New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-22

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EVERETT HALE, CHAUNcEY N. DEPkw' H. H. AN
pERsoN JOSEPH II. CHoATE AND OTHERS.
The Harvard Club ate its fifteenth annual
dinner last night at DelmOnico's. There was
large attendance. and among those present
were President Eliot and Professor Goodwin,
of Harvard, Judge Hoar and the Rev. DIR.
Edward Everett Hale, of Boston. Speeches
were made by these gentlemen and by
Chauncey M. Depew, Joseph IL. ChOate
and Others
THE GATHERING AND THE SPEECHES.
The dinner was less formal than those usually
held at DelmonicOs such occasions, and everyone
came promptly on time. The officers OF the cluo'
DIR. Francis H. Weld, president, Nathaniel T. Smith,
secretary and r +. Browne, treasurer and the COM
mttee in charge of the dinner, Joseph h. ChoateJohn
Greenough Clement Cleveland, Franklin Bartlett'
Fl. H. Croker, jr., Charles B. Beaman, ir., Edward
l.. Paris. NJ. Montgomery, jr., and Wendeh 6oOu-
win were all present by half past to receive Pres
ident Eliot. Professor Goodwin and the other
Uuests. After a few moments Of conversation. DR..
Weld led the way with President Eliot to the din
inO-room. followed by about 40 Of the alumni.
Az the president's table sat DIR. Weld, President
Eliot Henry II. Anderson, ChaunceY M. DeDeW'
Professor Goodwin, of Harvard, Joseph ID Choate'
James c.. Carter Judge e. lockwood Hoar, the
Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale. William NJ Prich-
ard and Captain Douglass Cation, OF Lonnon'
Among others present we're j. " oaiRon''
Henry C. Andrews Everett L. Wheeier'
Peter B. Olney. Edmund Wetmore W. T. W or'nen'
Ulysses Grant, jr., HOratio Alger, jr., the Kew
Andrew Oliver. J. b. Gerrish. Francis X. Appleton
1beodore Roosevelt Professor Greener, q. stewart
| Dawson. A. H. Cutler, Francis d. Millet Z. d.
| Tweed. w. w. Richards j. W. Lilienthal. H. u
Bettens w. G. Hosea, George HILL W. D
| Beaman. Lemuel Hayward, John q. Gousill'
7 s. We,herbee. Horace p. Farnham w. Goodwin
J. F. slade, J. s. White, A. K. Fiske, E. G. Ban-
chard. A. G. Fox A. Brown Ralph Ellis >. a. gray
u. r. James, C. S. Fairchild, c. d. Hall. H. w. lay
lor. A. Sampson. E. Waller 6. K sheldon
the Rev. Russell N. Bellows u. bacon'
A. g. Browne, James II. stebbins, IT,
Thomas q Secor. ]. f. Lyman, r. A Brick, L. N.
I1ttauer. Walter Trlmble, T. S. Bettens, IL. W.
Poor. n, A. Prentiss. j. T. Williamson, w. Iwom'
blev. II. II. Drake. w. Montgomery. jr.. b. W. kaDy'
II ! Worcester, H. +. Deming, IL. Nick. Twombley
| and W. T.. BlOdgett.
| PRESIDENT ELIOT"S ADDRESS.
| At o O'clock Or. Weld began TO introduce the
| sneakers. He would allow. he said, forty-hve MN
utes to the first gentleman he should cali
upon--a gentleman TO whom, above all others
| had been gwen the opportunity ana the ability 10
| spread the renown Of Harvard-President Eliot.
| The aInmni drank TO the presidents health stand
INC and then sang Fair Harvard with the great
! est enthusiasm
Mr. president: This Is the 1rst time that / have
had the pleasure OF heiag presided over at ooHrge
| ILaughierl Bul, Mr.. President an 'Stsg
glad To- s 81 $50 e. rcbecrs the clis that gave
twentyone OF ITS members 10 the country krd 10 me
civil cannot but always recollect tsar MUIR o,
Memorial Han Ohe only soldier portrait believe 10 ihe
H f4a2 mat n se e%ebes at Fort wagner
Gould Shaw. lApplluse IIat class nas d HaTerv no
It should b. honofed rs the Harvard Cno' lAppau'c
IIataer expected, must confess TO- aef Ll
lege when Won NewYorkers enjoy Of being elected to
Alumni Of the University would welcome you 20 ue en-
joymeni of that privilege ana we should or Rau II ou
would assume responsibility In the maintenance Oh
happy to say that during the last Few years we
stantia evidence OF the interest OF s citizens IN tue
Growth Of Harvard. During that tiuse $4,000 has
been contributed % the University BY the citizens Of
New York. IApplause] And Hentlonel !ast year year
96o ad received reSS'' more than S3OOOOOO in al
diion to It's already considerable resources We LOOK
forward tonight and say that TO meet what may be
called pressing ncedsth-t H. needs which are clearly
ss6 T@a s. 6So 900 more ascT
plause observe thai you hink mat a humorous suR-
that the spinted people VINO inhan the eastern
end of MASSACHUSETTS,, Will give that SUN ~ very shor'
Applausel Thoy have done as much before ana ihey
viii do i again. lAppause.l Aud how mn ,9,i.
lends lends an effective handi lAppause.l i Is
50 mus Sa 70 S 0ee Se M Of Soyemb we have re-
ceived nearly tenth part OF tAat amounl-h th is
University wish make Harvard National University
| iApplausel You VINO have labored through tho last
that direction-ihat the resort 20 Harvard from me
country outside OF NewYOrk is constantly gaining The
faculty has ed TO- open Tue university 10 al ch'sS' VI
tile young men Of the co ntry.s .,..-., -.
During the last ten years we baye tried 10 make inc
degrees there more aud more significant. foa Know Iht
the of A. b. in our country has no uehhte sRn
cation You cannot tel wnat ~ means 1 Sai gord
college has no definite sgnihcaton in this country
5y SSes san n as IN Is e U% F OF
Willie near to it Is college which receives boys
OF four years OF age lIAughterl In Harvard
we mean that the degrees shall prove something
During the last ten years have opened the mstruc
at Cambridge TO any person VINO seeks IT, s9ppos9
young man knows LATIN and wants 10 sl9dy Lam nnd
nothing ese he Ia perfectly free to come TO Cambridge
study II he %hss to SSy eo Gss ne and hc
fees are at very moderate figure. we nave tneIe
S history and international law. luis Instruction
Think would occupy a man diligently studying It two
English except the subject Of Roman law To study
all the rest English DULY Is necessary. That
Who eau afford TO come TO Cambridge aud
ana nope to make nis 1sct aGo%G anna t Se
entrance examination TO Harvard by text book at New
FfaRcseo I1ppaase Pfoessor GOODWIN Ia going
to San Francsco next June 70 conduct the examination
this carfies the standard Of admission examina
the schools IN ulhpy large cLeb. ~
| enables a young man who lives In New-YOrk
san Francisco to have the same advantage
ma he VINO lives In Massachusetts. We propose % re-
cORnise the fact that this country smaller than It was
hundred years ago that II tenth part OF the size
| thai t was "A hundred years ago. can com
| munlcate with the parent in Chicago or San
Francisco within hour. aud that could not be done
| huudred years ago And why do wish 10 make the
university university OF National resort IL Is not
that we want studeuts we nave about as many az
! we can manage now We have this day 1900
| OF them. II Is gave the best education To the
young Amercan-the meeting and eDc0unfflnR OF
Young men from all parts OF the country AppauSsl
Massachusetts cannot give his son the best edi
cation II the institution contains only Massachusetts
boys. lApplause.l We are entirely persuaded
| OF that fact aud that the country H. inter
| esed IN 1t II is great bond between
the different sections of this country that the