New-York tribune., 1879-05-08
COLLEGE SECRET SOCIETIES.
PsI UPsILON CONVENTION.

A LARGE GATHERING Al YALE-AN GRAFTON BY b.
X. PHILIPS. AND POEM BY DR.. J. G. HOLLAND.
NEw-HAvES. May THE forty-sixth an
uual che Psi UDsOn Fraternity began IN the
hall Of the Yale chapter Beta yesterday morning Dele
gates from chapters he leading colleges OF the
country present Tie following are their names
and the colleges they represent:
Theta Union CoIlrgcJ J. L. Perry, ". J. McNulty;
Delta University OF Ne1-YOrD, s. 4. Eddy. T. +. Birm-
iugham, W. H. Russell, J. l. Tinker, +. Russell Beta
yale Colege), A. b. Nichols :. G. Partridge sigma
(Brown), J. II. Ormsbee Gamma (AmhersD, y. Kanda
ia Dartmouthl, Ii. K Foster; Lambda tColumbig) g.
+. Mlkeu, W. A. smaley T. A. Painter, L. = Banks
Kappa Kenyon), II. W. RIngi Psi (Hamiltonl A. V
Seymour; Xl Wesleyan. Z. Hitchcock II. N. Warren,
v. G. Clarke 7. II. Eckre dt Upslon Rochester). q.
Bentley Iota Kenyoul, j. D Early PM University OF
R0ehesteD, 2. ID. LOOMS. W. H. Thompson; Omega
University OF Chca-o) H. B. Crosse p Syracuse Uni
versitgl " D. Babc1ck B. " shoecrlf', J. T. T4lman
Chi C0rueD C. 2. Bacon, J. :. Lawrence, f. D. White,
E. L. Barber.
The attendance not restricted to the delegates,
there being many prominent graduate members OF the
fraternity present The president OF the Executive
Council Of the fraternity Mr Thomas Thatcher, OF Beta
was unayodably absent, and Professor ". c. Smiley
ChD, OF the Drew Theological Seminary the vcepres
dent took the chair Two business sessions were held
and u the evening there was social gathering tie
hall of Beta. principal feature OF wbich tray
esty called Romeo and Juliet" n which the parts
taken by Junior members OF the Beta Chapter. This
forenoon the business meetings concluded and the pub
hc exercises we've held IA Music hal this afternoon.
Governor Andrews, U Connecticut. presided, and tue
exercises opened with prayer 10y Tie chaplain, the
Rev Henry VI. Dexter D. D. Next follow td song aud
by tie Hon. B. h. Phelps, oil The class Oi J3
/ Yale
None who had heard him speak al the tweuty-Gfth
auuyegsary bis class last June, willing 10
Uu opportunity OF hearing hlu aEtIn, and his APPEAR
welcomed with hearty applause. Alter an IN
PRODUCTION, in which le touched upon some uI t.c lead
lag questions Ut tie day, Le announced his subject
Tie Political Duties or EduCHed Men," aud spoke Tor
about tAl, e-gU-rtgIs OF LoUr arge agyIe-
ciative audience. " The Old Mems Song" announced
10 be sung by quartet read by The chaplain,
! aud next came the poem By Or. j. g. Holland :" Tie
L rec Learned Professions" With the song Ran I!
fah ." public exercises closed. During the eXrr-
cl-es tc'e-rdms received from several places in
ciudng OF con graduation FROM the Al Ia Delta PIN
Convention uICu Iu session at Hartford, Connecticut
Members II fraternity viii enjoy banqueo at the
NeW-Haven House this evening aJ Which t4e Hon.
Cuauucey NJ DepeW Betal VIII act as toast master Inc
committee behalf or Beta tuaperi composed OF
tg Hon H. L. Pardee, '56, the Rev j. n. Twicnel 80,
c. NJ. KImbli, 70, A. :. POlhemus, 70, q. W Butts Jr
so L. W. Kneval8, 80, and T. = spencer. so Many
| OH members OC fraternity IN town, including
Amos L. Lawrence, OF Newton, Mass, one OF tLe found
ers: Professor willard F.ske OF Cornell and President
james B. AuseIi, oil Michigan University.