New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-22
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chairman of the evening SAID twenty five minutes woud
be given to the president OF this club and Ten minutes ~
Yale felt mat Notwithstanding the enormous conIl-
button OF the people OF this country TO MASSACHUSETTS
the country stand still during this Harvard CuQ
dinner, felt that some great oesslng wa re
10 descend upon the country had Tue peasto ~ W. s
siding In this the Yale Alumni at their Ihanhs
aiumnus ms he ia understood at Yale dressed IN
loud" syle ne had hts hair banged ana parteu III
exageerations in Yales idea. In searching around 70
mud what might be that peculiar culehaW Whob We
that discovered Il in your vigorous choruses sung 70
ali the selections from French operas that were paSou
on the piano. [Laughfer.l 80, ,-uo
had much h station IN coming here tonight because
knew that Harvard dwet in so high an atmcspn..l9
that IL might be too rare for Yale has always boosted
OF her robustness, but she has been compelled u h
that Hdrvard has muscle And while fale caius
that she gives TO the blessings Of that education
which fits for tue hard battles OF NE yet we oboh
Harvard who able 20 take those prizes Nuo
we think ought to be ours; But onInt tnI mere
Ia greater than ms that fale anu a iN Ivoyd
exist Without this strife with each other nelhet e
be what t to-day The labor aud success OF ootn haT1
dragged mn lesser colleges 10 higher standard But
there thing which these COLLEGES nave done "nS
destroyed the old ideal Of sefmade man as one WIZ
should begin IN Ignorance and accomplish all ne Gu that
means his Ignorance. The time has come Wnen 'h"'
idol broken, and she true sefmade man 10 ne Ut
gins possibly from the same Degnhs 10 " cultured
mind results. This Is no place for pOIIes D
do Rejoice In the inauguration OF President to come
in two weeks because represents this new type Oh
the self-made man lApplausel Now am here IN en S
long ago formed in mind and nov SOid id 81
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college men should unite In grand national unyers
ity Of educated men who have one great object 10 AZ
''"''"'"' A SONG AND OTHER REMARKS.
At the conclusion of this speech there were lOud
cries for a song. and n. 5. Smith responded with
college air, the younger alumni all joining in the
chorus. President Anderson, Of the University
Club, was the next speaker. The club
which no represented. he said was
an outgrowth OF the Harvard and Yale
Clubs and of alumni associations of the colleges IN
this city. He gloried IN the success of the UNI
versty Club. particularly because it impressed
upon commercial New-York that education ought to
entitle man to some social standing.
Dr. Weld introduced the next speaker with
Greek sentence of great length. ending with Eu-
reka Professor Goodwin" There many cries Tor
the professor or the president to produce
"pony" or 10 translate the Introduction, but
neither of them responded. Professor Goodwin
said that there had been groatreviyal in the study
of Greek al Harvard recently. THIS had evidently
spread 70 New-York, for DE-. Weld had quoted
Greek sentence without making single mistake.
in letter he had recently, addressed to hun
Speaking OF the Greek play to be produced at liar
ward IN the spring. he said that ne was
sure il would be success dramau-
cally. although be was not certain
10 write. Ancient music Professor Paine Thought
was too h.n Tor the modern aud ence. lie was con.
hdent that the music would be good. but hc was
not confident it would be ancient enouzh.
lie closed by offering the position Of
CIouovs tho man who settled the bills. 10 any
C'O"Yas' 1 ,i Nsv.Ynrt Harvard Club Aftcr
song from DR.. Bal, Dr. Weld read poem, " The
Cooperation, or we are seven
Judge lloar was called upon 10 explain this In
responding he d-claimed all knowledge Of the Cor
pOratiOn as he'd been years since he had been one
Of its members. II would BE- nifty years ag9
next summer since he entered Harvard
University, aud although she had advanced wonder
fully since then, hei students then learned something
One of his classmates had once had some Greek
IN m "A "A
he was by no means the best scholar IN the class
He afterward found az the bottom oi them, hoUeyer
| uun emeulatiune.' Tho H:rvard Club at
| Ncw-York, ho SAID, had recently had
granted to It the privilege oieectine ono oil inc over
seers of Harvard. If Its members thought
! there was wealth, we'll "a position
I attached to this Office, they should dis
abuse themselves immediately OF that bpiloh lie
closed his remarks with eulOges OF President josiah
Quincy and Professor Claiming. under both OF
whom he studied.
The next speaker was L. G. Ledyarl. who referred
10 the pleasure II gave al the Alumni TO fresI
dent Eliot again Knowing that he had no sinister
designs uDOn their pOckel-books. The chairman
then cal led upon Professor RchaTd Greoner OF the
University Of South Carolina, %. representative
cOorcd graduate OF Harvard. Professor Ifeener
Iam - happy 70 say aud say Hwh considerable
take upon IL .pousJiIdes Of clvlz zion Although
The first cOlored graduate Of Harvard a, cHri', h
teud Ia live n lOug In order 10 repay me houpr
conf rred upon when received the 9IpIonn do
moi think tis generally known 10 you tha lhsi'aIn 81
g TnangS eutcrfd Harvard With the intention
Of ,adyos hS s5 70 snd n WHY TESTIFY @s"'' that
TOOK part IN al !he serAPg. ,,,n when and mo0l
h red nav lilo black troops fought felt that. 80 far A.
was concerned, nothing would be done ny me 70 low
tie standard Of brave purpose ineucat"d b. Harvard
tAppiausc.l
Edward F. Stokes, Of South Caroline, spoke next,
and said that he believed the fraternity OF college
men I'll over the world would do much 20 Dlot out
the anmOsitIcs raised bY the rebellloh.
WHAT EDWARD EVERETT HALE SAID.
Dr. Weld then asked the Rev. DIR. Edward Everett
Hale to make a few remarks DR.. Hale responded
compactly. a. follows:
BlR. president GENTLEMEN IL l. very cheerful
aecrs to see my hundred successors before Us pre-
parng themselves Tor the du.ieS which are not a. Is
the rcs1ent OF the University gave US At Tho Inaugural
snbdiysou - tho students were to attend prayers
| ana the professors were not: aud the lnnin
| IApplause1 We try in performing duties, to do
something IL Is true We continue to get the Greek
books bottom mp We arc not very sweet on the accents
and as to the metre. arc very bad indeed But We
do aud the president has had time TO reform
the work about three months before II comes before me
public. lLaughterl Ihe president said to me once
| what have remembered ever snce-he sald
| that the president OF a Universally bai
enough 70 DO II he did nothing else
blu. secure efficient Instructors want You. gentenen
To look over the catalogue some day aud sec bat a
duty involves There are more Instructors now at liar,
| ,npsnd mating ths "A National UnIyersity YOU have
something do besides getting your boys from Alaska
! and Washington Territory aud Oregon, aud
| San Francisco and down at San Diego; your
tutors ana professors are 20 be as national
| as your students are. lAppause.l The great
strength OF Harvard Is In the that teacher IN
school college IN any place Ia this country who knows
thing about education OF the country, however
poorly paid he may be, wherever he may DC at work.
ia poorest shingled cottage In Alaska. knows
that he has a marshais baton IN his knRpsack; he
knows that n he does good work teacher tho pres
Of our college VIII near OF him, and before twelve
months are no win be invited q chair IN the
| University Of Harvard tApDause aud auRhter.l
assure yOu gentlemen, that when you the grown
of the nationality Of this college you may be certain
that due largely TO the euthusiastic ana
watching OF your president; you be- certain that he
Is looking all over this oountrypnd 10 ready TO select tho
| best Applause
| curious incident happened to me few years ago