The New York herald., 1874-07-22

Uaughter.I TINS was not merely Mlumpn-H
iaugnter.) Now i people should say y was only
boat race after al h and triumph Of sc1lls and and
n0r repy =, sSas they ought to nave been IN New
York on that day when the telegraph first dashed
went to the blood OF every in the city, ana for
the rst time in The history Of Columbia the cti-
zses Of mes Your worthy
made an address at the college, and am sorry he
did so, for he just took the wind out OF my sails
maiGens OF Hong Kong dreaming OF you and
your success, felt then that ne had played me
scurvy trick, # ne win pardon me tine utteranee.
Of Welcome again when he Is an about
/ win speak ,,an. first. Gsagnterl And yer I
teri According to all mathematical computations
and according to the result OF scientific investga:
tions you ought TO have been beaten II you had
known your duty you would have been beaten,
and 1t does seem to me that 1t was almost quar-
feng Se me
settled IN advance. You nad no S." business TO
spoken to about the profession OF medicine, used to
say tna it was better 70 die according to the rules
These gentlemen told us IN advance you could not
win, that 1t was impossible. certain individual,
al OF N
French, and certainly it does not belong to the vo-
cabuaIy Of Columbia College. Cheers: Butyou did
not have done it better myself aaughter) but
you did 1t and here you are. You had no tradition
to back you you had no glorious record GO @ to LOOK
must console yourself with the thought, 81 am an
ancestor myself" Cheers and laughter.) And
SO much wind. You ought to have broken down
after the second mile. 1t settled advance, and
YOU YOU maae mistake in estimating the distance
Cheers and laughter.l And now. gentlemen,
Wny IL recent "sa war te
slaughter OF ten thousand Of our brethren did not
give as half the gratiaSation and do not think II
would be much more satisfied And yet there Is
some philosophy IN tnis enthusiasm Some OF your
professors will inform you, and 1t may be pedantry
on my part to mention It, that in the old times
about what many OF us know more than we DO OF
modern times, as we know more OF the history Of
these countries than we do OF American history
in one OF these countries, Greece, where manhood
was developed as 1t never since has been, they had
their victories and the victor at the Oymplan
games was crowned with aurels and feasted and his
name celebrated over the whole land But the
the city that gave him birth. 1t was triumph for
the city from which he went forth to be con.
aueror ana wnen en- ne returheG hd !ne "a gaze
sacred enough lor him, and they tore down part
Of the city wall to let him pass through. And
have yet to learn that the manhood OF that country
was not q true and genuine manhood; i have yet
to learn that the muscle and bone and sinew and
seli-denal and endurance that made these victOrs
made them worse citizens. think in all this VIC
tory there is rebellion against the state OF things
that we h have mad a. too too long haye
long enough, and this victory is made the occasion
for the utterance OF the sentiment that as the
US give 1t q stout and honest residence lCheers1
That, | think. Is one OF the lessons we learn
S s YoG have nav
and endurance and that American college
pluck could do what 1t liked; and II these same
erous rivalry which will spring up from your con-
test is extended to all the avocations in which
%ea O the @ 9a0SRa We se 'ne
ively, and that is the reason that all
over this land, wherever the telegraph has
rejoiced and thrilled ali; and if we, the
sons OF Columbia, welcome you here. 1t is nOt per-
it is our privilege over all others to bid you wei.
come tCheers.) And, now that have debained
you 50 long, let me sum up In one pnrase-whcn W On
give you what your friends have failed to give you,
and tnat is-Hail Columbia Cheers and laughter.)
VOICES OF THE CREW.
Loud calls were then made Tor the members OF
the crew. They all manifested considerable
amount Of hesitation at making oratorical dis.
point. Mr.. Rees the stroke, said he would follow
the example of President Grant and say nothing
by his works, and Mr.. Rees observed that
was the way in which he wanted to be known.
He thanked the audience on behalf OF the crew,
ana hoped that Columbia would always come to
the front. Messrs. Timpson, Cornell, RapallO and
GOODWIN subsequently ueHVeIeo orleI addresses,
each being hailed with vociferous cheers Mr.
GriswOld, one OF the crew, who was detained at
Saratoga also came in i0r his share OF the general
appreciation.
Captain Moore, Mr.. Brown, Professor Dusler and
Mr. Harper lone of the trustees OF the cOllege) de-
livered appropriate speeches, after which the
graduates sung some well known college strains.
and mngltng IN social converse, the evening was
spent ioyously. The reception was altogether .
grand success.
The BoathOuses on the Harlem Deco
rated IN Honor Of the Winning Uni
versity Crew.
AS If to show their appreciation Of the pluck gal
lantry and skill Of the COlumbias all the boat.
houses on the Harlem River yesterday and the day
before had the Columbia colors hOsted on their
several fagstafs, and the whole Of yester.
dav was empoyed in completing the