, 1875-07-19
TOE CORNELL CREWS,

1fhnCn tn n 1S3nEo Of GI0ry-pfcaI.
peMt White Cssmrrntu'ate.th thr Crr,ys.
and Declares for Cnildso fanut.stg.
ITHACA. N. Y. July 1g.-Tho CornaI Untsnr-
slty and Freahman crews rcached Ithaca at $3.50
tonight By tho wsy Of the C4yusa Lake Rail-
ro.d. All the AFTERNOON peoplo from tho sur
rounding country had been coming In
to assint In tho we'come, aud long before
tho Arrival Of tho train thcre was m
immense Rhthcring Of people At tho station.
Tic cars which brought ihe c1ous and boats
through from Sata:oga worn psofusely decorated
W!th ;a. the oo!prs Of tho uulvorst'y:. When tho
npon tie shoulders OF thoir friends and carried
to the handsome trnck OF a hook-.ai-latitler
company. upon which platform Ind boon
e,s,sa oraetea. .l Uh'ira .,n tor ths e'o"s,, 4as
foot 1acos wero ptaoed on tho plasforfn.
Ila party wero welcomed homo formally tu q
brief spaeoh by tils Hon. Wm. L. Bontwca. 4
procession was then formed, headed BY tho
'ifsy-arst nostmeptal Rand of Syracuse, md \
llns Of march VAS taken np through Tho plirci-
pal stroats. tho friends Of tho orews ra aiax tho
truck. All along tho route tho public buildings,
buHinosa g.; piacoa: and private Residences
tic coioss of tho victorious boatuon. Tho
church bolle, tho fire bellH, and tho Uui-
vorsity chlruea weFa ring, and thnrs WAS M CO.
csslonal display of pyrotechnica. Evory ntreet
along the lima Of march was donscly thlonsed
and tho vicsofs ware heartily choered throughout
tho march.
The procession finally marched to Do Wilt
Pnrk, whotc tho crow wofo again welcomed In
behalf Of tha citizens bs tho Rsr. G. u. Tyler.
Afscr bis Eemnrk., prebidens White, 10 brief
apeeeh. congratulated tho bova upo:l thoir VIC
tory. lie read TIN following dispatch:
~ NIAnas4 ;. : Falls; July Il: ls,s;-To .drtv p Waae
senAtvo at tho intercollegiate contess ii New York
send thar heartfelt congratulations to her worther
representatives at 8aratoRa. GEonBE Il. FtIcit.
JAMES T. CLucx.
President White congratulated thom In behalf
OF tAa Faculty aud studouts upon tLo nAnnor
In which they bad won this, the greateet victory
evsr nchicqet BY an American college. liz
alluded 10 TIE fact that this not tho filat CO.
c.sion O. In vnieh ho had spoken words Of approval
q q co!ieg' a boatnE. lle ssid he vas member
Class OF 80 at Yale. BE belIeves In
co1leNe boating for tho phvHical training it
gave tho men. Tho great uccd Of college
man la physical strength, aud hs believes in
giving thain sound and strong m!ods tu Bound
trainnK The arss tning which has been taught
by these victorious boys IL = rigid ss!t-denial
and conskrant. He SAID boat,ng s great holm
In college disc limo. It Works on the surplus on
erg7 thA: must tind vent In soma direction. sluce
seo sess' tho s'a'eS aSsonsss ess'0' tAtss yn,.s
verssi.y has fp very much improved. w o Ha
then nnoko Of tho objections, and BALD every in-
sttut!on that haa no strength or water objects to
boating. OthcT aud moo serlons obfecLlons
"ere cited and answered, and an eloquent state-
muns Of the beneficial effects to bs derived from
these innocent sports waa made. lie alluded to
their euccoss. and expressed hia qualification nt
tho good feeling which hsd always exiated boz
fwecn tile stnd0rtH and the ctizons. His Hpeooh
Tas enthusiastically received.