New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-02
A PLEASANT REUNION AT HARVARD.
THE ANNUAL MEETING or THE PHI BETA KAPPA
soCIETY-AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS By DIR. sToRRs

soCIETY-AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY DR. sIokRS
A POEM BY EDGAR FAwCETT.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRTBUNEl
CAMBRIDGE, July 1.-The exercises OF
the Pm Beta Kappa Society to-day nave peeh
most interesting At the business meeting over
which DR.. O. Wendell Holmes presided III the morning.
the following officers were elected for the coming year
T. esident Joseph II. Ch0ae, OF Newlork; NlcePresl-
dent. Theodore Lyman, of Boston; Secretary. william
G Hale of Cambridge. Honorary members were elected
as follows: Edgar Fawcett of Nrw-IOrk poet OF the
day Franklin Bartlett class OF 90, OF New-Nork Johh
T. Hopknson. 61 General Francis c. Barlow, 90 anu
Arthur G. sedgwck Oh OF New York and DIR. Charles
T.. Ware OF Boston. Several reports were re-
ceived and adopted. Resolutions were adopted
that in commemoraton OF the Centennial OF the Harvard
Alpha Chapter other apbas he invited TO meet III
Cambridge in 1881 and that they be requested TO schd
delegates empowered to vote upon any changes oil the
charters that may be proposed The following Com
mttee was appointed to represent the Harvard Chapter
on that occasion The Rev. Dr Edward Everett Hale,
Juoge T. lockwood Hoar the Rev DR.. Alexander Mae
Kenze Justin WnsOr. and Professor f. H. Hedge OF the
State University OF Illinois.
After the meeting the line formed the class OF
80 eadinr and headed 10y the Germania Band the pro
ccssion went to Sanders Theatre The procession
was led by the first marshal Gardiner NJ. Lane, class OF
81 the other marshal James Ludlow OF the same
class On reaching the hall the younger classes parted
and formed a lane down which walked the Rev
Dr.. Richard s. st FRS, Of Brookiyn the orator OF
the day, leaning upon the arm Of DR.. OlVp
Wendell Holmes. Edgar Fawcett, OF Ncw-Iork the
poet and the Rev. Dr. \. F. Peabody followed with the
older classes in the order of graduation After the a-
dience was seated Dir. Holmes introduced Dr. PEABODY
who opened the exercises with prayer
Dr. StOIrs was enthusiastically received ana MS
orauon was regarded as one OF the ablest ana most
eloquent forts of his life Contrary to his usua Gus
tom be read from notes, holding his audience spell
! 1.trtf IIfa md N a.
vigorous, convincing arguments of his address Time
and again he was interrupted by loud and nhusastc
applause The themo Of DR.. Storrs's remarks was the
supreme importance Of mans realizing his relation TO
the vast aud enduring realms OF the supernal
the unseen eternal. The whole Grafton was
plea tor the recognition OF the ideal The
review Of history adduced by the speaker TO
snow that all the grandes deeds recorded its pages
had sprung from the lntuItve perception of the over
world" was mastery and AT times grandly elo'
quen Dr. Storrs showed the great need of poetry art
music literature IN attaining the realization OF tins
lofty ideal.
After the Grafton, Edgar Fawcett introduced by
DR. Holiness and the audience listened with atten-
ton TO hi sgraceful and wewntten poem on
- The Republic" The line was then again formed
and the society marched to Massachusetts Hall,
where dinner served. Afer the coffee Dr.
Holmes cnlled the society 10 order and maze one
OF ms nimItabe addresses, repiete Win slarhilhE
wit and pleasant rcry. He then introduced Pres dent
Eliot vino took occasion to define what he understood
by an unsecaran university. DE- Holmes introduced
DR.. SOrrs master OF eloqucnce ana KING OF Tue
pulut" and he was received with great applause and
three rOusng DR.. SOTrs spoke briefly, thanking
INN and 1aying graceful compliment the univcrs-
NV for IT'S ever widening Influence III diiuSlng sound
one OF Dr. Holiness happIcst remarks wa, Ills toast to
Mr. Fawcett the poet, who bad asked to he excused
from suralng. Low ask one 10 get on his legs
who uses wings WE'LL concluded Dr. Holmes Tue
sentiment cheered to the echo Ihc Present was
equally elicitOus in introducing the Otner speakers, OF
wn4m there several, and the treat was llch oIe