Show I ANDREWS RESIGNATION i Brown University People Want Him I to Recall It I Providence JlI Sept 1 The corporation cor-poration of Brown university today I 1 voted after a long meeting to request j I President Andrews to withdraw his I J I resignation as president of that insti I I tution The request was embodied m I j m a resolution sent to Andrews in which I j it was stated that a serious misunderstanding misunder-standing had arisen which should never i i have occurred and concludes as follows fol-lows The corporation cannot feel I I that the divergence of views upon the silver question and of its effects upon I the university between you and the members of the corporation is an adequate I ade-quate cause of separation between us I for the corporation Is profoundly appreciative ap-preciative of the great servIces you I have rendered to the university of your great sacrifices and love of it It therefore renews its assurances of i highest respect for you and expresses the confident hope that you will withdraw with-draw your resignation The vote on the subject was practically i practi-cally unanimous i Among the proceedings the following letter was read c Boston Mass Aug 15 1S97 Professor Benjamin F Clarke J Franklin Jameson Henry B Gardner Gard-ner and Othars GentlemenI thank you heartily for a pamphlet copy of a letter bearing your signatures and entitled An Open Letter Addressed to Corporation of Brown University by Members of the Faculty of That Institution Nothing could be better in manner or matter It presents the grave issues raised by the unfortunate faction of the corporation corpora-tion with singular lucidity and logical force and deals with the temper and spirit which arc every way admirable Aia you jray know I da not agree with > what I understand to be Dr Andrews views respecting the free coinage of silver I strongly deprecate the action of the corporation indeed upon the precise ground that nothing could be better calculated to give currency and weight to those viewsjust as nothing would give a greater impetus to the cause of tariff reform than an attempt by the authorities of Harvard college to discipline President Elliot for his wellknown sentiments respecting free I trade I tradeThe true objection however to the course pursued towards Dr Andrews by the corporation of Brown university I Is its implied inculcation of the doctrine that any institution of learnings should above all things get rich and therefore there-fore should square its teachings and I limit the utterances its faculty by the interests and sentiments of those who for the time being are the rich men of the community Tire demoralizing demoral-izing and degrading character of this doctrine your letter fully exposes and thereby entitles you to the gratitude not only of American citizens generally l general-ly bat of all wellwishers to Brown university in particular I remain with great respect yours very truly RICHARD OLNET Several petitions asking that Andrews be retained were als J presented The following elections Were announced an-nounced i Chancellor Colonel William Goddard I treasurer A B Chase |