The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-30

sent you her in the time of her need with thanks
in your future success, we bid you, beloved Pres-
dent, farewell.
Students-The Greeks pointed proudly to the
groves and hills favored OF heaven, where dwet the
mystic muses.. To-day you point with juster pride
to yonder, classic hill your present home more fa-
The pasyou must not forget the present An agelike
this needs men OF mind, energy, and courage. it
is doing Gods work, and that must go on 1t will
one day be your duty to carry it on. Then you will
know that it is a serious thing. You are now both
engaged In and preparing for the work OF life. AS
to yourselves it has already seriously begun Each
day shall mark some progress in your higher life. II
1t does not 1t is solemn failure. You should each
fulfil solemn call to labor for the world, and for
that labor you are now preparing. When world So
ciety, and the Church call upon you respond in as
thorough and efficient a manner possible. With
a prayer for Gods choicest blessings to rest upon
your efforts for good and for your highest happiness
the class of 20 bids you now farewell.
Classnates-For four years we have mingled in
the scenes, done the same duties, and lived
the same lives. We are the children of the same
foster mother and feel the same love for her dear
old classic halls. Together we have worked and
together we have won all that was to be won in a
college course until our lives are so bound together
call of manhood falls upon our ears to-day and we
must CO. This moment is one OF solemn sadness
memories, and claim a last passing thought.
Again we miDgle on the campus. Again
orV a or he dro oke Snakes we on sde
Again we loudly applaud him who has moved by his
eloquence or conquered by his logic One thinks OF
the quiet scene when he recited the sacred history
Of his past or the dear hopes for his future, when
none but the rustling trees the quiet moon and the
friend OF his bosom heard the quiet words he spoke.
Another thinks of the cid chapel, rendered sacred
by the renewed conservation of some and the new
birth of Others. Others remember the little class
prayermeetings, where the humble petitions went
up for us all.
past and our solemn responsibilities for the future,
let us soemnly consecrate ourselves TODAY to the
service OF God and to humanity With pleasant
memories of the past, and high hopes for the future
brothers, we now say farewell.
After the valedictory the benediction was pro.
nounced, and the audience dispersed
The Alumni Dinner.
On leaving the Commencement Church, those
having invitations, about eight hundred in ALL
formed in procession, headed by the band, and
proceeded to the lecture-room of the First Re-
formed Church, where the ladies of Easton had
provided a most sumptuous repast for the
alumni and a few other invited guests. -Four
long tables were spread from end to end of the
large hall, and any number of pretty maiden
walters stood ready to fill the numerous orders
of the guests with promptness and despatch.
The seats were soon filled, and the havoc
commenced. We should advise all first
class hotels to send their walters to
Easton for the purpose of taking lessons of the
ladies there in polite and thorough waiting.
There was abundance Of everything good,
and the hungry guest, in place of being obliged
10 SOHClU aLJenClOn, was nlmSelI aSSalleu Dy Cne
solicitations of theHnumerous satellites, whom
nothing could satisfy but the unconditional re-
ception of everything that was brought. Never
was large public dinner better conducted,
never was the inner man sooner satisfied, and
never was such general satisfaction given to
every body. When the substantial portions of
| the dinner were over, the handy lady attendants
| presented each guest with slip of paper on
| which the 122d Psalm, in metre, beginning
"How did my heart rejoice to hear" was printed.
This, on the announcement of Hon. James
| Pollock, who sat at the head of the middle table,
was sung in fine style by the company all stand
ing, the voices of the ladies, who were collected
around the sides of the room, adding to the
general effect. This psalm is the one usually
sung on all such occasions in the old country.
The singing over and the company again
seated, Governor Pollock as presiding officer
made few remarks of welcome and called upon
President Cattell, who was not at the dinner of
| last year, for speech.
President Cattell rose and in few we'll
| selected words related some of his adventures
| during his fourteen months absence. In reply
| to the remarks of Governor Pollock, he said:--
'The Governor has well said that / have never
seen any place in all my travels like home.
| felt this heartily to-day when l came into this
! hall and saw what was draped at the other end.
| CThe ladies.) saw nothing abroad more beau
| tiful than that inspected abroad all that was
| to be seen in the way of technical schools. l
have come back with the profound conviction
that the best colleges for our own country are
our own colleges. ] have tried by the hour to
explain to Germans the peculia rites of our col
| leges, but have never succeeded; whether it was
the fault of my German or not do not know.
/ would not have great German university,
with all its advantages, transferred to this coun-
try on any account. In talking with one Ger
man, however, he said, 4 know something about
your colleges; and handed down a book This,
| said he, ''shows the hand of a scholar 1t was
DR.. March's (of Lafayette) book. Prolonged
applause.)
''There are others who have made the name of
Lafayette well known. / was introduced to q
gentleman in Paris as President Cattell.
who is President Cattell?' was asked. He is
of Lafayette College, was the reply. 20 yes,
said the foreigner, that is where Professor James
Coffin is.' (Laughter.) There are others also
not professors, who have by their deeds made
a name for the college. There was one French
man whom invited to come see America. He
said Yes; l want to see Niagara Falls, the Mon
mouth Cave and that Mr.. Pardee, (Great ap-
plause.) The college can still stand any amount
of; such men, and any amount of contributions
in order to keep up the name she has won."
Governor Pollock then introduced Mr.. Pardee,
and asked him to rise and let the audience see
the man who had made Lafayette.
Mr.. Pardee complied and in few words de-
clined the privilege of a speech.
Governor Pollock said that Mr.. Pardee could