New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-01

to Themselves and said that never when he hid
trouble or disturbance had he appealed TO
umphantY successful. Mr. Samuel Thatcher OF Bangor
Me-. who graduated at Harvard 10 wears ago and IL
the Oldest living graduate, sent letter which was read
In which he SAID that he had ceased to feel the
made brief speech I'm which he said that he hOped that
as the College grew older public sympathy would gather
more ana more around It, and that its evidences OF
yOuth ana VlgOr would constantly multiply Mr. Charles
rahcls Adams was received with loud cheers He auded
s o EI eu9Gaton IN Europe and SAID that there
that the system at those institutions should be modGed
~ sun Ine advanelng spirit OF the times In treating of
Tue educational discussions which are now progressng
ne SAID hat they heard much OF the new policy and Ie
new education For one he hoped that the classics which
au hitherto been the bright and shining grde of their
Anna Mater beneath whose protection She had nurred
ana TO light so many generations her children
Gated the demolition Of classical culture which had done
80 hnch 10 elevate taste and sentiment Dr. Oliver Wen
before the Glass Of 80 in January He had made some
additions thereto, and closed with touching reference
OaLnIenus VINO were invisible, yet were present
Among other speeches that Of Mr. Joseph H. Choate OF
New YORK one OF the younger cePresidents of the
anty referring to the pleasure his visit to the city and
College afforded HIM, he said that 1t had recently been
that the 300 Alumni OF the College who resided in New
ork We're for that reason disqualified from their natural
MAT III Te administration OF the affairs Of their Alma
mater But II must not be supposed that they were COM
psteu therefor by any power in the control OF their
might be in the government of New York CITY they were
OOgeu 20 confess that they could not claim particle OF
Alumni whose make up the roll OF their new tren
mai not one was for the common suggestion that they
@ nu 700 nuch OF the classics He would like TO see the
experiment tried They might call up the members OF
the corporation and ask them TO translate the Had and
the odyssey random they might examine the protes
sors Tor hafhOur In the Panegyrcs Of IsOcraes Invite
the doctors of sacred theology to read from the original
the CONCENTRATIONS Of Plato, and If they got satisfactory
responses from these high sources It would be time TO
consider whether the rank and file Of the Alumni had had
enough the classics to hurt them After humorous au
sions 20 the programme TO show innovations which
seemed TO mark the Generalization OF such classical cu
congratulations and welcome OF the younger Alumni to
the new President, because his election at the
history OF the College, and he might say in
the history Of letters, that had ever been paid
manly ambition In closing, he referred TO the past
Presidents IN an eloquent and beautiful manner and Gx
Of the great past to regret and everything OF tine ad
20 hope Other speeches were made by PesSn Rradev
bonrn of Wisconsin University, exChlc - GsiiGo oI
Of Rhode Island the Rev Dr. Haight Of 20 Ne yo oI
Prof James Russell Lowell read long and char
octeristc poem, brim full Of hnmor, which was
Charles Francis Adams that gentleman having departed
before it was read:
"Ystbeg IsRTs%s .I patriotic ,l.S,n thT XII
Yes john Bull is sometimes hard to bear,
Tboass,s.s he cried spoai spsat thOu fearful guest
I3qrO de.sru.t-yoa recall che rest all,
Which one s.sh bis nigbisr nanesaks spilled
lie made Matt ArpOli's Pbistiues bis SPORT
Not The broad ocean hndered l;mpIag fate,
AR e, US ist oTS before suss f.St, these
set offs n moral damages
Bat have wandered to volcanic ground,
Where the hot soil hesves With sound.
Thou Testing piper, get thee somewhere else
Hcrcis place 10 shake and bells
Down, awful shape Of that uuholf strife
That desperate WTeste O the for life.
Woe worth the hour Of madness that deyotes
Freedoms twin champions 20 each others thfOatA
Hldtrs pulcarI. MA yEhhri0r,
Pout n yOu will, but silk not into war;
Had Adams stayed. this danger bad not been,
This les than Kindness Of " than KIN
lie wandered 10 the GowefT way
That tcmpis 90 the most where lessts 20
No word misspent reasoning out o. jpat
yfgSius It tIar, graphing 90 be point.
Iarge Of discourse where wisdom might be large.
penurious where loose speech uight Lis charge
lie served and suffered but be last;
Praised By the brAWny athletes he had
Third o. bis stalwaH to him due
No smaller debt than 20 the other
Behold, they brighten from the dim
To feel their praise renewed 10 praise Of him"
This was received most enthusiastically. A largely
attended reception az the Rev DR. PcabOdys house
lie closing feature Of the festivities OF the day.