The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
DARTMOUTH ALUMNI.

A BRILLIANT GATHERING AT DELMoNICos-THE
ELEVENTH ANNUAL DINNER OF THE DART
MOUTH COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
The eleventh annual dinner OF the Dartmouth
College Alumni Association OF New York took
place last evening at Delmonico's corner OF Fifth
avenue and Fourteenth street Before the dinner
the graduates (many or whom occupy now high
positions In the business world, as well as in lit
erature) gathered in the parlors where the cleo
ton OF officers took place. The following are the
names OF the gentlemen who were elected
Pre- ssn p T. c,Sscs yss
n A. Twombly of "a; Treasurer, Grosyenor S. Hub
assistant Ersncis srs%p Of Sl' cerrespona
Ing S secretary, W. Bone ofse Executive c9mpttee
washburn q 49, Charles A. Carleton OF 81; Frederick
Thayer Of Is samuel A. duncan OF '' Frederick
The following resolution was adopted
That is the sense Of the Dartmouth
cies il the Board Of Trustees q Coese that
menr shond nominate candidates each vacancy.
thai Board OF Trustees IN filling such vacancies De
the Alumni assembled may take in the matter.
At seven O'Clock the members OF the association
and their guests marched in procession to the hall.
where Demonico had provided one Of his most
sumptuous banquets. MIR. Richard B. Kimball
presided, and among those present were Levi P.
Morton, E. W. Stoughton, DR.. Asa D. Smith. Presi-
rest, Professor Ordronaux, John B. Bouton, e. R.
Pearslee Newton jerks and many others.
President Asa ID. Smith, OF artmouth College,
in responding to the first toast alluded to the
touching and pleasant associations that clustered
round him as he saw these faces before him. He
spoke OF the various presidents OF the association
that had preceded the present incumbent OF the
Office and declared that the college received
additional lusLre from the members Of this
lege itself 1t would be gratifying for them
to hear that Its students were never so
numerous as they were now. He referred to the
buildings, and oil these evidences OF its prosperity
were enthusiastically received by Dartmouth's
faithful sons The establishment Of the new hall
OF pathological anatomy was due 10 gentleman
OF the legal profession n. W. stoughton, in whom
was worrnily represented. The college had
one Of the best reading IN the
Of the coleReY Well, he was glad to say that they
had lost nothing by the panic. President Smith
perfect at all events better than ever before The
faculty was aiming more and more at thorough
ness discipline and moral culture After dwelling
leges ne concluded by saying "rhe colleges must
was responded to BY s s whose
name was greeted with tumutuous applause. he
humble @ which had
original growth Of Dartmouth College was one OF
great interest 1t was first charity school, de-
slrned to teach IndiaR children the Gospel. Then
they mad college, which had now grown into
university, which wac probably, in proportion to
its means, the most useful in the country.
MIR. Kimball then read letters OF regret from
graduates and students OF the college, eX-
pressive OF ahectiOn Tor the old Alma Mater
DR.. Alpheus B. CROSBY responded to the toast,
peculiar Love OF Dartmouth Graduates for Their
College," He, for one, not only loved Dartmouth
College but good old New Hampshire, for he prac-
tised there fifteen years the science of obscurlty.
Q4aughter) And one who had practised medl-
cine for fifteen years in New Hampshire surely
deserved to have his taxes forgiven IN this word
and his sins IN the next. Laughter and appause.)
He believed that the affection OF The sons OF Dart
mouth College was SO great that even Y they
lacked the means they would never lack the will
OF helping their old mother.
number OF other letters from Ex-Governor
Dix and other well known pubic men, regrettng
their inability he present were read, and among
the kilograms there was one even from salt Lake
City.
Professor Ordronaux made some funny remarks
about the necessltOus occupations OF some OF the
eXcept i0nally poor stude nts, who even served ~
BARRIERS and as waters during the vacation IN
order to be able to continue tnelr studes at the
dear old college, Mr.. Edward DemOrest delivered
a remarkably able speech on the duty OF Edu-
Gated Men In Public AFFAIRS" which was loudly
applanded, and Mr.. LeYi p. Morton, the banker,
showed he understood boating as well as finances
IN his graceful little response TO the toast "BOat-
Ing" Thus the jollifcatlOn went on until after
midnight, and when the members separated 1t
Mas with the feeling that the occasion had been
one OF unusual enjoyment