THE Colver lectureship is provided by a fund of 

 $10,000 presented to the University by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Jesse L. Rosenberger of Chicago in memory of 

 Mrs. Rosenberger's father, Charles K. Colver of the 

 class of 1842. The following sentences from the letter 

 accompanying the gift explain the purposes of the foun- 

 dation: 



"It is desired that, so far as possible, for these lectures 

 only subjects of particular importance and lecturers emi- 

 nent in scholarship or of other marked qualifications 

 shall be chosen. It is desired that the lectures shall be 

 distinctive and valuable contributions to human knowl- 

 edge, known for their quality rather than their number. 

 Income, or portions of income, not used for lectures may 

 be used for the publication of any of the lectures deemed 

 desirable to be so published." 



Charles Kendrick Colver (1821-1896) was a graduate 

 of Brown University of the class of 1842. The necrol- 

 ogist of the University wrote of him: "He was distin- 

 guished for his broad and accurate scholarship, his 

 unswerving personal integrity, championship of truth, 

 and obedience to God in his daily life. He was severely 

 simple and unworldly in character." 



The lectures now published in this series are: 



1916 



The American Conception of Liberty and Government, by 

 Frank Johnson Goodnow, LL.D., President of Johns 

 Hopkins University. 



1917 



Medical Research and Human Welfare, by W. W. Keen, 

 M.D., LL.D. (Brown), Emeritus Professor of Sur- 

 gery, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. 



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