Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . hat was always played on great occasions)was very inspiriting. They went by the old well up the back 54 Memories of Brown campus and halted;probably there werespeeches. Then thepapers were lighted,and made a very prettybonfire. I was toldafterwards that thebundles contained theessays that the studentshad written during theyear. I do not remem-ber ever seeing such aprocession Cadys housestood on George streetuntil after his death in1862. In 1866 the lotwas exchanged for oneon Prospect street andthe old h
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . hat was always played on great occasions)was very inspiriting. They went by the old well up the back 54 Memories of Brown campus and halted;probably there werespeeches. Then thepapers were lighted,and made a very prettybonfire. I was toldafterwards that thebundles contained theessays that the studentshad written during theyear. I do not remem-ber ever seeing such aprocession Cadys housestood on George streetuntil after his death in1862. In 1866 the lotwas exchanged for oneon Prospect street andthe old house com-menced a journeyacross the back campusto a new location. Asthere were no buildingsto be endangered then,the students conceivedthe brilliant idea of set-ting it on fire and hav-ing an illuminationworth while. Thepolice, however, found out the plot and had a guard aroundthe house all night. The next day it was moved on andit now stands on Waterman street numbered 72. May II, 1908. Susan B. Ely* * Daughter of Thomas Backus, 1819, and widow of Dr. J. W. C. Ely, Joseph CadySteward, 1812-26 Memories of Brown 55 The Tallow-Candle Illumination How well do we remember the time when wemade one of the vast crowd of literati ofall ages, sexes, conditions and colors, who onthe university grounds witnessed and en-joyed that ever memorable tallow-candle illuminationon the Tuesday night preceding commencement what mingled emotions of awe, admiration and de-light (we were younger in those days than we are now) didwe listen to the full band posted on the platform, and con-template the astonishing skill of the gifted men who coulddiscourse such scientific music as Washingtons Marchthrough the mysterious convolutions of the bugle, theFrench horn and the serpent! The dazzling brilliancyof the illumination, as it suddenly burst upon the visionat the sound of the college bell, was overwhelming; thebright eyes and blithesome beauty of the girls was per-fectly inspiring; the jo
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