-b ^3S ^3 THE Growth of Brown University IN Recent Years 1899-1909 "The Public Teaching shall in general Respeft the Sciences." "Into this liberal and catholic Institution shall never be ad- mitted any religious Tests : But on the contraiy, all the Members hereof shall forever enjoy full, free, absolute, and uninterrupted Liberty of Conscience." FROM THE CHARTER OF 1764 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY 1909 % '^ Gift The Uni^e»'sity D. B. UPDIKE, THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS, BOSTON THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY IN RECENT YEARS (1899-1909) SINCE many friends of the University have been asking for fa6ls as to its progress, its lines of recent development, its changes in organ- ization and curriculum, the following brief state- ment has been prepared. The period covered in cursory review has been one of intensive rather than extensive growth. The sudden increase in the number of students which had previously oc- curred brought with it the inevitable problems of swift expansion. The obvious need was for in- ternal coordination, for closer articulation of teach- ers and departments, for determination of stan- dards, for the better housing of students, for more buildings in which to establish laboratories, semi- naries, libraries, consultation-rooms, for a more permanent Faculty with more adequate financial support. How far these needs have' been met the statement will show. The changes that have come have been in part visible and tangible, transform- ing the appearance of the campus. But the more important alterations, in a college as in a man, are internal and spiritual. INTERNAL CHANGES. THREE new departments have been created, — Eleftrical Engineering, Geology, Physi- cal Training, the latter having the same power and dignity as any other. Six new chairs of instruction have been created, and professors appointed to fill them, — viz., Or- ganic Chemistry, Ele6lrical Engineering, Public Speaking, Physical Training, Geology, Sociology. The number of the Faculty and other officers has increased from 89 to 101, — an increase of about 12.^ per cent. The annual amount paid in salaries has increased from ^107,547.50 to ^155,454-59, — an increase of 45 per cent. The requirements for admission to the Ph.B. course have been advanced by 5 points, and for admis- sion to the engineering courses by 4^ points. While the raising of requirements and standards might naturally have diminished the number of students, the number has increased from 868 to 993, an increase ofj;i4.4 per cent. [ 4] INTERNAL CHANGES The total endowment of the University has in- creased from ^1,297,227.59 to $3,416,744.41, or about 264 per cent. The total annual income from investments and tuition fees has increased from 1152,896.14 to $231,379.98, or 51 per cent. The number of books in the library has increased from about 100,000 to 170,000, and the founda- tions of the new^ John Hay Library — to cost $300,- 000 — have been laid. The *' Rider Colle61:ion" (on the history ofRhodelsland) and the" Wheaton Colle6lion'' (on International Law) have been presented to the University. The unique and price- less John Carter Brown Library ( of Americana ) has been presented to the University, together with its noble building, costing $150,000, and an endowment of $500,000. The number of depart- ment libraries, or seminaries, has increased from thirteen to twenty, every department now having its own library, office, and consultation room. The number of courses of study offered has in- creased from 83 to 119. Among the new courses are those in Elementary Greek, Nautical Astro- nomy, Principles of Historical Criticism, Origin and Development of Society, Comparative Study C5 ] THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY of Constitutions, Jurisprudence, Socialism, Com- mercial Geography, Greek and Roman Life, the Modern Novel, Vi6lorian Poets, German Lyrical Poetry, the German Drama, the French Drama, Modern Italian Literature, Textual Criticism of the Old Testament, Industrial Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Research Work in Chemistry, Chemical Physiology, Mineralogy, Petrography, Advanced Ba6leriology, Embryology, Ornitho- logy, and many new courses in Engineering. The older courses have been steadily enriched, im- proved and equipped. New administrative officers have been appointed, ensuring closer oversight, more accurate records, better coordination, larger unity. These officers include a Dean of the University, a Superintend- ent of Grounds and Buildings, a Keeper of Gradu- ate Records, an Archivist, a University Physician. The Graduate Department has been organized, with its own Dean, its own office, its own system of records and standards of admission. The sys- tem of Freshman Advisers has been instituted. An Employment Bureau has been established, and a Teachers' Bureau for the benefit of teaching alumni. A Committee on Appointments has been [6 J INTERNAL CHANGES recently formed, to assist the graduates of the University throughout their careers. The Faculty has been reorganized. The old sys- tem of Faculty committees, which had grown large and unwieldy, has given way, and the functions and powers of most of the former committees have been centralized in a new "committee on registration and attendance." By various volun- tary meetings and organizations the Faculty have been brought into closer acquaintance and into a harmony and sympathy such as are rarely found in so large a body. Many new scholarships and prizes have been established, as e.g., the four " Marston Scholar- ships,'' the "George Hale Bacon Scholarships,'' the "Aaron Lucius Ordway Fund," the" William Grosbeck Goddard Fund," the "Hicks Prize Fund No. 2," the "Class of 1880 Prize," "The Society of Colonial Dames Prize," etc. New laboratories have been established in Geo- logy, Mechanical, Civil and Ele6lrical Engineer- ing, and large additions made to the laboratories in Chemistry and Biology. c 7 ] THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY In response to an obvious demand the depart- ments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, pre- viously housed in the attics of ancient buildings and meagrely equipped, have been installed in a modern engineering building, furnished with all the apparatus for the most approved methods of instru6lion. An experiment station for the study of Biology has been opened at Warwick, R. I., where students each summer may study various forms of marine life at first hand and where researches have been condu6led that have afFe6ted the entire Atlantic seaboard. The University has entered into an affiliation with the Rhode Island School of Design, whereby stu- dents in either institution may enjoy the benefits of the other. Under this arrangement the School of Design uses the University machine-shops, and the University sends its art students to the School of Design for instru6lion in archite6lural drawing, free-hand drawing and painting. A system of Visiting Committees has been estab- lished, which has been of great value in achiev- C8 2 INTERNAL CHANGES ing cooperation between the world of study and the world of a6lion. Under this system about one hundred and fifty gentlemen — from five to ten in each department — annually visit the University, inspe6l its courses of study, libraries, laboratories and equipment, form the acquaintance of the Fac- ulty, and offer such counsel and support as their experience in business or professional life may qualify them to give. Twelve new alumni associations have been or- ganized, forming the links in a chain which ex- tends from Boston to Seattle. The total number of such associations is now twenty-three. An Alumni Council has been formed, composed of represen- tatives from all alumni associations having twenty- five or more members, and meeting at stated times to discuss matters of University policy, to sele6l nominees for the office of trustee, or to consider questions referred to them by the Corporation. The Women's College has been made an integral part of the University, with its own Executive Committee of the Corporation. A woman's dormi- tory has been secured, a woman's gymnasium ere6led, five new lots of land obtained, a college L 9 ] THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY campus has been laid out, and a separate endow- ment of |85,ooo has been contributed. A woman has been appointed Dean of the College. A Stu- dent Government Association has been organized among the students. An Alumnae Association has been formed, which is now represented on the Advisory Council. Extension courses have been condu6led in recent years, at hours when teachers can attend, with an attendance of from 250 to 400 teachers annually. These courses are not such as are ordinarily called "University extension courses," given in various places under varying auspices; but are given in University halls, in connexion with University li- braries and laboratories, and students who take the tests and pass the examination in any course may obtain credit toward a University degree. A "Brown University Teachers' Association" has been formed, composed of the teaching alumni of the University and alumni of other colleges who are teaching in schools preparing students for Brown. Seven annual conventions have been held, with important educational discussions; and the association has assisted both the University and C 10] INTERNAL CHANGES the schools in solving their common problems. The entire system of college athletics has been re- organized. While the academic requirements for participation in athletics are determined by the Faculty, who have established unusually stringent rules, all other questions are now settled by the students themselves, on the principle that student- play is a matter for student-control. A Supervisor of Athletics has been appointed, and a well equipped office opened, where the various athletic managers may transa6l their business in accor- dance with approved modern methods. The Brown Union, by far the largest of all the student organizations, has been established, and suitably housed in a convenient and beautiful struc- ture. In this building is the headquarters of every student enterprise. The second floor has been oc- cupied by the Young Men's Christian Association. This building has become the center and fireside of the University. Nine tenths of all the students are members of the Union. Cii 1 EXTERNAL AND VISIBLE CHANGES THE University has acquired in the last ten years twelve new^ tra6ls of land, with the buildings thereon : four on Waterman Street, one on George Street, one on College Street, five on Cushing Street and one on Benefit Street. The University has ere6led thirteen new buildings, as follows : Name Bate President's House 1901 Rogers Hall (addition) 1901 Van Wickle Gates 1902 Administration Building 1902 Engineering Building 1903 Caswell Hall 1903 Rockefeller Hall 1903 Colgate Hoyt Swimming Pool 1903 Carrie Tower 1904 John Carter Brown Library 1904 Sayles Gymnasium 1906 Marston Field House 1907 John Hay (Library in process) 1910 Lincoln Field has been graded and laid out in ac- cordance with the plans of landscape archite6ls : bronze statues of Caesar Augustus and Marcus Aurelius have been presented and ere6led on the C 12 ] EXTERNAL AND VISIBLE CHANGES campus, and new trees, vines and shrubs have been planted. Five new fraternity chapter-houses have been built or leased and stand in close proximity to the campus as part of the University group, which now comprises twenty-nine buildings. Yet all these changes have not called for the demolition of one of the old landmarks. The oldest stru61:ure, Uni- versity Hall, ere6led in 1770, has been stripped of the stucco which covered it for three-quarters of a century, and restored to its original appear- ance. Thus the University has been able to double its buildings without removing a brick or stone from its archite6lural heritage. C is: THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY Some of these results are shown in the following. Tabular View Students 1899 = 868 1909 ^=z=== 993 Endowment 1899 = $1,297,237.59 1909 ===$3,305,390.63 Income 1899 = $152,396. U 1909 ========= $231,379.98 Faculty and 1899 : 89 Other Officers 1909 == 101 Salaries 1899 ==$107,547.50 1909 === $155,454.59 Library 1899 - 100,000 1909 z^=== 170,000 Buildings 1899 = 1 5 1909 ======= 29 Courses oj 1899 — 83 Study 1909 119 [ 14] THE GROWTH OF BROWN UNIVERSITY The University to-day includes An Undergraduate Department, with a four years course of study leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Philosophy Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Ele61:rical Engineering A Graduate Department with courses of study leading to the degrees of Master of Arts Master of Science Do(5lor of Philosophy An Independent Women's College (not coed- ucational), offering to women the same courses as to men, under the same teachers, and leading to the same degrees. An Extension Department, offering each win- ter to teachers and other mature persons, at hours when they can attend, courses of study of the same chara6ler as those offered to regular students, and for which credit is given toward a University degree. For Catalogue or Information address The Registrar of Brown University Providence, R. I. LiBRftRV OF CONGRESS Illllpi. 029 919 132 1 \ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 029 919 132 1