New-York tribune., 1878-03-15
GRADUATES or HAMILTON.
ADDRESSES AT HEIR REUNION.
prNINisCENCE or COLLEGE CUSTOMS AND iN-


ADORE SSES AT illElH REUNION.
pyvISiscENcE or COLLEGE CUSTOMS AND IY-
sTRuCroHs.
Thirty Of the alumni of Hamilton College
otbercd nj the ~union dinner in the FINN Avenue lIo-
i Las; night Tie Hon Joseph 5. Bosworh of the class
Of '26, presided. Among those present were ID. IL.
C,chran president Of the Brooklyn Polytechnic insti-
te. Professor d. c. Eaton Of Packer Insltate, Brook
Ivu. President 4 g. Brown apd Professor Edward
North Of Hamilton College; the Rev. DIR. Charles T..
Knox. Dr. William Hague the Hon. William L. Bostwick,
President Edwards Hail. of Rutgers Female College: the
Rev Dr. Rnlus Il. Foote, Henry Randall Waite, Eiihu
Root Dwight II. Olmstead, aud others.
President o. Bgown In responding to the first toast,
"The College," said ii was matter OF congratuation
that SO many were present. and that two there
who were graduated more than nfty years ago.
II anything to he said IN reference 10 the college
II would be In few words. "IOu I'LL familiar" he
added with the college catalogue. You perhaps
not appreciate the changes that even FEW years nav"
made IN the It is only short time since nmil-
ton was the only college IN this State west Of Albany.
with the exception of the institutions Mt Madison and
Rochester. In conpaIaiyciy few years two strong,
able and wealthy institutions have been founded one
AT Ithaca through the extraordinary hberality Mr.
Cornell and the mnniilcence of tnc state tie 0icr 10y
the efforts Of earnest religious body at Syracuse
Both are IN GENRES lrom "hcn c we iotmcriy drcw
large number Of students THIS changed condi
ton o! things in.oTes @ new ,,, mrrang'niehis Is on
ton. so tar as ] can Judge. the means and
facilities OF the college fof carrying IN good work were
never In better cOnditiOn than now More even than
pccunary ai, need the constant sympathy of The
alumni. or hearty welcome You may always rfst AZ
sred and at cur anniversaries trust 70 see rs many OF
yOu possible"
The Rev. Dr Charles T. Knox spoke on College In
structon." He sad - l recall yIvdy the college pro
fessors who guided my studies twenty five years
Professor Dwight showed Intense interest IN politicd
economy and BlackstUncs Commentaries. What 1
know about law owe 10 the Inspiration or that naser-
mind, who now prrsdes Columbia College Law
school. Many rBpd stI1ucs have been inadD IN these
wears In neariy all the departments of study Especially
is this that OF astronomy goOC ly group of
tcroids NAV hp sad 10 belong to Hamilton.
Professor Darwin g.. Eaton, Of Packer Institute, In
,e.,mn.. 10 the subject Hamilton eachers" spoke OF
tic aid be had rccryr fruD Dr Henry Vaudeville. aud
the manifold abors of this idfal instructor. The chief
me,it Of Hamilton WIS that u had no tendency toward
sensational no Reaching out To be big university
before becoming "a thorough college
T,. Hon William L. IOstwiek SAID the college was not
rjcn III tnis worlds gOOd hut ~ was wealthy IN common
sense. lie giad 10 meet these men OF the college
and 10 hear give, receive encouraging words such
Unions s tiese cJuli not fan 10 briug closely together
an the college alumLi-to Keep warm the tue college
spirit. - .. -,
humorous skecn Of college literature. He cited from
th eoIiecc paper tIe statement that students
uuestpd tU pairoIlz, thoss who advcitised IN the
monthly Then followed such advertisements these
Powuer, shot, cartridges, guns n,oivcrs; cigars,
smoking aud che wDg touctO; warm meals ald alt the
elicaccs the served IN gn-loned style III
four minutes ana thirty scronds: pure wines ard
lIanors r medicinal purposes; good rigs at all hours.
Pr fessur Edward North gave a statement OF what
Hamilton College had done, through It's alumn. In ai-
authorship.
LI,nu Root spoke on the " College and State" making
p,.g for small colleges. lie said many of the alumni
of tne egc wOnld never have been Attracted To large
universities. Tnry were poor boys; 10 them the farm
ar work would nave been their only had
not small college been near at hand, where. for small
expensc, they could get a thorough edncation
5pseches were also made by the Rev. Dr. Rufus X
FuOts, " Hamilton College In tho Pulpit and by
Henry Randall Waite aud others.