The New York herald., 1869-02-24
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY SHEET

followed. Rev. DR. Bellows, President OF the club
led on with the opening speech IN hls happ
est vein and characterized with charming f0lictfOus
ness OF style and introduction OF college allusions
and "reminiscences as quantity curious ~ many ol
them were quantity humorous me noIi9wng are tns
respondents:-
/. .Tne President OF the United stateA" Drank
with the customary honors
q "0ur Alma Mater. Born in the day OF little
things, she has kept steady pace wi the advancing
greatness OF the country and viii forever spread
Fellowship. sound learning and generous culture"
Responded to by Rev. DR.. EllA
3. 1.-The President and Fellows OF Harvard college.
The faithful guardian OF her treasury ana admin
istration OF her charities they are deserving OF
honor from all her children" Responded 10 oy
1 .sThe Overseers OF Harvard College. Thanks to
the benencent legislation OF an intelligent commu-
nifty they are noonger strangers but her chosen ad
mrers and best friends" No response.
S. ssThe Faculty. The good teacher, like the sun,
quickly draws forth those hidden powers tne germs
OF which nature has implanted" Responded to by
letter from Professor Falon.
9. "Our Honorary Graduates. Adopted into the
family OF her by our Alma Mater for their dis
ward, and are ever welcome guests at our board.
Genius and culture are OF universal fellowship, ana
have no boundaries Of college walls" Responded
10 by Rev. DR.. James p. Thompson.
!. "Our American Poets."
God sends his singers upon earth
That they may touch the hearts OF men
And turn them back 10 Heaven again.
Responded to by William Cullen Bryant.
s. "Our Clergy. All honor to the faithful teachers
OF morals and religion leaders OF that church to
which and to its founder the college was s0lemnly
dedlcased" Responded % to Iy KEY. Dr; Adams ~r n
the midst Of the land which streams far and wide
the glads0me light OF independence !" responded
TO- ssThe Medical School OF Harvard University.
From this fountain OF healing waters has flowed
many stream TO refresh, TO strengthen and to cure
those who were fainting and ready to perish" Re-
sponded to by DR.. Stone.
ii. aOur sister Colleges. The grand charities OF
liberal and far-slghted people and witnesses TO the
general and ever-growing thirst for knowledge.
Harvard embraces them all as her younger sisters,
devoted to The same high purposes, and knows no
rivalry except In the race OF usefulness" Responded
to by Professor Nathan Hale
IL. ssThe Alumni. TO them the college looks for
indiferent to this alma mater urgent cry for help.
Responded to by Mr.. Perkins.
Is. "The Harvard Club OF the City OF New York:
An oasis in the desert planted In this wilderness OF
trade and tended by nial hands. how we set up an
altar to our alma mater road, which snail flourish
ever amid the din OF commerce lns love q letters;
les OF old Harvard" Responded TO BY MI Joseph d.
ChOate.
people; ut supplement TO the Church, the college
and the common school," Responded to by Mr..
Is. "The Army and the Navy with all our
schools OF learning Harvard has always recognized
the protecting arm Of the State as essential TO the
Of Country at the head Of the civic virtues and on
land ana by sea- wherever the nag went. there went
the sons OF Harvard. In their lives and in their
death they vindicated the wisdom OF her teaChngs"
Responded to by Mr.. Charles s. Newell.
16. "Science and the Lawrence Scientific School.
From the beginning the motto Harvard engraved on
her seal was 'veritas" She has ever regarded truth
as the highest object OF her pursuit. nor feared to
follow where 1t led.
IT, 1.-THE English Universities. The prototypes OF
our Harvard and Yale, marvellous for their age,
honorable for their learningthe models after which
our fathers built"
1s "Auld Lang Syne."
The speeches, though lengthy, like the toasts were
marked with special and universal briancy-the
brlliancy Of rarely cultured scholars, mixture OF
festive board. During the evening an ode composed
for the occasion was sung, OF which the following s
the opening verse;
Fair Harvard. dear guide Of youths golden days.
Al thy name Al our hearts own . thrill;
We turn from LIES Highways, IL business, it, cares,
And the blood Of youth TO our veins a. Of yore
Returns with mpetuous dow,
Revving the scenes and the hopes that were ours
In the vanished but sweet long ago.
A characteristic letter was read from oliver wen-
dell Holmes.
After the regular toasts and speeches followed vol
untary speeches and t0ast the latter at this stage
succeeding instead OF prefacing the former. Less
p0mpous brilliarcy OF periods marked these later
speeches and there less Of set phraseoogy In the
concluding sentments There was more sp0nta-
Dety in them. They leaped from the brain. They
came from the heart. They fingered longer and
more fondly over the memories OF their halcyon col
emotion upon those happy days Of their studious
youth, when life was an unwriften poem OF grand
beauty and brilliant promise. II was late when the
company separated.