, 1879-01-04
YALE.
Thirteenth Annual Banquet Of the
Chicago Alumni.
The ToaSts and the Aesponses--Eleotion
Of Officers, Etc.

A"e 49,
OF VMcsEa, GtCs
The thirteenth animal banquet OF the Chicago
Alumni Of Yale University was held lat even
ing. AZ $50 the graduates, stxty.ave tp ut1m-
ber, fled into the ladies' ordinary and took their
places nt the tables. Tic bonQucttng room
was Handsomely decorated, and the tables wese
psofusciy adospcd with 1owert and fancy fruits.
This gathering was the largest In tho history of
the Association. nnd tho dinner Was 10 the high
est style OF Drakc's art.
The occasion was properly opened with grace
by the Rev. Z. f. Willian,s. Of tho class OF 1850.
The Hon. William r. Poole, OF the class of 1Y19
and President Of tho Association, occupied the
chais. Alter grace the tfme-honored .Uaule.
ANUS y wAs sung with great Rusto and effect.
After tue proper amount OF time spent 10 dis
cuestuR tho ctijbies and dsinkab1cs. tie Alumni
de voted themselves to what was considered ~
the serious business Ut tho evening, to Wit: the
speeches,
ws. WILLIAM r. rooLR,.
Tim prr.Ident. delivered the annual sddre.s to
NV Nv l's,as"1' wv s''u"' ',.. ~
tna eraauetea assemo'eo a. o'nher. ne spose
Of Tho success Of the Association in this city.
stating that II ranked ncxt 10 tltat Ut New York
in la numbers. lie presented tlu usual co.,-
si..A'a'sou" ;" 1"oss p1ese"., l.a "uu'u "
wlth an eloquent prophecy for the future, which
was received with the most t's'n'ituots ap-
Air.. E, g. Mason. who .etet, \, ,oa.t.ms,ter.
n,4.crt ~, ,,. ar., .,,o.t ~ :. Ain. W.,cr IN.
presented thc afst toass OF "Aama Aatcs, IN
trodue'ng - le d'd 50 tho loved Professor
| Timothy Dwight. Of the class of 19iD.
,,noy. nwtnuT
,,,,ua ,..".s ,'',.' ....,-
uehteseu al aootets iul' u qo'ct "atleisms
heartily Appreciated bJ his audience OF Yalcn-
az 1r. -
the University ho said tl,at tht, ro,eoe a,,thor.
t,.. had .Wnr,, ~ ,,.... J.. t,,e,. sp x..a,"n,.
us~ Nv 'os' :" ., t'I'' ..'sst'ne'ts
1oF Ing past MY years, and that the financial
| condtlion was on thu whole very you'd. AT tho
ssms time l1e stated That Tiers was great need
of fupt1a nm ac,,,unt ri thc fnrre,.e In IT.. n,,t
,,cr ~ .,ndon,s .,1 ~. con.oa,,on. n",...,,,.
.Es VI asuueo.e' @ ..uu 'nc co"seaue"t nesc9s1y
for increased facilities for instruction. lie was
! not here, however, to bog, but to girc good
word from the old college 10 those present, and
10 reyiye did a.,octat,on. vith nld ctn,.o,a,r.
w -se'n" "'S. o 49,.
aoa Young Rfaoaates: nc spoko Oh inc heaith
Of students in Nav Haven, dtsclaimlnR any idea
that that place IA unhealthy. There ID no mia.
ria there, with all duo dclercuec to tho doctors.
! next to rhila1ulphta, tho hcaltl,lcst pluce IN
| America. Satisfying himself and Ills Rt1dionoe
with thIs sweeping statement, the reverend
! cally on The morals OF ihc institution, The
manners and morals Of the college, he said,
were as good o. when himself and htr Pools
were UNDERGRADUATES. lie congratulated tho
l Tor the College pulpit. lie ntso spokc with Just
pride on tho success Of tho optional system aud
The prsscnt high standard. or The per-
| fonnel OF the college, he reu,arkcd fhn.
but fhcrH Of the present Faculty dated back to
| 1850 lie cluscd hts Remarks with n,auy warm,
] kiu1iy words Ut WELCOME sud cungrntulatton.
p! At thp close of his remarks tho applause was
only broken by the singing of "Aln,a Mater,
~ ! Atr,HI f*tana
| was responded 10 by
| Mn. ALFRED BARTON,
Of tue class Of 1Stg. In n hlualy witty and In
oan. s %ese well eSati a IA Latn ill., anS I'D th.s bt H.
iunxuaze. but i,e could scs no adequate reason
Ior trsrhIpg thu young idea how to shoot ln
dead language. 4 series Of burlcauuc acriya-
ttons was rccctysd with loud laughter and lnrckl
| applause, TIE rcsponsy WAS full OF 1,any olluA,
quirks and crurks impossible 10 reproduce, but
| - NH. LESLIE LEwls,
OF the glass ot lHa,, responded to the tcast Vi
"Ltnonia Kedt7iyus,' driving u skptc!, VI tho
history Of those ,nstttat.ols when were uncc
,;l.u glory ut college ofutprs. lie e1Nke clcour-
ngtlivly Ut the etEurt tu reTiyc "Linunia" and
c.tcd thc names Of inHny pr,l,lncnt rlei.. ill.,
clullng Secretary Evarts, WOO I0oEeL Luck ou
these Old aoclcrlss ns tic foundation of their
The som. LtnonIan was then sung, after
which Nj. Jatncs i. Norton, vi tilu ciuss OF
1SB5, pn!d remarkable tribute, IN responding
10 ,he tos:. Of 1.-THE 1;s9Ics,,t e tso4s ancIcnt
and Penelope. with wl,osu hIsturics II il cls.
snlnary to iced tho Imagination OF our college
youth.
] Of the rfaas tI iH;1l ynye n vrrv noltshc,1 dr.,
scriutloI, uf trt,. tt, liz tou,b Of Elm Yojc,
the founder 81 itIn coliege. elov, fnle Is butis
beneisetio!.s, the description Of his resting