The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28
UNION COLLEGE.
ALUMNI DAY-ExERcIsEs coMMEMoRATISG TIE
sEuI-cENTENNARY OF PROFESSOR JACKSON
ScnExKcr Any n Y Lnne d 1870

ALUMNI DAY-ExERcIsLs COMMUNICATING THE
sE,u-cENTENNARY OF PROFESSOR JACKSON.
ScHESEcrApY, y. Y, June 81, 1876.
This was Alumni day at Union College The attend
ance was unusually large from all quarters. Al ten A.
NJ after the business meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa
the Alumni assembled IN the chapel, and Mr.. Henry
r. Person OF Albany. called the body TO Prom
nent were the following distinguished men:-Ex. Gov
ernor Hoffman, Howard Potter Judge W. speir Will
lam II. H. Moore, Rev. DR.. Rankns Judge Wentworth,
OF Wisconsin; Douglass Campbell, William II. King,
OF Chicago; Rev. DIR. Lansing, Dr. Stats vanzantvoord
Judge George II. Germaine, Dr. David Murray, Pro-
lessor Jay Clarkson K Potter and Colonel Printup OF
Georgia Two trustees wcrO elected TO rep
resent the Alumni in the Board Hon.
Thomas Allen OF st. Louis and Rev. DR.. Rankins. OF
Geneva Tho body then adjourned to the and
beautiful Memorial Hall, whose spacious rotunda the
tables were spread welcome hundreds OF the
Union representing nearly All tho classes from 1871
down TO the present day.
Governor Hoffman was chosen in spite Of his
genial proesatons the presiding officer Of the banquet
An organ and . group of undergraduates sta
toned IN one OF the galleries. and another was
filed with bevy OF ladies' who had come
10 look down the feast Of After the vands
had enjoyed Governor Hoffman raped for silence
and few graceful words introduced the special sub
ject the daynamciy. 1.-The celebration in connection
with the banquet oil the Of Dr. jack
sons connection with tie faculty.
Judge William r. Allen, Of the Court OF Appeals was
then called and replied in fitting terms with
the occasion. Then followed Judge George Ger
man, OF Albany, class OF 1915 and Rev. DR.. Vanzant-
voord Of the class Of 1884, the oldest Alumnus present.
ana finally series OF resolutions offered by
Grenville fireman., OF Albany, regarding the OF
DR.. Jackson as ollows--
The Alumni Of Union College contemplate with
and pleasure me record made during the lust
jackson. We take great pleasure in him
that throughout this long period Of he has and
ain ed fha xud q tha
That We rejoce that this semi anniversary
Of his advent to professional work connection with tho
more years of usefulness and happiness await him
That We cherish among the most precious Of
agsment and sympathy his nrbsnity and interest
his lite will by
that he he confidence the sympathy and love Of
and Ssss Of sna INC
ss That we greet With
connection with the college, and Is hope prayer
n R Of MIND snd his
impulses Of heart
The Doctor answered for himself IN curt and humor-
GUS style. Then followed Mr.. W. H. King, OF Chicago,
in pithy little speech. Rev. A. b. Mercy, or Cincin-
nati, and Mr.. Harvey B. Tacott, Of Utica responded
for the class OF 49, closing the call the decennal
classes which unusually pleasant fact that
they SO largely represented on this occasion.
Tho class Of ~ Is 70 have grand dinner this
class has been for many years Henry Person and
Rev. DR. Rankin spoke of the attainment
Of the centennial year by the college, when Pro-
an aucconale call from the graduates. The health OF
DR.. Taylor Lewis was then responded TO IN the
warmcs. terms BY pr. DAVID aano, Murray. The
the company broke up with three cheers
for old Union and three for her young Prcsi-
dent who made a short nidress and an appeal Tor a
library to Ill Memorial Han.
The class day followed in the evening" the
poem before The Phi Beta Kappa, IN connection with
by members OF the class and the band
Tomorrow Commencement