New-York tribune., 1880-02-21
THE DINNER AND THE ADDRESSES.


Demoncos last evening, was brilliant and highly sat
islactory affair The tables the large ballroom
were decorated. and were laid for about 100
uesta President Eliot sat OF the reht OF the prcsi-
he club John o. Sargent, at the raised table AZ
or end OF On Mr.. agents ct sat professor
Alexander Agassz. OF Harvard Professor Morrill,
this Rev Dr. Henry W. Bellows, John F1oTd and Robert
~ Morso. on the presidents right, next TO PfeNideh'
E.ot sut Prpfe s0r +. H. Hedge, of Cambridge lnmei
Hayward William N. Prch1rd. j J. Russell and James
G. Carter Among the Others were Joseph H. 'hoa' C.
Peter Oney judge Rowland. Riley 4. Brick Francis
w. Weld T. +. Browuell William G. Choaie, Chails
c. B.aman, Professor Elwyn Waller. Edmund
VrImorc William t. Worthcn, Lucius y. L'ianer'
william Montgomery. Alfred W. MORGAN. {. Lawrence
Perkins Dr. Horace T.. Famhem. Wendell Goodwin
Louis q. Dean. Nathaniel y. CGrtis. anf ogoulhey
Bpter. Of Boston
Throughout the evening there WAS almost no ioI-
ma y and the greatest gcoJelo wship existed There
yas en ole music al OF the time crims Cn,Oycrtd
haok containing the Of lie Cd ub members was DC
sds each guests plate. The addresses centred arou
The recent refusal tf the Harvard board OF
OyeTseers TO admit TO membership DR.. bellows.
who was elected h. the alumni 20 that 20
s,urn ia June. 1879. President EiiUts rcn.Grks
ainnnhcd in interesting facts III regard 10 the
number ~ students winch Harvard draws from tie df-
.erent states. He aio referred TO the bcnc'aciions
:, lc the college lat received duri0g the as ten years
President received with enthusiastic eheel s..
a,umni standing.
The Giee club sang in the intervals between the
S,,ccihes Professor ASassz' remarks related TO the
progress Of science in the college and IN 'ne country
D., Holiness .oter OF regret created much anusemeht
One Of tho many enjoyable events was II card from
the members Of the Yale Giee Club, who were the
,ucst- of the Yale Club another room In DcmOncOs
AMI who ofr.re scrcnade the Harvard Cub from
tie balcony The club sang delightfully."-, and was loudly
chcerei.
ADDRESS By THE PRESIDENT or THk CLUB
john o. Sargent resident Of the club IN rising
10 propose the first toast shtt;
have ceIved from TIE dinner committee an iniunc-
ton that NY introductory address is not to excead few
minutes In delivery, but we are APT 10 interpret an IN
Innctiou tins nature ancient brother Cotton
Matner Understood the golden rule that no placed IL
u,rre letters over lis study door BE short" He
neart only that other people should be sh"r ana 20
llr was AZ from iakIu. the bertti OF MS J" tSrP-
tion that lie had hveandtairty years IN writing
hundred r years ago, they lave not got thtoneh
with The printing OF 10 ~. dhy VII ehHeAVoi TO
oow his preccp amd not his example A. once, there-
tor. y Il address myself to the topic thHt - upper
uus m .ue minds OF an ~ us his evening.
Two YEAR, lad the honor to suggest on this an
uivrrsary lehaii tna i was the true policy OF
iv,d o.ye 10 interest aii the Alumni ~ IT. ah rs.
10y recognizing in a an equality OF rights and interests
ard pressed the desire that some ole mi2t make Vt
fad way 20 tnat result. On examining the cxi-ng
laws. you geHileneu, became satisfied mat tbe statute
Of lsG5 viewed in the light OF the most familiar rules OF
| All ihc PRIVILEGES tnat we claimed. We acted
| hron this conviction and made ne aomin.-
fApuausc1 The Suggesting Committee ot the Alumni,
as the machine for srudins out O7ereers Is m9lc-i
entitled. brushed asCe or hpin!hHllru' anu HuuluiS
te,ed sharp reprOOf advertising that n Our cindi
btn, be losest mace on me flckrt We appealed from
thu. decision with conhdn nco {" the Aumn1 ~ large.
caudidate the hghes place on ne cGct of TIE elected
Ovcrseers. Aud. eentc,nen should 90 great injustice
tn my own feelings sure should ~ yours, ~
enoTous and enthusiastic support OF that very large
| OF
di II, nty cordially as VIZ d 10 Drhg abOul th7
most gratifying resu Applausel There was thns an
i"spe LINED between the Alumni and the over
| ,eers. Tbo OverScers referred IL 10 con-
miltee their own memoer-. whose duty ~ was
snisiantially to abtrae between the Board OF over
ers and the electors OF the Boar9 ol oy,r,eeIs Is;
On consideration Of the statute an aitcr Tue dpS OF
time suceni 10 make that consideration tToueh ana
exhaustive tns committee o. ro S S aTr
| . S'aIe one a Judge Of the District Court OF the
um'@ tt as Iawyer standing confcssediy among the
ioe0st IN he front rank OF the profession in the cOuD
Committee sustained TO the FULLEST extent gentlemen
YOUR construction OF the statute and repotted IN favor
Their oplnon is before tue Alumni. There was no mi
report we ss Sar at a% ali n
that decision obviously called Ior ny the interests
o, 0,o.I se and cp'Iy pn6s opinion as we'll as by The
dec AIRED wl-hes or the Anmn-conld not ali OF oeng
say without giving offence that we were snprsed-for
we learn from the best authority that the 0verseers
,etncsn,ly arrived The vote stood 10 against 9
Alumni the Board OF Overseers: and the opinion OF
tnusc thirteen has prevailed Tor the ume hgalntt n @
opinion 700 Alumni in the Board or Electors & We
were preparing test tho question before the supreme
Court OF Massachusetts, when Oil cstanlisl ng tne
rights or nonresident Alumni was Introduced IN lhe
l%g fam wh3m We nope to hear by-and-by. That viii
proOablY suspend the necessity OF 1unicai tfposnoh
o, the law by giving us 'a'Si"c'ofy eE'si'"o eApo
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MI Sargent then gave brief history OF the rounda
ron ~ the college and the various endcuen' and regu
l.ons by which IT had been governed. He mentioned
rhe RAPID growth OF the institution since Inc c OF the
original endowment IL school In the wilderness by
the muniGcencc Of a stranger aud closed his address
| Win the followln sentiment:
10 the memory Of John arvard-his giit the corner
Stone of "a colony the gratitude Of nation l. his monu
| ment." Loud applause
| PRESIDENT RLIOT's REMARKS
! President Eliot after few Introductory rcmaks
SAID: come the conclusion in spite OF what the
president has sd that Boston and Massachusetts have
| made Harvard University whatever sho il. We hope
that you gong make It better but feel sure
that you will have try pretty hard to do IT. and we
welcome you 10 the task and 10 It's responsibilities
IL has m my responsibilities OF kinds. For
ample, Boston and Massachusetts have provided the
| pecuniary means by which Harvard University has
been bu fostered carried TO its state
VIC believe that you individually prepared 70 take
your SHARE Of that work IN the future We shall be re-
joieed TO influence extended over the whole
country but think you should remember that ninety
nine hupd edths OF the present foundation from
that htf e regi0n-IosOn aud the SIX adjacent towns
But let me pass subject hicn your president says
is The Interesting subject this eycningyOur 1ei-
efce tn the Board OF Overscers. You Will find II i'm
possible up fght on that subject There was not
man Of oyerseeTs tnat did not desire Tho
! election OF DR. Bellows. was one OF The majority that
voted against thc eiigbl ity or Dr. Bellows anu
shOud like to state why did so,
because ther he remarks Tue president that
4 IT was rather unfxpected. We have eleven eminent
lawyers The Board OF Oversecrs They divided on
tins question, lawyers generally do, believe There
were our on side the other. The
question wa to the eligibility OF non
resiaent Massachusetts. / took no part Ia
ioe discussion OF tie topic; | absO-
lntely Incompetent 10 do so; but / arrived AZ
inc conclusion hai there doubt 10 the legality
of electing nonresident. That determined my vote
,g,tIse u was perfectly clear tbat question
would better be- settled now. The alumni Of Harvard