New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-27
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALUMNI OF THE
NETWORK UNIVERSITY.

The Tyeptv-third Anniversary of the Association
of the Alumni was celebrated in the large Chapel OF
the New York University last evening. Mr.. GEO. H.
MOORE. President of the Association presided The
opening prayer was made by the Rev. Dr. HENRY
The Rev. j. NJ. MATTHEWS, ID. d., was then intro
duced by the President. He spoke in substance as
follows:
Mr.. President AND GENTLEMEN: In your polite
note inviting me to deliver the annual address on inc
present occasion, task me TO dwe on wSai lne AZ
versify ewes TO the City and the state You also nuue
10 nv having filed the Office of Its first Chancellor
TO nv identification with ii from Its olgn ana 10 my
full acquaintance with the views OF Its founders as
furnishing me with every advantage 10 speah On 'ie
subject | will endeavOr TO comply with your request
Whatever part may have been called to act In iouno
ing the Institution fidelity TO truth es well as re-
srectfu compliance with your expectations wlIi leau
me To spread before you without hesitation what was
Tho orie.al design Of the University and what must
be done by those into whose hands It may pass II the
views of its projectors and early friends are 10 pe
realized. In referring to the cary movements ~
establishing this seat Of learning seem 10 DO Teau
mo among fresh graves that should be held IN deep
reverence Ii is scarcely twenty hve years sncS lne
first meetings on the subject were held many OF ten
at my own freside; yet the majority oil thoSe VIM
then look an active part the enterprise are no longer
among the living There was Albert Gaiatn, me
friend of learning and the able diploml tist ana
statesmen. There was Morgan Lewis, long Chlei Jus
tee of the State, and aiterward lis governor Auu
a
in Tho Councils both of the State ard of the Nation
and who devoted all his time and strength IN his @aer
lie TO institutions for improving the public mind IN
Science and Art But they are no more. Oi our ner-
ebnnt princes we had such men as John johnston
Henry J. Wyekoff, Samuel Ward and John 'cehelu'
long Known for their munfcent pubic spirit ana en-
TcIiened views Of public good. They TOO are mum,
bsred with the dead OF my own profession we had
he clear minded and pure hearted Dr. MeMuuay
o bsS Dr Minor who having distinguished hinseii
ss tbe legislator and the lawyer, had trsnsterrea
The weoht of his talents from the par 70
he nrInif have seen them both iaid IN me grave
am Indebted to the late Bishop Ms1Tgns iOr o Oss
vsr,be aid and every friend of this University owes
a tr;bute of gratitude and respect 70 his neio.y.
Deeacy forbds me psrcularze the lew vino ,b
vive and who had also prominent nanq "a oD
Institutiop But from the names have here
will see what were the intellectual ana mora ,
and standing of the men who were III Tue "o'
But IL was TO be University adapted 70 ,nS
activity in which we i've TO the untranmeueu
and lofty purposes of the nation to wmon We :.
and which from it's outset should have the aav an'"r'
of a clear track before il it pursued its way -
sneak more in detail: by reference 10 our P' =,
gramme il may be seen that they give fuh hoa1 ~,
Classical education: but not to make II pon ~,
eginning and the end OF scholarship Iaey are a"e'