New-York tribune., 1879-11-22

And ESPECIALLY for the result OF the Universty po~t
race so caned which was row-ed AT New LON
And par-rIcuLARLr that dear old Yale was beaien "
thai so csi ed contest by only "a qnarter-oi n
mile; nstead OF hal mile, or three-q on
mile, or one mie, or four miles as 1t might have
p ALL ons are pecialy warned; not to bet on
Yale IL any attn let-ic contest
ffnteriude.l
YEA, veri ly-so say we all ~ US.
POEM BY PROFESSOR BEERS.
Professor Henry A. Beers then read poem the
course of thought of which is indicated by the closing
lines:
But 10! rs Aretbusa, when abe fed
Alpheus, dived beneath the oceans bed.
And rose with purer streams 1" bless once more
The Dorian wanderers on Trnacrian shOre'
The frrsher Tor hundred miles O sea.
Yet what ayaed her fghtf Her crystal track
AlPbeus followed thro' the olllows black
And as the first drops OF her smOthered water,
GIoring AIR. broke tnro the turf, be caught her'
She feels in al her currents shuhdrrihg'
Her old pursucr rising ihro' the spring.
And Tightening round her, here ID Sicily
The lOathed embraces OF tine Faculty.
Mr. Bromley fhen announced the " hymn wh'ch was
dirge in memory of one joseph NOrih-seneraliy
known by the more familiar catalogue name OF North
Joseph" wnich was sung To Yankee Doodle slowly
i'm n minor kew. The overture this hymn led tne
nudlen,e to expect various well-knOwn and weh-worn
tunes and they trered on he new S moan am tpo thev
dd not at frat understand 10 what they we're listening
THE THANKSGIVING SERMON
After this the Rev" Joseph T. Ord was introduced
ana delivered the THANKSGIVING sermon. Among other
things. he said:
NV young Christian friends: Ihave been invited to
preach the incident 10 service of n0norei ana
ImmemOIIal antiquity, 10 VIII rue hnhuhi setN'e W
Thanksgyns The annals OF he COLLEGE snow NV on On
the last Thu sday Of November l|lo tnc irat IWo
Freshmen reached New liayen having "aiheu over ~
different routes from say brook, to when pacc thy 1au
been misdirecied They entered the campus d, ,.o
sane moment. unaware of eacn others presence meet
ing the SPOT whe Ine ora chavrI now sta.ns, 'e5
tell on their knees and tlanhed Goa thal lhey hn'
not gone 10 Harvard. livery nan who subse-
qucnily came to Yale was imbued Win q
like feeling Of thankful honagr, ana, souh,! .
or later prostrdted himself on the same sacred spot
The Winter condition OF the campus and toe pnDolty
Faculty erect there chapel Ii vas the OH chapei
The SPEAKER here recalled various chapel scenes with
winch his auditors familiar, and passed To the con
sideraon OI the new edihce ior lufpO7es OF Nosmli
ine ,isappearancc OF yaions buildings well known Ia
vii graduates Of several years aud the wel-w"rn
which the element OF unccriany had Of ears dsap-
peare He recommended gong abroad 10 row. IKE 'o-
nmbia Or lawn ttnus or croquet fuimihuuhs "cic "
iered against lhe y"uthu X 10 i ., ii,,
ers vino in nothing of the life I'VE" used 10 i've,
rhey were pDnteG 20 the record oi the Iaou- e'sot
'53 a. an example faith IN themselves when W"ud
fi them above the small considerations OF the present
mer which the audience seemed to appreciate,
ildging from tue frequent applause The speiAet uieW
lore. lie concluded with advice concenng Tue cno'on
OF profession, say INK of tue Jaw Ih'Ie u no hN 20
prevent your taking office Oi your own ana prob
Sy s spo mo ~, ind A. tbT he Sa,or man ses on his hat 20
you, your office hoy begins To learn why You
come down town every morning"
LETTERS IRON DISTINGUISHED MEN.
The Moderator then announced that he held
in his hand a number OF letters from dis,in-
guished persons who were unable to be pres
cnt one. from gentleman az Oshkosh. pro-
posed making an endowment for a dornitory
~ he noticed many students OF the college slept In
cunpcl or the steps OF tie bni ding even " pro-
pose" the etter ~ id, " To eudOw dormtOiy wth-my
name The alumni had better start suO-crlptlOn at
once Tor thl- purpose. You may put Inc down "-ahu
Another letter. from a distinguished gentleman con-
nected with he college, read: Ia athletics, when
col'g. has bren dur'ng Inc ldst year, ialy Iosp'I
ous. In the boat at New-Lon1On our crew
t,msi, late In the evening frcnewed iausltril au
believing nad they started earlier they would nave A.
next year. which takes Ime, we spould ,ry cue HAnlan
Courtney system. which consists 81 saving me uoa ~
TWO the MINT before the Ins saves labor ana
.,, Horvard we nave had no chance for argument"
This observed The Moderator, "seems TO be from
the Pr sdeut dc jure and dc faeto or possibly botn
"GR,MERcr PARK Nov. 90,
GENTLEMEN: regret exec, dins'y ny inaOnty TO De-
with yon Friday evening at the Tn nkssiyinG Jub-
lee. good many things lave Dcen done Tins year.
and some OF t4em tins month loud laugheil.
mi. As member o. tie class Of ~
whose uncommon anxiety 10 do something
for the college led to the establishment OF the MOoisey
uudI also desire io do something for the college
desire contribute something 10 thi~ iund under
stand 1t hacks ony tnree cpbers Of million: pl ase
put me down cr one OF tnrse cphers. loud ausnter
ana appansel | will give your treasurer an order on
my nephew iOi them on appcat take This oppor-
unity OF reminding the faculty thht classmae Damed
EyaIis was Strongly suspected OF sA'nning an exam
nati" paper anu that 10 coIIese can prosper Ina, co
donrs raud. Hoping TO you ntrr. your TIL DEATH
Samuel tlond laughter dud cherrs] SdDu, 4 Jones"
" Another lettor has been received, the Moderator
announced, after pause, from gentleman dis
tnguished IN astronomy. TO the enct that he has dis
covered a new comet. which. to commemorate our
achievements ~ athletics he has named Can't Com,-
IT, fLaugutr.l III says also: Parents sending their
sons t. hls instnu"n who have seiupes against the
use Of horses VIII be graf 'd 70 learn tnat have just
discovered IA new aSs-to-ride."
CONCLUDING REMARKS OF THE JUBILEE.
After the reading of the letters Moderator declared
the meeting open Tor remarks As each speaker went
on purpOsry allowed his remarks G. become prOsy
Moderator instructed the ushers to prevent eccss
and finally the speaker interrupted by tue person
who was to follow MIN, aud who continued unt him
stli IN, ,cIlupiru ~ turn.
Frlucs JtnLius. representing the GRADUATES o. ls2O,
followed WIN u WHY speech. oa.l .n- lor d, ds no
words. IL her to-nsl.." =" ne sad, 10 OF t. ice
the OF $1,000 600; the moaey 10 bee Iac's, the
conditions to be my own. 1he failure o. Cor
nell C"lege il Que TO trying 10 educate boys
aud girls to grow all the known cereals m
a ten-acre lot. Mr.. VIssar simply improved on
the Troy laundry by having the clothes that w.re
washed there worn On The prnises. say the express
charges. Mr. Peabody has furnished at Yae sluran
am lug ground for iourtced horses. and cases Tor
birds that use tooth-pcks; bat turn that Museum 10 Its
proper use, and II cHnuof. by tue manuiac NE Of
pa spnates, earn the interest on ItS cost what pro-
pose Is 10 ayr TO Yale ten non-nrgO liable notes
for 100000 ZACH payable at matury at such places
as NAV e>ignnt" mus accomplishing NY purpose
without cash outlay, after the fayorte plan o Dane
Drc~. Suppose 1 iai, Drew tailed. Wat
Dro" han nothing-hi. crcnlt0rs Col nolng vet Drew
seminary stands to-day, having cost no one cent.
ELe0i mOnumeRtttm Xiie l viii provide Tor
tuc admission OF yOnnr women, free from, the
restricting rules Of Judge Hilton. The bafbaric
oOt-Da aud baseball shall give place To archery and
cruuuel. Aud when father seeks his at New
II Hlyem he snail no longer be to tnd hm Eh's
and n Moriarty's,' ut VIII be told Your son. sir,
Winding wOrsed with Mise Brown, upon the euce ; or.
: u lm Miss Sn.lth's room decorating ulaque.'"
Dr. j. II. Wilcox, W. A. Lyun snd Watson X. Sperry
also made humorous addresses. ana tho festival closed
" in refreshments.
THE filthy STREETS.
TO The EditOr OF Ihe Trtbuns.
SIR: Your issue of Saturday last contained