taught for two years in the Central Falls High School. 1908 The Providence Athenaeum has issued the re- port of its librarian, Grace F. Leonard, for 1913- 14. 1910 Gertrude M. Allen is an assistant to Dr. C. Hart Merriam. the naturalist. She is now living in Washington, at 1712 Fifteenth st. In the spring she will go to California to continue her present work in the Library of the University of California during the summer. 1914 Elena R. Lovell is a special teacher in the A. P. Hoyt Grammar School, East Providence. THE BOOK SHELF By Harry Lyman Koopman COOPER'S "MODERNIZING OF THE ORIENT Brown men have come to realize that they have among their number in Clayton Sedgwick Cooper, "94, a writer on subjects of international interest whose work is of international import- ance. In his latest volume he considers the in- vasion of western ideas in North Africa, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines, giving the results of his observations made in two recent tours round the world. Mr. Cooper took with him on these tours, or at least gained during them, a power of twofold vision, seeing the East with the eye and mind of a Far-Westerner, and at the same time seeing the West as it appears to the soul of the Far-East, which it so irritates and disturbs. The book is therefore no mere picture of a continent "where there ain't no Ten Commandments," but it involves a criticism of the Occident as judged by Oriental ideals. Cer- tainly a world point of view is taken in this passage: "To modernize the Orient or to Ori- entalize the Occident is not, after all the great question. It is rather to find out through sym- pathy, and if possible through unbiased compar- ison, the really beautiful and the really work- able tenets of faith as these are capable of interpreting the soul in great modern action." Mr. Cooper looks to see India christianized, but with a development hardly recognizable to West- ern Christians. "It will be" he says, "and it thould be, an Oriental product growing out of she rich background of Oriental life and his- tory." Surely a liberal-minded Oriental could not object to this forecast. The book is not de- voted especially to religion, but religion must enter largely into any intimate discussion of the East. It is rather the entire social setting that interests our Brunonian envoy. Education is an- other window through which one may see far into the soul of the East. Mr. Cooper relates on pages 306-7, an incident which shows the place which Professor Nitobe occupied in the hearts of his students, an incident which those who met the great Japanese on his recent visit to America can readily understand. The chapter on the Philippines, though short, throws real light on conditions there existing; it does not encourage an early withdrawal of American control. The final answer to the question, who shall modernize the Orient, is a little startling to the complacent Westerner. Mr. Cooper does not seem to re- gard the West as great enough, wise enough, clean-handed enough to modernize the East. This modernizing, he believes, will come, but through the aMakened East itself, and the re- sult will be fundamentally Eastern and not Western. We should not do justice to the author if we failed to call attention to his power to catch and hold the reader's interest. He has some- thing to say that is worth saying, and he adds the power to say it; the result is a readable book worth reading. The Modernizing of the Orient. By Clayton Sedgwick Cooper. New York, McBride, Nast and Co., 1914. xii, 353 pages. 31 illustrations. Price, $2.00 net. RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST CO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND CAPITAL SURPLUS (earned) $2,500,000 $2,500,000 Transacts a General Banking and Trust Business ALLOWS INTEREST on accounts subject to check at sight. Executors. 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