Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ength of themanuscript exhibited by Judson, on which the bill againstthe Brothers was recorded, indicated that it was no smallaffair. With apparent reluctance, and somewhat of aninjured air, the committee from the Philermenian societynow withdrew, and the Brothers took up the debate at thepoint at which it was interrupted; but manifestly the cli-max of interest for the evening had been reached, and theorators, eloquent as they were, could not bring theastounded freshmen back to the considerations beforethem when Judso
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ength of themanuscript exhibited by Judson, on which the bill againstthe Brothers was recorded, indicated that it was no smallaffair. With apparent reluctance, and somewhat of aninjured air, the committee from the Philermenian societynow withdrew, and the Brothers took up the debate at thepoint at which it was interrupted; but manifestly the cli-max of interest for the evening had been reached, and theorators, eloquent as they were, could not bring theastounded freshmen back to the considerations beforethem when Judson and his associates made their appear-ance. Both societies long ago reached the point of dissolution,an unfortunate affair, as I think, in the history of the col-lege. There are things that a student may without hesi-tation leave out of his college course, and still well equiphimself for the work of life as a citizen of this great re-public ; but he should hold fast to whatever will help himto think and talk on his feet with ease and forcefulness. Henry S. Burrage, Memories of Brown 175 The College During the Civil War MY only college diary—it was written in mysenior year—opens with these words: BrownUniversity, January i, 1861. From that dateto July 3, 1861, when the college year closed,the record covers one hundred and seventy-nine pages,mostly devoted to events connected with the outbreakof the Civil War. These pages reveal the intense inter-est with reference to public affairs which prevailed amongthe young men of the college, and especially those whowere about to graduate. On the first page of the diaryI find these words: It promises to be an eventful country, a few months since prosperous, happy,united, seems today almost on the brink of government maintains a masterly inactivity. Thepeople no longer have confidence in it—indeed it seemsto have no confidence in itself. One member of thecabinet after another is retiring, and the old p
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