New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-28
Speeches by Major-Gen. Anderson, William
NJ. Evarts and Others.
LIST OF THE DEAD HEROES.
Phi Beta Kappa and Class Meetings.
THE OMMEN H M E N Il.
From Our specssl Correspondent.


srOoessloa matched to Music Hail. beaded by Nou'
band frow NeW.York The dinner iasleu io' 'DV"' ."
Ao, and hall ami our gastric powers being moderate
-. s,pnd sou1e time 10 look around the Hall. Inc
49,, soor wa, eatirely occupied with the tables at
which we're seated $50 guests. In 'front.' OF inc
.,.re WAS q raised platform. which was placed
,.hle for the notables of the day. Here were seated
pre,ident Theodore d. woolsey, d. D., IL D.. VIM
n Fvarts. IL H.. Chairman of the meeting, Major
Gen. Robt. And rson, MajorGen. Hamilton. Brig
e.n. Lewis r. Parsons. Gen. Noble Of Iowa, Gen. No
IL Of Connec,io {. Gen. Roberts United States Army
Cen Hsrland Gen. d. Tyler. Col. Henry O. Demng
Among the distinguished civilians were Gov. VIM A
x,o.ingham Iieut Gov Roger s. Averill Bishop
0m,th Of Kentucky the Rev DIR Massie, LONDON. tltH
Green Halleck Dr. j. q. Holland (Ilmotss Iitcombp
Hon. Dwight Foster. the Rev: Horace bus.ne,L ~.
Alonso Taft esq. Cincinnati the Rev A. l.; ~ ne
b. D.. Lieut. Gov. Cox, Md, TX Gov DnttOn: LIZ ~
Pres dent Surtevan, d. d.. OF Illinois Colese the
Rev joel Howes. ID. D., Hartford the Rev DE Ihomp
soa and Adsms OF New York. and President Fisher
The gallery filed with ladies' bright. beautiful
and patriotic who could not eat but exercised to me
FIJI their natural preroga:ive of talking From the cell
As hung streaeTs of red white and blue. while every
gas et decorated by the National flag Around The
galleries we're row OF white shields bordered WIN
syergreen on which inscribed the names Of those
sont Of Yale who had died on the field II battle with
sheir ass and the battle in which they met their DEATH
r. man could look at these % shields the representa-
Gyes noble hearts VINO Dut LOT sne "
lave been with to-day without thankfuness to God
that such sacrifices are no longer needed-without
solemn determination that they should not be in vain
The list of names this: Hannahs Class Of 81.
Killed at Williamsburg Ogden. 90 1revan Station
Noyes ~, Corinth; Wheeler IS. Culp's Farm Ga !;
Skinner, 80 Petersburg Camp go. Richmond Blake,
ga Gettysburg; Redheld As Altoona; Winthrop. AZ.
Great Bethel; Pratt 6l, HsnovertOwn; Butler. 81
sofHed DaitOn 81, Cedar Mountain; CLARK. o.
Richmond Manross SO. Antietam; Beecher az
Goal Herbor; Porter 49, Winchester; Roberts, 81
Narfteesboro; Darlington, 80. ST. Marks; Alexander
s., Mine Run; GrisNOld, 81 Antieiami Rice, 81,
Upon tho stage were two brass 6-pouuders, drsped
with hags having their nIzzles turned oohqney Ies,
ths brave sol tiers should forget where they we're and
charge the battery from sheer force OF hnbl These
we're Eanked by stacks Of mnssets.
One seldom sees more brilliant scene than could be
witnessed from the stage with the now uses insI'
nents Of war the drsped building the st ilwari SOL
liers and the brilliant galleries. We could not hep
imagining that there Others there whom The eye
could not see the spirits OF the brave martyred de"d
participating in the gladness OF the festival put WIN
10 wish perhaps returu Their crown Is secure ana
their memory precious forever TO US the STRIFE yet re-
mains
fore the regular literary exercises several songs were
sung in the old free and easy college style The John
Brown chorus was given With 9 strength seldom
sluaed aud "Well hang JEFF. Davis 10 sour apple
tree" was greeted with iumultuous applause. The
cider graduates looked If they thought these were
hardly worthy of the dignity of the OCCASION but 'ne
because they couldn't help 1t.
Al length Mr.. Eyarts the Chairman. arose TO intro
duce the feast OF reason. aud did 1t With the most
reasonable suggestion OF the day This was. ne SAID
learned assembly, where would feel bound 10 act
With perfect propriey and not make speech above 10
minutes in length The speaker illustrated tls propo
siton by bis example In speech of less than 10
Dinuies full Of force and fire. At the close he re-
Suested that all the Sons OF Yale present who had
served in the army should rise. As the BOYS In blue
stood up in all parts OF tie hail. there eDsued scene
which for enthusiasm have not equsled since
Gen Grants great reception in Cooper Union. New.
Hork. OF course the audience couldn't well use
they might be mistaken for soldiers but they waved
haDdkerchefs and oheercd snd shouted until it seemed
there would be end. The ladies in the gallery did
their fun share.
The first regular sentiment proposed was The
Union restored-one Country one Constitution, one
Destiny"
Gov Buckingham was called on 10 respond and ives
enthusiastically cheered the soldiers friend" lie
said that the people would have borns the burdens Of
civil just so long a. they loved liberty lie was
proud TO that Connecticut had furnished than
81 600 for the war. 0OO than her quota; not
many ss the larger States II 10 true, but they had
made i up In energy.
Mr. Ryarts then read the statistics az far known OF
these Yale who had served in the war The figures
necessarily defective in measure. The list
stands ,hus; Acadooica graduates in the Union army
"a professional schools a. Add TO these those who
have served in the Sanitary and Christian Commissions
for considerable time "a and We have the total NUN
Der Of Yale Alumni in the service, so Of the under
graduate in Glasses from 1901 10 IS l24 have left Col
lege 10 enter the army. No effort has been made u
learn the number Of former students OF the College not
graduates who hsve been 10 the service; 55 re-
ported but TINS fraction Of the number The
tosa then Of Undergraduate and now graduates, l72
making grand total Of 73 the contribution Of Yale
70 the defense Of TIE country.
THIS number is large in itself but as percentage Oh
dyins graduates, II appears stll more creditabe. The
eunbeF OF rddUd.t AntbUs gnf sspcrsfites" IS 35JI
CT these certainly 400 is large proportion for those
who would DO able 10 do military service. Thus we
have - per cent of the whole number.
when We consider that men OF education and
scholarly taste are Usually ayerSe to the pursuit OF arms
ve~e how uroug must have been the llopcing motive
SEND 80 mary Into service foreign 10 their natural
Inclination.
The Chairman then said that we had been honored
VIII telegram from the President OF the United States
response to one forwarded by himself
lie reading OF The following kilograms wss received
w three rou.ing cheers or President Johnson and
VIC waving Of handkercAefs
NKvHavxs. July 2s 1875
,,Io h' Errslenry AsDHEw JOHNSON. P,esideHt Of ge
sea s'dies The gadGste o. Yale College assembled IN
so1ms'noIa.ion Of Their associates who have served In tho
senJ their respectful greeting. 10 the President OF tbs
sses. May De 10 honor successfully TO achieve
s wofk Of restoring peace ard the country for the
ss o. Which 50 many OF oeT bA, brethren have psed
10 which Tie Presiden, replied rs follows;
nso5 VIZ 81 Ey.xr. cAaiysan So iSie: I,isns you.
10 the saS I .ad so, Of hs iC hsr tnd ss
rI.s - W. sang steingrnt petliOtsp when during
va Has gwen many noble yr snd deeds 10 our country
trshetoS ,eSi'n'p hss gained Uneyius honor by m
70 lr literature aud tie achievements In our rece mt
io nAtcns existence. and ia the vic,ore. of peace
.Nt HNs' are DOW " come Aincricau scholrgAip " al
sustain the reputation It a. now go
very truly, your friond, Asnpvr Iou..ox
hsi)r.Gen. Anderson was called ont IN re.nonJ ,o
The eminent. The honors aud Lo,r,@.e ~ VI 80, s
80 nave served their country In tie war" The Gen.
peso his thanks for the honor in few words
ton va uen. sehu! les grandson of Alexander Ham-
son' ahd great grandson Of Cen SCHUYLER of Reroln
s.y leme was next introduced He remarked that
SV nsu immoralized himself by that famous saving
soni tiai Vici" He was a. the eononest of Island
en-, and they could the English of Cassr's
v,eo came. / saw, conquered"