New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12
THE HARVARD ALUMNI DINNBR

SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT ELIOT. THE HON. VIM
NJ. EyARTs, THE REV. O. Il. FROTHING~
HAM, ETC.
The fourth annual dinner of the New York
Alumni OF Harvard College took place last evening at
Dclmoncos with considerable eciot The dinner was
given under the direction OF the Harvard Club or New
York an association founded IN 1867 for the advancement
OF interests of the College, and to promote social in
tercourse among the Alumni residing this city and
neighborhood The tables capable of seating about 100
persons were filled last evening with brilliant Assem-
bage Of lawyers physicians divines and scholars and
the occasion. enlvened as it by musical accompan
mcnt was to be remembered pleasantly by the dar
ward Alumni
Upon the das and occupying the seats OF honor were
Prof Eliot President OF Harvad College Mr.. j. c. Car
ter President OF the Club WIN. NJ. Evarts, ESQ.,; Prof
+. W. Quincy; the Rev. Mr. rockingham; Mr.. Geo p.
Putnam publisher PUnam'S Mdga-ins Mr.. f.. l.. God
kin of The Nation. and Prof C. g. Lansdell, tho newly
elected Professor of the Dane Law School
The speech of the evening delivered by the
President Of the Club, Mr. j. c. Carter, who amid the
loud and prolonged cheers of the company rose and in
brief WITTY and eloquent address announced tho first
Prof Eliot commenced by saying that better work
would be done next week down at Cambridge for this
cordial testimony of affection and respect He could
give a fair report Of the University. It had gained
greatly There ia good teaching done there
Than ever before Next year the University lectures
alone Will offer much instruction as IS given in two
solid years of q college course. This Is gam. We
have greatly expanded our system OF studies You
will remember, said he, that your time at
great variety prescribed what would be
called the round mud theory. Laughter Ycn remem-
ber perhaps that II you smoked cigar in the college
ward deduction for that oeDse counted against Your
rank sh s az conduct vii he entirely dsnct 4pSaUse
You doubtless remember, again. that II scholar were
might yet win no college distinction henceforth special
hOnOTs will be- awarded for distinguished excellence IN
any one several departures Applause
Next year Junior can devote half has time
To single tssubjcct. and senior threefourths
that there was OF teachers born teacbCl tcacEcrs ny
the Of God 40 well by election There - no pow
modlng young Our society has another need gen
tcmen and here can help as in your daily convcr'a
religion should he better understood by The nation.
Religion should have It's roots in the family,
is first reverend ami then free But gentlemen. this IL
rather time To give thanks than to dwell needs The
life when you carry high the standpoint OF personal
aud professional honor when YOU strive maniuly for
children She owes you. stand in this great IN
the front of incessant battle between ciWizatoh ana
ment, and, gentlemen. believe me, you shall have e
AT the conclusion OF Prof EhOt's address an ode was
sung the air of "Far Harvard To the second toast
THE Faculty Of Harvard College" Prof. Quincy re-
sponded in fitting and appropriate terms after which the
Colleges" and called upon VIM NJ Eyarts TO respond
Mr. EvaTts said lt Is great Gratitcd0n to me 10 take
part in fcsvlty when have share of the respon,i
bllIty Tor its success and can promise
crati6catios OF others / can never remember when
did admire and reverence not only graduate. but
an undergraduate of Cambridge. Applause There
period IN the history OF Tins continent when al tue
sister colony Of Connecticut could do 10 show their APP
probation OF the University at Cambridge IN It's sors
need to raise subscription III the hour OF pefi IN
aid OF the poor scholars Of Harvard. Applause
Alas for the poor scholars OF Harvard am AFRAID We
shall always have them with u.s. and that that charity
VIII never fail lLanghler am g9a to lad, elT. that
hereafter ~ Cambridge theIe are 10 ne more opPoitu
ties for distinction than there have been heretofore:
that, beside the honOrs that are to 90 gained by
attending TO the studles' theTe are also als'
tinctlOns to be by eleCung mol the
that studies lIaughterl-wherein bad manners
and scholarship longer to be COnioundcd. Our
college has yet entirely this lie. aut II
that must 20 for some time yet IN the old
path OF teaching people things tlat they 400 want 10
know. Applause How we shall come out IN the end.
inents. not distinctly expressed. but yet TO he
drawn tom the observations OF the dslinTuishel
OF the country form body OF Influence and OF
power quite distant from tue more vulgar honoro aud
as the Of our growth and Of oar strength I'm
merous as the population Is great AZ IS Its military
stand that the genius Of our institutions and the true
service. Of our experiment OF sGyernment Is
ences the control OF the destliuos OF the great
thus much let give you toast the ancient ana
great reuOwn OF Harvard University shared but yet
ampfed by the honor Of ali the other colleges OF the
land Tins drunk standinS with loud cheers
| The third oast-"The Reverend Clergy' was drunk
with the hOnos and responder TO- IN he p'chcc VI bf
| advCrtcd To the nr5t days OF harvard, ana
| SAID that II any should he heard ~ .
/ time Ike thus when the Of Harvard are
Gathered together It should he the that speaks
Tor the clergy. The who founded the college were
themselves teachers OF religion. He thought II they
could he here today. although they might have Thought
that lOn becoming less and less study IN Tie
| college. yet they could not but admit that
| there was less druukenness than ever before
| They would perhaps look askaDt at tho long vher
! RES on the river. aud the bands OF young
men dockng out 10 take their therein at the
various gynuastIc exercises IN which tho young man
would indulge; they would quarrel perhaps with the dis
use st the cassc;, but i lAe{ ,gokco tnttheg they
AS they seem, nubleT were continually
coming they would that old vices that they
deplored passing away that there was ess rOwdy
Ism less violence more geutlemaDlyness They would
see that those long wheiries were giving OCcapa
ton to the oilers Of the college. Who
perhaps would have proved their
minds and could Ut least improve their muscle
Mr. rockingham continued At considerable length. and
AT the conclusion OF his REMARKS which were greeted
with prolonged cheers, the following tOasts were an
nounced "The Legal and Medical Professions, re-
sponded 10 by Joseph H. CEOate j.. who made perhaps
the wtticst speech of the evening. The Press, re-
Spondcd TO By Mr. T. H. GOdkn OF The Nation. ana The
Dane Law school" by Prof G. G. LaDgieL AMI At late
hoar the company separated