UNIVERSITY HALL UBRARY VOL. XX MARCH, 1920 NO. 8 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY PHI DELTA THETA'S NEW HOME House at 64-66 College Street, just west of the John Hay Library, has been purchased and will be remodelled for a fraternity house. Published monthly, August and September excepted, by the Brown Alumni Magazine Co. at Brown University, Providence, R. I. Entered at the Post Office at Prov- idence, R. I., as second-class matter under the law of March 3, 1879 TEN CENTS A COPY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY BODELL & CO. Investment Securities 10 Weyhosset Street Providence 120 Broadway 35 Congress Street New York Boston pfench laundry ^oap Has Been the Standard for Forty Years Soapine washes everything neat and clean. It washes clothes without injury to the fabric. For house cleaning and washing dishes it is unsurpassed. For Jewelers' use it has no equal. Providence Kendall Mfg. Co, Rhode Iduid A Hercules Glazier Entering Top of Glaze Mill n.vith Car of Green Grain HEI{CULES POW^DE^S The Powder Maker Considering how important his work is to the pubhc, it is fitting that more should be known about the powder maker and his job. The characteristics which fit him for his work are as largely mental as physical, and the work itself develops his acuteness of mind — his powers of observation, judgment, and decision. The powder worker trained in the school of the Hercules plants learns to take in all his surround- ings at a glance. If he enters one of the small buildings on a dynamite or black powder line noth- ing escapes him. He sees instantly many things which the casual observer might gaze at for minutes without noticing A large part of the explosives used in the United States, and much that is used in foreign countries, is made by the men in twelve Hercules plants — four for dynamite and eight for black blasting powder. Behind all our manufacturing industries and our rail- roads, behind all the useful and beautiful objects fashioned out of metals — from hob nails to scarf pins, and from steam shovels to limousines— stands the powder worker. Without the explosives he supplies — hundreds of millions of pounds annually — the miner's efforts to move the vast inert bodies of ore and coal would be as futile as the scratching of hands. HEI{CULES fOWDEI^^ CO. Chicago St. Loui« New York Pittsburg. Kan. Denver Hazleton. Pa. San Francisco Salt Lake City Joplin Chattanooga Pittsburgh. Pa. Wilmington Del. BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY • . • and at the Vanderbilt, New York oAfact: Here at the Vanderbilt, the preference is no longer for an extravagant, straight Turkish brand, but for Fatima. More and more men, it seems, are finding that Fatima's "just-enough-Turkish" blend enables them to smoke without any worry as to "Jiow many." ^ FATIMA A Sensible Cigarette Fatima contains more Turkish than, any other Turkish blend cigarette. Cijocolateg, $1 It). A box of "Cladding's Quality" chocolates comprises an assort- ment of delicious candies — creamiest of fondants dipped in rich chocolate — crispy hard centers encrusted with coatings of luscious chocolate — dain- ty chocolates crested with nuts — and all at the good old popular price of $1 a pound. In fact they are the kind of chocolates you could be proud to offer to the dearest of friends. QUICK SERVICE HERE TOO f\ ^ A HOTEL FOR BROWN MEN Sherman Square Hotel Broadway and 71st Street New York W. W. Wyckoff, Manager Take the Subway to 78nd Street at Grand Central What a United States Senator wrote to his son-in-law EVERY successful man in business feels a responsibility for the younger men with whom he is associated. How can he help theni'' Not by money. Not by influence. Help of this character defeats its own ends; it Aveakens rather than strengthens the man who receives it. Many of the leaders of American business have found a way to render more effective and permanent help. They have investigated the Alexander Hamilton Institute and take ad- vantage of every opportunity to recommend its training to their younger associates. What the Senator wrote SOME time ago a young business man in oneof the leading southern cities enrolled for the Institute's Modern Business Courseand Service. "My father-in-law is Senator so and so from a neig'hborin/;KVI Sales Offices in gs-i-wi all large cities BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY VOL. XX PROVIDENCE, MARCH, 1920 NO. 8 THE NEW ALUMNI MANAGER Captain Norman Stanley Case, Brown '08, has been chosen by the officers of the Associated Alumni of Brown University as alumni mana- ger. His duties will be of varied character, but in general it may be said that he will do everything within his power to bring the graduates and former students of Brown into closer mutual contact and into closer rela- tionship also with the university. Captain Case's offices have already been established in rooms K and L at Rockefeller Hall, where he will be glad to perform any services for Brown men for which he may prop- erly be called upon. Among these may be suggested the securing of rooms at any time in Providence for alumni living out of town. All alumni are invited .without fur- ther notice to avail themselves of the facilities of his headquarters in Rockefeller Hall. These facilities in- clude writing materials, etc. The idea in general is to make the offices a clearing house for all Brown inter- ests. Captain Case will also make extensive trips through the United States for the purpose of establishing and coordinating alumni organiza- tions. That the Associated Alumni are fortunate in securing his services is suggested in the following biograph- ical summary of the new manager : Norman S. Case was born in Prov- idence, the son of John Warren and Louise Maria (White) Case, Oct. 11, 1888. He attended the Providence public schools, was graduated from the Classical High School in 1904 and spent the summer of that year 145 in travel in Europe. He received the degree of A. B. from Brown in 1908 and of LL. B. from Boston University in 1912. While an undergraduate at Brown he was a member of Delta Upsilon; his class track team (1) (2) ; his CAPTAIN NORMAN S. CASE class swimming team (2) (3) ; the 'Varsity swimming team (3) (4), and Sock and Buskin (3) (4). He was a Carpenter prize speaker (3) ; an associate editor of the Herald (3) (4) ; and a member of the member- ship committee of the Brown Union (3) (4) and chairman (4). The year of 1908-09 was spent in travel in the East — China, Japan, the Philippines, etc., in company with an uncle. Rev. Thomas S. Barbour, D. 146 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY D., '74. He entered the Harvard Law School in the fall of 1909, remained there two years, and was admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1911, to the Massachusetts bar in 1912, and later to the Federal courts. He practised law in Providence with Livingston Ham, '94, 1913-15, and with Gardner, ('77), Pirce ('92) and Thornley, ('97), 1915-16. Having previously had a long mi- litia service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, he was called into the Federal service and sent to Fort Bliss, El Paso, Tex., in June, 1916, as first lieutenant of Troop A, 1st Squadron Cavalry, R. I. N. G. He was discharged in November and re- turned to the practice of the law with Lyman and McDonnell ('91). Again he was called into the Fed- eral service, this time as captain of Troop A, July 25, 1917. With that organization he was transferred to . Co. A, 103d Machine Gun Battery, 26th (Yankee) Division. He sailed for overseas Oct. 2, 1917, landing first at Liverpool and after- ward (Oct. 21) at La Havre, and re- mained with his company till Jan. 1, 1918. He was successively judge ad- vocate, 26th Division; assistant pro- vost marshal. Services of Supply, and acting general staif officer, A. E. F., to July 2, 1919, sailing from Mar- seilles on that day and landing at New York July 17, 1919. Two days later he was honorably discharged. Captain Case was married, June 28, 1916, to Miss Emma Louise Ar- nold of Bethel, Vt., and has one son, Norman S. Case, Jr., born July 8, 1917. He served as a member of the Providence City Council from the 9th Ward, 1914-18, and is a member of the University Club, Society of May- flower Descendants, Cranston Street — Roger Williams Church, Rhode Island Historical Society, American Legion and Soldiers' Bonus Commis- sion of Rhode Island. OVER $1,500,000 FOR BROWN It was announced at the dinner given by the University at the Brown Union on Feb. 13 to a large number of friends, including members of the endowment committee, members of the Corporation and prominent busi- ness men of Rhode Island, that more than one-half of the $3,000,000 set as the minimum to be raised as an addition to Brown's resources was al- ready pledged. The following gifts make up the amount received at the date of the dinner: Stephen 0. Metcalf, $100,- 000; Henry D. Sharpe, $200,000; Miss Ellen D. Sharpe, $50,000; Lou- isa and Jesse H. Metcalf, $250,000; Mrs. Mary D. Chafee, $50,000 ; Man- ton B. Metcalf, $100,000 ; Mrs. Louisa D. S. Metcalf, $35,000 ; William Gam- mell, $50,000; Samuel W. Smith, $25,000; John D. Rockefeller, Jr., $500,000 ; and other gifts and pledges totalling $156,155. The gift of $250,- 000 from Louisa and Jesse H. Metcalf was specifically given towards the building and equipment of a new chemical laboratory. Three men prominent in Rhode Island industry, James R. MacColl, George H. Holmes and William L. Sweet, were the speakers of the even- ing. Henry D. Sharpe, '94, chairman of the movement, presided, and Pres- ident Faunce introduced the speakers. Mr. MacColl had as his general subject the obligations of the colleges and universities to the country, espe- cially in relation to business and the courses of general instruction that BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 147 will fit men to meet these obligations. He declared : "Under the existing circumstances, it is natural that col- leges and universities should en- deavor to ascertain anew what their obligations are to their country, and also to business — using the word in the largest and broadest sense. The aim and purpose of every university must be to turn out cultured, well-ed- ucated graduates, men with faith and vision who love work and service and are eager to take a hand in the activ- ities and problems of life — in relation to business, successful and progress- ive, not mere money-makers, sympa- thetic with the worthy aspirations of the masses of the people, public-spir- ited citizens, patriots — not politi- cians." Mr. Holmes discussed the subject: "Brown University as an instrument in the educational equipment of the State, and the ways in which it may meet more fully the industrial re- quirements of Rhode Island and con- tiguous territory." Mr. Sweet took as his topic : "The service rendered by science. Its effect upon our general welfare. The re- sults that follow its encouragement." The dinner was well-attended and enthusiastic. Since it was held work on the endowment movement has gone steadily forward and consider- able additional pledges have been re- ceived. No doubt is felt of the entire success of the fund under the com- bined direction of Chairman Sharpe and Associate Chairman Bumpus. MIDWINTER REUNIONS THE DINNER AT BOSTON The 47th annual Sons of Brown reunion at Boston, on Feb. 3, was held at the City Club. About 250 were in attendance and the occasion was thor- oughly enjoyable. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : President — Ar- thur W. Pinkham, '02 ; Vice Presi- dents — William Blodget, '71, Fred H. Williams, '77, Appleton P. Williams, '89, Leonard W. Cronkhite, '05; Ex- ecutive Committee — Harry K. Met- calf, '02, George B. Bullock, '05, Wil- liam P. Burnham, '07, G. Denny Moore, '10; F. Hartwell Greene, '15; Secretary — Homer N. Sweet, '07 ; Treasurer — William T. Pearson, '06; Delegates to Advisory Council (ap- pointed by president) — Fred T. Field, '00, George B. Bullock, '05. At the head of the tables sat Gover- nor Beeckman of Rhode Island, Pres- ident Faunce, Dr. W. W. Keen, '59, Dr. Hermon C. Bumpus, '84, Profes- sor Dallas Lore Sharpe, '95, Presi- dent-elect Arthur W. Pinkham, '02, Charles R. Adams, '84, Andrew J. Jennings, '72, Edmund Wood, '76, Charles W. Towne, '97. President Faunce spoke of the threatening decrease in public school teachers, and explained the endow- ment and development fund. Governor Beeckman, in an address in which he pledged $5,000 to the fund in a dual capacity as "dean of New England Governors and friend of Brown," urged the essential justice of increased salaries for educators. He said his intimacy with Brown be- gan when students stole ice cream from his doorstep and left this note: "We like your looks, so we left you one can, otherwise we would have ta- ken all four." The Governor praised the relations existing between the State and University as being excep- tionally close. Dr. W. W. Keen, '59, of Philadel- phia, the oldest Brown alumnus in active service during the recent war. 148 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY warned in strong terms against the possible annihilation of the teaching profession. "The educational situation is one of the most serious crises in the history of this country," declared Dr. Keen, "Are our children going to lack teach- ers simply because the latter could not get their living out of teaching?" Other speakers were Charles W. Towne, '97, who asked for "more Brown and less Bolshevism," and Ar- thur W. Pinkham, '02. President Hermon Gary Bumpus, '84, presided as toastmaster. The old Brown songs were sung with the old college zest, when Towne and John B. Archer led the way. Things started with a rush when a real "Brown" jazz orchestra let loose a lot of melody. But the real power which put the college songs across was the delega- tion of 12 from the University Glee Glub of Providence, led by John B. Archer. His cohorts included H. G. Clarke, Earl P. Perkins, C. P. Sisson, A. E. Corp, B. P. Raymond, E. G. Bixby, J. H. Cady, R. W. Dexter, F. 0. Glapp and R. D. Kettner. "Shall Brown Go Marching On?" was the biggest song hit of the even- ing. It started out: "Our eyes have gazed in wonder at the unrewarded Prof., His output's getting bigger, but his income's falling off — "and likewise, "His brow is altitudinous and filled with matter gray. The only thing that's shameful is the matter of his Pay." Arthur W. Pinkham, '02, as Pres- ident-elect, emphasized the import- ance of a liberal education to the modern business man. He asked that alumni scattered throughout New England get in touch with Brown and the high schools. Capt. John D. Edgell, '64, who had attended 45 of the 46 annual reun- ions, was sent the heartiest greetings of the sons of Brown, in appreciation of his "unsurpassed" record of at- tendance. He was unable to be pres- ent through illness. William J. Batt, '55, was present. NEW YORK ALUMNI The fifty-second annual reunion and dinner of the Brown alumni in New York and vicinity was held with about 100 present at the Hotel Astor, Broadway and 44th street, on the ev- ening of Thursday, Feb. 5, a blizzard causing the small attendance. The speakers were President Faunce, Charles E. Hughes, '81, Joseph Buck- lin Bishop, '70, who is editing the let- ters of Theodore Roosevelt, and Dr. H. G. Bumpus, '84. President Faunce, who with Dr. Bumpus, did not arrive till 10 o'clock, spoke in his usual optimistic vein. Dr. Bumpus told of the endowment fund. Mr. Hughes gave a forceful and illuminating talk on the need of maintaining the teaching profession. Mr. Bishop's reminiscent address was delightful. A. B. Meacham was toastmaster. DR. FAUNCE EN TOUR During the mid-year recess, Presi- dent Faunce made a tour through the Middle West to meet Brown alumni gathered at reunions and dinners in the more important cities. He met the alumni of Western Pennsylvania at luncheon in Pittsburgh, addressed the City Club of Milwaukee, and at- tended a meeting of the Chicago alumni. An alumni luncheon was held in Detroit and the President's tour ended with his attendance at the alumni dinner in Boston. SPRINGFIELD ALUMNI On Feb. 18 the annual dinner of the Brown Alumni Association of Western Massachusetts occurred at the Bridgway Hotel in Springfield. Dr. Faunce was the principal speak- BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 149 er. There was a rather small attend- ance — about 25, The other speakers were : Rev. Dr. Phillip S. Moxom, Rev. H. E. Thayer, F; P. Cobb, A. G. Gaylord and Wil- liam C. Giles. At the election of of- ficers preceding the dinner, the fol- lowing were chosen : President — William C. Giles of Spring-field; vice president — C. H. Hobson of Palmer; secretary and treasurer — H. F. Os- teyee of West Springfield; executive committee — Rev. H, E. Thayer of Springfield, F. P. Cobb of Chicopee and T. H. Kenworthy of Springfield. REUNION OF BROWN ENGINEERS On January 23, 1920, an enthusiastic crowd of Brown engineers gathered at the Hotel Bristol, New York city, for their sev- enth annual dinner. After enjoying the fine repast which the committee had provided, Professor A. E. Watson, acting as master of ceremonies, called upon a number of those present to report on their activities as Brown men, both inside the college and in practical outside work. Among those to speak were Professor W. H. Kenerson, Professor Syd- ney Wilmot and A. C. Chick, all of the en- gineering faculty, Richard Lamb, H. P. Quick, Frank E. Winsor, W. E. Farnham and George W. Davis. Following these talks the toastmaster called upon those present to give a brief account of themselves and their work. Af- ter a general informal social discussion the gathering broke up at a late hour. VOTE ON THE TREATY In a secret ballot taken by the under- graduates at Brown University on the League of Nations and the Peace Treaty, only 97 students out of 742 men voted in favor of ratification of the League and treaty without amendment or reservations. A great majority of the undergraduates fa- vored various reservations and compro- mises. Six propositions were submitted to the voters with the following results: Proposition I. I favor the ratification of the League and Treaty, without amend- ment or resei-vations. 97 votes. Proposition II. I am opposed to the rat- ification of the League and the Treaty in any form. 32 votes. Proposition III. I am in favor of the ratification of the Treaty and the League, but only with the specific reservations as voted by the majority of the Senate. 86 votes. For the success of this reunion great credit is due to Harry D. Winsor, '09, who was in charge of the local arrangements. The following men were present: Rich- ard Lamb, '84, H. P. Quick, '87, A. E. Wat- son, '88, Frank E. Winsor, '91, W. H. Ken- erson, '96, W. E. Farnham, '99, Robert Forster, '03, H. S. Harding, '05, D. C. Eg- gleston, '05, S. R. Bellows, '07, G. W. Da- vis, '07, James Wilmot, '08, Sydney Wil- mot, '09, Harry D. Winsor, '09, F. A. Wightman, '09, W. G. Harrington, '11, C. M. Franklin, '11, F. W. Seagrave, '12, K. S. Bell, '12, H. A. Hennessey, '12, F. P. Da- vis, '13, H. F. Parker, '13, G. M. White, '17, A. C. Chick, '19. BROWN DINNER AT ALBANY The Brown University Alumni of Al- bany, N. Y., and vicinity held their annual dinner at the University Club, Albany, on the night of February 4. Albert O. Foster, '97, presided, and the speakers were Rev. E. W. Babcock, '74, HaiTy W. Hastings, '04, Harry E. Pratt, principal of the Albany High School, who received his master's de- gree from Brown in 1903, and Thomas B. Appleget, '17, executive secretary. Sixteen Brown men attended. Officers were elect- d as follows: President, HaiTy W. Hast- ings, '04; vice president. Rev. J. J. Beck- with, '04; secretaiy-treasurer, Preston H. Porcheron, '02; executive committee, Ar- thur G. Host, '98, Russell Hathaway, Jr., '97, and Morton C. Stewart, '94. CINCINNATI ALUMNI The recently elected officers of the Cin- cinnati, Ohio, Brown Alumni Association are: President, John Davis Sage, '99; secre- tary, Thomas Michael Conroy, '19; treas- urer, Walter Dabney Phillips, '97. Proposition IV. I favor any compromise on the reservations which will make possi- ble immediate ratification of the Treaty and the League. 100 votes. Proposition V. I favor the Government proceeding to make peace with Gei-many at once and leaving the question of a League of Nations to be settled afterwards. 110 votes. Proposition VI. I favor a compromise on the reservations of such a character as will avoid the danger of defeating ratifica- tion while still making clear that America can only be involved in war by a declara- tion of Congress, that domestic questions and the Monroe Doctrine are entirely out- side of the jurisdiction of the League, that plural votes of any member are all disqual- ified in the event of a dispute wherein we are disqualified from voting, and that on deciding to withdraw we are to be the judge of whether our obligations have been met. 317 votes. IN HONOR OF TWENTY YEARS' SERVICE We have lately been reminded that the Monthly failed to print, last fall, any adequate account of the meeting at the Providence Art Club, Oct. 15, at which the Faculty and Corpora- tion presented President Faunce with a Vacheron and Constantin gold watch of the latest and finest model, suitably engraved, in honor of the completion of 20 years service as head of the University. Dr. Faunce assumed the presidency on Oct. 17, 1899. In presenting the watch. Dean Randall said, in part: "It is characteristic of a great man who is rendering valuable service to his fellow men to be unconscious of his real worth and oblivious of the time wnich he has spent in service. He is not looking for rewards. He does not expect recognition and ap- preciation. His reward is with him in the consciousness that he is mak- ing good use of the talents given to him in the service of humanity. But the fact t|iat those who render us service are forgetful of their own value and the nature of the service which they are rendering does not excuse us from showing our appre- ciation of the work which they may be doing, "Mr. President, on account of the nearness of our offices in the Admin- istration Building, and on account of our common interest in University problems, we have been thrown for a number of years into very close re- lationship. We have spent many hours together in considering very perplexing problems, and we have shared the sorrows and the joys of the work which has been ours to do. "For this reason it gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity to speak for members of the Corpora- tion, the Administrative Officers, and my colleagues on the Faculty, in an attempt to show in some way our ap- preciation of the great service which you have rendered to this University, the community, and the college world during the past twenty years. "Let us run back for a little while to the period in the history of our college twenty years ago. When you were asked to take the helm of the old college, the weather conditions were not altogether satisfactory nor as promising as a cautious mariner might desire. There was not abso- lute unanimity of opinion on the part of the friends of the University as to what the future policy should be. You were called upon to succeed a man who had won his way into the hearts of hundreds of loyal support- ers of Brown University. There were few men who at that time dared to undertake the task, but when you re- ceived the call and you were sure that it was your duty to come to the rescue, you were not afraid. You did not count the cost, the sacrifices, or the risk, and it was no small risk which you took, for you had spent many years in preparation for one of the noblest professions open to men, and you had deservedly won a position which opened tremendous opportunities for service. You knew that if you gave up the position which you occupied and assumed the new duties here that you were sur- rendering for all time the opportuni- ties which had been yours — that un- less you could meet successfully the requirements of the new position a cloud would be thrown over your fu- ture. But that did not make you afraid. You came, and bravely un- dertook the task, and how well you have done the work we all know ! "It is impossible for us to make 150 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 151 any satisfactory return for the ser- vice which you have rendered. Re- wards for such service are not meas- ured out in material values, but they come in the plaudit, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' We want, how- ever, to place in your hands some to- ken of our esteem, some expression of our appreciation for all you have done during these years for the good old college. We have selectd a little article which is a common gift, but which of its kind is as nearly perfect as we could secure. It is intended to mark time. It will remind you when the next decade comes around and 3"ou are entitled to another anniver- sary celebration. It will tell you that there are but twenty-four hours in a day, and that a few of those hours should be taken for relaxation. It will tell you that your office hours are from twelve to one, and not from four A. M. until chapel, and from seven in the evening until twelve at midnight. It is very accurate in its movement, and you can depend upon it as implicitly as you can upon our loyalty, our cooperation, and our support. It will tell you tomorrow and in the days to come the exact minute in which the sun passes the meridian, but may it be many years before it will mark the time when you will have passed the meridian of your service." WOMEN'S COLLEGE NEWS AND VIEWS Alumnae Association Activities At the Christmas meeting of the Alumnae Association on December 27, 1919, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas : The Alumnae Associa-j tion of Brown University recognizes the pressing needs of the University for an endowment fund to provide adequate compensation for the teach- ing staff and others in the employ of the University, and. Whereas : It is the duty and pleas- ure of the Alumnae Association to further the interests of the Univer- sity in every way possible, therefore Be it resolved, that the Alumnae Association of Brown University hereby places its services at the dis- posal of the President and the Corpo- ration of Brown University for the raising of such an endowment fund. Alumnae Musical An alumnae musical will be held in Pembroke Hall, March 22, at 7.45 P. M. Miss Evangeline Larry is in charge of the program. Undergraduate Notes A branch society of the Intercol- legiate Menorah Association has been established at the Women's College for the study of Jewish history and ideals. The society is open to all stu- dents and will hold freuent meetings for discussion. The officers are as fol- lows : Sarah Crovitz, president ; Ce- lia Kaufman, secretary.; Mollie Ru- benstein, treasurer; Fannie Smith and Grace Shein, members of the ex- ecutive committee. Oh the afternoon of February 11 a basketball game was played in Sayles Gymnasium between the Class of 1923 and the Lincoln School. The Freshmen of the Women's College won with a score of 20 to 10. After the game refreshments were served to the visiting team. There have been two parties at the dormitories this month. On the ev- ening of February 7 the annual Miller Hall dance was held. The guests were received by Mrs. Mari- etta B. Haskell and Miss Mary W. 152 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Cushman, student house president. tine's eve. Dancing, games and The students living at Metcalf "stunts" were enjoyed by the girls, Hall entertained the students living who came to the party dressed as lit- at Miller Hall at a party on Valen- tie children. THE ATHLETIC BULLETIN Football Next Fall The plan to end the football season next fall with the Dartmouth contest is the result of considerable criticism during last fall of the so-called anti- climax game with Columbia at New York, after playing Dartmouth at Boston. The game was arranged as a feature for the New York alumni but was not a success, and this year arrangements were made to end the season with the most important game. It had been expected that the team would have to travel to Syracuse for a game with the Orange, as a two- year contract called for that game. However, Syracuse was prevailed upon to call off the contract, which simplified the Brunonian schedule. If the Syracuse game had been played, the schedule would have been practically as difficult as during the past season. The season opens with the usual game with Rhode Island State Col- lege, being followed by Amherst, which is similar to the schedules of three and four years ago. The Uni- versity of Maine is to be brought to Providence on Oct. 9, being booked as an attraction because that college won the State of Maine championship last fall, defeating Bowdoin, which held Brown to a 7 to score. Brown has its pre-war positions on the schedules of Yale and Harvard, play- ing the latter team the week before the Harvard- Yale game. In 1916, when Brown played these colleges on successive Saturdays, it won both games. The reason that only one big game has been scheduled at home is because of inadequate seating accommoda- tions at Andrews Field. The largest crowd that ever attended a game here was in 1916, when Brown played Colgate on Thanksgiving Day in a pouring rain. Extra stands were erected to aid in the accommodation of the 8000 spectators. In order to alleviate this difficulty, arrangements were made in the early winter of 1916-1917 to raise enough money for a suitable stadium for all Brown ath- letics, but the war postponed the plan and nothing has been done since that time. INDOOR ATHLETICS Early in February Dr. Marvel announced the following schedule of indoor athletics: Track: Feb. 7 — B. A. A. meet at Bos- ton ; 14 — Novice meet with 'Varsity events ; 21 — Three-event novice meet; 28 — 'Varsity meet; March 6 — Handicap meet; 13 — Fresh- man-Sophomore meet; 20 — Inter-fraternity relay races. Swimming: Feb. 12 — College of the City of New York at Pix)vidence; 20 — Spring- field Y. M. C. A. College at Providence; 26 — Harvai'd at Providence; 28 — Wesleyan at Providence; March 5 — Boston University at Providence; 13 — New England intercol- legiates at Boston Wrestling: Feb. 7— Springfield Y. M. C. A. College at Providence; 12 — Columbia at New York; March 6 — Harvard at Cam- bridge; 19 — Yale at Providence. VICTORIES AND DEFEATS The Brown swimming team beat the team from the College of the City of New York 41-12 in the Colgate Hoyt pool, Feb. 12. Captain Lawton showed the best form in the dives and Nichols the longest distance in the plunge. The Columbia University wrestling team defeated the grapplers from Brown Univer- sity at New York, Feb. 12, six bouts to one. The only bout won by Brown was in the BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 153 heavyweight class in which Aiinstrong threw Fargo of Columbia with a half -Nel- son and a leg hold in 7 minutes 50 seconds. Brown's wrestlers beat Springfield Y. M. C. A. at Providence, Feb. 7, 14-13. Dartmouth's relay team beat Brown at the B. A. A. meet in Boston, Feb. 7. Wesleyan beat Brown at basketball in Middletown, Feb. 7, 36-24. Brown beat M. I. T. at swimming, Feb. 18, 29-24, at Providence. Tufts beat Brown at basketball at Col- lege Hill, Mass., Feb. 18, 23-17. In the New York Athletic Club meet, Feb. 21, James Sinclair, '20, won first place in the 16-pound shot put with a distance of 44 ft. 6 in., including handicap. There were 30 men in the contest, the scratch man being Pat McDonald, the Olympic cham- pion. Brown beat Tufts at basketball, Feb. 25, in Providence, 31-23. The home team showed great improvement over recent games. Brown's swimmers continued their un- beaten record of the season with a fourth consecutive victory, this time over Harvard, 31-16, at the Colgate Hoyt Pool, Feb. 26. At the New England championship games in Mechanics Hall, Boston, Feb. 28, J. Mayo Williams of Brown won the 40- yard dash in 4 4-5 seconds. Brown had an easy victory over Worces- ter Tech in a relay race at the American Legion meet in Boston, Feb. 23. The Brown runners wei-e Cuddeback, W. C. Forstall, S. Forstall and E. M. Murphy. Yale's wrestlers won a hollow victory over the Brown team at the Lyman Gymna- sium, Feb. 24, 31-0. The scoi-e tells the story. The Brown Rifle Club held its first meet- ing of the new year in the smoking room of the Brown Union, Jan. 9. H. G. Hood, '20, is president. About 25 members were in attendance and Dr. Faunce and Profes- sor C. W. Brown gave short talks. BASEBALL BEGINS The baseball season started on Feb. 23, when 22 men reported to Coach Pattee for cage practice. The battery candidates had been practis- ing some time longer. They are: Brisk, Haddleton, Hall, Eteson, Kneeland, Bleak- ney, Thorndyke, Elmendorf, Wardwell, Bjorklund, Fuller, Leddy, Brown, Hill, Den- man, Claflin, Dennison, Knight, Gross, Brown, and Brady. The following are the men who reported to Capt. Coulter on Feb. 23: Pitchers: Bjorkluhd, '21, C. C. Hill, Sp., R. C. Knight, '21, R. Fuller, '21; catchers: A. H. Ward- well, '22, W. E. Kneeland, '23; first: J. F. Connelly, '23, R. H. Greene, '22, Adams, '20, W. Campbell, '21; short stop: E. A. Bjork- lund, '22, G. T. Dana, '23, M. A. Tinker, '23, J. J. Cutler, '23, Oden, '21; third: R. G. Bleakney, '23; outfield: R. D. Standish, '21, B. F. Oxnard, '22, R. Larkin, '21, F. C. Sutherland, '22, A. B. Moody, '22. Coach Pattee will have to select five men from this list to fill the shoes of the five first-string men lost by graduation last June. The five men lost were: J. H. Weeks, E. S. Porter, E. E. Nelson, T. W. HaJl and O. W. Erickson. These men held the four infield positions of catcher, first base, short stop, and third base, as well as one outfield position. BROWN BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 10 — Rhode Island State, Providence. April 14 — Connecticut State, Providence. April 17 — Amherst, Providence. April 21 — Bowdoin, Providence. April 24 — Holy Cross, Providence. April 28 — Rhode Island State, Kingston. May 1 — Wesleyan, Providence. May 5 — Pending. May 8 — Yale, New Haven. May 12 — Dartmouth, Hanover. May 15 — Columbia, Providence. May 18 — Colby, Providence. May 19 — Holy Cross, Worcester. May 22 — Dartmouth, Providence. May 26 — Bates, Providence. May 29 — Hai-vard, Cambridge. May 31 — Harvard, Providence. June 5 — N. H. State, Providence. June 12 — Amherst, Amherst. June 16 — Yale, Providence. A MEDAL FROM FRANCE President Faunce has received a bronze medal struck off by the University of Paris, France, in commemoration of the service rendered by teachers and students in the allied universities in the war, and as a token of friendly allegiance between the educators of France and the United States. The medal, which is four inches in diam- eter, shows, on one side, a bas relief of a courtyard in the University of Paris, and, on the other, a representation of science, a female figure bearing a book in one hand and a sword in the other. The letter of bestowal, which accompanied the medal, is signed by M. Poincare, President of France, and Vice Recteur of the University of Paris. The letter reads: "The University of Paris has caused to be struck off in memory of the war a medal which represents science in the sei'vice of right, and which recalls the services ren- dered by her teachers and students, not only on the field of battle but in the quiet- ness of the study or of the laboratory. It is particularly agreeable to her to have thus the occasion to thank Brown University for the brilliant part which her professors and students have taken in the common victory. She urges you to be kind enough to consider this medal as a testimony of their fraternal friendship." BROWN UNIVERSITY 1764—1914 Of old she sat uplift, alone, Afar from mart and street, Broad grassy fields around her spread. The village at her feet. The sons of men climbed up the height. And donned the scholar's gown ; Drank of the Past from out her cup, Then to their toil went down. Now at her gates the city's tides Incessant throb and thrill ; A thousand homes press close around, Cars pierce her tunnelled hill. The sons of men throng to her halls. And seek the varied lore Of Past and Present, Science, Art, An ever-growing store. Yet still she sits uplift, alone. And hath a green retreat. Where old elms whisper round her walls And lure from mart and street. Amidst the hum and shock of men, The lust for power and gold, She fills the soul with finer things, As in the days of old. God grant that in the days to come. When all now quick are dust, She so may teach her future sons, True to her ancient trust. W. C. B. NOTES OF CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM A general committee has been chosen to have charge of the fund now being raised for the further en- dowment and development of Brown University. The members of this committee are: F. Wayland Ayer, Philadelphia; Iia Bar- rows, New York; Alfred C. Bedford, New York; R. Livingston Beeckman, Provi- dence; Francis H. Brownell, New York; George B. Bullock, Boston; Hermon C. Bumpus, Boston; G. Edward Buxton, Jr., Providence; Zechariah Chafee, Providence; Arnold B. Chace, Providence; Clarkson A. Collins, Jr., New York; Samuel P. Colt, Bristol; Richard B. Comstock, Providence; Paul C. DeWolf, Providence; W. H. P. Faunce, Providence; Charles B. Fernald, Upper Montclair; Fred T. Field, Boston; William Gammell, Providence; George A. Gaskill, Worcester; R. H. I. Goddard, Prov- idence; Edwin F. Greene, Boston; Theo- dore Francis Green, Providence; Colgate Hoyt, New York; Charles E. Hughes, New York; Richard R. Hunter, New York; No- ble B. Judah, Chicago ; William W. Keen, Philadelphia; William V. Kellen, Boston; C. Prescott Knight, Providence; Webster Knight, Providence; Wilfred C. Leland, Detroit; William E. Lincoln, Pittsburgh; Henry F. Lippitt, Providence; Edgar L. Marston, New York; Frank W. Matteson, Providence; Thomas F. L McDonnell, Providence; Alfred B. Meacham, New York; Jesse H. Metcalf, Providence; Man- ton B. Metcalf, New York; Stephen O. Metcalf, Providence; Charles L. Nichols, Worcester; Samuel M. Nicholson, Provi- dence; Samuel H. Ordway, New York; Frederick S. Peck, Providence; Arthur W. Pinkham, Lynn; Henry K. Porter, Wash- ington; Alfred K. Potter, Providence; Her- bert H. Rice, Detroit; John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York; John D. Sage, Cincinnati; Samuel W. Smith, Cincinnati; Elmer T. Stevens, Chicago; Henry D. Sharpe, Prov- idence; Cornelius S. Sweetland, Provi- dence; Charles W. Towne, New York; Ed- mund Wood, New Bedford; Walter C. Wyckoff, New York. FOR BROWN IN CHINA The Brown students who went to the great Volunteer Convention at Des Moines, Iowa, have had two meetings of the entire delegation — eleven men and three women from Pembroke — since their return. They have also taken charge of one chapel ser- vice and have written a number of articles in the Brown Daily Herald. These students have taken for their par- ticular task the advocacy of the plan for a "Brown in China," making the centre of the movement Professor Daniel H. Kulp, Brown, 1913, who is already a professor of sociology at Shanghai College. Brown 154 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 155 undergraduates formerly supported a mis- sionary in Burma, the late Dr. J. H. Ran- dall, but since his return there has been no district missionary work conducted by the University. It is now proposed to ask both alumni and undergraduates to stand behind the remarkable work that has been started by Professor Kulp. In addition to the courses in sociology which Mr. Kulp has established, he has organized a social settlement among the factory operatives in a great manufacturing region near the col- lege. This settlement already has a budget of $13,000 a year and is entirely self-sup- porting. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ADVISORY BOARD The annual meeting of the Advis- ory Board of the Associated Alumni was held at the University Club, Providence, on the evening of March 2nd, preceded by a dinner at the club, at which twenty-five members were present. E. O. Stanley, '76, was re-elected chairman, and C. A. Collins, Jr., '08, was re-elected secretary of the board for the ensuing year. President Faunce spoke briefly in regard to the occasion for the meeting and the reorganization of the Association and outlined some matters which he be- lieved called for the attention and assistance of the alumni. Dr. Bum- pus also told of the progress of the endowment and development fund and outlined ways in which the indi- vidual alumni could be of assistance in the raising of the sum desired. The Chairman announced that in accordance with the by-laws he had •appointed a committee on commit- tees, and read their nominations for the standing committees of the association, and they were elected. The Executive Committee reported, through its officers, that the Associ- ated Alumni had now 1132 due-pay- ing members, that offices had been obtained in the Brown Union and that Captain Norman S. Case, '08, had been secured as alumni manager, that the offices were open and that Captain Case was there to serve and be of assistance to the alumni in any way within his power. Further, the University has transferred to the care and keeping of the Association the alumni records, and active con- tact has been established with alumni in all parts of the country, and the Association in its new form is fully under way. Various matters were taken up for discussion. Nominations were made for the Congregational and Episcopal vacancies now existing, and the names of those nominated will be published later upon assurance from the gentlemen named that they will be candidates. Among the interesting topics dis- cussed were: the Musical Club trips and guarantees, and also the ques- tion of the time and place of meeting, of an Alumni Day separate and apart from the Commencement activities, of proper advertisement of the col- lege, of the specific duties of the alumni manager, of the re-organiza- tion of the alumni clubs throughout the country, and of how the alumni might best be of assistance in co-op- erating with the committee charged with the raising of the endowment and development fund. The next morning the board met in Rockefeller Hall, at the offices of the Associated Alumni, and disposed of the reports of committees, listened to the report of the Loyalty Fund, given by T. P. Appleget, '17, and completed its programme of business. The meeting then adjourned and the members of the board attended the various exercises of Visiting Day. 156 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Published for the Graduates of Brown Uni- versity by the Brown Alumni Magazine Co. Robert P. Brown, Treas., Providence, R. I. ADVISORY BOARD William W. Keen, '59, Philadelphia. Henry K. Porter, '60, Pittsburgh. Francis Lawton, '69, New York. Robert P. Brown, '71, Providence. William V. Kellen, '72, Boston. William E. Foster, '73, Providence. Zechariah Chafee, '80, Providence. Joseph N. Ashton, '91, Andover. William R. Dorman, '92, New York. George A. Gaskill, '98, Worcester. Henry R. Palmer, Editor Clinton H. Currier, Business Manager Elizabeth W. Whitman, Women's College Correspondent Business Office, Brown University Subscription, $1.00 a year. Single Copies, 10 cents. There is no issue during August and Sep- tember. Entered at the Providence post-office as second-class matter. The management of the magazine will not hold itself responsible for any failure of delivery where the subscriber has not promptly notified it of his change of ad- dress. The old as well as the new address should be given. The Business Manager wishes to say that ordinarily new subscriptions begin with the current number. If any new subscriber wishes back numbers, they will be supplied so far as possible, if he will specify which ones he wants. MARCH, 1920 THE ADVISORY BOARD One cannot attend the annual ses- sions of the Advisory Board of the Associated Alumni without being convinced of the desirability of elect- ing members of this useful body for more than one year. There are a considerable number of members who have now attended so many of the meetings that they possess a special and invaluable knowledge of the problems to be treated. They are veteran legislators whom we should make every effort to retain indefinitely upon the board. As an offset to the possible danger of getting the board into ruts through the long continued service of mem- bers, the Alumni Monthly would be glad to see every alumni association, large and small, entitled to at least two members, one of whom should be a newcomer on the board. In this way the efficiency of the board would or should register at nearly one hun- dred per cent. No fear need be felt of making the Advisory Board numerically un- wieldy. Personally we should like to see an annual attendance of fifty in- stead of twenty-five or thirty. It would do the college good — and the members of the board good, too. THE ENDOWMENT FUND The endowment and development fund is more than half way to the three-million minimum. We know that we echo the sincere and hearty feelings of every friend of Brown when we express thus pub- licly our deep gratitude to the gen- erous men and women whose names were announced on the list of donors at the dinner in the Brown Union on February thirteenth. Their liberal gifts will bear fruit in the quickening of innumerable hu- man minds and spirits in the far years to come. TWO CORRECTIONS Edward A. C. Murphy, not his brother, R. C. Murphy, is headmaster of Unquowa School, Bridgeport, Conn. Preston F. Arnold is not and has not been connected with the Travelers Insur- ance Company, but has been teaching in the Hartford, Conn., Public High School. He has resigned to enter the training school of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company. UNIVERSITY INTERESTS The Connecticut Club held its first meet- ing of the year on Feb. 26. R. H. Nichols, '20, as manager for the Cammarian Club, has opened a new college dining room in the Brown Union. The late of board is six dollars a week for two meals a day and dinner on Sunday. The Junior Week dates will be May 13, 14 and 15. A triangular debating match will be held by Brown, Dartmouth and Williams on March 26. The league has been revived after three years of inactivity. F. E. Schoeneweiss has been elected chairman of the class day committee. On Feb. 18 in Manning Hall Mrs. Ken- neth Brown delivered a lecture on "Ex- King Constantine and Venizelos." Mrs. Brown, who was Miss Demetra Vaka, is a native of Constantinople. Edwax-d L. Fielding, a member of the Sophomore class and of Beta Theta Pi, died of double pneumonia at the City Hos- pital, Feb. 24. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fielding of Dorchester, Mass., and was 20 years old. The Durfee High School (Fall River) Club met at the D. K. E. house on March 1. The Brown Chess Club has been reor- ganized with F. G. Brown president, M. H. Cannell vice president, R. W. Copeland secretary-treasurer, C. M. Eddy assistant secretary-treasurer. The Student Volunteer Convention at Des Moines, Iowa, under the leadership of John R. Mott was attended by 12 Brown delegates. BRUNONIANS FAR AND NEAR FACULTY Professor and Mrs. A. E. Rand announce the birth of a son, Albert Tyler Rand, on Jan. 25, 1920. Professor Frederick Slocum addressed the University Club of Providence, Jan. 31, on "The Call of the Sea." Professor Gorham has been elected first vice president of the Rhode Island Tuber- culosis Association on retiring from the presidency. ALUMNI 1855 Hon. Augustus O. Bourn, ex-Governor of Rhode Island, is spending the month of March at the Calhoun Mansion, Charles- ton, S. C. 1862 Lyman B. Goff of Pawtucket has been appointed by Chairman Hays of the Re- publican National Committee a member of the advisory commitee on policies and plat- forms. 1866 The name of Professor Bray in our last issue should have been Charles Durlin Bray. He was professor emeritus at Tufts College and died five days after his wife passed away. They are sui-vived by five children: Mrs. Herbert Hill, Mrs. Justin Grant, Mrs. Charles Henty, Miss Bertha Bray and Compton Bray. 1871 Rev. Charles C. Luther resigned the pas- torate of the Baptist Church at Old Bridge, N. J., Jan. 25, and, at the age of 73 years. retires from active service, two-thirds of them spent as a successful evangelist, both as preacher and singer, composing both words and music of many gospel songs; and spending the later years helping small and weak churches in Connecticut and New Jersey, some threatened with extinction, to make a new start. With his wife, Mr. Lu- ther has moved to Farmingdale, N. Y. (Long Island), where they will make their home with their youngest daughter. 1876 Webster Knight has been elected presi- dent of the Homoeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island. 1878 Hon. Elon Rouse Brown, for many years Republican leader of the New York State Senate, has been assisting the judiciary committee of the New York State Assembly as one of the counsel presenting the case against the five suspended Socialist Assem- blymen. Edward Davis Jones, one of the founders of the Wall Street Journal, died Feb. 16, 1920, at his home, 16 West Sixty-eighth St., New York, of hemorrhage of the brain. Apparently in the best of health Mr. Jones suffered a fainting spell on the preceding- evening. He rallied quickly, however, and nothing more was thought of the illness until the next morning, when Mrs. Jones was awakened by her husband gasping for breath. He died before a physician could arrive. Mr. Jones was born in Worcester, Mass., October 7, 1856, graduated from Worcester Academy and entered Brown University with the class of 1878. After three years at college he took a position with the Providence Journal as dramatic critic, and later became part owner of the 137 158 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Providence Dispatch. He sold out his in- terest in that newspaper in 1881 and went to New York to found with Charles H. Dow, another New Englander, the finan- cial news concern of Dow, Jones & Co. From his introduction to the financial dis- trict and during his association with Mr. Dow he fought for publicity of the finan- cial statements of large corporations. His financial bulletins grew in the course of time to be the founding of the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Jones was attracted to James R. Keene at the time the latter was enjoy- ing his heyday in Wall street; then later, after severing his connection with Dow, Jones & Co., he became associated with John H. Davis & Co. as financial advisor and statistician. He had recently served in a similar capacity with Tate & Hays. During the last five years Mr. Jones con- ducted a financial column in the Daily News Record, in which his quick analysis and keen insight into financial affairs serv- ed a wide circle. He was an authority on railroad financing, had travelled widely and knew many prominent railroad men. He also was an intimate friend of the late Cyrus Townsend Brady, with whom he had planned to spend his declining years as a near neighbor. Mr. Brady's recent death is known to have been a great shock to him. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife and one son. He was a brother of Preston D. Jones, '69, and an uncle of J. D. E. Jones, '93, Frederick W. Jones, '96, and Preston D .Jones, '07. 1879 Edward F. Ely died at his home, 36 Pros- pect street, opposite the college campus, on Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 1920, of pneu- monia. He was born in this city Feb. 12, 1858. He came of sturdy New England stock on both sides. He was a son of Dr. James Witchell Coleman Ely, '42, and Su- san (Backus) Ely. Dr. Ely was a native of Windsor, Vt., and was a graduate not only of Brown but of the Harvard Medical School. He began practice in Providence and soon became recognized as one of the prominent physicians of the city. His eld- est son, Joseph Cady Ely, '70, was for years a prominent attorney in this city, having been admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1872. Edward F. Ely was graduated from Brown in 1879 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1882.. He be- gan the study of architecture in the office of Stone & Carpenter in this city. In 1882-3 he was assistant in the department of applied mechanics and 1883-5 instructor in architecture at the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology. Until 1888 he was in the employ of well-known Boston archi- tects. During that year he removed to New York city, where he remained until 1895, when he located in Providence, becoming a member of the firm of Hpppin & Ely, from which he withdrew in 1907. Since then he had not been in active practice. In 1907 he was elected chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners, an office which he held continuously until the time of his death. He was ex-oificio a member of the Metropolitan Park Commission and was for some time its chairman. Last year, when the original Metropolitan Park Com- mission was abolished and a new body or- ganized under the same name, Mr. Ely was retained on the board because of his ex- ceptional knowledge of public parks. He also served on the City Board of Recrea- tion, becoming a member because of his of- fice as chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners. In 1904, Mr. Ely was el- ected president of the Rhode Island Chap- ter, American Institute of Architects. He was identified with many societies and clubs, among them the Hope, Providence Art and Agawam Hunt Clubs and the Squantum Association. He was a member of the Uni- versity Club of New York and the Tech- nology Club of Boston. The only imme- diate surviving relatives of Mr. Ely are his sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph C. Ely, and a niece, Miss Ruth Ely, of 94 Waterman street. 1882 The Providence Tribune, of which F. N. Luther, '84, is editor, said on Feb. 13: "Writing about Lincoln yesterday a New York paper aptly quoted a line of Sam Walter Foss's poetry, "Bring me men to match my mountains." The line. Brown University men of Mr. Foss's time will re- call, is from his Class Day poem, read in June, 1882, in Sayles Hall. Only one other Brown Class Day poem has now any place at all in lasting literature, John Hay's in 1858, a single passag'e in which is sometimes quoted. The paucity of this record is, how- ever, not unnatural. American college boys of scarcely more than two score years are not expectd to write poetry that long out- lives its first summer even in the memory of friends; and few, if any, colleges have as good a record as Brown in this respect — or, to consider another class of genius, in the production of professional baselaall players, of whom she has graduated far more than she has of poets." 1885 Arthur P. Sumner, speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, has been elected a judge of the Superior Court of the State. He was born in Providence on April 8, 1862, and received his elementary educa- tion in the Providence schools. He was graduated from Brown University with a degree of A. B. in the class of 1885. Upon leaving college he took up the study of law in the office of Edwin Metcalf and Walter F. Angell, '80, in this city. He was ad- mitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1888 and has practiced law since that time. In con- nection with his practice he was standing- master in chancery and register in insol- vency for Providence county. Mr. Sumner BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 159 was first elected as a member of the House from the Second Representative District of Providence in January, 1912, and has serv- ed continuously since that time. He was on the judiciary committee and part of the time its chairman, up to January, last year, when he was elected speaker of the House. Judge-elect Sumner is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Univer- sity Club, the A. E. Club and the Rhode Island Historical Society, and was, last year, president of the Rhode Island Sons of the American Revolution. 1887 Louis Franklin Snow, fonnerly of the University of the Philippines at Manila, is associate professor of English at the Uni- versity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. 1889 George P. Grant, Jr., is general manager of the Grant Yarn Co., and the Fitchburg Yarn Co., Fitchburg, Mass. Mr. Grant suf- fered the misfortune of losing his house at Lunenburg by fire a few weeks ago. 1890 Walter A. Presbrey has been reelected chairman of the Providence Police Commis- sion. J. Benton Porter, ship propulsion special- ist, announces that he has been transferred from the Philadelphia office to the New Yoi'k oifice of the General Electric Co., Equitable Building, 120 Broadway. 1892 Rev. P. S. Moxom, hon. '92, pastor emer- itus of the South Congregational Church, Springfield, Mass., has been appointed to the chair of Old Testament teaching in the Springfield Y. M. C. A. College. William Chauncy Langdon has issued: "Foundation Day Ceremonial for Indiana University." It is a pamphlet of eleven pages, including three pages of music. 1893 Edward H. Weeks, general manager of the Old Colony Cooperative Bank of Prov- idence, spoke on cooperative banking be- fore the Providence Kiwanis Club on Feb. 18. 1894 Colonel H. Anthony Dyer of Providence is a public speaker of equal vigor and grace. Of one of his recent talks, the Civic League Bulletin of Newport says: Those who were present at the Art Association's New Year's reception on January first en- joyed a most delightful talk by Colonel Anthony Dyer, on "Some Picturesque Cor- ners of Rhode Island." Colonel Dyer, who is no stranger to the Art Association, has the gift of making his audience see, as he does, the charm and dignity of old New England homesteads, so tucked away in remote nooks of an unfrequented part of the country as altogether to have escaped the changes which modern times bring. The old South County, beloved of writer and artist, contains many such, and here Colonel Dyer has spent long days, lovingly transcribing the gracious lines of old gam- brel roofs, unchanged since the "Good old colony times, when we lived under the King;" or attempting to reproduce the col- ors of an ancient door, painted red seventy- five years ago and white fifty years ago and perhaps one or two other shades in be- tween. Colonel Dyer drew an amusing- picture of his incursions into unfamiliar dooryards, armed with a package of sweets for the lady of the house, or smoking ma- terial for the men; for, as he says, he does not like to intrude himself, where his pres- ence may interfere with the "chores," with- out some small offering. "The dog doesn't like it, and the cat doesn't like it, and I'm not sure the owner always likes it." He told of one of these old farmers coming to watch him "mark it out," and of how the unfamiliar things gained a new value in his eyes, as the artist showed him how the his- tory of a century of wind and weather was all recorded in his ancient dwelling. It is much to be regretted that a too apprecia- tive public has snapped up all the sketches of old Narragansett scenes that Colonel Dyer had planned to show. However, I think his Art Association audience feel as if they had seen them — so thoroughly were they transferred in fancy to the county that he describes. The sagging old roofs, the picturesque grouping of farm buildings, the masses of blush roses covering ancient porches — we could see them all. 1895 Edward Armington Sammis died at his home in Stamford, Conn., Nov. 28, 1919, after an illness of two months. He was born in Providence in 1872, and was grad- uated from Brown in 1895 with the degree of Ph.B. Almost immediately after gradu- ation, he taught in what was then the Johnston High School, now merged with the Providence High School. After a ser- vice of one year in the Johnston school, Mr. Sammis went to Stamford, in Septem- ber, 1896, and began the work of develop- ing the commercial department of the high school. During the summer of 1897, he at- tended the Rochester Business Institute, and he was at the Phonographic Institute in Cincinnati during the summer of 1898. The latter institution awarded him a certifi- cate as an advanced teacher of phonogra- phy. In the year 1902, Mr. Sammis was appointed vice-principal of the high school, a position which he held until his death. Mr. Sammis was a pioneer in the work of commercial high schools, and his advice was frequently sought by experts in his own and other States. As soon as Mr. Sammis went to Stamford, he became identified with St. John's Church. For sixteen years he was assistant treasurer, and during the year before his death he sei-ved as treasui'er of the church. He was also a member of the 160 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY vestry. Mr. Sammis was active in Ma- sonry, being a member of the Blue Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter, Council and Knight Templar Commandery. For many years he was an active member of the Stamford Teachers' Association, having served as its president and as secretary. He was at one time president of the Fair- field County Teachers' Round Table. He leaves a widow and two children. Out of respect to the memory of Mr. Sammis, the high school was closed on the day of his funeral by order of the school committee. The Stamford Daily Advocate says: "Mr. Sammis filled so large a sphere of useful- ness that his death must be regarded as a serious loss to the whole community. He was known to most people as vice-principal of the high school and head of the commer- cial department, which, under his direction, was advanced to a state of efficiency that gave it a superior standing in the educa- tional world. Mr. Sammis took his work as an educator seriously. Always a student, deeply interested in everything that per- tained to the schools, he was noted espe- cially for the painstaking manner in which he treated every detail of whatever work he undertook, whether in the school or else- where. He believed in accuracy and order in everything, and his example has been an inspiration to all who were brought in contact with him. As a teacher he was thorough and conscientious. His character no less than his ability made a deep im- pression upon his pupils and his friends. When he entered upon the vocation of a teacher, he determined to make it the work of his life, and he brought to it the train- ing, enthusiasm and earnestness that made it eff'ective. Every good undertaking in the high school had his cordial support, and he will be remembered as one who was al- ways willing to work, to do more than could fairly be considered his share. He had the esteem of every one of the teachers and students in the school. Many of the latter were placed in positions through his influence. A recommendation from Mr. Sammis was always valued. It was known that he could not be swerved from the truth. As principal of the public evening school for several years, he rendered ser- vice of great value. The manner in which the accounts of St. John's parish were kept, and especially the care and completeness shown in preparation of the annual reports, received recognition from the diocese. Some of his annual reports were exhibited at diocesan conventions, as a specimen of what might be done by a parish treasurer. But it would be difficult to find a man who, however willing he might be, could put an annual report in such form as those of Mr. Sammis, whose typewritten pages, neatly bound, would at once win the admiration of any one capable of appreciating neat and artistic work. . . . Mr. Sammis was a sincere man. There was no hypocrisy in his religion; there was no sham in his life. He was kind, considerate and charitable. He set a splendid example as an industrious worker. He was devoted to his family, true to his friends, loyal to his school, faith- ful to every trust committed to him." 1896 The Union College Alumni Monthly says: Dr. Stewart A. McComber (Brown '96), lately professor of physiology and director of physical training at Union College, died of cerebrospinal meningitis at Neuilly, France, on Wednesday, November 5, 1919. He was taken ill the Saturday preceding. Dr. McComber resigned his professorship at Union at the end of the college year, 1917-1918, to enter the war service of the Young Men's Christian Association. He was assigned to service in France, where he was one of the eight directors appoint- ed to conduct schools for the training of French schoolmasters in American sports, which the French Department of War de- sired to have introduced. He was put in charge of the large school at Montpellier, where his direction was so brilliantly suc- cessful that he was appointed to succeed Mr. Carpenter as head director of all the work when Mr. Carpenter returned to America. Dr. McComber thus became the guiding spirit of the great movement, now national and under the patronage of the French government, for the development of a rational plan of training in hygiene and physical education in France. After the armistice the work which the Americans of the Young Men's Christian Association had begun and had carried so far for- ward was reorganized as the Societe des Foyers de I'Union Franco-Americaine un- der French officers; but Dr. McComber as Directeur Adjoint de Sports was still the guiding spirit. He was busily engaged in all parts of France in organizing exercises, games and sports among children, soldiers and sailors and in planning the training of French athletes to compete at the Olym- pic games in Antwerp in August, 1920. A part of his work on which he bestowed special care and affection was the restora- tion of the children of devastated France to health and vigor. When Dr. McComber took up his work in France he received a great inspiration in a great opportunity, and he responded with alertness and abil- ity and in the spirit of the Master in whose name he served. He became a principal author of an influence which seems des- tined to be permanent and formative in the French nation. Many children, and their elders, in France are now remembering him as their beloved friend and benefac- tor. When Dr. McComber came to Union College in 1906 to be director of physical training his field was a promise. There was no material equipment worth speaking of, but he brought his real equipment in his own expertness as an athlete, his skill in his chosen profession and his manly BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 161 character. He had a proper sense of the importance of physical training and of good habits, and he taught accordingly both by precept and example. He trained excellent athletes and he inculcated the highest ideals of sportsmanship. The value of his work was recognized when he was promoted to be professor of physi- ology and director of physical training in 1908. The memorial to him at Union Col- Ige is the excellent adaptation of the new Alumni Gymnasium to its athletic and so- cial purposes. The plans for the gymna- sium were the result of his careful investi- gation and thought. Dr. McComber was graduated bachelor of philosophy in 1896 from Brown University, where he was rated as Brown's best athlete. He received the degree of master of arts from Brown University in 1897. During the summers of 1896 and 1897 he studied at the Harvard Summer School of Physical Training. In 1897 he was gymnasium insti-uctor at Brown University. From 1899 to 1906 he was director of physical training at the Detroit University School and during his service there he studied at the Detroit Col- lege of Medicine, from which he was grad- uated doctor of medicine in 1903. Dr. Mc- Comber leaves a wife and mother. 1897 Russell Hathaway, Jr., has been el- ected president of the New York State Legislative Correspondents' Association. He is the Albany correspondent of the As- sociated Press. 1898 William Lauder is again the university baseball coach at Yale. 1899 Byron Johnson Rees, professor of Eng- lish literature in Williams College, died at Williamstown, Mass., on Feb. 18, 1920. He •was the son of Seth Cook Rees and Huldah Johnson Rees and was born in Westfield, Ind., September 30, 1877. He attended school at Vassalboro, Me., and later the Friends' School in Providence. He entered Brown University in 1895, remaining there until 1898, when he transferred to Harvard University, receiving the bachelor's degree from that institution cum laude in 1903 and his master's degree, with honors in English, in 1904. In April, 1899, he was married to Edith Chapin Trafford of Dart- mouth, Mass., and he is survived by his widow and three children, Edith, Clara and Hulda. In 1907 Professor Rees was called to Williams College as instructor in Eng- lish. In 1909 he was made assistant pro- fessor of English and in 1914 became pro- fessor of English literature. The year 1910- 11 he spent at Oxford University on sab- batical leave, devoting himself to the study of English letters. Professor Rees pub- lished an edition of Thoreau's "Walden" in 1910 and "Nineteenth Century Letters" in 1919, and at the time of his death "Modern American Prose Selections" was in press. He was also a contributor to "Dialect Notes," being an expert in dialect charac- teristics of New England. He was a mem- ber of the Delta Psi Fraternity. He was also a member of the Saint Anthony Club of New York city, the Williams Club, the Modern Language Association and the Fac- ulty Club at Williamstown. Major Warren Bigelow was married, Jan. 16, 1920, to Ethelberta Hasbrook of Richmond, Va. They will reside in New York city, where Major Bigelow has again taken up the practice of the law. He was discharged from the Army Dec. 26, 1919. The last eight months of his service was as director of the Re-employment Bureau of New York city for ex- Service men. In that time the bureau placed 28,000 ex-sol- diers and sailors in civil jobs. Major Bige- low's address is 50 Pine st.. New York city. Thomas H. DeCoudres on Sept. 1, 1919, resigned as superintendent of schools in Bristol, R. I., to enter the firm of Bos- worth Bros., grain, flour, feed, etc., 125 Elm St., Putnam, Conn. Since leaving col- lege he has been principal and teacher, West Medway, Mass., Putnam, Conn., Southbridge, Mass.; superintendent of schools. East Hartford, Conn., Grafton, Mass., and Bristol, R. I. 1901 John P. Gray, who has recently returned from South America, talked on his exper- iences there before the Men's Club of Mys- tic, Conn., on Feb. 23. 1902 Fred H. Gabbi is business manager of the State of Maine Centennial, 1820-1920, with headquarters at the Portland City Hall. 1904 Albert B. West was the Democratic can- didate for the vacancy in the Rhode Island Superior Court last month against Arthur P. Sumner, '85. In placing the name of foi-mer State Senator West before the com- mittee, as the Democratic nominee, Senator Geary of Providence said it was a pleasure and honor to present the name of one who has not only distinguished himself in schol- astic halls but as a member of the General Assembly. Senator Geary spoke in lauda- tory terms of the record achieved by Mr. West while a student at Brown, character- izing it as the highest attained in the past 40 years. Married: Guy Blandin Colburn to Caro- line Hallowell Smedley at Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 3, 1919. 1905 Charles E. Otis passed away at his home in this city on Feb. 9, 1920. During his col- lege career Mr. Otis was prominent in ath- letic work, managing his class football team and the 'Varsity hockey team. He also served as a member of the Athletic Board for two terms and was secretary the 162 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY last year. He was a leading member of the Yacht Club and belonged to the Zeta Psi fraternity. Mr. Otis engaged successfully in business in this city until the time of his death. Herbert C. Wells is treasurer of the Rhode Island Tuberculosis Association. 1907 Alfred H. Gurney, who was during the war a special correspondent of the Provi- dence Journal, and who also served as a Y. M. C. A. secretary in France and in the oc- cupied districts of Genhany, addressed the University Club, Feb. 28, "on "The Pleas- anter Side of War." 1908 Captain Norman S. Case of Providence has been appointed by Governor Beeckman a member of the commission to distribute the $2,-500,000 voted by the General Assem- bly as a soldiers and sailors' bonus. There are two other members. Robert T. Burbank has removed his law offices to 901-902 Union Trust building. Providence. The second volume of Howard M. Chap- in's Documentary History of Rhode Island has been issued. 1912 Robert C. Dexter has become general secretary of the Associated Charities of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Dexter was for two years with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and sub- sequently for four years was secretary of the Associated Charities of Montreal, Can- ada. In 1918 he became affiliated with the American Red Cross, first with National Headquarters and later with the Southern Division, organizing and surveying the new work being undertaken in the Public Health Hospitals throughout the Southeastern States. In the Southern Division he was also connected with the Department of Mil- itary Relief as director of home service in the camps and hospitals, which experience brought him in contact with the social prob- lems as they exist in the South as well as in other parts of the country. He is a well- known speaker at State conferences of char- ities and has written many articles for pub- lication. Mr. Dexter has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Brown, and took the advanced course in charity organization methods in the Boston School for Social Work. 1915 Francis Chapin Breckenridge has been appointed an assistant in physics at Har- vard College. 1916 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lum Ferris of Higlttstown, N. J., announce the birth of a son, Frederick Lum Ferris, Jr., on Sept. 25, 1919. 1917 Hai-vey Sheahan, son of the late Dennis H. Sheahan, '89, is national secretary of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Charl es B. Davidson, ex-'19, formerly of the Brown 'Varsity nine and the major league clubs of Cincinnati and Washington, has been engaged to coach the Harvard second team. While at Brown, Davidson was an All-American selection, playing third base two years. ALUMNAE 191.3 Anouncement has been made of the mar- riage of Lillian L. Davenport to Edwin Whittlesey Shore on January 31, in Paw- tucket, R. L 1915 Helen Earl Potter was married on Feb- ruary 12 to Willard Bullock Anthony at her home in Natick, R. I. Elsie Potter, Brown 1920. was bridesmaid, and Lieuten- ant Arthur W. Peace was best man. 1916 Marion E. Stark is teaching mathematics at Wellesley College. Clara Mabel Thompson has received an appointment as interne in psychiatry in the Johns Hopkins Hospital for next year. 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