University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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No new buildings have been erected this year ; but improve- ments made upon those standing, and upon the grounds surround- ing them, have added somewhat to the beauty of the place. There have been several changes in the Experiment Station and Agri- cultural departments. There have been several delightful entertainments in Lippitt Hall, some public and others private. It is evident that sociability has increased among the students, Faculty, and those interested in the College. The social life seems to progress from year lo year. The Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. U. have been very ac- tive. The first reception of the year was tendered to the new students by members of these societies, with the purpose of mak- ing the newcomers feel welcome to the College, and of making the old members better acquainted with one another. The Junior Reception was given in good season and was one of the most en- joyable occasions ever held. More enthusiasm than usual was shown at the Military Ball. Lippitt Hall was tastefully and ap- propriately decorated, and in every way the affair was a success. About the middle of the Winter term the Juniors arranged a rnusi- cale for the benefit of the Grist of ’oi. The evening of February 2 ist was also an enjoyable time for many of the students and their friends. The Glee Club again has not been idle, and great is its fame and success throughout the country around. The Grange meets quite often in the Chapel, and, although their doings are dark and hidden things, we know by the expies- sion on tne faces of the members that they are contented and like to congregate here. The Committee on College Activities has done efficient service ; and as for the clubs, some have disappeared, as prophesied, while others are flourishing. The Library and Chemical Clubs are among the most important. More enthusiasm has been evinced in athletics than formerly ; and, although in football not every game was won, as last year, yet the team did excellent work. Much interest is taken in base- ball, and the players are kept busy during Spring term. A very pleasant excursion was arranged by some members of the Faculty for the ten days vacation between the Winter and Spring terms. This afforded students and Faculty an opportunity

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U ic 2 ears Jftistory. (£lx LTHOUGH there have been no striking occurrences at the l=!-a College during the year, there have bee n some improve- J ' v ments and changes, and, as in former years, a steady ad- vancement. A new and successful feature was the summer school, introduced for the purpose of instructing teachers of the State in Nature studies. The fall term opened with about the usual num- ber of new students, though few of these joined the Freshman class. The two years Preparatory course began with this term, and through the preliminary work accomplished there, the College standard is being raised. The classes in general have done very satisfactory work, although during the Winter term there was more absence on account of illness than has ever occurred before. The Faculty remains about the same as last year. Miss Putnam, however, resigned her position as teacher of Expression and Eng- lish last June. She has been much missed by all, as she had been a part of the College for several years. Miss Sanborn filled her place during the Fall term, but in the Winter the course of Ex- pression was omitted, and the English classes taken by Miss Eliza- beth Kenyon, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College and a student of Brown University. Miss Brooks, our first instructor in steno- graphy and typewriting, having laid a foundation in those branches at the College, left us; and her successor, Miss Grace Hazelwood, has faithfully directed the work in that line since. Miss Bos- worth, who spent last year in Europe, returned with a Doctor’s degree, and as Professor of Mathematics, resumed her former du- ties, which had been carried on during her absence by Miss Smith.

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to visit New York, Washington, D. C., and other places in the vicinity of these cities. A party of fourteen went on the trip and reported having had a delightful time- A poultry course was given during the Winter term, as last year. So year by year new features appear in all things, and no less at the R. I. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. We hope that future enterprise may prove even more successful than that of the past ; that many may be benefited by the opportunities here offered ; and, that the College may stand as a great monument of industrial success in the minds of many throughout the land.