New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-15
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS.
YALE.
GOV. JEWELS SPEECH.


NEw-HAvEN, July 14-The speech of Gov.
Dewel at the Alumni dinner, yesterday was much in
The spirit Of Young Yale and the ideas OF the Col
hge that send 1t in fu your press of local material
senied 1t space this morning. Replying to the toast
Connecticut always friendly to Yale" he said;
Permit me to thank you: Mr. President not only FOR
The honorable mention OF the Chief Magistrate OF
STATE but for the courteous manner in which You have
been pleased to speak OF myself and you, gentlemen OF
the fortune perhaps the misfortune Of being sort
az Intermittent Governor OF this Commonwealth. II has
very cold in fact frozen MP and laid ont stark and tf
ana sometimes am prodigonsly not am
gao ths Is not year, ana am reJolced 10
be present here to-day for several In the first
anu believe In new departures whether for state,
political party or a college. / particularly believe In
them when is 10 leave wrong system or set OF prnc
officially connected with the College. convinced me that
have a direct voice in its control / have done what
could To bring it about It fact accomplished,
legislative branch Of the State Government They have
gwen 70 YOU gentlemen Of the Alumni their entire rep
freely believing 1t would advance the interests Of both
the State and the College They have asked for pledges
81 the management entirely that YOU may walk in They
believe that members of the Board of Control elected
and ,1I,, i, t62oSebt and talent disposi-
ton and opportunity must give an impetus 10 the CO,
lege greater tuan before They believe that should
Won select some of these new members from the rest,
which yOu doubtless will do would perhaps strengthen
The c that binds us together, cement more closely the
friendship that now exists between the older portion of
our country and the new and growing sections which
already So largely outuumher MS Now, gentlemen, 1t is
in your hands Our duty Is DONE yours begins. There
are graduates enough from this College, if
they would hut use their influence actively,
YEAR ,;'s and ths is What the state expects Of
you. Shall we be disapponted2 hope not We expect
you to found great university here at no distant day,
composed Of number Of colleges, each one Of which
shall be large the Yale College of to-day. If you
cannot will not DO this just co. and though do
not Ike 70 do H. yet must for allow my desire for
telling the whole truth get the better OF my modesty If
ousv, why, outsiders will We will change the law,
aud 70 INTO the Board ourselves and take building or
two and 80 To manufacturing guns cotton or eaneI,
and make money and endow it, and let the clergymen
too When that time comes we shall eat these dinners
ourselves and exclude you carefully you now do
unless Of you happen 10 be Governor OF which
the College. don't believe you viii be smart enough to
have concluded that il is less work to Yale Col
lego than be elected Governor, particularly when
Is with pleasure also. that have been permitted to
take part the election of the new President Of this
College, lOuOred son OF our state, who Is by ms
In, me-, rGo have conc bctore The state and com
mumty have every reason 10 expect that the College
will under him, continue TO pursue her onward and up
ward welcome him IN the name OF the state TO
his new position l glad, also, 70 be officially con-
ncced with the College, and 10 be present on TINS occa-
zion To bear my testimony to the ZEAL fidelity aud ability
with which honOred and retiring President has pre-
sided this institution for quarter Of century Hay
and heart he has raised st higher position made very
honorable by ms lustIOus predecessor by MS uni
form urhanity Of manner he has gained the affection
and esteem ~ ALL both u and out OF the College BY his
hrmness OF and devotion 10 principle he has raised the
standard Of morals and religion in the community IN
which YOU have lived BY the thorough training OF the
large number Of young men which have come under ms
instruction nc mas conferred sGnd seIHiIe upon tho
State and nation BY his clear analysis and exposition
the moding Of the opinion and action OF the Republic
I'm the right direction. Prom the hSh position now
hold made still more honorable by the influence or his
ne and acts wish to thank him III the name o the |
state Connecticut for what he has Dee IOI what ne
~ FItI far "A a IL
The Alumni dinner was more literally attended than
your types would represent graduates instead Of So
be NJ present
TIE ALUMNI MEETING
From The Hartford Corrant
The annual meeting of the Alumni of Yale !
was held Wednesday in the Han AZ the opening me
cre present in Haven attracted by the change in
plated hv the act the Connecticut Legislature, and The
general expectation of some talk about the new
Se"artrrc N was recognized by the public at large
a. occasion for Yale TO make some demonstration OF its
purposes. and to show some enthusiasm over |
H. new aud encouraging prospects 1t was
supposed that the time Of the meeting would |
he occupied I'm lively and interesting dis |
wien so many pfomineut sous of the college from all
over the country gathered there would be consld
Grafton about WAYS aud means 10 make ne new oo-oI-
daou of the corporation most behehcai 10 INC college
VI was glorious opportunity tQr k4gius v,.a,vi-sr
'hd TOT luslhg into enthusiastic action all W
Z. ''stituuou. II is not too much ~ Say
picn.cn,s 81 IA e. IS were SolCCIne9 Ihe meet
that 80 ia' oa and dreary iS 6 me- name of
llftbc retiring RE lin 10 -,sluent Por-
- was receive" MI, ana l6nc-coutiuucd ap-
Nance BIT argtltT word was said Of the slightest
interest," 10 any one having the welfare OF the college az
hear one OF TWO speakers attempted To ny
~ duIiurse of the occasion, but WIN
- ,,ort,al success Indeed, hut for the an
Docrcnrnt of the benefactiOns Of Nj winchester ana
etber there would have been nothing worth iemenhe
Inc me arrangements for speaking were 70 managed
m neglected m nearly all the talk was OF the ite"tst
and mos. Unnportaut sort, and the elect was to nearly
rr,rt- the lgI after hour OF disappointment ana
hsru H. most Of those WHO listened. We nave no pleas
uTS nm saving these things, but the truths tIt lhe pio
,.rJ-- were NO credit 20 the College, ana Wodld OuN
40 n injury If spread abroad In literal report Nesay
,born 6ecausc those responsible ought 10 know how
nieTly trivial and unworthy ot great institution tnt
profetd ucs seemed TO outsiders.