L I B R_A FLY OF THE U N I VERS ITY or ILLl NOIS liSluTa V.24 W. E HORTON nnriKBINDER VOL. XXIV MARCH, 1924 NO. 8 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY ON THE HILL The Editor 217 The Class Secretaries and the Alumni Monthly — "Missing Men" Reported — Metcalf Laboratory Maintenance Fund — Marston Hall Deferred — A Social Building for the Women's College WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCIAL HALL 220 VISITING DAY 221 THE DEAN IN CHICAGO 222 A WASHINGTON LYRIC 223 WITH THE CLUBS 224 New York — ^Washington — Pittsburgh.— Newport — Baltimore — Lynn — Hart- ford — Connecticut Valley THE CORPORATION 228 WOMEN OF THE FACULTY 228 UNIVERSITY NEWS 229 IN THE JOHN HAY LIBRARY 231 BRUNONIANS FAR AND NEAR 232 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 THE Nitrogen C orporation S3 CANAL STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. 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Today electric power from a waterfall is carried ten times as far. Some day remote farm homes will have electricity and streams that now yield noth- ing will be yielding power and light. Improvements in elec- trical development do not "happen." They come from the tire- less researchof trained scientists. The Gen- eral Electric Com- pany invests in the work of its Research Laboratories more than a million dollars a year. GENEEAL ELEOMC BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Vol. XXIV PROVIDENCE, MARCH, 1924 No. 8 On The Hill A N organization in which the Brown Alumni Monthly has a strong senti- mental interest, the Class Secretaries' As- sociation, had a meeting and dinner last month at the University Club. The meeting elected Archibald C. Matte- son '93, president, so that he now com- bines in his own proper person, as Mr. Wilson said of himself when he signed the Peace Treaty at Versailles, two alumni presidencies — the one of the Secretaries' Association and the other of the Associated Alumni. As one of the younger secretaries remarked after the meeting at the Univer- sity Club, he is a natural-born toastmaster, and the after-dinner exercises were ac- cordingly characterized by grace and vim. It was at the first meeting of the Secre- taries' Association that the project of an alumni magazine was launched. Shortly after Dr. Faunce came to Providence as president of the University — in other words in 1899 or early in 1 900 — he wrote to the present editor of the Alumni Monthly sug- gesting that an illustrated article on Brown which the latter had contributed to the New England Magazine be reprinted in pamphlet form. The present writer re- plied, suggesting by way of amendment that the money which this plan would require be invested in the founding of a modest alumni periodical. President Faunce ap- proved the idea and at the meeting of the Secretaries' Association, shortly afterward, broached it to the gathered company. It was then voted that a committee should be appointed to consider the advisability of founding such a magazine. We quote from the first number of the Monthly, pub- lished in June, 1900, as follows: "At a 'meeting of class secretaries called by President Faunce to consider various matters of graduate interest, a local com- mittee of three, consisting of Dean L pton '75; Mr. Robert P. Brown '71; and Prin- cipal Walter B. Jacobs '82, of the East Side High School, was appointed to con- sider the advisability of establishing an alumni publication. This committee held several meetings and, after studying not only the local field but also the alumni pa- pers of other universities, recommended the establishment of much such a paper as is herewith presented." An advisory board of alumni was ap- pointed, the idea being taken from the Yale Alumni Weekly. In its second number the magazine announced that it was published by the Brown Alumni Magazine Com- pany, with Robert P. Brown as treasurer, a post to which his fellow-committeemen had elected him. Thereafter for many years he was the only officer of the com- pany. Annual meetings were held at Com- mencement time, but so far as the present writer can remember not more than three or four of the Advisory Board ever at- tended, usually there was only one or possi- bly two, and finally not even one found time amid the distractions of the Com- mencement week festivities to be present, although announcements were formally sent to every member. The burden and responsibility for conducting the publica- tion were left more and more to Colonel Brown, with whom the editor continued to be closely associated during a period that witnessed a long and honorable pro- cession of business managers and associate editors. Colonel Brown remained the treasurer of the company, kept a sharp ov- ersight of the finances of the magazine, from time to time personally solicited ad- vertisements to swell its revenues, com- posed persuasive letters to the alumni urg- ing them to subscribe — and sometimes to 217 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY pay up their overdue subscriptions, and exercised general supervision of the un- dertaking. The time came, hovi^ever, when failing health made it necessary for him to shift the details of the vv^ork, and the Monthly M^as fortunate in having at that juncture as its business manager Professor Clinton H. Currier '98 of the University faculty, to whose shoulders the load could be transferred. At a meeting of the Brown Alumni Magazine Company held in Col- onel Brown's office a few months before his death and presided over by him, Professor Currier was elected treasurer and Henry R. Palmer secretary of the company. Im- mediately succeeding Colonel Brown's death, a meeting of the company was held and Henry R. Palmer was elected president and Professor Currier treasurer. They re- main in those positions to-day. The Monthly antedates the Associated Alumni by many years, but when the latter came into existence the magazine heartily co-operated with it in every way. Henry T. Samson, who for a time was alumni manager, employed by the Associated Alumni, became to all intents our alumni editor, furnishing us with a large propor- tion of all our graduate personals and much of our news from the alumni clubs. Upon his resignation and the accession of the pres- ent alumni manager, Alfred H. Gurney, the same close relationship was maintained. Mr. Gurney contributes the major portion of our club news and alumni notes and sends them direct to our printer practically without editorial supervision. So far as we can remember neither alumni manager has asked for anything in the way of space or editorial indorsement that has been with- held. Our relations with both Mr. Sam- son and Mr. Gurney have been entirely pleasant and, through them, with the Asso- ciated Alumni. Subscriptions for the Monthly are received from two sources — some come to us direct, from subscribers who are not members of the Associated Alumni, and the remainder through that body. The Associated Alumni treasurer. E. Tudor Gross, receives three dollars from each member of the alumni association — or expects to — and from this sum one dollar is automatically due to the Monthly. As a matter of fact too many members of the association, and too many of our own non-member subscribers, are in arrears, some for one year, some for two and some for longer periods. If we could have all the money that graduates of Brown owe us for the magazine we would be on that far- famed and justly popular thoroughfare, Easy street. We had not intended to make a financial appeal in this place, but we may as well close with one. We earnestly ask every delinquent member of the Associated Alumni to send a check without delay to Mr. Gross, Union Trust Building, Prov dence — not only because we need our dollar out of the delinquent's three, but because the alumni association needs the other two. And if those subscribers who are supposed to send their checks directly to us and who have failed for any reason to do so, will kindly oblige us with an early remittance, it will make our hearts as light as they were when, so many years ago, we blithely embarked on this Alumni Monthly enter- prise. TT IS gratifying to note that the Asso- ciation of Class Secretaries, thus revived after a lapse of years, is to meet an- nually hereafter. The association deserves well of the University and of all Brown men. It has been an energizing influence in several projects. Not only did it share in establishing the Alumni Monthly but it hastened the abolition of the old custom of granting honorary degrees without the re- cipient being present, it laid the founda- tion stones for the Advisory Board of the Associated Alumni and it was the first to propose the system whereby the alumni participate in the actual election of univer- sity trustees. Also, it did much valuable work in helping compile the data about Brown men in the World War. The Uni- 218 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY versity needs the association just as it needs the Associated Alumni. More power to the secretaries in the renewal of organized service in upbuilding the Brown of to-mor- row. * * * npHE editor of the Monthly and the alumni manager thank the readers who responded so quickly to last month's appeal for aid in tracing missing men. Concerning the whereaouts of one man no less than fourteen letters and postcards were received. Four others have since been found definitely from suggestions or ad- dresses sent in. Clues as to five more are being followed. The time will never come, to be sure, when the address of every grad- uate and non-graduate will be on file in the Alumni offices. But by continued earnest effort on the part of the keeper of the grad- uate records and by such co-operation as readers of the Monthly have shown that they can give, it is certain that Brown's list of missing will be kept to a minimum — which is the desired aim of every college sriously concerned about its sons (and daughters, too). * * * "P VERY friend of the Women's College will rejoice in the steps lately taken to provide it with a new building for so- cial and religious purposes. Under pres- ent conditions there has long been distress- ing congestion. At chapel services, many girls must stand because there are not seats enough, and because there is not suf- ficient room for more seats; while students who do not live at the college find it diffi- cult to get any satisfactory place in which to study. The proposal now under consideration is for a building to cost $400,000. The selected site is east of Sayles Gymnasium and south of Cushing street, opposite Miller Hall. It is intended to have an auditorium large enough to accommodate the student body for years to come at chapel exercises and musical or other en- tertainments, the idea of combining under a single roof the chapel with rooms for so- cial activities having ben borrowed from various other women's colleges. The time of course may arrive when a separate chapel will be needed and forthcoming. Success to the movement to secure this new building for the Women's College in Brown ! May the entire $400,000 be se- cured at an early day. T T IS pleasing to read in the report of the Advisory and Executive Commit- tee's meeting on February eighth the statement that out of the surplus resulting from accumulated interest on the building fund for the Metcalf Chemical Laboratory the sum of ten thousand dollars will be reserved for repairs and additions still to be made, and the remainder will be added to the maintenance fund. We believe very heartily in such funds. The upkeep on modern buildings like the Metcalf Labora- tory is of course high, and it is the part pi wisdom to have a special fund for this purpose. A NOTHER interesting feature of the committee's report is the announce- ment that the bids recently received for constructing the Marston Hall of Lan- guages "were far beyond the funds now in hand," so that it is impossible to proceed with the erection of the building at pres- ent. Either the funds in possession of the university for this building must be per- mitted to accumulate by the slow but sure method of remaining at interest, or else an addition to them must be sought elsewhere. In either case, the general hope of Brown graduates will be that it may not be long before the Marston Hall actually begins to rise. The modern languages certainly need the increased accommodations it will event- ually afford. 219 Women's College Social Hall THE CROWDED CHAPEL AT THE WOMEN'S COLLEGE Students are Forced to Stand at Every Service A LL sails are set, the campaign for the long-anticipated student alumnae so- cial hall at the Women's College having been launched at the biennial dinner of the alumnae on Feb. 23, at which it was an- nounced that Mr. Stephen O. Metcalf will give a dollar for every dollar raised by graduates or unc^ergraduates. Already the University building committee has chosen the site for its location — next to the Sayles Gymnasium on Cushing street and oppo- site Miller Hall. Architecturally it will follow the simplicity of design that charac- terizes the buildings that now form the group belonging to the college, and it is to be so constructed as to take care of all the social and religious activities that for years past have been cramped by the limitations of both Pembroke Hall and the gym. The need of a social hall began to be recognized many years ago, and has become increasingly imperative with the numerical growth of the college. Students and alumnae have long anticipated the time when the Women's College would be able to have a building devoted to the expanding social life of graduate and undergraduate bodies and the administration, jealous of the intellectual standing of the college among women's colleges of the country, has frankly and outspokenly urged the time when Pembroke Hall could be cleared of all those college pursuits that of necessity, because of the crowded conditions of the college, are housed there, but which tend each year to encroach upon the academic purposes for which the hall is intended. The Social Hall will be the answer to both types of needs, they say. A glance back through the comparatively short history of the Women's College dis- closes the fact that from the handful of earnest-minded, intellectually alert women who in 1 89 1 knocked for admittance on the doors of Brown and were allowed entrance on sufferance, the college has grown to an enrollment of more than 360 and that, con- sequently, there are now more students reg- istered in the Women's College than there were men enrolled in the entire university 220 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY when the women were admitted back in the 90's. This expansion has been due, the ma- jority of Brown women feel, to the wise and carefully followed policy of adminis- tration of three deans who cherishing the integral relation of the college to Brown, nevertheless, led it to an individuality that is unique and that has brought the Women's College to an enviably high place in the ranks of women's colleges. Con- stantly, the ideal has been held up of a col- lege based on the principle of democracy, and it is said by those who aim to find the underlying cause of the growth of the in- stitution, that therein lies the success of the Women's College. As the college has grown numerically, the class, the foundation on which the pres- ent intellectual and physical structure of college rests, still remains the vital part of the college, but various other activities have been taken on to meet conditions and the property of the college has correspondingly increased to meet many of the resulting needs. The early demand for adequate dormitory accommodations was answered by the erection of the two fine halls, Miller and Metcalf, and in the last year by the taking on of Sharpe House on Angell street. The necessity for giving the students ad- equate physical training prompted the erec- tion of Sayles Gymnasium, which like all the buildings now belonging to the college is a model for the purpose it would serve. However, it was not designed nor were the factors of the social life of the college largely taken into account in its building so that for dramatics, dances, exercises and all the ramifications of the social life of the college, that now have to be conducted there, the "gym" is not wholly adequate. With all the physical expansion of the college, Pembroke Hall has remained the centre of the intellectual life of the college. In the days when it was put up, it was called "a model of convenience and archi- tectural beauty," but the growing number of students has seriously cramped its con- venience. The auditorium once large enough to hold double the number of stu- dents in mass meeting is not now large enough to take care of the chapel exercises, mass meetings and college "get-togethers" that frequently take place. The class rooms are crowded ; study space for day students is so limited that many students find the stairs the only available place to study, for the lunch-room, the old refuge of numbers of girls seeking a place to con a lesson is also crowded. Too, it is pointed out, the lunch-room has become a serious handicap to the academic life of Pembroke, odd as it may seem, for Ovid and onions make a poor combination and philosophical discus- sions fall flat when the smell of corned beef is wafted up the stairs to the class rooms above. The scholastic quiet that should be associated with Pembroke Hall and which old "grads" sentimentally remember is steadily being encroached upon until the point has been reached when relief is not merely desirable but imperative and the so- cial hall is regarded as a necessity that should be remedied at once. Visiting Day Visiting Day will be observed at Brown University on Wednesday, March 5th, as previously announced. The program is as follows : 9 A. M. Chapel services in Sayles Hall. Visitors are invited to seats with the Fac- ulty near the platform. 12 M. Social meeting of Faculty, Cor- poration and visitors at 13 Brown street. 1 P. M. Review of the year by Presi- dent Faunce, and other reports. 1.30 P. M. Luncheon. 2 P. M. Visits to libraries, offices, lab- oratories, with conference and discussion. 221 The Dean in Chicago Dean Otis E. Randall made a successful Western trip in January, meeting alumni in four cities. The Chicago alumni gen- erously invited the Dean to make the trip at their expense and gave him a dinner on the evening of Jan. 25th. He left Provi- dence Tuesday night, Jan. 22nd, stopping at Buffalo Wednesday afternoon and even- ing, w^here the local alumni gave a banquet in his honor. The next stop was Chicago, where for two days he enjoyed the generous hospitality and entertainment of his Chi- cago friends. The detailed story appears below. The Dinner at Chicago "The Pilot of Brown Men," inscribed on a beautiful bronze chime marine clock and barometer, was the fitting characteri- zation of Dean Otis E. Randall conferred by Colonel Noble Brandon Judah at a din- ner given to Dean Randall January 25th by the Brown University club of Chicago at the Beta Theta Pi Club in Chicago. Remembering that the Dean was ap- proaching another milestone in a period of long and appreciated service to the Uni- versity, the Chicago club officers, Wallace R. Lane '99, H. S. Roelke '11 and Burton Harrington '18, cast about for a way to express most fittingly the appreciation which the club felt for the help and inspira- tion which Dean Randall had been to each member as an individual. President Lane, knowing the- Dean's great delight in things nautical, hit on the marine clock. From that moment until the successful climax of the presentation, the entire energies of the officers, executive committee and dinner committee, composed of Ralph Johnson, John T. Walker, Jr., and Harold Jackson, was devoted to organizing what proved to be one of the most enjoyable dinners ever held by the Chicago Club. The entire Beta Theta Pi Club at 1366 North Dearborn street was taken over for the dinner, to which even Brown men from far distant points came. Dean Randall was busy preceding the banquet attending speaking engagements which had been arranged, and attended the reception in his honor at 6 on the evening ing of the 25th without the slightest know- ledge of what was to come. After a period of renewing old friend- ships, dinner was served. The members DEAN OTIS E. RANDALL And the marine clock presented him by Chicago Alumni Photographed by John R. Hess then retired to the drawing room to be en- tertained by an exceptional performance of three internationally famous artists. Miss Claire Dux, guest-artist and soprano with the Chicago Civic Opera, held the group enthralled with several numbers, including the familiar song, "O Mother dear, Bru- nonia," and closing with Ave Maria. Her rich, full tones, under remarkable control, created a lasting impression. Ernest Toy, violinist, licentiate Royal Academy of Music, winner of the Society of Arts Medal, London, while the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VH, was president, and a winner of coveted honors 222 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY at the Royal Academy, then followed with several entrancing numbers, concluding with an impressionistic rendition of his con- ception of Chicago city life, a number which fairly sparkled with his brilliant handling of a difficult instrument. He was accompanied by Eva Leslie Toy, an able accompanist and student of Carl Faelten. By this time the Dean was visibly over- come with the warmth and completeness of an unexpected reception. Colonel Noble Judah advanced and made a presentation speech, first of a token of the Chicago Club's esteeem for the su- perior of their beloved "pilot", Mrs. Otis E. Randall, and then with a presentation of the marine clock to the Dean. Short talks by George Chritton and Les- ter Falk were well received. Dean Randall then closed the evening with a serious discussion covering the de- velopment of academic life at the L^niver- sity, including a very graceful tribute to President Faunce. It was regretted that the Dean was com- pelled to leave shortly after to complete engagements with the Brown Clubs at De- troit and Cleveland. The Dean stopped at the Buffalo Brown Club on the way out to Chicago. Among those who attended the dinner in honor of Dean Randall were the follow- ing: Dana Hubbard, F. S. Auty, A. H. Shefl^eld, Neil Andrews, Ed G. Buzzell, J. Russell Brown, George Chritton, Chester A. Cook, Lester Falk, George Gessner, Burton Harrington, J. M. Howarth, Ralph Johnson, R. W. D. Jones, Noble B. Judah, Wallace Lane, H. E. Roelke, Elmer Ste- vens,. Walter J. Stein, Walter Smith, Ed. D. Tweedell, J. T. Walker, Jr., Dave Watson, A. R. Webb, B. L. Mallory, H. M. Jackson, Paul Herriott, Claire Dux, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Toy, Dr. Lyon, George Kowalski. The announcement that Brown is to play the University of Chicago at football in the fall was received with great enthusiasm, and a committee was appointed to insure a large attendance of Brown men on that occasion. Committees were also appointed with the purpose of having the Brown Mu- sical Clubs visit Chicago on the April tour, and for undergraduate extension work. Burton Harringtoii ' i8 The Dean left Chicago Friday night for Detroit, where he was entertained at lunch- eon by the Detroit alumni. After visiting many points of interest in Detroit, he left for Cleveland, arriving there Sunday night. On Monday he gave an address to the East High School, the school which Sprackling and Prosser attended in their preparatory school days. The Psi Upsilon Club of Cleveland gave a luncheon in the Dean's honor. On Monday night the Cleveland alumni assembled at the University Club for their regular banquet. The Dean left Cleveland Monday night for home, reach- ing Providence Tuesday evening. The Dean reports that although he has taken many trips in the West, this one eclipses them all. He speaks of the grow- ing interest on the part of the Western alumni in everything that is going on at Brown. A WASHINGTON LYRIC The following lines were sung by the Brown alumni at the Washington, D. C, dinner : O Bruno! O Bruno! O Bruno! Hot old Bear! Hot old Bear! Hot old Bear! He up and growled at the Dartmouth line ; The Hanover bunch dim' up a tall pine ; You never saw anything quite so fine As old Bruno! O Prexy! O Prexy! O Prexy! We're for you ! We're for you ! We're for you ! Go smite reaction both hip and thigh ; We all would hand it a big black eye; We don't know a thing about it, but aye We're for vou ! 223 With the Clubs NEW YORK With the mid-winter social and business activities in full swing, transients from all corners of the country pass through the Club door. Among those who have recent- ly registered are Francis Davis '26, Sioux City, Iowa; F. I. Marshall '18, Chicago; Walton C. Forstall '22, Amsterdam, N. Y, ; Francis O. Allen, Jr., '23, Memphis, Tenn.; J. J. Muccio '21, Hamburg, Ger- many; William C. Crouch '20, Adairs- ville, Ga. ; George G. Hunter '93, Des Moines, la.; S. W. Smith '19, Boston, Mass.; R. V. Bellmore '23, Plattsburg, N. Y. ; E. H. Windsberg '21 and Kenneth A. Flanders '17, New Bedford, Mass.; Hor- ace W. Woodberry, Jr., '13, Beverly, Mass.; Harold L. Tinker '21, Walling- ford, Conn.; William H. Shupert '21, Ard- more, Pa.; Irving Price '05, East Aurora, N. Y.; "Bill" Rice '18, William Albrecht, Jr., '19, Jack Greenstein '22, P. J. Grimes '18, Dr. A. W. A. Traver '92, David Dav- idson '05, Sidney Clifford '15, all of Prov- idence, and F. I. Chichester '08, Chicago. Those who pay us regular monthly or bi-monthly visits of several days or a week include Daniel L. Brown '12, Boston; Paul L. Chipman '08, Boston ; Gerald Curtis '16, Schenectady, N. Y. ; Earl W. Harring- ton '14, Providence; Carleton D. Morse '13, Philadelphia; R. T. Palmer '20, Wor- cester, Mass.; John R. Stevens '21, Provi- dence, and R. G. Sykes '21, Boston. Once again marriage has hit us hard, as it were, taking from us two of our first res- idents. Yet we are consoling ourselves that although John Ervin, Jr., '11, was married on Jan. 26 to Miss Edith G. At- kinson and is making his home in Provi- dence, business will bring him to New York and the Club for two days a week. Also, George Harris '19, whose bride was Miss Edna Baer of Pittsburgh and New York, has returned from a several weeks' honey- moon in Porto Rico and is now settled in his new home at 1036 President street. Brooklyn, not too far away from here. George is with the Manhattan Shirt Co., just around the corner, so we hope to see him often, though we shall miss his active interest as resident member of the house committee. Herb Appleby '23, our latest resident member, may not prove so permanent after all. Mr. Appleby's engagement to Miss Leila Alice Varet of Brooklyn has just been announced. As no date has been set for the wedding we hope he will linger with us for some time to come. Irving L. Woodman '01 entered Camp Wildemere at a reunion at the Club re- cently. For several hours the joyous mer- rymakings of many prospective Brunonians re-echoed through the Club's halls. We were again honored by a short visit by Percy Marks of the English faculty at the University. Mr. Marks's recent novel, "The Plastic Age," has been enthusiasti- cally received here, especially as it gave new material for the deep and sage discussions of our own Three-hours-for-Iunch Club. WASHINGTON With characteristic Brown spirit the members of the Brown Club of Washing- ton foregathered at the University Club in Washington on Feb. 5th for their an- nual dinner and to greet President Faunce and Tom Appleget, executive secretary. All previous records were broken when 36 members responded to the roll call by Sec- retary Charlie Stark '07. Scretary of State Hughes '81 was on the programme as a speaker, but the death of ex-President Wilson prevented him from being present at the dinner. Phya Buri Nabaarsth, minister of Siam to the United States, was one of the guests of the evening, and the Brown Club made him an hono- rary member after he had been introduced by A. E. Gottshall '15, the presiding officer. Distinguished and near-distinguished di- ners were present, so Secretary Stark re- 224 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY ported, but there were no untoward inci- dents except that the secretary was roundly berated when it was discovered that the only decoration in the room at the Univer- sity Club where the dinner was held was a large Harvard seal. Greetings were ex- changed between the Brunonians and mem- bers of the Dartmouth Club of Washing- ton, also holding a dinner that evening, and an original song by Arthur Deerin Call '96 to the tune of "Three Blind Mice" was one of the enjoyable vocal numbers. Dr. Faunce told of what was going on at college and Tom Appleget also had something lively to add about undergradu- ate activities. Congressman Temple of Pennsylvania, a former college professor, Congressman O'Connell of Rhode Island, Professor John Franklin Jameson, hon. '14, George M. McClellan '97, Dean Wilbur '88 of George Washington University and Mr. Call also spoke. Dr. Faunce was the guest of Secretary Hughes during his stay in the city. Mr. Appleget visited two of the Washington high schools and later went to Staunton, Va., to speak before the student body of the Staunton Military In- stitute. PITTSBURGH February 4th was a very big day for the Brown men of Pittsburgh. This was made possible by President Faunce, his able lieu- tenant, Tom Appleget, and the largest group of Brunonians ever gathered about a Pittsburgh dinner table. At the Hungry Club a record crowd heard President Faunce at noon discuss the question, "What is America?" After his eloquent and compelling appeal for the preservation and better understanding of those ideals and institutions uniquely American, his hearers paid him a tribute, seldom accorded to speakers before this club, by standing as they applauded one of the finest addresses ever made to them. In the evening, at the dinner of the Brown Club, with thirty members on deck. President Faunce spoke concerning the problems and achievements of the Univer- sity. Preceding his talk, Mr. Appleget contrasted the Brown of the early days with that of to-day, also referring to sev- eral pressing needs of the institution on the Hill, With the refreshing of memories of student days, and the pointing out of means of co-operation for a better Brown, the meeting held an interest and a value sel- dom experienced hitherto. During the day, Mr. Appleget delivered talks at the Avalon and Bellevue high schools. These schools serve two of the most progressive communities adjacent to but essentially a part of Pittsburgh. The talks were highly interesting and good re- sults are expected to follow for Brown. Brunonians of the Smoky City are look- ing forward to another such day in 1925. L. F. P. Curry '18 NEWPORT John H Nolan '15 was elected President of the Brown Club of Newport, R. I., at the annual meeting and dinner held Jan. 25 at the LaFarge cottage in that city. The other officers, named by a committee con- sisting of William R. Harvey '01, Dr. John A. Young 1900 and Edward J. Corcoran '15, and chosen unanimously, follow: First Vice President, John R. Haire '15; Second Vice President, Dr. John A. Young; Secretary and Treasurer, Alfred G. Langley '76; Executive Committee, William P. Buffum '79, W. E. Kneeland '23, John H. Greene, Jr., '15 and the Pres- ident and Secretary, ex-officio. Mr. Lang- ley was also named to represent the Club on the Advisory Board of the Associated Alumni. Speaker guests of the Club were Pro- fessor Theodore Collier of the University faculty, whose subject was "Europe in Transformation," Professor Edwin A. Cot- trell of Leland Stanford and Gaylord C. Cummin, who is conducting an investiga- tion into the Newport City government and whose topic was "The College Man's Responsibility as a Citizen." Professor 225 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Cottrell spoke along similar lines. Profes- sor Collier entertained his hearers with news from College Hill before beginning his address. William P. Sheffield '15 (what a number of excellent men in the class of 191 5 came from Newport!) pre- sided and Groff's orchestra furnished mu- sic. Guests were also present from Har- vard, University of Virginia and Univer- sity of Maryland. The Brown members who answered to their names were Mr. Langley, Mr. Buf- fum, Benjamin F. Thurston and Fred M. Hammett '80, Dr. Clarence A. Carr '87, Dr. Young and Harold S. Capron 1900, Alan R. Wheeler and Mr. Harvey '01, Messrs. Sheffield, Corcoran, Haire, Greene and Howard Langley '15, and W. E. Kneeland '23. Since its last meeting the Brown Club of Newport has lost by death Dr. Christo- pher F. Barker '75, Rev. Franklin G. Mc- Keever '81, and Rev. Fr. George A. Hines '06. BALTIMORE Fifteen out of the 21 members of the Brown Club of Baltimore answered to their names when the roll was called at the third meeting of the club on Feb. 15. "That's 75 per cent, loyalty," wrote V. T. Dimitroff '20, the new corresponding sec- retary. "Daddy Meader's dinner was rel- ished most heartily by all whose names are attached hereto, as they will testify without being subpoenaed: Alfred M. Quick '87, Josiah Bartlett '88, Raymond P. Hawes '12, Samuel R. Damon '16, Don C. Rubel '23, Arthur Kiernan '11, Percy D. Meader '14, E. R. Cleaveland '14, George H. Rob- inson '12, James E. Breslin '21, William E. Sisson '18, Stephen A. McClellan '23, Charles Peckham '19, J. M. Andrews '23, and the secretary, meaning me." At the meeting plans Avere started for the reception that the Baltimore Club will give to President Faunce next April 5, when the President will be in Baltimore. The club is looking forward to his visit with anticipation and enthusiasm. Incidentally, the new oificers are: President, Walter G: Chandler '78; Vice President, Josiah Bart- lett ; Secretary and Treasurer, E. R. Cleave- land ; Corresponding Secretary, V. T. Dim- itroff. LYNN Under the auspices of the Brown Club of Lynn, the University Orchestra gave three surpassing concerts in Lynn on Feb. 9, 10, II. The Brunonians arranged for the affair in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Lynn and the two organizations divided their share of the proceeds. We have not yet heard as to the financial re- sult, but there is good reason to believe that the Brown Club of Lynn will add a substantial sum to its scholarship fund for Lynn boys who want to become good Brown men. The first concert was given at the Classical High School, with a dance following. Director Coolidge of the or- chestra scored a real personal triumph and Arthur W. Packard '24, reader, and Leslie A. Jones '26, crayon cartoonist, also shone. President Marble of the Brown Club of Lynn welcomed the orchestra to the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, and the next morning saw to it that Coolidge and his fellow players received a great re- ception at English High School. The hospitality of the Brown alumni in Lynn was up to its exceedingly high stand- ard, and President Marble admits that he and the rest of the alumni were more than pleased by this note left by the orchestra management: "Thank you very much. We appreciate all you have done to make us comfortable." HARTFORD A memorable night is the way both President Laurence R. Smith '20 and Thomas J. Kelley '98 of the publicity com- mittee describe the visit of President Faunce to the Brown Club of Hartford on Friday, Feb. I. The wives and sweethearts of the members of the Club were guests — an in- 226 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY novation in university circles in Hartford — and President Remsen B. Ogilby of Trinity College also occupied a seat at the head table with Dr. Faunce. Mr. Smith presided, both at the meeting and at the dinner to President Faunce which preceded his address. In his speech Dr. Faunce praised the World Court and said that he was in favor of placing unofficial observers, so-caljed, on all international commissions. "America should stop peeking through the keyhole of Europe and should sit at the council table with head erect," he declared, according to the Hartford Courant. "It was a real speech," Mr. Smith wrote in a letter to the Alumni Manager, "and we hope that Prexy's visit will be an an- nual event hereafter. The ladies' night was something rather unique hereabouts and it proved very successful." The Hartford Club is assisting in Hart- ford to arrange a concert either by the mu- sical clubs or the university orchestra to be given in Hartford late in April. CONNECTICUT VALLEY Aided by ideal weather, the annual din- ner of the Connecticut Valley Brown Club was held at the Nayasset Club, Springfield, Thursday evening, Jan. 31. Some thirty members were present, including men from points as far distant as Pittsfield and Great Barrington. The meeting was presided over by Pres- ident Irving H. Gamwell '96, Clerk of Courts, Pittsfield. The first speaker of the evening was Ralph P. Boas '08, the new president of the Club, who has recently ben made Professor of English Literature at Mount Holyoke College. He was fol- lowed by A. Chalkley Collins '78 of Great Barrington, a trustee of the University, who spoke on the subject of the World Court. The . principal speaker of the evening was Dr. Faunce, who brought a vigorous and inspiring message direct from the campus. Informal speaking and a discussion of plans for the Club concluded the evening. An enjoyable part of the dinner was some fine singing of Brown songs by the Club, with Laurence R. Grose '07, Professor of Forestry at Massachusetts Agricultural Col- lege, doing exceptionally good work at the piano. The officers elected for the coming year are: Ralph P. Boas '08, president; Albert D. Shaw '02, vice president; H. F. Os- teyee '13, secretary and treasurer; Dr. H. B. Lang '96, H. A. Rice '14, Ralph A. Armstrong '17, members of the executive committee. The following resolutions were read and adopted in honor of Dr. Philip S. Moxom : "Philip S. Moxom, a member of this as- sociation at the time of decease^ died at Springfield, Massachusetts, on August 13, 1923, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. A graduate of the University of Rochester, Brown early recognized in him a worthy recipient of an honorary degree, and in 1892 conferred upon him the title of doctor of divinity. "A preacher of the word of God for nearly half a century, an author of relig- ious writings widely read, a leader in thought and action on the social problems and political issues of his time, a soldier who bore arms in behalf of the Union in the great struggle for its preservation, but a tireless worker to the end of his days for the abolishment of war, inspirer of hope, messenger of optimism, interpreter of Browning — "Resolved^ that in him this association had a distinguished and honored member, and that in his death it has sustained a pro- found and permanent loss." Several plans for the future of the Club were discussed, and it was decided to hold meetings more frequently during the com- ing year in Springfield. A group will also meet at intervals in Pittsfield. It is the aim of the Club to keep as closely in touch as possible with University affairs, and to promote Brown interests in this section. H. F. Ostevee ' i^ 227 The Corporation The February meeting of the Advisory and Executive Committee was held in the President's office on Friday, February 8th, at 2.30 p. m. The report of the Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings was presented and approved. The report of the Committee on the Marston Hall of Languages showed that the bids recently received for that building were far beyond the funds now in hand, and that it was impossible to proceed with the erection of the building until those funds have accumulated further. It was decided that it is better to wait than to erect an inadequate structure. The final report was presented from the Committee on the Construction of the Met- calf Chemical Laboratory. A history of the building was given from the time of the appointment of the original committee down to the present. A detailed statement of all expenses was presented, and it was voted that from the surplus resulting from accumulated interest on the building fund $10,000 should be reserved for repairs and additions still to be made, and the re- mainder should be added to the mainte- nance fund. The report of the Building Committee was received and the Committee discharged. A report was presented from the Li- brary Committee, asking that provision be made for cataloguing the new Lincoln Col- lection, presented last year by Mr. Rocke- feller. The matter was referred to the President and Comptroller for suitable ac- tion when the budget shall be made out for the following year. The matter of the employment of students irt the Library and elsewhere was referred to the Committee on Student Service for further considera- tion. The report of the Committee on the Es- tablishment of Fellowships in the Depart- ment of Chemistry was received, and it was voted that certain fellowships and scholarships should be offered to graduate students in Chemistry in 1924-25. A report was received from the Depart- ment of Geology regarding crowded con- ditions on the second floor of Rhode Island Hall, and was discussed at some length. Mr. Clinton C. White appeared before the Committee to present a further report from the Committee on the erection of the amphitheatre or stadium for football and other sports. The report was approved, and Mr. White's committee was encour- aged to proceed along the lines indicated. After discussion of the problem of the health of students and larger provision for dealing with minor ailments, the meeting adjourned at five o'clock. Women of the Faculty The women of the faculty of Brown University who have been contemplating the formation of an organization completed the arrangements on Feb. 9 with the elec- tion of officers, followed by a tea, to which the men of the faculty were invited. The meeting was held in Faculty House at 3 o'clock and in the absence of Mrs. Francis G. Allinson, Mrs. Albert D. Mead, chairman of the organization com- mittee, presided. The organization was formed by invitation of the men of Faculty House, who will open the clubhouse once a month for the meeting of the newly formed body. The officers elected were as follows ; Honorary Chairman — Mrs. William H. P. Faunce; Chairman — Mrs. Walter Ballou Jacobs; Vice Chairman — Mrs. William H. Kenerson ; Secretary and Treasurer — Mrs. Edmund B. Delabarre ; Mrs. Asa Clinton Crowell, Mrs. Robert E. Chambers, Mrs. Verner W. Crane, Mrs. Philip H, Mit- 228 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY chell, Mrs. Kenneth O. Mason and Mrs. Frederick N. Tompkins. Mrs. Otis E. Randall presented the re- port of the nominating committee for Mrs. William F. Hastings, and Mrs. Philip H. Mitchell as secretary pro tern, reported for the organization committee. At 5 o'clock tea was served, with Mrs. Henry B. Gard- ner, Mrs. James Q. Dealey and Mrs. James P. Adams pouring. University News DR. FAUNCE IN THE WEST President Faunce left Providence on Feb. 15 for the Middle West, where from Feb. 16 until Feb. 28, he was scheduled to speak at a series of alumni dinners in nine large cities. Thomas B. Appleget, executive sec- retary, accompanied the President, visiting schools while Dr. Faunce was addressing various civic organizations. The itinerary follows: Saturday, Feb. 16, Rochester; Sunday and Monday, Feb. 17 and 18, Buffalo; Tuesday, Feb. 19, Cleve- land ; Wednesday, Feb. 20, Cincinnati ; Thursday, Feb. 21, St. Louis; Friday to Monday, Feb. 22 to 25, Chicago; Tuesday, Feb. 26, Detroit; Wednesday, Feb. 27, Philadelphia, and Thursday, Feb. 28, New York. A HARD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE A writer on the sporting page of the Providence Journal says: "Brown's coaching staff will have its work all cut out for it when the work of preparing for the gridders next fall gets under way, for Dr. F. W. Marvel, super- visor of athletics and chief schedule maker, has added a fifth major contest to the list. On Nov. 8th at Andrews Field, the Haskell Indians of Lawrence, Kas., will go into action against the Brunonians. "Just how strong the Indians will be next fall is a question, of course, but if they develop the scoring punch they had under their belts the past season. Brown will have to travel at top speed to emerge from the battle with a scalp. Haskell was one of the heaviest scoring machines in the country in the 1923 campaign, and after cleaning up impressively in the West in- vaded New York and defeated the Quan- tico Marines, a team that had taken the measure of Georgetown and several other college outfits. "With the Indians booked, Brown will have four consecutive weeks of football against powerful opponents, Yale being carded for Oct. 25, Dartmouth, Nov. i, Haskell on the 8th, and Harvard on Nov. 15. The other major attractions on the list are Chicago, on Oct. 19, and Colgate, Thanksgiving day. "The schedule will give the anti-Robin- son group plenty of ammunition for the annual ballyhoo at the end of the season. If the coach does not win from at least four of these elevens, his name will be mud, spelled in capital letters. "Compare this schedule with the one pre- pared for Cornell, claimants of the 1923 championship, and try to laugh it off. Cor- nell's two major contests will be with Dart- mouth and Pennsylvania." BARRETT'S GREAT RECORD James Henry Barrett, all-round athlete and a leader in undergraduate activities at Brown, has the distinction of being the only three letter man in the college at the present time. Barrett will wear a Brown uniform for the last time this spring, for he graduates in June after four years of competition in 'Varsity sports. Barrett takes with him a "B" in football, baseball and basketball. Barrett has also collected another record. He has played four full years on the 'Var- sity football eleven and during that period missed but two games, both of them minor contests. 229 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Barrett's home is in White Plains, N. Y., but he went to school at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N. J., entering in 19 15 and leaving in 1920. During that time' he played on the basketball team five years, four years on the football eleven, four on the baseball nine and three on the swim- ming and track teams. He was all-State guard for two years and all-State fullback for two more. He pitched on the nine and in 191 7 held the interscholastic 50-yard swimming record. Barrett also broke the school record in the javelin throw, ran in the 440 and on the relay team and put the shot. In his Senior year he captained the football and basket- ball teams. During Barrett's Freshman year at Brown he was guard on the 'Varsity eleven. He was also president of his class. Barrett played on the football team with two Blair Academy men, Brooks and Armstrong, the captain. When football ended, Barrett went out for the baketball team and landed a berth as 'Varsity centre. In addition he captained his class nine. Barrett's next year was a big one, for he went to end on the eleven, played on the basketball five and pitched on the 'Varsity nine, winning his letter in all three sports. Barrett was back at guard on Brown's team, which beat the Harvard eleven, 3 to O. It was Barrett's Junior year, his showing attracted the attention of the foot- ball world, and he was prominently men- tioned as a candidate for the All-American and All-Eastern elevens. Barrett is now first vice president of the Senior class and a member of the Cammarian Club. His fra- ternity is Alpha Delta Phi. ATHLETIC RECORDS Basketball Brown 19, Bridgewater Normal 23 . " 16, University of Maine 34. " 15, Brooklyn Polvtechnic 11. " 19, C. C. N. Y. 30. " 33, M. I. T. 27. " 27, Harvard 41. " 29, M. I. T. 27. " 29, Wesleyan 23. " 24, N. Y. University 38. " 17, Worcester Polytechnic 28. " 28, Wesleyan 53. " 14, Amherst 47. " II, Williams 41. Freshman Basketball Brown 29, New Bedford H. S. 21. " 34, North Attleboro H. S. 18. " 21, New Haven H. S. 26. " 17, Brockton H. S. 32. " 21, Dean Academy 19. " St. George's 28. " 19, Exeter 26. " 22, Harvard Freshmen 11. " 21, Conn. Freshmen 13. Swimming Brown 46, Lehigh 16. " 50, Johns Hopkins 20. " 43, Springfield 25. " 15, Yale 47. " 35, Dartmouth 32. Freshman Swimming Brown 11, New Haven H. S. 41. " 22, Brookline H. S, 31. Wrestling Brown 18, Stevens Institute 8. " 13, Springfield 16. 9, M. I. T. 16. " 8, Brooklyn Polytechnic 16. Freshman Wrestling Brown 5, M. I. T. 30. " 5, Pomfret 26. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 12 — Bridgewater Normal; Dec. 14 — Maine; Dec. 21 — Brooklyn Polytech at Brooklyn; Dec. 22 — C. C. N. Y. at New York; Jan. 2— M. I. T.; Jan. 18— Har- vard at Cambridge; Jan. 23 — M. I. T. at Boston; Jan. 26 — Wesleyan; Feb. 15 — N. Y. U. ; Feb. 16 — Worcester Polytech at Worcester; Feb. 21 — Wesleyan at Middle- town ; Feb. 22 — Amherst at Amherst ; Feb. 23 — Williams at Williamstown ; March i 230 In the John Hay Library J~iL i tjfz r~i^~ ^ .^m'Xt. 'i.4!^. "'"^'"^1^ " — ll"" — '^ >"^ ./ < i'A ' ____ fi - ■'-t^s;c..K''iJt4- '5>0=£:v V THE READING ROOM In this the main apartment of the Library, scores of students busy with research work may be seen at any hour of the day i! THE HARRIS COLLECTION This beautiful room houses the Harris Collection of American Poetry, the largest to be found anywhere in the world BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY — University of New Hampshire; March 5 — Worcester Polytech; March 8 — Tufts at Medford; March 12 — Connecticut State; March 15 — University of New Hampshire at Durham. The Freshman schedule: Jan. 9 — North Attleboro high school at North Attleboro; Jan. 12 — New Haven high school at New Haven; Jan. 19 — Dean Academy at Frank- lin; Jan. 23 — St. George's School at New- port; Feb. 16 — Exeter at Exeter; Feb. 19 — Harvard Freshmen at Cambridge; Feb. 23 — Connecticut State Freshmen ; Feb. 27 — Andover at Andover. A CHATTY LETTER Wilbraham, Mass., Jan. 24, 1924. Editor Brown Alu?nni Monthly : Some time in 1922 an article appeared in Zion's Herald on some persons of note who were born in 1822. There was Albert Harkness, whom we knew as the revered Professor of Greek. The writer of the article, who was a graduate of Wesleyan '73, must have used Lincoln's Horace and Livy, but utterly ignored the fact that John L. Lincoln was for many years from 1843 the venerated Professor of Latin, and not Albert Harkness. The same writer also mentioned Cornelius Cole, Wesleyan '47, as the only centenarian among college alumni. He was a month older than John Hunt (Brown '42) and there appears another centenarian, I forget his name, a graduate of Columbia '41. Perhaps the Alumni Monthly reader who takes exception to what he considers the extended obituary notices in the maga- zine would avoid the suspicion that at- tached to an aged clergyman who on alumni day at Yale listened to the reading of obit- uary notices. He had enjoyed the reading of the obituaries and hoped there would be more of them the following year. I think the matter of inclusion and ex- clusion or of condensation and of the whole make-up of the magazine should be left to the judgment of the editor. Sincerely yours, G. F. Comstock 'yg NOTES OF THE MONTH Ethelbert L. Nevens '25 of East Milton, Mass., has been elected cross-country cap- tain. About the usual number of mid-winter applicants have been admitted to the Fresh- man class. The annual meetings of the Advisory Board of the Associated Alumni are sched- uled for March 4 and 5. At Fitchburg, Mass., Feb. 13, the Brown Orchestra gave a successful concert before an audience of over lOOO persons. The Brown Club gave the orchestra a dinner be- fore the concert. Brunonians Far and Near Faculty William A. Berridge, assistant professor of economics, has won the first prize — $1500 — offered by the J. Walter Thomp- son Co. for the best article on "A Statisti- cal Index of the Purchasing Power of Con- sumers in the United States." Professor L. E. Swain of the Depart- ment of Physical Education attended the third annual New England Life Saving Conference held Jan. 26 in Cambridge and Boston. Alu mm 1870 and 1895 Professor F. K. W. Drury of the John Hay Library tells us that recent additions to the library shelves include "A. Barton Hepburn ; His Life and Service to His Time," by Joseph Bucklin Bishop '70, and "The Magical Chance" by Dallas Lore Sharp '95. Professor Sharp has been spending some time in California, to which delightful part of the country he went in his trustv motor car. 232 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 1875 John F. Clark, actively identified in the public life of Rhode Island for 45 years, is now Deputy and Assistant Secretary of State, having been named to that office on Jau. 26 last by his new chief, Ernest L. Sprague. Mr. Clark has held many town and State offices in his long career, and has been in the Secretary of State's office since 1909. He was a Colonel on the staff of Governor Alfred H. Littlefield from 1880 to 1883. In fraternal life he likewise stands high, being a 33rd degree Mason. His home is in Cumberland, R. I. 1882 Professor Walter Ballou Jacobs has been conducting a course, "Teaching How to Think," at the State House in Boston in co-operation with the Massachusetts di- vision of extension work. Incidentally, the February series of extension lectures on the Hill as arranged by Professor Jacobs was one of the most diversified and inter- esting yet offered by the University. 1885 Judge Arthur P. Sumner of the Rhode Island Superior Court is president general of the Sons of the American Revolution and was one of the principal speakers at the dinner of the Connecticut S. A. R. in New London, Feb. 22. 1886 Clarence E. Bury reports that he has moved from 57 Ridge St., to 577 Hanover St., Fall River, Mass. Mr. Bury is asso- ciate editor of the Fall River Daily Herald. Professor George Grafton Wilson of the Harvard faculty is delivering a series of lectures during this last half of the aca- demic year at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. 1887 Theodore Francis Green addressed the student body of St. George's school, New- port, R. I., recently on "Choosing the Pro- fession of Law." 1898 Robert J. Fuller has changed his address to 19 Burd ave., Millbourne (via Philadel- phia), Pa. 1899 Wallace R. Lane of Chicago has re- cently been elected president of the Chicago Patent Law Association. This is an asso- ciation composed of Chicago lawyers largely engaged in practice relating to cor- porations and patent, trade-mark and copy- right causes. 1890 Frederick H. Hovey, named as among the missing in the February issue of the Monthly, is living at 31 Brunswick road, Montclair, N. J. 1901 Henry C. Hart, L^nited States Commis- sioner at Providence, was admitted to prac- tice before the LTnited States Supreme Court in January. 1 90 1 and 1906 Lt. Col. George A. Taylor, L^ S. A., has presented the British Veterans' Association of Providence with a picture of Sergeant Florence J. H. Price, the first Brown man to fall in the World War. Sergeant Price was killed near Ypres, May 30, 191 6, while taking the post of a fellow sergeant. He was at the time with the 52nd Battal- ion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. 1903 Louis Baker and Arthur Philbrick won the midwinter handicap cowboy pool tour- nament at the University Club, Providence, but have not yet signified their intention of going after the national title. It is hinted that they wish that cowboy pool were in- cluded in the Olympic games to be held in Paris next June. 1904 Guy B. Colburn was recently elected president of the Association of the Spanish Teachers of Central California. His ad- dress is 1 5 19 Poplar ave., Fresno, Calif. 1905 W. Granville Meader, vice president in charge of the foreign exchange department of the Industrial Trust Co. of Providence, is giving a course in the present University extension lectures on "Financing Foreign Trade." Charles A. Weeks, who was among the temporary missing men in the Alumni Of- fice records for several months, is with Ruthrauff and Ryan, advertising, 404 4th ave. at 28th St., New York. We knew 233 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Charlie would eventually come up smiling. Secretary Charlie Robinson reports that he is checking the class list to bring it to date. Looks as if something is in the wind for 1905's 20th reunion in June, 1925. The class of 1905 sorrows with two of its members who have recently lost their fathers. Fred Thurber's father passed away suddenly to the great loss of the bus- iness and civic life of Rhode Island, in which for many years he held a leading part. Earle Cross's father was in the pul- pit preaching at Lourenco Marques, South Africa, when the end came swiftly. The Baptist denomination mourns the departure of this veteran missionary, who had served nearly half a century in Burma. 1906 Said the writer of The Whirling Hub in the Boston Traveler not long ago: "Par- ishioners of the First Baptist Church in Melrose are extending a cordial welcome to the new pastor of the church, the Rev. Walter E. Woodbury, one of the best known ministers of the Baptist denomina- tion. Mr. Woodbury, who comes to Mel- rose from Minneapolis, is a native of Nashua, N. H., and has served in many churches throughout New England. His return to the Bay State was in the nature of a home-coming for him." Charles C. Tillinghast has been appoint- ed associate professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is in charge of the Horace Mann School for Boys, a demonstration school for Teachers College, and his address is 1 1 West 246th St., New York city. In Janu- ary Mr. Tillinghast was elected president of the New York City Baptist Social Union. 1907 Henry T. Peace has been transferred from the U. S. weather bureau at Wilming- ton, N. C, to the bureau at Providence and is at present helping serve up the weather for Providence and Rhode Island. Henry realizes what his name will be if he doesn't see to it that Commencement Week is fair, and not quite as hot as it was last year. Charlie Stark and Fred Lane had a talk- ative reunion after meeting recently on a Boston-bound train. By common consent they let Governor William S. Flynn of Rhode Island in on the conversation as the Governor was a 1907 man at Holy Cross. Charlie says the bond business in Washing- ton is good, while Fred asserts that living in Pittsfield, Me., isn't as bad as it may sound. E. A. Batchelor, who entered with 1907 as a special student and who was for many years sporting editor of the Detroit Free Press, then correspondent of the Detroit News in France and Germany, is now as- sistant editor of the Detroit Athletic Club News and associate editor of the Detroit Saturday Night. 1908 Norman L. Sammis, M. E., has been with the Builders Iron Foundry since grad- uating. He is now starting an engineering practice at 621 Grosvenor Building, Prov- idence, w4th stress laid on plant mainte- nance, industrial problems, construction service and industrial appraisals. His at- tractive business folder says: "A conference to learn further details will create no ob- ligation." The New York Tribune on Jan. 29 printed the following from its Washington bureau: "A move designed to curb re- ported frauds practiced in New York courts by the so-called 'bankruptcy ring' was launched to-day in the House by Rep- resentative John J. O'Connor, Democrat, of New York. The O'Connor measure would get at the practices by prohibiting any discharge in any bankruptcy proceed- ings, whether voluntary or involuntary, within six years after a previous discharge. Lender the law as it now stands a person who goes into voluntary bankruptcy cannot be discharged oftener than every six years. In other words, he cannot be discharged a second time from a second bankruptcy discharge, said Representative O'Connor. "As to involuntary bankruptcies it is dif- ferent. A person or corporation that goes into involuntary bankruptcy can be dis- charged as often as he can get his papers filed and his case before the court. This has led to the evil of disguising bankrupt- cies as involuntary when they are in fact voluntary. Many debtors go through the form of involuntary proceedings and dis- 234 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY charge every year or two. They get friendly creditors, or even dummy credi- tors, to file petitions against them." 1909 Clarence M. Whipple, after being prin- cipal of a school in the Phillippines for three years, returned to this country and studied law with the Northeastern Univer- sity at Boston. He has practiced in con- nection with employes' liability and other forms of insurance and is now the attorney in Boston for the Indemnity Insurance Company of North America. His home address is 265 W. Emerson st., Melrose, Mass. At a class supper held Thursday, Jan- uary 24, the following were present: Po- land, Leach, Turner, Dodge, Tanner, Sher- wood, Whitmarsh, Bosworth, Hagar, Ev- erson, Chace, A. M., Wells, Chafee, Little- field, Huxford, Chambers , Campbell, Hen- derson, Curtis and Willemin. Chairman Sherwood of the 15th Reunion Committee announced tentative plans which were dis- cussed. The general outline was accepted with pleasure by all and the committee said that they would now complete final details. Arrangements are being made with the hope and expectation that all members of the class will be present on this Commence- ment. 1910 The following list is the third chapter of the history of the class of 1910 which is being printed in installments. Members who have not answered the recent ques- tionnaire are earnestly requested to do so immediately. Sample copies of the Alumni Monthly have been sent to each member of the class who is not a regular subscriber, together with a ' subscription blank and a circular letter from the publicity committee calling his attention to the matter. Oher items of information sent to any member of the pub- licity committee or to the secretary of the class will be greatly appreciated. Warren C. Johnson's address is 127 Michigan ave.. Providence. Since gradua- tion he has been with Ginn & Co., publish- ers, and the N. W. Ayer & Son Advertis- ing Agency. For several years he has been a bond salesman. He has one son, Warren Clifford, 6 years old. "Johnny" suggests a midwinter class luncheon or dinner, Alan Jewett Young's address is 190 Oak- wood terrace, Newton Centre, Mass. He is treasurer and general manager of the Woodley Soap Mfg. Co., Boston. He has two daughters, Dorothy, 8 years old, and Brenda, 4 years old. Elmer S. Horton's address is Barrington, R. I. "Hoke" is president of the Larchar- Horton Company, advertising agencies of Providence. He has three children, Mar- garet Elizabeth, 9, Edward Metcalf, 7, and John Alden, 4, Since graduation he has been salesman for the Federal Sugar Refin- ing Company, 3 years; salesman for the Providence Journal Advertising Depart- ment, 4 years; advertising manager for the Providence Journal, 2 years; in the sales department of Bodell & Company, invest- ment brokers, i year. Albert P. Farwell's address is 580 Fruit Hill ave.. North Providence. He is su- perintendent of the Kendall Mfg. Co., and ff-fSs~i!?^i'.::^:^^}.-.iS^j:it?.'^'^^^.i'C'&^y.* Annuities Secure Guaranteed In- come For Life. $10,000 PURCHASES Men Women 629. 704. Age 50 •^ 55 •• 60 ■' 65 943. " 70 1,132. $684. Yearly 771. •' 1,C50. 1.255. Proportionate income for larger or smaller amount of purchase money. Payable semi-annually, quarterly or monthly if desired. Exempt from Federal Income Tax. Complete Annuities issued by Sixty-one years in business. Now insuring oi'er One Billion Eight Hundred Million Dollars in policies on 3,300,000 lives. 235 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY has two children, Constance E., 4 years old, and Albert E., 8 years old. Malcolm R. Jeffries's address is Jeffries, Wisconsin. He writes that he is a "dirt farmer" and has three children, Nancy, Helena and Rays. John H. Morrissey's address is 40 East 41st St., New York city. Jack is a sur- geon with a rather wide range of experi- ence. Since graduation he has been assist- ant attending surgeon. New York city, and St. Bartholomew's Hospital, New York ; consulting surgeon. New Jersey State Hos- pital, Trenton ; United Hospital, Rye and Port Chester, New York. Leon F. Clark's address is 120 Frank- lin St., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is super- intendent of the Dutchess Bleachery. Since graduation he has been assistant chemist, Apponaug Bleachery; assistant dyer, New- burgh Bleachery; dyer, Lonsdale Bleach- ery; dyer, Dutchess Bleachery; superin- tendent, Dutchess Bleachery. Harry B. O'Neil's address is 19 Rox- bury court, Keene, N. H. "Butch" has stuck to engineering since graduation. He was with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for two years and a half, but since 191 3 has been in bus- iness for himself in Keene. James Smalley's address is Swift Si. Co., Albany, N. Y. Since graduation he has been a teacher of chemistry, physics and mathematics in the Baintree High School and travelling representative for 'Swift & Co. Benjamin Dwight Miller's address is 150 Collins road, Waban, Mass. He is in the linen and cotton thread (shoes) business and has two daughters, Elizabeth Dwight, 7, and Doris Rice, 55^. Since graduation he has been treasurer of the Joseph Tryan Thread Co., Inc., and president and treas- urer of the Suffolk Thread Co., Inc. "Ben" suggests starting a round robin let- ter for our class. The final recipient to re- turn it to college for our class records. 1911 G. Denny Moore has set up as a sales and advertising counselor with offices at 51 Empire St., Providence, and 44 W. 44th St., New York. His home is at 32 Wind- sor road, Edgewood, R. I. It seemed like old times to hear again from Jim Archie, reported "missing" for several months. Jim is with the Central Poultry & Packing Co., Kansas City, Mo. He wrote in part to the Alumni Manager: "I am indeed interested in Brown and es- pecially in my own class of 191 1, But in this part of the country, particularly Kan- sas City, we meet few Brown men, and unless we do receive mail once in a while from our old friends in Providence it is an easy matter to get completely out of touch with what is doing on the Hill. . . Re- member me to Shan Clark and other in- quiring friends." Wendell R. Swint has assumed his duties as manager in charge of. the London office of the du Pont interests with which he has been associated in Wilmington, Del., for some years. His address, at which Brown men are welcome, is Capel House, 54 New Broad St., London, E. C. 1912 F. P. A., the columnist of the New York World, told in a recent issue of seeing "Jack Winterich's library, and he hath first editions of my books, which is more than I have, and some of them are worth as much as the day they were published." Jack and F. P. A. w^orked together on the Stars and Stripes, the official newspaper of the A. E. F., and Jack is still on the staff of the American Legion Weekly. Wiley Marble has escaped from the soot of Pittsburgh an4 the steel business to re- turn to the -clearer atmosphere of New England and is now living at 42 Tirrell St., Worcester, Mass. "Textiles — that's my game," he confides. The Brown Club in Pittsburgh will miss Wiley, as he was one of its most active workers. Arthur F. Newell, who is with the Ov- erseas Division, Y. M. C. A., with head- quarters at 347 Madison ave., New York, has changed his residence from White Plains to Briarcliff Manor, N. Y., P. O. Box 2. Willard B. Anthony asks us please to note that he has changed his street address from Polytechnic Institute to 38 Barnes ave., Worcester, Mass. George Woodward Langdon, Jr., writes us: "Please see that in the 191 2 items the 236 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY advent of a future Brown alumnus is re- corded as having taken place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Langdon, Jr., Johnson st., Haverhill, Mass., on Feb. 5th. The young man's name is George W. Lang- don, 3rd, and he is now learning to shout lustily for his future Alma Mater. All four of us are doing well." 1913 George H. Galberg has changed his name to Granger and is in business in New York City with Sulzbacher and Granger, 115 Broadway. C, F. Sims has been with Starkweather &„Shepley in Providence since Jan. 7, 1924, making a specialty of forgery bonding. On Feb. 6th the class of 191 3 had a midwinter reunion at the University Club, Providence, with Robinson, Philbrick, Wil- son, Lemon, McLyman, Taber, Roberts, Preston Arnold, Sam Arnold, Sims and Snell present. 1914 Slip Affleck is now connected with the law firm of Marsden & Nichols, 59 Wall St., New York city. Slip advises us that he expects to be at the reunion in June. Joe Farnham is now living at 71 West 1 2th St., New York city. If any member of the class has changed his address recently, please advise the class secretary, Morgan W. Rogers, care of P. O. Box 1445, Providence. Any new^s along this line w^ould be much appreciated. Ralph T. Denison is still in China as assistant manager of construction for the Standard Oil Co. of New York. He re- ceives his mail, he writes, at 1 1 Canton road, Shanghai, China. After six years' absence, most of which has been spent as a missionary in the Bel- gian Congo, Edward I. Everett is return- ing to this country and will soon be greet- ing his friends and neighbors at 66 Church St., Wellesley, 81, Mass. Francis M. Willett, reported among the "missing men" in the last issue of the Monthly, is employed by the Sayles Finish- ing Plants, inc., and lives on Woodland ave., Saylesville, R. I. Alumni Manager Gurney '07 says that he has found a clue concerning Cyril Wake- Placfestone Canal i^ational Panfe 20 Market Square Capital Stock $500,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits over $800,000 ALBERT R. PLANT, President JOHN B. BRANCH, Vice President CHARLES P. BROWN, Cashier Directors Herbert F. Hinckley John B. Brancli Kdwin M. Dodd Albert R. Plant C. Moulton Stone William A. Viall Charles H. Merriraan, Jr. Fletcher H. Mason Frank O. Field Henry S. Chafee — a strong bank — a progressive bank — a friendly bank MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK 34 DoRRANCE Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. 237 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY The Best TONIC Horsford's Acid Phosphate is especi- ally recommended for the restoration of energy and vitality, the relief of mental and nervous exhaustion, im- paired digestion or appetite. HORSFORD'S Acid Phosphate (Non- Alcoholic) Is a scientific and carefully prepared preparation of the phosphates, and has been found a most valuable general Tonic. A teaspoonful added to a glass of cold water, with sugar, makes a delicious and wholesome beverage. Financial Matters — whether business or investments — sometimes trouble one, and at such times are best talked over with men experienced in such affairs. Customers of this bank, when in need of advice or assistance in their financial problems, are assured of friendly advice and co-opera- tion from its officers. We are interested in and strive to be helpful to all do- ing business with us. National Exchange Bank 63 Westminster Street Providence, R. I. If your druggist can't supply you, send 25 cents to Rumford Chemical "Works. Providence, R. I., for trial size bottle, postage paid. field to the effect that Wakefield enlisted in the British Expeditionary Forces in 1917, sailing from Halifax for France. He is now following it up through the office of the Adjutant General of the United States and the British War Department. 1915 Allen G. Maxwell is in business with Blair & Co. in New York City. Ralph (Rube) Cram, in a letter to the Alumni Manager, sends his "best regards to the boys" and confesses that he is in the "grill business" with his address at 25 Henry st., Binghamton, N. Y. Charlie Archambault '12 hereby receiyjes credit for giving us the welcome informa- tion that Paul Archambault is practicing law at 40 Academy building, Fall River, Mass. Dr. Wallace L. Gallup, assistant pro- fessor of Biblical history and literature at Connecticut College, New London, Conn., conducted a Bible class at the New London Y. W. C. A. during the past winter with "Great Prayers of the Bible" as his sub- ject. Dr. Herman A. Winkler of this city, now president of the eye, nose and throat service of the New Haven hospital, nas re- ceived the appointment of house officer at the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, to begin June ist. He is a graduate of the Harvard Medical School '22. 1917 Wally Wade has made good with a bang as head football coach at the University of Alabama. At recent dinners of Alabama alumni he has received a gold cup and a platinum watch and has been hailed as the greatest coach "the Crimson Tide" (oh, yes, they're picturesque in the South) has ever had. In addition, Wally has signed a three-year contract with Henry Crisp, for- mer Dartmouth player, as his chief assist- ant. 1918 Reginald Harris was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at a special election held last June. Congratulations, Reggie. From last re- ports Reggie was studying biology some- where in Europe. Hiram Williams is now located in Bos- ton and is floor manager and buyer in the 238 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY men's department of Jordan's department store. Old Hiram is doing very well and sure was glad to greet the Secretary some time ago. It was mutual. Hadn't seen Hiram since the days on the Hill. Jack Sweetland is assistant manager of Gilchrist's bargain basement in Boston. Another Bostonian now is Eugene Ting- ley. He is connected with the Dennison Co. in the capacity of sales engineer. Billy Maguire is now living at Akron, Ohio, care of University Club. Bill is the western representative of the Manville- Jenckes Co. and certainly he has made great progress. Not only that, but the Sec- retary is informed that Billy can swing a golf club even lustier than he swung a bat when captain of the Varsity. Zene Bliss is an assistant professor on the Hill in the Engineering Department. His engagement was recently announced to Miss Alice Taylor Wilcox, daughter of Major and Mrs. Howard Dutee Wilcox. Zene was promoted recently to be a first lieutenant in the Rhode Island National Guard. Talking about professors on the Hill, I must not forget Walt Wilson in the Biol- ogy Department and Tommy Tompkins in the Engineering Department. Tommy is giving an extension course in his subject and it is reported that his classes are quite large. George Heidt (Our Great George) is still reigning supreme at the head of the Christian A'^,sccir;lion and of the Brown Union. Bi'own University never had a more efficient or progressive official. He has done wonders, in spite of his very on- erous duties. The Brown Union was never in a more prosperous condition. More- over, George has begim (indeed has made great strides) what is in the very near fu- ture destined to be the Brown University Press. Considerable equipment has been purchased already out of the profits ob- tained from the printing business done by the Union. And they say that ministers are unworldly. Benny Slade is a salesman with the West- cott, Slade & Balcom Co. of this city. Oh, yes, Benny has been married for some time DwiGHT P. Robinson & Coavpany iNCOnFORATtO Engineers and Constructors 125 East 46th Street New York IDesign and Construct . HYDRO-ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENTS STEAM POWER PLANTS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS RAILROAD SHOPS Construct OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS Chicago Philadelphia Youngstown Atlanta Los Angeles Montreal Rio de Janeiro now and is living in the wilds of East Prov- idence. Irv McDowell is in the bond business in this city and is associated with Anderson & Co. Rumor has it that Irv is seen in the company of a young lady from Hart- ford quite frequently. Sammy Silverman, importer de luxe, re- cently returned from his second trip to Europe in six months. His friends are calling him "Old Stick in the Mud" be- cause he was on the Leviathan when she grounded a short time ago in New York harbor. Sammy says he is glad to be back here in the States, although his trips have been very successful financially. Freddy Brooks and his genial roommate and constant companion Bus Wilcox took their annual cruise to Canada and way stations in their good ship Elizabeth not so long ago. Both are in business in these parts, Freddy being with the Newell Coal and Lumber Co., and Bus with the Hope Webbing Co. Buster sure did over our 239 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Published for the graduates of Brown Uni- versity by the Brown Alumni Magazine Co. Henry R. Palmer, Editor and President Clinton H. Currier, Business Manager and Treasurer Member of Alumni Magazines Associated. A group of forty magazines with 150,000 non-duplicating circulation, two type- page sizes and one advertising repre- sentative. President, Leverett Tyson, Columbia. Vice President, Miss Elizabeth E. "Welling- ton, Vassar. Secretary and Treasurer, John O. Baxendale, Vermont. Editor, R. W. Sailor, Cornell. 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. March, 1924 last reunion in grand style. None of the men present will ever forget our glorious fifth get-together last June. Gordon Smith is also living in this city and helps Freddy Brooks at the Newell Coal Co. offices. Jack Sydney is in the real estate business in Pawtucket. Business must be pretty good if' an intelligent reading of the Tax Assessor's list means anything. Chauncey Langdon is the Foreign Repre- sentative of the Nicholson File Works and of the American Screw Works. He trav- els in Mexico and the West Indies and while in the latter region frequently meets Ronny Kimball. Ronn is quite settled down now, is married, and boasts of a son three months old, named Thayer Mac- Donald. Joe Cummings is the same serene, con- fident-appearing bond salesman he always was. Business is always good with Joe. Bill Fay is already a successful lawyer in Buffalo, N. Y. It was good to see Bill again at the reunion. Cerelle Fay came north this summer from Texas. We always liked Cerelle and believed him until he told of going around in 80 or so. We were especially dubious after we watched him swing once or twice at the Point Judith Club. Well, all we have to say is that mebbe the courses in Texas consist only of nine holes. Pat Curry of Pittsburgh was recently el- ected secretary of the Brown Club of Pitts- burgh. Frank C. Speck, Jr., is now past master of Doric Lodge, F. and A. M., Auburn, R. I. He is one of the youngest past mas- ters in the State. Saw Jimmy Paige at the Harvard-Brown game. Same old happy-go-lucky, cheerful Jimmy. Never did see Jim with a grouch on. Yes, Jimmy is still manufacturing porcelainware at Peabody, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Roswell S. Bosworth of Bristol, R. I., announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Dimond. Ros is connected with Charles A. Kilvert & Co., of this city, dealers in securities. "Bones" Munroe is now a happy married man. Mrs. Munroe was formerly Miss Muriel Doris of this city. Bones is a law- yer and was recently appointed deputy cor- oner of Providence. Rev. Karnek Handanian is preaching "somewhere in Massachusetts." Wish he would write to the secretary. There was an account in the paper last summer telling of a wonderful baccalaureate sermon preached by him. John S. Chafee is still connected with Brown & Sharpe of this city. Bert Pearson is with the Puritan Life Insurance Co. of Providence. Carl Eden has announced his engagement to Miss Harriet Carpenter of this city. Carl is practicing law in Providence. 19 1 8 has several other disciples of Black- 240 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY stone in Providence: Charlie (Gurney) Ed- wards, "Bones" Munroe, Pete Cannon (Peter Leo Cannon in full), ye secretary, otherwise known as Walter Adler. Ray Bagley is boss dyer with the Stanley Woolen Co.' of Uxbridge, Mass. George Curry is in the real estate busi- ness in Conimicut, R. L Joe King is branch manager of A. Klip- stein, Dye Stuffs, New York. Joe is mar- ried and lives at Attleboro, Mass. Ted Sullivan is practicing law with his brother at Fall River, Mass. Horace Jeffers is practicing law at Mor- ristown, N. J. Dr. Louis Kramer is doing very well. His office is at 334 Smith st., Providence. Drs. Pickles and Garside are at the Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Herman Winkler is now located at the New Haven Hospital. Wink is spe- cializing in eyes, nose and throat. Dr. William E. Sisson is interning at a Baltimore hospital. Bill graduated from the Johns Hopkins Medical School. Vine Hackett is still connected with the United Fruit Co. Vincent is now married. Mrs. Hackett was formerly Miss Irene Fournier of Portland, Oregon. The secretary wishes that more of the boys would write about their doings. Nu- merous requests are being received concern- ing the whereabouts of someone and the secretary would like to have all the latest dope. Send in anything you have that may be of interest to the class. Tom Hall has joined the selling force of Colt, Birmingham and Brady, inc., dealers in motor cars in Providence, and is ready he says to take orders now for spring de- livery "of the best light car in the market." Walter Adler j Secretary 1919 Ralph Dexter writes that he will be at Yates Academy, Loochow, China, teaching until June, 1924. Dexter was a teacher in the Philippines for two years before mi- grating to Loochow. H. George Harris is assistant manager in New York City of the Manhattan Shirt ^ Good Morning Cup — rich brown, fragrant and mellow, free from bitterness, and with a delicate fla- vor all its own— that's Autocrat Coffee Sold everywhere: In Cities — xn the Mountains — By the Seashore. BROWNELL & FIELD CO. 1^^^^ Providence, R. I. 'j^^ purc ' A valuable coupon in each can. Write for premium list. 241 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Co. and was married, Feb, 22, to Miss Edna Baer. They will be at home after March 15 at 1036 President St., Brooklyn. A Fifth Reunion Committee has been or- ganized with Ed Lanphear, chairman, Sid McCormick, secretary and treasurer, and Alex Hindmarsh, Bob Erickson and (Prof.) Art Sellen as co-workers. The committee, under the supervision of Presi- dent Tom Black, is planning to make the Fifth Reunion shatter all records in attend- ance, noise and conviviality. Tom Watson has agreed to corral the New York con- tingent. Brad Moore is going to see that our Middle West contemporaries are duly F. O. B. for Providence in June. The committee is trying to get the correct ad- dress of every member of the class. It is especially anxious to learn the whereabouts of John S. Prigge, Liston Sweet, Wallace Moyle, Westcott, Woodruff and Lind- strom. Any one who has any line on ad- dresses or any suggestions is hereby politely and firmly requested to write to the com- mittee at 262 Thayer st., Providence. Preston & Rounds Co. No. 98 Westminster Street Providence, R. I. Booksellers . Stationers The Corlew Teachers' Agency GRACE M. ABBOTT Manager 120 Boylston Street Boston 1920 Eric P. Jackson, at present instructor in geography at the high school, Leominster, Mass., and also a graduate student in the Graduate School of Geography, Clark Uni- versity, Worcester, Mass., received the mas- ter of arts degree, June 1923, from Clark University. He has recently been appointed instructor in geology and geography at Middlebury College for the academic year 1924-25, Middlebury, Vt. Upon his return from taking the course for National Guard officers at the Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va., First Lieutenant Ernest F. Santangini addressed his brother officers of the 243rd Artillery, C. A. C, R. I. N. G., at their January meeting in Providence. Lieutenant San- tangani told of the benefits derived from the course at Fort Monroe and of the ef- forts made to make his stay enjoyable as well as profitable. Off duty the Lieutenant is an architect with offices in the Strand building. Providence. Richmond Watson, in a letter to Presi- dent Faunce, says that he is with the Ad- vertising Service Co., Toronto, in an ex- ecutive position and that mail will reach him at 23 Roxborough st. West, Toronto. Incidentally, Watson has a pertinent word to utter about how his training at Brown has helped him to get on in the world. That's the best sort of advertising for the University we know of. 1921 "Bill" Brightman believes in seeing America first. He has been on an inspec- tion tour for a fire insurance company that has taken in a great many of the larger cities as far south as Memphis, Tenn., and as far west as DesMoines, Iowa. It looks as if Pembroke were going to reap its reward from the Class of 1921. "Bob" Dorer and "Vin" Meserve are fath- ers of daughters. They are setting the rest of us a good example. Wayne Faunce has settled down to the simple life and can be found any night at 705 Hope St., Providence. He reports that the radio concerts are coming in great. Our Class Reunion Committee has started on the plans for the third reunion. It reports satisfactory progress is being 242 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY made and that it is up to the members of the Class to back the reunion to the limit this year. "Spud" Burdick has given up the insur- ance game and has cast his lot with the New York Telephone Co. Allan Colby is Secretary of the Provi- dence City Club. This, with his work at the Rau Fastener Co., keeps him rather busy. 1922 A. D. Somes is employed in the Turbine Engineering Department at the Lynn Works of the General Electric Company. Albion F. Tripp, who has been with the New York Life Insurance Company in De- troit since graduation, has been transferred to Youngstown, Ohio, where he has been appointed cashier in the newly opened branch office in that city. Arthur Bjorklund has brushed the soot of Pittsburgh from his everyday clothes and is again making his home on Weir St., Hingham, Mass. He is representing the Rees Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, in Massachu- setts territory. Walter Rolland's address for several months is 1515 North Meridian St., In- dianapolis, Ind., where he is in charge of a new factory branch of the company he is associated with in Detroit. Harold Pittenger admits the report that he was married last fall, giving the date as Nov. 28 and the maiden name of the pres- ent Mrs. Pittenger as Miss Hope Fay. "Pitt" is with the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania and lives at 998 E. State St., Trenton, N. J. 1923 Mike Wofsey was an Alumni office vis- itor at examination time, telling us that he is crowding Messrs. Blackstone and Coke hard at Harvard Law school. Mike's ad- dress in Cambridge is 14 Oxford st. Johnny Wilson postcards from Venice that he's been rounding out six weeks' va- cation from Oxford, England. He reports that travel is a fine way to combine pleas- ure and study, but also admits the difficulty of correctly proportioning the two. R. V. (Joe) Bellmore, late of Platts- burg, is traveling in the interests of the Borden Sales Corporation. When last heard from he was somewhere in Maryland playing the role, he wrote, of "Joe Milk." Joe says he'll be at the reunion. Mike Gulian is spending these months in a place called Elkland, Pa., getting some fine points on the tanning end of the leather business. From the picture of the town on the card which Mike sent, he will in' all probability be the checker "champeen" of Elkland when his sentence ends. Bill McCormick has deserted the cotton business to learn the retail end of the coal game with the Rhode Island Co-operative Coal Co., Providence. Alumnae 1923 Further notes from the class secretary, Dorothy T. Mowry: Winship Teachers' Agency Send for blank. 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. ALVIN F. PEASE Brown Graduate, A. B. & A. M. Starkweather & Shepley Incorporated George L. Shepley, President INSURANCE Of Every Descriptioii Fidelity and Surety Bonds 17 Custom House Street Providence, R. I. fTew York Office, 55 John Street Chicago Office, 175 W. Jackson Boulevard Boston Office, 43 Kilby Street Paris, France, Office, 20 Rue Chauchat 243 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Ruth H. Marvel, student teacher in an- cient history at Technical High School. Address 1 1 Wheldon ave., East Providence, R. I. Helen A. Mauran, last known address, 83 John St., Newport, R. L Florence G. Moulton, teacher of Eng- lish in Enfield High School, Thompson- ville. Conn. The Merchants National Bank Providence, R. I. 20 Westminster Street Capital, Surplus Earnings, $1,000,000 $1,500,000 ROBERT W. TAFT, President CHARLES H. NEWELL, Vice President MOSES J. BARBER, Vice President FRANK A. GREENE, Cashier WILLARD L ANGELL, Asst. Cashier HARRY S. HATHAWAY, Asst. Cashier Directors George M. Smith Robert W. Taft Charles H. Newell William B. McBee Everett L. Spencer Moses J. Barber Frank E. 'Richmond Edward P. Jastram A. Livingston Kelley Wilson G. Wing Interest allowed on Current Accounts DRUGS Chemicals and Medicines Electric Batteries Invalid Roller Chairs Prescriptions a Specialty GEO. L. CLAFLIN CO. 62 to 64 South Main Street, Providence, R. I. Dorothy T. Mowry, teacher of English in Taunton High School. Address 87 Win- throp St., Taunton, Mass. Secretary of the class. Miriam Nagle, taking a library course at the Rhode Island College of Education. Address 20 Poplar st.. Providence, R. I. Eileen Q. Ostigny, teaching freshman year of high school w^ork. Address Jack- sonville, Vt. Eleanor Parmelee, graduate assistant in biology department. Also working for M. A., Mount Holyoke College, South Had- ley, Mass. Ruth E. Parsons, teacher of English, French and plane geometry in Pratt High School. Address Essex, Conn. Dorothy F. Patton, teacher of English in Hingham, Mass., High School. Ruth H. Preston, office work with the Builders Iron Foundry. Address 7 Cush- ing St., Providence. Eva Rabinovitz, not heard from. Last known address, 427 Park ave., Woon- socket, R. I. Mildred M. Reed, working at the Field's Point Laboratory in Providence. Address 1 1 Strausburg st.. Providence. Edythe F. Reeves, student teacher at the Cranston High School. Also working for M. A. at Brown. Address 81 Eldridge St., Auburn, R. I. Beatrice M. Richards, social work in Rhode Island. Address 41 Prospect St., Auburn, R. I. Marie A. Rowe, assistant principal of high school at Big Rapids. Also, teaching two classes in algebra. Address 203 Pine St., Big Rapids, Mich. Emilia Robison, attending Katherine Gibbs' Secretarial School. Address 419 Brook St., Providence. Bella Rubinstein, substitute teacher in Providence high schools. Also taking a history seminar course at Brown. Address 89 Orms St., Providence. Ida Rubinstein, history seminar course at Brown. Address 89 Orms St., Provi- dence. Mary E. Schroeder, at home, 112 Spring St., Reading, Pa. 244 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY Joan M. Shea, teaching at Gorham, N. H.' Grace D. Sheln, practice teaching at Hope Street High School. Also working for M. A. Address 109 State St., Provi- dence. Dorothy Simpson, teacher in the Oak- lawn School for Girls, Howard, R. L Bernice G. Smith, student teacher of English in the new Commercial High School, Providence. Address 136 Prairie ave.. Providence. Carolyn G. Smith, teacher of history and physics in high school. Address 128 South Broad st., Penns Grove, N. J. Dorothea A. Smith, teacher of dancing, 32 Royal ave., Conimicut, R. L Elizabeth T. Stafford, at Brown working for an M. A. in Math. Address 165 Brown st.. Providence. Nellie C. Stokes, at Brown working for an M. A, in Math. Address 217 Slater ave.. Providence. Elsie P. Swanson, attending Katherine Gibbs' Secretarial School. Address Cromp- ton, R. L Belmira E. Tavares, teacher of French and Spanish, high school, Warren, R. L Muriel T. Tierney, working in the John Hay Library. Address 37 Hanover St., Providence. Sarah E. Wells, teacher of English in the high school, Oxford, Mass. Ruth M. White, teacher of Spanish and English at Drew Seminary for Young Wo- men, Carmel, N, Y. Olive G. Wildes, teaching second year high school subjects at the Connecticut In- stitute for the Blind. Address 10 Hol- comb St., Hartford, Conn. Catherine V. Winsper, teacher of French in the Eastport High School. Address 29 Boynton st., Eastport, Maine. Maude E. Wishart, at home, 770 Broad- way, Fall River, Mass. Alice M. Wright, doing office work for her father, Henry B. Wright, gold and sil- ver refiner. Address 132 Armington st., Edgewood, R. I. Frances M. Wright, working for A. M. Providence Coal Co. Anthracite and Bituminous COAL Wholesale and Retaii- Central Office, Corner Custom House and Weybosset Street. Yard, Cor- ner of Dorrance and Dyer Sts. Westminster Bank 73 Westminster Street Providence Edward G. Chace, President Geo. A. Jepherson, Vice-President William C. Angell, Cashier Benjamin B. Manchester, Ass't Cashier Accounts Solicited We offer to depositors every facilitv which their balances, business and respon- sibility warrant. 245 BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY at Brown. Address 130 Angell St., Provi- dence. BROWN DIRECTORY ARTHUR H. BLANCHARD Consulting Highway and Transport Engineer University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Abbott '80 Edwards '96 ABBOTT, FAUNTLEROY, CULLEN & EDWARDS Attorneys at Law Suite 315, Commercial Building 214 North Sixth Street, St. Louis, Mo. Abbott '15 MENDELL W. CRANE Attorney at Law 312 Howard Building, 171 Westminster St., Providence PERRY and SAUNDERS Counsellors at Law 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Joseph Earl Perry, Williams; Albert L. Saunders, Brown 1902 CRAHAN ENGRAVING COMPANY. DESIGNING PHOTO CATALOGUE ENGRAVING ILLUSTRATIONS 60 Exchange Place Providence BLANDING'S Prescription Department For over half a century has set a standard for reliability that makes it the logical place at which to have your prescriptions com- pounded. Prices consistent with the high quality of drugs used. BL AN DING & BL AN DING 58 Weybosset Street ENGAGEMENTS Mrs. Eugene Emilie Varet of Brooklyn, N. Y., has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Lelia Alice Varet, to Charles Herbert Appleby '23. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Labbee of Prov- idence have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Schmid Labbee, to Herbert Malcolm Hofford '23. Hofford is at present a member of the re- portorial staff of the Philadelphia Bulletin. The engagement is announced of Miss Rena Gladys Macomber of Lynn, Mass., to George Henry Rhodes '20. C. H. Myricic of Providence has an- nounced the engagement of his daughter. Miss Ruth E. Myrick '17, Women's Col- lege, to J. Otis Fuller '17. MARRIAGES Pelham W. Bogert 'ign and Mrs. Rush Higgins vrere married at the home of the uncle of the bride, Benjamin Rush, 2106 Pine St., Philadelphia, on Jan. 19. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Bogert left for Los Angeles, Calif., on their^ honey- moon. On their return East they w^ill live in Norfolk, Va. BIRTHS 1903 — To Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Rockwell, a daughter, Helen, on December ■4, 1923. 1906 — To Mr. and Mrs. Henry God- frey Carpenter, 268 State St., Flushing, N. Y., on Jan. 25, 1924, twin girls, Dorothy Bradford and Isabel Wood. The other children are Henry Godfrey, Jr., aged 10; Leonard Reed 7, and Ivis Pridham, 4. 1909 — To Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Doyle Champlin, a daughter, on Jan. 21. 191 1 — To Mr. and Mrs. Wendell S. Brown, a fifth son, Charles Goddard, on Feb. 15. 1 91 7 — To Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton, a daughter. Gale, on Feb. i. 1 919 — To Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Hindmarsh, a daughter, Lora Gray, on Jan. 23. 1922 — To Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Gavitt, a son, Richard Lester, on Jan. 28. 246 BODELL & CO. Investment Securities 10 Weyhosset Street PROVIDENCE lis BROADWAY NBW YORK S5 CONGRESS 8TBXBT BOSTON RESIDES sellinsr Men'c HandkeKhiefs, Hose, GloTCB, Shixtinpi, Jewehy and Leather Goods, this store also offers large eofinfortable Chairs, Smoking Stands, Hu- midors, Desk Lamiw and the like, for meiL C.ii^'r '06 President F)UR years in Providence must have given to every Brown man an acquaintance with the names of those who are directing the affairs of the Puritan Life Insurance Company of Rhode Island. NO matter where Brown men are now lo- cated they must have experienced a famil- iarity with the motive forces of this Rhode Island Institution. THIS feeling of personal interest is recipro- cal. It yields unusual satisfaction to us to receive applications for life insurance from Brown men. Board of Diredlors Puritan Life Insurance Company Providence, R. I. Walter R. Callender Bdmnnd D. CbeMbro Datee W. Flint Lyman B. Goff Webster Knight Henry F. Lippitt Bben N. Littlafield Edgar J. Lownea Stephen O. Metcalf Charles Perry Aram J. Pothier Edward H. Rathbnn Henry D. Sharpe William P. ShefiBeld Henry G. Thresher Clinton C. White :>>wwiK'