New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-23
THE WILLIAMS ALUMNI DINNER.

The annual dinner of the Alumni of Williams
College residing in NewYork came of last night at the
st. James Hotel. About 30 gentlemen were present.
Prayer offered by the Rev Dr. Haeek' ana thanks
returned by the Rev. Dr. Ely Of Long Islapd After the
cloth was removed tho dessert in and with 1t the
ladies' who listened with rapt attention 10 the speeches
of the evening Letters were read from many dish-
guished gentlemen, expressing their regret ~ Doing
The Hon. David Dudley Field presided, and upon his
right and left sat William Cullen Bryant DR. b Irrnes
Prime. President Mark Hopkins OF Williams college
President Brown OF Columbia College and the Hon; ~
H. Allon ChefJgsce OF Hawaii Among tne gnneI
Mcclellan. Mayor OF Wheeling West virginia ana oln9'
distinguished gentlemen. The Hon d. ID. felu opgneu,
the speaking by description OF the college, ana Onered
the nrst toast, "Alna Mater" which was responded
10 by Mr. Allen Of Hawaii who spoke OF the WORK %hfn
tho islands Of the The second toast The President
kns the great mstaphy sician who the thirty
fourth year OF his Presidency His name brought forth
men at the lower end Of the room.
DIR. Hopkins said Having spent so large portion OF
my life in the service OF the college the approval OF It's
graduates is Of great Importance TO me- and wish to say
that desire and hope to spend whatever OF NE and
strength remains TO me in the service of the institution
feel that the college has passed through crisis and
can speak for the first time on the pecu1sy status OF ,ne
institution without disturbing you 70 snca an ex-
tent to interfere with your digestion. Before
a Rf T funds the The Gs We're 1 a and with
great economy the college lust hOated-ho more
dents and expenses we're doubled The State then offered
TO give $3.50 year for three years u we would raise as
raised and the College worth 100000 more than 1t
was two years ago This money was almost all sub
scrbed by the Alumni. feel said the President, IN
conclusion that the csss past. We now have m0neyed
basis.
In the course his speech Dr. Hopkins said ut Is not
possible know every thing about branch Of nsruc-
tIOn. / free confess there are things IN meta
physics don't understand Nay. there are many writers
on of whose meaning have not the aintest
The next toast was "The day Of Washington and
Williams" Williams was born Oh the oath OF February,
but had become expedent, as Mr. Field ingenously
explained, TO have the eQmmem9ayon ON inc I'D so u
nuH been decided that his birthday should De moved
backward a couple OF days BY an affecting coincidence
Inns nr6iiFi nc of .he f1t.aT e Williams Col
ege on the day with that OF the Father OF W. COu
try Dr. Prime responded to this toast, reading descrp
ton Of Ephraim Williams and drawing a parallel De-
tween him and Washington. 1.-THE Learned PROBES
sions" was next responded To by the Rev. ,.
H. Tying, jr Mr. William Cullen Bryant answered TO
Letters" The Greek and Latin languages, he SAID, are
among tho most perfect vehicle Of human thought still
very far prose verse, TRANSACTIONS or Homer
may be written without knowing much OF Latin and
Greek. Shakespeare and Pope knew little OF the ana
VincenzO Monte, who made good translation OF the
Had, knew actually nothing Of them. The poems OF
Homer could have been committed 10 paper AS COM
posed hint do they contain OF the scrlbes art or
any method writing Yet these poems composed by
down 27OO years. Will be preserved for future ages
90 cline to CLINE with the progress OF clVZa
ton. -
Many other tOasts drank and fttnGly responded
to before the company separated The arrangements re-
Elected great credit upon the Committee, among whom
Messrs. Eugene NJ. Jerome John Adrance and Charles
A. Dawson were specially active