New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-22
HARVARD MEN AT DINNER
THE COLLEGE CLUB AND ITS GUESTS.

long tables arranged in the ballroom at o'clock,
after grace had been offered by DR.. A. p Peabody.
At the guests table. which was placed at right an
giles and raised above the Others, sat Charles Z.
Beaman president of the club and the guest OF the
evening. At his right hand were President Eliot
of the university, Carl Schurz, Joseph Ii. Choate,
Mayor Low of Brooklyn, Professor James Mill
Pierce and James G. Carter. At his left were Dr. A.
p Peabody. William NJ. Evarts, Theodore Lyman,
Judge Addison Brown, H. II. Anderson and ex-
Judge VIM GChoate. Among the Others present were
Edward L. Paris DR.. Gorham Bacon, j. Hampden
Robb Edward H. Kldder. Prescott Evarts Henry
w. Poor, Julian Hawthorne, A. A. Hayes, VIII
ian NJ Prtchard. James T. Kilbreth, Nathan
iel L. Smith, Warren N. Goddard. James
W. Hawes George w. Dlaway, c. A. Run
kle, III. E. Deming. Henry II. Hoyt, Thorndyke H.
Hodges, Geor re A. Goddard, F; p Jones and X. Il.
Russell of Boston George H. Sargent Dr CIeuienu
Cleveland, K. Elory Anderson, Horlto Ayers H.
Edward King. James o. Hoyt and james A. lying
PRESIDENT ELIOT ADDRESS.
When the dinner was finished, aud the cigars
we're lighted a song Fair Harvard" was sung.
Then Mr. Beaman arose aud, after short intro
ductory speech that excited great laughter, INTRO
duced President Eliot, who spoke as follows:
When come here to attend dinner of the Harvard
Club | do not need make preparation, for out
Of the fulness OF the heart the mouth speaketh APP
Years dr little in regard to numbers and in regard
70 pecunary gains but we are always growing and al
ways gaining; and if did not We shodld still be
prosperous and happy For after ALL gentlemen: 1t Is
with institutions much as 1t Is with Individual men
noble faculties; and that what we get at CAMBRIDGE
The university an institution enjoys that supreme
hapnness. GAppause. | want to wOfd To you
abont the influence aud utility OF these Harvard Clubs
There now ten of them and they are constantly IN
creasing In number seem 10 trHxel Iurther anu Iu.
Their for my dinners Laughter They want me 10 go TO
san Francisco for dinner have not done SO yel oof
the san Francisco Club as an Instance OF what can
y Se en VINO of course, ear good Hame in the
community where they dwell. There are more men In
grst State Of IGois FOR instance though Iney
the continent TO the Univ rsy We have in san
Fran actve, icrgetc body or men VINO work III
several ways for the good Of M institution In the first
place. by the development OF scaoolS' lhe Harvard
direction. BY your good name' aud your suec,-s
u s Year c y 5G
Ambitious young mel are very apt to come to w forA
held ont t. them am glad hear that your numbers
greater and your treasury fuller tnsn ever before
Aud glad TO hear tue uses to which tue members
prop devote your surplus, or some OF IT, tits
very interesting business gentlemen, Is assisting
poor men OF erat merit to get an edncauon ana am
verygad you are gong mo IT, You went into u to
extent last year. aud oe ieye yJn mean TO 20 Into
II again. see ndmper OF men before nc noW, VINO
could have won their present staining without the
aid OF endOwments. They can tell on what endo"me s
have done or theul-what pecahiaI! au III ,lI pu.st
of liberal education has zone Tor tneul Tney return
a-many Old-by the services they give TO the cOn
But Gentlemen there are certain dangers about
sst, Of peculiarly aid INDECENT States Now, Daye
learned from my slg1t experience IN single pace oi
pauyeuze man. even though ne be pretty FAR man
on the wuole. by AN iuud.eOns nSe OF Ocnenclal en-
acier An believe II viii turn GA IN ths Ma ION IN
the greatest discretion ineeded In tue naturalization OF
ia iOual AID eddcauoI witniu the eta else more
narm VIII be dOIe tnan good We nave before Us an
example of great aud noble pro esson wnieh mas been
deeply injured beneficial endOwme IT.. mean the
CLERICAL profession pr esson IN which there Is ne
greatest dearth OF gea men, al hoagh - pro rsslon u
more De Ichclal end0 'heIt tam any othcr
profession 10 tnis 'untry nope me elno VIII De care
ful TO now their benedclI eu1OHMehls aIc
TO be applied, because, though II Is possible
to 90 ~i Wv gr.s tns 6rm s ad natural Tor
us think Of Harvard and OF advancing Ito III
thar work Far froln It. Whenever we advance By our
labor, our ow money the OF that lnst-
turon winch dear 10 also furtler tne erests
every otuer Institution OF superior cincat ohNn this
best do for the superior education Of tnis 60 ntry
To create high type OF H. Ia i not news 10 you Ss-
American university We know that our own bsiovoi
institution has made progress, great progress curing
the last fifteen years. but still she Is far from tne insutd
tion that in ths country. And whnteyer we
can do to maze her more wortny Of our Nadon We do
also for every other nstu oI OF SUPERIOR elucatl9n
You en- see how has been Ia TINS CITY WIN regard 10
.ns WORK of Harvard men IN education mere mere,
When small group OF the younser men nave
established this eiy good pTeparalory scnoo' they
other college wnIcn IL fed by them AnIwnen We es-
tabIsh IN cambridge true America university whel
eiIdren il mo- lOr oursevrs, will nave rendered
service only TO tue intuition We ali love, nut 10 al
a csmnion nope, seek TO advance The honor and tue
glory beloved country. IONA appiiuse'I
MIR. EvARTs's REMARKS.
When the applause that iollo"ed President
Eliots speech had died away the president INTRO
duced IA a gentleman who was known throughout
this country and in England" William NJ. Evarts,
"a Ya,e man." Mr.. Evarts was greeted
with long-coutinued applause He spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr. President AND GESTLEMgS OF THE HARVARD
CLUB: Upon the occasons-qnte 700 ihrolle"t-oi i
at your taDe have beeu ana stl an' lofciby struck
from time 10 tne. I condrneI IL an opinion wncH,
as Yale early formed IA regard 10 Harvard-tlAt
there was no college ia the country "nOse graduates I'M
proved 40 much aitor laVlhs ooAeSe. tLaugh'eaj
Your president has sad, vita great lruth hld
wIt great pOliGeness have no DOUBT though did not
here-perhaps said many you not nave
wna nave reaeIed 1ut Tor the ALI OF endow
meDts and II obvious that he ad no re erehce 10
natural endowmeAts. lGreat angher.l l nave some
times red WITH yOdr learned pre- I'd ut 10 comparisons
taat W. w0ald ~ Harvard ad of Vac but in
t4ls observation III compara,ne the two colleges am
tnat The pTe.i'lenS of tue evening tMr. BoAnanj
in ms opening speech, pad, Gnwntiugy and
contrary to his purpose, very great conplineH 70
talents that could for sght consideration be contrib
nted TO make even d9ii oc'a ,onS h , enIer
tanment OF tonight was prone 10 seek tnat
foreign aid, out was chilled IN ms purpose oy H'nns
tnai ali these accom- sled guests womb DC ao men
fLaugItcr so, ear, Ia many OF inc uePai. W
lie, tpe HarVari man loohS IHtV s"Ss
cro,,gded ranks and at tne fierce struggles OF
the city aud OF the whole country and inquire as to the
gallant cOIDbatana he VIII learn mat ey
are mostly Yale men lLaugn,er.l But We nave rlsht
proud OF Yaie sacs the great compliment wdvu
Lord Bacon in .amidr passage, propne icay pauu US
Lord Bacon AZ you all know, says; Eaung mikes
the full man. drinking the READY maD' Dut
10 have been educated at Yale College
a wise IIienewed laugnter.l -,
E0w AT Cambridge tney attempt the Impossible;
Al Yale they at, aud acnleve, all Lntt
is possible. Inc motto OF Cambridge rejects
the COMMON sense OF the classic maxiio
aud pretends that orantd possuus omnes-that eau
lie scholars, and learned aud wise and witty, aud DC
oarsInen and backsnths, and all that sort
of thing; and they put 1t upon Tho notion tnst the
Harvard students spend mncn time At their tasks tr
vigorsted by the methods that aapliiy and dis
cit,Iins the muscular activities la the active
smmp,oynents OF Ire. Why, the truth before them,
wion they and all otier MANAGERS OF our colleges
a.anan In laN lnAI