The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-04
CHTV INTELLIGEN CE.
THE UNIVERSITY,


TAs Annual pinnor Of tho AluuanI Of the UnI-
vereItv Of PonnsyIvania-The TOasts and
RDeeohee Of the Occnsion-An Account of Re-
cent nud Prospective Progress, by the Presi-
dent Of the InstitntiOn.
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, in the large hall
of the time-honored University OF Pennsylvania q
reunion dinner was partaken OF by the members OF
the Society Of the Alumni, other graduates Of the
1hstItutiOn and a number - distinguished guests.
Hon. +. c. Brewster, Acknowledgement OF the
state and President OF the Alumni Association pre-
Rev. C. p. Krauth, D. D., OF the request Of the
Chairman, pronounced blessing before the chairs
were drawn.
slve OF regret a. inability to be present were read
from several persons, the Chairman then proposed
the t0ast:-'The President of the United States" TO
which no response was made but which was
hOnored by the whole company rising ere they
drank.
Pennsylvania" The Chairman In proposing It,,
stated that Governor Geary, who had been Invited
TO reply, was prevented by official engagements
The university Of Pennsylvania" was the next
toast in order. To this Professor G. S. Sue. Pro-
VOst OF the Institution, responded as follows:-
feel, gentlemen of course, in your coming here TO-
night that you look rather to the past than to the future
yersity look more 10 tho future than to the past
Not o. ySn arc aware That formerly what were
had fact they were a sort of @
ndeavOr TO give them regular thorough ystematic odn.
cst,on.hke that we give all other students who Soe to
have cd in this respect we have now
very unusual OF course in fact arrangement In
by the S5ess e %n are grand snoo
in thiladelpha Applnuse) And Ihe & result = Oh OF the
crease in the number of students We have about
R s@a is o e6 naa np6n mas S 5
the Beginning for why should not have three four
hut thes comes up another matter This building has
for the 100 students, with their fifteen professors what
Recommendations has T.! Nov, gentlemen What is the
to raise the reputation of the university gradu
reputation and feel anxious to the college its proper
positonbu for far higher obect we want to make this
Phiadelphia institution (Appause) We foel that
have this a matter of the first importance We
not merely struggling for reputation for toe
Phadolphie. ',,'''''.Y. 49,, y,
Now gentlemen how far have gone into thisS What
site for the building of the University and second get
money enough endow the institution (Appause And
OF these things is dependent the other How for
Gcsne sS a
chase seven acres and hall Of gronnd and not allow us TO
have not got the money N pay and to get it we Ss have
trouble is just this Some imagine that are going to
specnate on the city of but nothing could
AS As Of the city h shoSt take & az in
could only make them understand this there would be
s that s' an on Ssm Rs do H. aa ap d bat
is TO the real Interest OF the city Besides what want
out it nor we compete or compare, without money,
with the scientific schools of other places l
that efforts in this direction have bean in
for during the past S5OO has been raised for the
purpose have nothing but words OF encouragement to
regard to the prospect OF endowment IL depends
the city. IL we have local hatation in which 90
put buildings, should have diicuty getting
the whole endowment (applause) Of hall million.
The speaker then resumed his seat amid great
applause.
The "City OF Philadelphia" was the next toast-a
toast to which his Honor Mayor Fox replied
The next toast was the "Aumni Of the University. F"
To this Hon. =. f. Smith responded.
TO the toast ''The Law Alumni George d. Budd,
Esq, made happy response
The toast, Our Medical Graduates" was respond
ed 10 by Dr. ii. l.. Hodge.
The toast. "Our Army and Navy" was answered
by General Louis Wagner in brief tribute to the
contributions which the University hal made to the
army and navy during the late war.
The toast "The Press" was responded to by Mr.
Francis Wells.
The toast '"rhe Judiciary" was assigned to Judge
Hare, whose response was listened to with great
attention
The last regular toast, ''Woman," was responded
to by Thomas A. Biddlc Esq, III some fcliCitous
marks.
Mr.. Henry G. Carey was then toasted, and in reply
referred to the important positions occupied by
Pennsylvania in all its relations, educational and
industrial, to the Union.
Tne company separated al a timely honr after an
evening very agrecaby spent.