New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-02
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rumbet The young victor whom his A9uors to-n
Prof. Joel Parker responded. lie commenced by a
playful ausor 10 the load of responsibility which hsd
been taken by the President Of the University for al
the Shortcomings Of his Professors and to the coupei
quoted by the Chief Justice, declaring that
Mr. Parker made dSrkrr
That which Va. DARK enossh before"
He then declared his disbelief in any legal wsrrsnt
for giving the name Of - Dane" 20 the Cambridge
Law School. Mr.. Nathan Dane founded professor
ship. the results Of which had given sore treases on
law to the world than any other modern institute. yet
the school was founded by the eXertious of Prof.
Stearns dozen years before the foundation Of the
Dare Professorship.
Mr.. Parker then spoke Of the high position Of the
school and from that point turned TO .he probable
consideration which hsd prompted eal upon him TO
speak on this occasion. II was not the place to
wreatbe upon the brow OF champion betore whom
Saunton tell back upon his previous engagements,
and who was by other champions cour.eousy honored
bat 10 welcome the victor to new field Of labor.
ASK" ssid he, addressing Mr.. Morphy, welcome,
thrice welcome, 10 course Of study which viii tax all
your faculties, great ss YOU will prove them 10 be-
bid sou welcome a field of labor where the condition
of success has been said to be that you mast live ike
a hermit and work Ike q horse; but do it with
fear that YOU will be deferred from entering upon il By
the conditions. bid you welcome 20 the new contrO-
yersies ard new contests, where right is to be vind-
will meet at the same time adversares a. you have
done betore-the difference being that they will be
playing at the same game and will move the same
pieces. l bid you welcome Ia profession which 10
mention others, Curraa and Erskne have adorned,
aud in which Pnokney and Webster have won their
most enduring fame. If the thing were possible,
would wish for you q success which shall eclirse the
fame which you have already attained Loud ap-
plause.l
To the rext toast
Chess The Mu,ic Of Nrtrrursic,-kntred qualities Of intel
lsct necessary greatness in either
Prof Benz Pierce was called upon to respond, andwas
received with ChCers lie said that II was entirely
antrepublcan for democrat TO submit to the will of
autOcrat yet in all his intercourse with the presd
ing officer in college days aad since he had found him
auocrat by virtue OF his brilliant saies of wit, his
Ctrong brain, his brave he 1T and his swift speech.
He would have preferred that tie subject should be
power of intellect, which he coad nos separate in his
mind from he manifest destiny Of America, in which
he believed. He proceeded 10 instances in which
American minds had vanquished these OF the whole
world in regard to scientific matters. He spoke of
sciences and arts a. occupations, and OF games as
diversions. But while n small porHon of the race are
devoted To science or art, all must have diversion.
He had started with two passions-chess and mathe-
mates, and he had found that in order to make mathe
uaiics his occupation he must sbaodon chess as a
diversioL-his diversion must be in another field. In
the times of Greece. The comic sections had mean
ing to the physical universe. They were merely
diversion. 1t not till kepler came that they
a reality. time may come when we shall find that
there is really chessboard in the ars and that their
arrangements only be understood by him who shall
have studied the theory of form which is exhibited.
He closed by expressing the thought that the game OF
chess, as developed by its champion, b. in a double
sonse, transcendental branch OF the Science Of
Mophology.
The Rev. I. Starr King, Senator Wilson, the Hon.
Josiah Quincy, jr Prof. Huntington, Mayor Lincoln,
Mr.. Charles Hale of The Boston Adcertisey, and DR..
j. B. Upham spoke, and Prof Lowell and Mr.. James
T. Fields read poems.