National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-22

Crawford, 1925 Philip Pendleton, 1888; H. Dodge,
1884, 1882 Hon Hon s. hsgsr 1885, . Hon Jas * Kelly
1910; Q. F. Stansbury, 1910; ]. H. Voorhees, 1s4l;
O. Albert, 1912; Hon. James D. StrsWbrIdge, 1874;
is4s: Hon. Heister Giymer, isif; II. B. Mann,
1s47; Hon. W. W. Belknap, ls4s; ]. H. Davidson,
Is4s; DR.. Otis, 1919; W. l. Dunlop, 1885, A. Porter
1866; W. NJ. Shuster. 1865; VIM. Scott. 1858; ]. NJ.
Johnston, 1870; A. B. Kelly, 1870; d. T. Marvel,
1873, and DR.. Peter Parker, president OF the Yale
Alumni Association, next proceeded to the ban
quot hall.
THE BANQUET.
Mr.. J. +. Cake, proprietor OF Willard's hotel,
had prepared a most exquisitely arranged table.
1t was placed in the shape Of the letter T, and
mids Of flowers and fruits. DIR. Harvey Lindsly
presided, and was lanked on his right by DR..
ParkeT and senator RELY, and a On MS ie y
Stansbury occupied the foot OF the table, and with
Mr.. voorhees, on his left and MIR. Dodge on his
VOked Divine blessing; after which the following
menu was discussed: Oyster on half she'll
POtage-Consoume Royal; Poisson.Salmon,
Galatlne Decoree, Chicken Salad, Pate de FOie
Gras. Entrees-Filets de BGuf, PiQues Mace
doiBe; Quail larded, en- demi Glace; TerrapIn,
stewed. American style; Ris de Veau, garnis, aux
Petits Pois. ROts-Dindennreaux Trutfes; Ham,
Elsce, an Champagne. Gibier-Canvas. back
Glace-Roman Puncs, Water Ice, Ice Cream.
Dessert-Fancy Cakes Champagne Jelly.
Grapes, Pears, Apples, Oranges, Confectionery.
After the cloth was removed, DR.. LIndsly read
the following from DR.. McCOsh:
LETTER OF DR.. N'cosH.
COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY,
PRINCETON, Jan. Is, 1915.
MY DEAR DR.. LINDsLY: l regret exceedingly
that my college work is such that cannot be
present at the meeting of the alumni to which
you have so kindly invited me.
But it gives me great pleasure to comply with
your other request and give you some account Of
the college. will not enter upon its past his
tory, with which the members of your association
are we'll acquainted. l will speak simply Of Its
present condition and the:progress it has made Of
You may be interested to know that we have
lately set up, in a very pleasant and healthy spot
about q mile from the college, a preparatory
school. We have secured an excellent superin-
tendent, the Rev. q. Collins, who has a most ad.
mirable wife, to whose motherly care parents may
commit their children with safety. This school
has already about forty pupils, receiving high
education.
We have also established a school of science
and the number of pupils is "a. 1t is scknowl-
edged that we have secured an admirable staff OF
professors-all Of them thoroughly master Of the
sciences they teach in their latest advances, and
excellent teachers DR.. Bracket teaches physics,
DR.. GuyOt geology and physical geography, Pro
fessOr Cornwall mineralogy and analytical chem
istry, and Dr. McUloskie has just come from the
ogy. Instruction is given to the pu-
pills in other branches, as in mathematics,
astronomy, English, modern languages logic,
psychology, history by the able professors in the
academic department. Altogether the pupils in
the school of science are receiving high literary
as well as scientific education. We propose
branching out into professional schools as the
pupils demand it. Mr.. John q. Green, eur great
benetactOr, has endowed the chair Of civil e9g!-
neeriDg, and we are looking out for o PROFESSOR;
1t is also proposed to have speelal course Oh
pFHetlea! Meanwhile has not lost its repu-
tation. doubt much whether 1t ever was more
efficient than It is at this present time. We
keep up all the old branches so fitted to
discipline and elevate the mind. Classics are
taught by two professors, Drs. Cameron and
Packard, who is also professor Of comparative
their whole time to the work and hope to add
third professor Ofclassics Modern languages and
DR.. Alexander teaches astronomy, DR.. Duffield,
with gifted tutor, mathematics, DR.. Schauek
chemistry, while De GuyOt and DR.. Bracket
give instruction in their favOrite branches to the
academic as well as the scientific students. DR..
Atwater, DR. Shields and myself give instruction
in the various branches Of philosophy, mental,
range of subjects. The Rev. DIR. Muir
ray. Of the Brick church, New York,
and literature and will IsoOn enter on his duties.
Professor Hunt, promising young man, takes
charge Of rhetoric. The religious instruction de-
wolves on me, and give lecture every Sabbath
on Scripture, and meet each class once q week for
recitation, and am thus brought into close COM
munication for good endsIWith all the students,
You will be pleased to learn that the conduct
Of the students has been distinguished during
practices which degraded the students have all
been suppressed. We have had the most perfect
9uietness in our college campus by night and by
uine fun and frolic as they ever were, and wish
it to be known everywhere that they are ready to
contend with any college in America in base ball,
foot ball, cricket, boating and in every manly
sport. In most Of the competitions they have
stood frst, and, to tell you secret, are little
Your Washington association will be gratiied
to learn that from no place have We had such an
lumbia. Three years ago we had only two stu
dents from Washington, and now we have seven
teen; No fewer than nine new students have en-
tered from your city this year. We must en-
deaVor to do our duty by them.
The gifts bestowed By our benefactors have
been most munihcent- Mr.. John q. Green has,
within the last few months, added s125, 900 to
what he had done before. He has given alto
gether about $3.50, 900. The money received by
wards OF o., 10000. Our new buildings, specially
our library and our school Of science, are not
passed for beauty by any architectural works
erected Of late years In America. Mr.. W. Potter
has been appointed your national architect,
mainly because Of these two buildings. Our COL
lege campus, Of which take charge, looks very
beautiful and invite you all to come and see It.
We are collecting very valuable apparatus for
our new geological museum (under DIR. GregOr)
can be seen by the public. But. much as admire
these, set far higher value on the improvement
made in our institution, and on the stimulus given
70 high scholarship among the students by our
rigid examinations and our Fellowship
/ am yours, ever, JAMES McCosH.
DR.. LiadsEey, Presidest Of AIHmR NJ IssoeiGtioa.
In connection with the above, DR.. Lindsly said:
peculiar and very valuable feature at the col
lege was the establishment Of felloWships-slx in
number worth $500 year each. They were
awarded to graduates Of the highest standing in
various branches Of literature and science for the
cultivation Of which they were founded. Tho
successful competitors were required to pursue
their studies for one year under the superintend-
ence OF the faculty, either in Princeton or If pre-
feIred at foreign university.
The above was received with rounds Of ap-
plause.
THE ToAsTs.
The first toast was s'The Yale College Alum
nj, responded 10 by DR.. Peter Parker, who spoke
as follows:
DR. PARKER's ADDRESS.
deeply appreciate the sentiment to which 1
am called upon to respond, your distinguished
regard for Yale College. Accept, gentlemen, the
assurance that the Yale Alumni Association,
which have the honor and happiness to repre-
sent on this occasion, (by your polite invitation)
most fully and sincerely reciprocate them. In
the order Of founding the Oldest four colleges are
Yale, I7oi; 4. The College OF New Jersey, ifi5.
As an historical fact recall that President
Dickinson, the first president Of Princeton OOl-
lege, was an slumus OF Yale, Q7oe, born In Mas
sachusetts, and VIM. Phillips, Of Boston, another
Old Bay State man, was among the earliest pa.
irons Of Nathan Hall, in 1859, contributed $1,000
matters thus early commenced, for more than
century and quarter have existed, and founoed
with similar aims, viz that religion and lealn-
ing should be unitedly cultivated in all time 10
Gomez
The prineely contributions of funds for the e.
doWment OF colleges and universities demand the |
grateful acknowledgment Of all alumni assoclG
tiOns. The names Of 9Irard and Peabody, Street |
and Sheffield, j. @. Green and Maynard, Smith
son and Corcoran, Drew and Lick, Packer and |
Vanderbilt, the patron Of Luhi University, Whose
name but escaped me- and many others are to be
perpetuated in the generations TO come by the
untold numbers Of literally educated men who
are TO influence the nations for good and bless the
world. To this list of worthless we hope will be
added before they die the names OF many others |
possessed OF wealth. not only mIllIonairas hnt nF
more limited fortunes.
Alumni associations Of the older colleges In the
comparatively recent date whilst they are a |
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