New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
COTIEGE. BOYS ONCE MORE.
urs1ryAN AInMNI AT DINNER.

-, = c,rurp,vc LAST EVENING ar MARl-
YvIIIs-wuo WERE PREsRNT-rnE Appkh7'h
The NevYork Wesleyan University Clu6 when
IA cHnp ,sed of the graduates of Wesleyan "n' NV
in New-York and it's vicinity, ate its thrtoeAth ar
nual dinner last evening at Martineih s. ~ NV
ave. and Sixteenth-st. The gathering WAS ''S
largest In history of the c.u", over one NUM-
persons sitting down at the two long ''p'O' -
dining-roon The older Alumni for once, Iaid sue
go 1;,;t,. ord entered fully into the enjoyment
., tho occosion All around the tables nlrlh ana
the hoe of feeling prevailed FriendshipS ioh@ III
. +rrr,+od ,ycro renewed, aid the sons OF wesleyan
l;yeI ,cr ,,,,in In memory tie pleasant incidents
OF college days.
Tba nr,siding officer was Judge George q. Key
,-,lds Of the Brooklyn City Court On his rlSht
sat the Rev. DR.. J. w. Beach, the president OF
WESLEYAN University, and on his left was George l.
seney. The other prominent persons who sat al tue
tables near thu president included orange Ju'd' 'o
Rev Dr. Daniel Curry, the Rev ID Albert = fui'
Oliver Hoyt, the Rev. Dr. George H. whitney !i'
Rev. Dr James II. King, Professor George Ffeiuee'
Professor Caleb +. Winchester, the Rev. III: ~, a.
Buttz judge Lockwood, of Bridgeport u W. L.
F Morrow. Professor Lane, the Rev. DR.. George IL.
Crooks James II. Taft, Chauncey ShanT ana
Charles Scott, of Philadelphia.
The sp.ech-making was begun by Judge heyhoi"S
about $50 o'clock. b fore this some oi the younger
men had manifested considerable hilarity' 10 Whch
they gave vent BY singing several college s'hgS
Judge REYNOLDS first spoke of the completion OIL 'he
first half century of the University. lie sad thal
the members of Alumni was now over l'3oo' ana
they counted Tor much as moral forces lie reIeIre"
10 the new system of scholarships recently esI"D-
lished by George |. Seney, and SAID that IL couin
fairly be said that the University was Gu erlug
unon new career. He hoped that the old classical
III 10. md /
students ever devoted their energies to producing
Crsak MAY they. onght TO be conditioned " III
Graek The announcement that the Wesleyan
Alumni living in Philadelp pha would hold their ilr't
reunion on December 20 was received WIN ap-
plause. ee
The next sneaker was the Rev. Or. King, OF ST.
Jamess Methodist Episcopal Church IN Harlem VINO
first suggested a song. The younger Alumni at once
struck up Bull-frog," which was sung with Iauch
ylgor. Dr. Kings address was full OF good
points. none of which failed to be appreciated lie
called on President Beach to respond to the toast OF
"Alma Mater" Dr. Beach said
When we last met such occasion as this, II was
70 close a year ia which quarter OF million d0ihs
had been added to the endowment OF the coheSe' - W.
had heeu as successful this should nave bech
able to aid about $500 0OO to tue endowment We have
now 100000 of which we had not dollar y ydSr SSo %
and bes les we have $4,000 which ls cOhsder'u a.
GOOD as paid in The endowment Is S3Gl,OOO, al OF
Which Is Pfd AZ brns I'M t tins up To- 900 We have
ooi,en Gin, In raise S2UO 900 10 addition this year
The SPUR 20 this the prlnteIy prouOsai, oI M
condition that Other 100000 raised Al Of tins
sum, excert $1,000 has been pledged ol ms llst
add $50 900 has been given by Mr. Seney VINO mas gwen
m te cole in all $3.50, 900 AuOh propagation has
besu bv our friend which will increase the 6ndOW
mcut luud to 81 100000 Mr. Senev las dNeIslnei us
huInteous giving establishing plOO,0OO sen jlrsp
fSpd This is not part of the endowment fund but no
100000 in the endowment VIII DO rs much Soou nm
confident this scholarship fund Ihr student ooA-
ny the largest scholarship viii receive 1925 year
President ach also spoke OF tho buildings OF
the Greek Letter traternities which have been and
are being erected and SAID that they would be a
material help to the college. The present Fresh
man class he added was the largest ever received
Al the conclusion of his speech three cheers were
given for Mr. Seney. After some remarks by the
Rev Dr. Whitney of Hackettstown, \: j., IN reief.
ence to the seminares which are the 4" feeders OF
the college there loud calls for Mr. .Seney VINO
requested Burton T. Beach to speak for him. In
his speech Mr. Beach read al amusing begging let
ter received yesterday by Mr. Seney as sample OF
those f which he liz the constant recipient.
The next toast was 1.-The Faculty. aud the re-
sponge was made by Professor Winchester, who oc,
cupies the chair of English Literature he said
that ten years ago the faculty Of the college was
only one-half as large as at present Cila Ionn h.
ity0 he other toasts included the foil0wllg:
"5rbe Press" THE Bar" The Ministry" =" The
Alumni " and " The Undergraduates" Ihe speakers
were Dr. Curry William e. Wallace. the Nv. '"
tiylties were prolonged until late hour.
Before the dinner there was business meeting OF
the Alumni and the following officers were elected; {;
President, William NJ lngrahan; VICE president,
tile Rev George L. Reed; secretary, William y.
Wallace; executive committee, John r.: Eusus
George s. Coleman and William ID. Leonard