New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
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Ar" Sparkling and Bright"

From the SHOWS our pine PEAKS OTlllgi
And pour the song In Joy along,
For the hours are bright before as,
And grand and hale are the toTers Of Yale
Like giants, watching Der u1.
Count not the tears Of the long gone years
With their moments oil pain and sorrow,
But laugh in the light Of their memories bright
Ard treasure them all for the morrow.
Then roll the song 10 wave, along,
While the hours are bright before IS,
And high and hale are the spires Of Yale,
Like guardians towering Ger -.
".
Dream Of the days when the rainboT rays
OF Hope on our carts fell lightly,
And each fair hou some cheerful iJxer
ia cur pathway b0Ssoned brightly
And pour the song IN JOY along
Ere the moments ny before u5,
While porly and hAle the Sires Of Yale
Are kindly gazing Ger "a.
LinPer again in memory's glen
Mid the tendrilled vines Of feeling,
Til a voice or sigh floats softly by,
Once more 20 the glad hearI stealing;
And roll the song IN waves along
For The hours are bright before us, YALE,
And in cottage and vale are the brides Of
Like angels, watching Ger Us.
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That with garlauds span our greeting,
With rilenI prayer that an hour AZ lair
Nay smile on each after meeting;
And long may the song he jOyolS gong
Roll o. IN the hours before us,
Aud grand and hale may the elms Of J ale
For many year bend o or n.
THE ToAsTs.
Prof sILLmAN then rose and commenced the
regular toAs.s, which were repeated AZ opposite
angles Of the tent by Prof Silmaa. Jr. and 8. ". g.
Dutton
]. Yale College.
To which TX Pre,ident DAY replied briefly and
effectively. &c renaIkc cd that al educated men
were self educated men. He enumerated the son,
Of Yale who had distinguished themselves in W.
rious walks Of science and usefulness
THE CENTURY QUESTION SETTLED.
Prot SILLIHAS followed in a welcome 10 toe
guests and Alumni present. He said there were
present thee men President Day, Prof KingIley
and himsel0 who had seen tho whole Of the hall
century pais while acting their parts in the College
In this connection he settled summary the quss
ton about whether the year 1900 was the last Of
the Eighteenth OF the. hrs! Of the Nineteenth Cen
tury. He said remember lying awake TO listen
to The las. knsL Of the Eighteenth Century. mean
the Sat day Of December ls0O-Rot l7o9-ior
never ws fool enough 70 suppose that % make
leo He stated that when = Freshman DO w6s
fined I'd for SioSiog FOOT ball in College grounds.
In Lis day students were boald - take OIL their
hats CT caps % tia President - FAR az they
could see him, or - Al events as far Is be could Ses
Mcn. Laughter He paid a feeling tribnto 70
President Dwight, over whose character President
Woolsey lad hurried with . pisS!1g noticc, lot
wishing 10 dwell on one - whom he was related.
He slsO said that slough he had resolved % Japa.
rate himself from Yale this year, yot owing 70 a
charge Of circumstances in hiI family and the 70
quest II bis associates, he bad concluded 70 remain
AZ lis post Ihis announcement vas resolved
with loud cheerI &c paid a tribute 20 Harvard
College, which was foandsd "A .CJ5, and which
was our elder sister He glanced rapidly over tho
history Of ale College particularly IN the way Of
books C. which the7e now belong 70 the College
some C0coo volumes In all. He concluded By pro
posing the second toast;
HARVARD SPEAKS 10 YALE.
:. Hau4yS-Oar Elder Sister.
To tia Professor FELTON, Of Harvard. ro.s 70
respond. Beicg called upon 70 mount upo1 chair
he rSid he wondered thai the sober people Of Yale
would induce anybody 70 get hich. lie Obe,.ca
20 taking ol t1e sges q Ladies'. Elder Slstsr 20
whom TIE Mother Of all these men here He
had VxPectsd President Eyerstt o. President
Sparks 10 speak for Harvard. He vas sorry for
himself aud sorres for others, that be had 70 take
theH place. He compliments Siiimaa aad Wool
tey ior Science AID Literature. Daring the Rsv0.
luton, Harvard vss occupied - barracks and il Is
SAID that the ghost Of one Of the soldiers, who was
kiled there, comes back Mighty. president
W oo-sey asked II there were any rappings -
He SAID i seemed 20 him a. if Punishment In Yale
IN Old tines had been limited 70 one extremity In
Harvard ihey frequently went TO the other EXTERN.
ty, ard Inflicted the punishment in The Baibeian.
or natural ma ner opening ard closing the exer.
oises with prayers. What will or posssrity say
when they read Of people prefacing with prayers.
the choking OF 4 fellow being = He concluded
With some remarks on College Education, and
TIE changes that it had undergone He gave
tie sentiments college EdEcation-Progressive
ryatism, and conservative Progression: este
TtTpeiNa.
s. Our Alumni Of The Clergy
To this Rev Dr. Leonard Bacon Responded In .
very able and lengthy speech. He said be had
refused TO speak, but il wss insisted on tina. even
If he did DO, speak be sbO1d at least rise and a.
knouledge that he was not accustomed to speak
de wa neither the youngest DOR the Oldest Cler-
syman present. Ii WAS right therefore, neither
Oh the principle Of "tsaiores I'D Ishor1 " Dor Of