The New York herald., 1878-02-22
THE HARVARD CLUB.

ANNUAL DINNER AND REUNION OF MEMBERS
PRESIDENT ELIOT AND OTHERS SPEAK.
The Harvard Club, composed OF tho alumni Of
Harvard University resident in this city, gave ito
annual dinner at Dslmonico's last evening. The at.
tendance was large, and the festivities passed OF
without anything occurring to m,r the pleas
ure OF the occasion. Among the more noted
individuals present were President Eho OF Harvara
Mr.. Donald g. Mitchell, DR.. Henry W. Bellows DR..
Samuel Osgood. Professors Bowen and Everett ol
Hsrvard; Professor Richard NJ. Hunt, H. O. Aoughton
aud John Sargent, president OF the club VINO pre-
sided. All OF those gentlemen seated at table
raised on platform extended across tho western ond
OF the room. Among the former presidents OF the
club present Dr. Osgood the first president who
WAS elected when The organization was founded in
1865, DIR. Bellows, William G. Choate and Joseph II.
Choate. The oldest graduates presen, Drs. Bel.
lows ani Ossood OF the class OF 1892
Tho lrst task performed at the reunion the
discussion OF All excellent dinner This pleasant duty
occupied three hours, after which u number OF
speeches were delivercd the opening remarks being
made by President Sargent, who directed the bat
.er,es OF his humor chiefly upon the present mate
rial and financial condit OH OF Harvard College.
he was frequently interrupted py applause.
Harvard College, he said, was es,abnsacd
profession oil the ministry. The only liberal ,duca-
ton wae that which taught Hebrew, Greek and Lattn
liberal professions were rccoguizcd-thc ministry,
law and neutrality-suspicious. VIII ich are nned
ny INC SINS msiortuucs and diseases Of mankind.
But all that mas now been changed Harvard is not
provincial school, but Il national university.
Al The close OF ms remarks President Sargent called
upon all present TO I'LL their glasses while lie
proposed a toast which was done, the toast being
"Harvard College, and the "Memory OF all her Pres.
idents within The recollection Of ,he members pros
en."
An orchestra then struck up tho air "Fuir Har-
ward" tue CLUB stili standing and Joining impress
sively IN singing the familiur song.
PRESIDENT ELIoT's SPEECH
Tho next speaker WAS President Eliot, Who upon
rising, was greeted with thrco hearty cheers "Nut-
wthstandiny The seriously depressed condition oi
commercial affairs throughout the last nine years
during which have been President OF Harvard Col
lege," said President Eliot, 'the anancal prosperity
ot the college has been greater Than auy prev
mo In It's history and far greater than that OF any
other college IN the country rhs amount instr uc
ton gwen there, as eirn from taDic published In
Scribner's Monthly, IS two aud half times larger
than that given by rs nearest competitor In inc
United States and tour times great gveu
the average college Within the last ton The rep
resentation Of New York city and its vicinity IN Har
vard has wonderfully Increased. The great need of
the country al the present time is that
which comes Of a thorough, liberal education. The
peculiarly oil our uneduclted legislators Is lack OF
this sense ot honor and 1t Is this that Is doing
country such nnnite narm.'
Professor Bowen was the third speaker. He begau
by saying that "Speech Is silvern, out silence ID
golden;" and this is particularly the case alter =
speech by President Eliot had hoped he added, 10
puy my deOt to the club in gold Tho most conspicu
ons evils OF the day IN America excess OF silver
aud OF speecn- making. The quality OF each having
deprecated enort made 10 supply the deAcisnc
by increasing the quantity. Professor Bowen made
lew more remarks apropos OF the recent action oi
Congress on the currency question. aud quoted scrip
ture to prophesy the iall o tho silver men, HIS on.
tire speech was very using and provoked roars o
laughter nnd applause he then spoke OF college
affairs and made plea for looking toward
the support Of decay cd and disabled professors
Mt Dounld u. Mitchell Qk Marvc) was then In
troduced as horticuitursL He was a horticultural
he SAID, ouiy inasmuch he lives country n,
might, therefore, be supposed TO DO able 10 speak In
telgibly and inielgentiy OF the country, for IN,
same reason that Stanley would speak intel
hRently OF Africa than my other mau--bVcsuse n,
| knows moro OF Il from personal experience
rhs Other speakers were Richard Al. Hunt. PROBES
! sor William Everett, II. O. Houghton, DR.. Bellows
| Dr. Osgo0d and Joseph II. Chonte
The reunion came 10 u close at about ono O'Clock