Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-28
Yale Alumni Meeting.

Large Gathering of YaIe's sons-spesch. es By Pierrepont, Eyarts, CIapp and Others.
 The Yale alumni meeting was the first event on the docket yesterday in Yale week. The meeting was held in Alumni Hall. There was large gathering of the alumni and the gray heads and young Yale were about even- ly represented. Prof. Cyrus Northrop called the meeting to order. Charles Tracy, of '32, was the chairman of the occasion and G. F. Moore, of '62, was assistant secretary. Rev. John P. Taylor G2, of New London, offered ! prayer. A number of old graduates of fifty years standing took seats on the platform. | The most notable man on the platform was Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, ex-minister to England. Mir. Tracy, after the prayer, spoke briefly of Yale's advancement and progress
 Ex-Minister Pierrepont responded for '37. He said he had expected to find more of his class present. He had met Silliman, Evarts and few others, but had thought that Chief Justice Waite would be present. The secre- I tary lad told him he had not arrived. From him an address of interest might be expect | ed. Judge Pierrepont said, further, that his l interest in Yale had been lifelong. One of 1 his ancestors Rev. James Pierrepont, was one of the first founders, and now lay buried under Center church. The judge, himself was member of the faculty, and watched the colleges course with pride. His only son he had expected to graduate at Yale, but circumstances called him abroad, and so he was entered at Christ church, Oxford, where he graduated last month. It was not the speakers wish that this should have been done, for Yale was the best place in the world for young man to graduate from Yale, compelled to economy, had thereby gained. Now with much wealth in the hands of graduates it's emoluments were be- ing increased and thus it's usefulness. Our countrys income was relatively greater than that of Great Britain. He closed with an an- ecdote of Gladstone.
 Hon. Samuel Scoville responded for '57 in happy speech alive with fun and energetic sallies He denounced Yale's "'Rah 'rah '' as sentimental, weak and unworthy. He ap- plauded the old fashioned, hearty, ringing cheer.
 Dr. Charles J Stille, of the University of Pennsylvania, responded for '32 in pleas ant and enthusiastic vein. He closed by reading 8 resolution adopted at the class meeting Monday giving $4OO to the college library in commemoration of their fiftieth anniversary. It was requested that the books purchased with the money bear labels stating the origin of the fund.
 Mir. Tracy, in the chair, accepted the gift for the college, and spoke of the patriotism of '32 which, not to be partial, furnished sol diers on both sides of the rebellion. K. B. Wilcox, of AS, was called for, but made no speech because it wasn't the year Of his class reunion.
 Judge John A. Peters, of Maine, respond ed for AZ. Happy allusions to Professor Thacher and ex. President Woolsey were fea- lures of his speech. The names of these gentlemen were warmly applauded.
 At this point President Porter, ex-Presi- dent Woolsey, Hon. William M. Evarts and others entered and took seats on the platform amid unbounded applause.
 Ex-Secretary Wm. M. Evarts Yale '37, was called upon. AS he rose great applause greet
 
 in health The influence of students at Yale was greater and better than in any college in this country, he thought, certainly than in any colleges abroad He hoped thu corpora tion and faculty would do nothing to check this transfusion of sentiment and intellect. 1 He trusted that the posthumous interest in the college would increase. Now that the 1 I,oJ Iol , sottled that we are nation; that our consti- tutional powers are affirmed that our wealth, education and numbers make us one of the greatest if not the greatest nation in the l world, 1t becomes us to see that we are good people and have good government All no 1 tlons that the source of power or the mode of its pronunciation and execution are to be changed are vain and idle. We are at the very culmination ot human nature, showing govern ment. We are better placed, better de- veloped than any country the sun ever sh one upon, and the question is whether 8 govern powers can secure the approval of the peo pie. If It fails it will fail because of the fail ure of the people in their duty to that gov. | ernment. The intelligent people make the great constituency. The Yale graduate can not shut himself up and complain of the ig norance, caprice and frivolity of his fellow citizens lie is responsible, armed and equipped as the soldier of civil life, that he be 8 combatant all through, either in the ditch or at the head If you will look through the of affairs that have given the most chagrin to the educated people, you will find that they have said too much in criticism and disparagement and have not held up the hands of the com batants. If the leaders in this great | FaI 1o !, cause those among the intelligent and edu- cated do not support them as they ought. Tbe corrupt and mercenary, sure of their spells, will not certainly do this Now that the great chapter opened by the repeal of | the Missouri compromise can be considered as closed, and now that it has been generally felt that subjugation of the suffrage any, | where is it's subjugation everywhere, it is a duty for us in the matter to show that sub- jugation to the office holders is shall | rebel against. And the educated people are the great factor to learn human civiliza- tion.
 William Stanley, of New York, made a l brief and pleasant view of life in '52. | Alexander H. Clapp, of '42, made perhaps l the most witty and mirth provoking speech 1 of the day, full of allusions to pranks and interesting amusing incidents in his college days. Laughable facts concerning the scan ming of Greek before President Woolsey | were mentioned. The speaker gave evidence of his continued ability to scan, much to the | merriment of the alumni A touching trib- ute was paid to James Hadley-there was l only one James Hadey, and AZ had him | and to John Patterson Porter, an honest skeptic, who struggled through to the light, until at last he died in ''the peace that pass | eth ali understanding" He died too early for his fame. Mir. Clapp recited the particu- lars of the town and gown troubles with his 1 class.
 Rev. John P. Taylor, of New London, re- i sponded for 'G2 and spoke enthusiastically of the great good done by the college in the way | of Christian civilization.
 l Professor Northrop announced the alumni committee follows and they were chosen :: President Porter, Profs. Salisbury, Day, Thacher, Dwight, Fisher, Busch, Newton, Wheeler, Northrop, Sumner, Packard, Dex- ter, Wier Baldwin, Lounsbury, Woolsey, Peck, E. s. Dana, Messrs. 0. H. Farnam, M. F. Tyler, H. B. Sargent Rev. Dr. John E. Todd, Rev. E. s. Lines, Messrs William l.. Cushing and Thomas Hooker.
 Elihu F. Ingersoll, of Kansas, class of '32, was abundant in important "reminiscences. | Joseph A. Benton, AZ, of Oakland, Cal, a | representative, as he himself said, of the | ''sand lots'' and the t'hoodlums" urged the introduction of more push in the East. What l the West needed was education.
 Masonic Veteran Association. 1 Arrangements for entertaining the Veteran l Masonic association of this State were con- pleted last evening by the committee repre- |