, 1870-12-02
AMHERST COLLEGE,
Rcanion sf the Western Alumni Association
-Speechcs and = Dinner.

The fourth arInal reunion Of the Tesssrn
Amne1st Al1tEnt A.soc1auun took place 1t the
F8ufef ucukes lah1 evening, and W1x supplement-
ed hJ halqu u the chntce5t desczipt1nu. AT
- ocicck the association cacveGed Ii the paxlo.s
1or the 01n2xEstoo OF uuSneAa, the venerable
P1ut- EosneEe1 g. sneli, Professor OF Masnemas-
3cs 1t Amherst, IN the cnatr- An election for on.
ceia for the ensuing year resulted n follows;
TsesL,e.e.st[t,t4ase z-tt,t4ase AeEs.ad. .. 6hie.sa
Haun of Jan<s71iAe. Wiz. an X b. Kellogg. & OH.
A hall score of fuil and hoao1arJ members were
pxGPoeed and elected
An Rxcnsalun 4mmlstee was sppo,nted. Next
year VIII cccur the se1t-cen1etnial OF Amherst
and AleepirE Cal TOR The NIP IRON Chicago. al
me college rhc ACCOMMODATIONS arc limited, and.
tne oGc*Aon viii 411ract mole people than the
western Assocasuon Will sHi:c1 their palscts al
on stoe uask. AID tn rtso their OWL hotel
Ats O'Clock supper was announced, and, buH-
neza h2y4nK q INC TO colctux1ou, tnn membctn
FORMED fn double ME. aud entered the bsnonet
hau am In arm; Plof. Sbe1I, one Of three of tne
mt KEsaoat.AR c:asa, ni;y Jearz ago, xalktnz By
ths s1de ef tne JSungssst gfaauate ii the assoas.
don, MI. John Muou, whose tAtuer wa nlho =
EranuA1e Of Amnerst ~
Hhen ~ were keAted rcund The board, Rev.
nj Nlchple, Of Lake Fo1e8i, called 1or Godah1ess-
ing on the t0teISAlhn4enl, After which the COM
pany entered upon ulscuxson OF u Ytch apd
rare ttstds Epiead befese them. Tne table, were
most hexuu1uitJ decorated, and profuse In hand
1olne c-Eftcti1hely work mud noFesa The bif1
o. 1Aft was - FAflcs1 zs toQId nave been dealted
Il Included o5Btsra 10 d41e.ent styles dozen if-
1tienf End1 Of game, Ssfious dsh 1nd SOUP. and
ft4trts, cod tAnes entress, reiiahea vegetables,
patty and dese1t + II ~ .ts AID ktnds toS numer
out to mention IN deeAL The host was the 10
GpltIf Of lnany compliments In the course Of me
nsf Ean. 0 ~
A,t.t thorough rsasung On the Eood thlnrs
eet before the company, toe members OF the Is
Cta1t, who returned taAnks for the honor con.
1e,teu upon htn In his e3s clon to The Presidency
he tneL called ukon Professor *snel. tue hpporrd
The s.nerahse fe.c Of past generation, stul
u hardy y the Ieungtst grsdoate present, r.
msIked taxt he h1t tc4sa Of The nne re1nious
held IL Chicago, Ali nc had finally determined 70
But now that lie hxd come, ard was called upou
to kpeass he rrs1 altwer ,saem Is they hxd ofseu
anaxe1u1 hin, - Mt Prepared He hxd NOT
members. snu "a them God speed He 51sn
tpoke Z: 1ene ftrEth ui the college il WnX
1onhasd S by rsltelou, utn, Who prayed willis they
The tuktt:uuon had paxsed through tt dan Of
poyeftr. anu rs uow euEre1y sboTe want. IA
government VII h&ino.1our, pe.hAps beyocd thaI
q any ehsr 1ns tsuton OF lesfaInR Ia the country,
cences.
v1ce President George How,..d followed with
numoitas pten, on - College Bread" vhlch was
Nj. Kidder. II Indiana, Of the second clsss of
The college followed with some quaint rentals
Tne Rey. T. F. Goodwin. =. Chicago. soo.n ,4o,.
tns!y q aTne Btneiactols cf Amhsta ool1ese." a
Short and spicy ethresaea ee1e also made 81 6r.
Vail, of Quincy; Hor. ". Merrill, Of Jaueay1lle
pToa Bono, Of tae Chicago Medical College; n.
ssostly xtles nsanl9nt tie banquet came to 4
close.