New-York tribune., 1874-02-21
FAIR HARVARD! J 1
A MErRY-M MAKING.

lego honorcd thoir Alma Mater and reYived and
strengthened tho memories OF friendships OF their
| student days by attending last evening tho Eighth
Annual Dinner OF tue Harvard Club OF NewY York. which
was given at Delmonic0's, m Fourtecnthst ono
I long table, over which and tho whole gather
ing 'seph H. Choate presided furnished SEATS FOR tho
honored 'lumni and invited guests including .ne rev
Samuel Osgoo, the Hon. william NJ. Eyarts. DisrierA'
torney Phelps Judsa Brady, the Rev. Dr. H. A. Gaaher
OF Elizabeth and the Rev. Dr.. A. H. Crosby inc mem
the Dinner Committee. Lemuel Haywara FRANCIS
NJ Weld Frederick L. sturges, William Montgomery ana
Franklin Bartlett took their seats moved around tho
nI long tables doing all in their power to put their
.ue-ia as haze band stationed In one corner played
| selections from French and ital!ap operas y, %
] ments to the college songs which Ca. y" WV"
spessh', to
order saying that he oght apologize for awkward
omssloa the bill OF fare very important dish,
| that Of tongues aud sounds. which would now be
brought on. He wanted them all TO give themselves up
Harvard all should drop the implements OF their
several empoyments. tho merchant Ia money the law
yer his redtape, tho doctor his pilibox and ther-
uomcter. and tue broker his cards and
dice, and alike TO their mothers arms.
missed this occasion the accustomed presence OF
the President OF the University. who had failed to
answer their summons ana give them those words or
comfort and good which tho great success OF his
efforts for the College well entitled him to utter. But
they were consoled II 1T ruo that tho principal
object OF his mission to Europe was to find suitable
for the srenOwned and glorious naturalist
whose loss was the Colleges personal loss Ger
tainy the whole world whose mysteries he had done
unrave not great place to seek for
man 60 fill the place OF Aga55z In tho absence or any
one authority from Harvard he had sent for tho an
nual catalogue He compared its bulk with tho single
Of former days and spoke OF tho advance In the
number OF students and scope OF studies. In
a humorous way no spoko OF the severe
examinations giving impossible questions from those
required 10 be answered. Describe preparation OF
No NO Ko Ko Ko so Ho Ho, write the reaction which
takes place in each nnd give tho class to which
each belongs" Ho wondered that any man
could escape clutches Of his Alma Mator II ho
had TO answer questions IKE those mo- A.,
The Grst regular toast was then given " our alma
Mater" and James c. Carter, exPresdent OF the Cub
was called upon respond Ie spoke Of the CORY MS
tory College Il there. he sad that the men
we're bred who the first assert on the Western
borders the principles freedom aud OF liberty There
the tires were lighted which afterTard sPrang PT,n
IN tho memory OF ALL when liberty was Threatened tneir
Alma Mater again sent forth trumpet SCUM 20 all neI
and inspired them to many deed OF DARING anu
This has been her glorious history Tor more
than 200 years, aud he wished it might continue 40
An ode was then sung TO the air OF FAIR Harvard
| all rising aud singing together. - 80, ,,..
Of Education ID New England ana the results Wncn
ho had OF it. After a brief introduction with
hese wEnganders discussed the question Of educa
ion and left over hundred pamphlets on the subject
|
| 200 colleges. They had a common school Tor every
l5 persons. The press. witch was partly the
| of the fourth. az Edmund Burke had said They
could the force and power which It had In tho strug
All are AFRAID of In 1860 America alone published or
rather United States, nearly five times as many
How the Old monk who spent his is IN the lascfp o &
tion of single missal would wonder IL ne cOu,u sec
There comes out Of this education in NewEngland
,he possion OF reading which is found More OF The
,Ean nf ugli.
onn land He found the general intelligence OF hneri
cans 70 be considered remarkable In foreign eyes Out
| of IT, too comes the pccuar readiness win whlch
| Yankee adapts himself To circumstances lie referred
Prlph h Keeier aud Abraham Lincoln. The Harvard men
should do their duty Harvard taught them; that
ShSrt sf,ckney then sang an ODE wlshingtons
birthday with chorus by the assembled company song
| ana chorus provoking much laughter and applause.
.aThe Younger sisters OF Harvard" was tho next reg
ular toast. 1t met response from inc hon w Wh Wn S
Ionged applause There thing. said he. we were
At Yale when % p ypu eger Mere nefsf at eas
Harvard. We thought it would have been better TO be
been so many-than a good scholar at Yale-that is, II
there had not been so many: 40 So,a.a not feel,
| many alumni OF Harvard. and | can only ac-
count for my cooness ana S .os soas
experience Of tho delight of English children in a
eSsy oy n yoes sdSs GS and One or my children
said she thought IT homesck but she guessed when
csasoo%s Of the effects OF my education YALE yet
| .inoe I have come hero TO night have not felt
gsa, 99sSm' wee have We eeraea % college,
SaVs Gu@, not not found an, thing ike It since. think
soaId be answered by student Yale. they dld in
nv class by saying that they didn't know These nave
mem mem NAV answer that they dout know and the fools
puzzle themselves for correct answer we nave snow,
| can no laurels and might suffer victory: We have
done wisely in declining to run the proyerDa naSrds
of at Saratoga In the sphere OF re I'D ths
city there contests between Harvard and Yale
We have now come to period In TIC ety. more M aaar a1
that of times past, when We had an th9 soo rlhgs OF
which be denied by tLeir generous rivals shat
they have led the race and that the Instructions which
their example has gwen 10 'he baVe fonded
cSege and produced these sna sST0Si o
@STi' xo Universities Of the land having colleges not
snd reIen bnt spread over laud, while yet the col
eges recognize fraerna Universities Of Harvard
and Vale of their strength ana the OBJECTS OF
| their admiration and rivalry Doubtless IN many great
and important respects the influence OF Harvard ana
handed Certainly Harvard has seen nothing put CON
and brilliant % ; In ,ne on M saSo 81 and
in Inc magnitude Of ts endowments and every los. has
seemed an S55isYg I enewns ev6h IN better form
the nsrction which iae passed away fear az last
lovers of great teachers aoS great men
lovers of Harvard. But that you VIII bring 10 america
great new G fs % e We toast aS no. Of
| Dartmouth, alludng to his experience with Harvard
studens and then speaking of the origin and distn-
| sushed graduates of his own ALMA Mater. Marching
through Georgia" was then sung by n B. Smith OF tho
cass OF 49, The toast, "The Legal Profession was
responded TO by Judge Brady Other speeches followed
| by The guests and distinguished alumni.
AT the close OF Judge Gradys remarks District Attor
| pey benjamin. X. Phelps made an admirable ana witty
| littie speech on behalf OF Yale. MT Whitelaw Reid
responded briefly the toast The Press-a terror to
ali evdoers and the rest OF mankind as well !" and
| resnonses by members OF the Club and the former
Presdent songs and final remarks by the Presi-
dent closed the entertainment Of brilliant evening