New-York tribune., 1883-10-27
LORD COLERIDGE AT YALE.
AN.ADpREss TO THE STUDENTS.
HE DEFENDS TIE STUDY OF THE CLAssIcs-pkEs-
IpEST PORTER AND MT. DEPEw SPEAK.
IrRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF me TRIbUSt.I

Iioutonont 1ohn Mcclellan. U. 5. A., and
Jomes II Johnson. President Noah Porter met
the party at the railway depot, ana 'h,S
took carriages and were driven Immediately TO ti,o
college. Here the various buildings were visited
Lord ColeridCe showed especial interest III 'i' FU'-
lcge library the Sloan and Marquand McholI'i''
the Peabody Museum and the School OF + lie hl'',
At II:45 the party entered the college, c""Po''
vbcrc tho students 70 the number of over one
thousand were assembled, together with seVerai
ladies and gentlemen from the vicinity. Nheh lnc
Iord Chief -Justice was perceived at the door the
entire audience rose, and the students sang "uou
save the Oucen." and Immediately atterwaru
a America Those who could not sing maze
a,ncrd. ofterward by joining in the cheering anu
waving Of handkerchicfs, which lasted seNei"i
minutes
ADDRESS or PRESIDENT PORTER
President Porter'then spoke as follows uo
Nv Iopn CuIrr JUSTICE! II Is with great pleasure
that we welcome You 70 this institution Inc gior! VI
the University Is IT'S young men, ana thoush' INC
thing we could do 10 entertain you during the hrie ho
which Won give u.s. would be to present the living ooS
NJ the vounc mcnof thisUniverslty. We are not the
oldest university in the United States we are no, Wv,
richest but we claim TO represent the natiohn'S " ~
country more widely and perfectly thah any o'ho
We profess TO he true to the OLD I9uhHao our ewes and
laid in classical study ana 10 hGcp n, "b thar science
windows open in every direction toward I'LL tn"' S'"'0
,l,t g., Itu gPe4glyp
Vou have before you between liVOV an. -
students and | know not no" ,y nl1ny sr onr
We welcome you Will, Will omr ,r Hlia feeling dccpcns
with thc progress of time, WHILE OF couTg w ~" I'd no
into certain maturity Gr bonop Of that common law of
which Won are the primal official eNPo9i, III Vbo Ir,,eJ
England but To u.s. and, through Ehgl,l1 , a, , aItir
a,ans to tbc millions Of the human race that are WtHg
fnT n. strcnrtL b and it, blessing. we Wticoo ~" III %
NJ nr"jt, o. students that has with university a'-o
CATIONS The name OF Coiedge soue my !!, 4, is
md We honor flat namc because IT was the name OF
one who enriched our Literature VINO hd trTtli2"d
our religion But must not dctan you io"Sr., cn in
Won i'm the name OF those VINO ut nv, ~ ~, An
-trctors, pupils and Visitors nearly
plHusel
RESPONSE or TIE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
Lord Colcrjdrc then rose and in, n voice that was
audible 10 every one in the building, said
II had had the least idea OF the ga'her'hG 'ha was
70 meet me here to-day certainly should nave chu'"'
orcd TO put my thoughts into some oiu' p''''-'
,c,r university man my-cf-havng been Young H,l nun
Cncr-I Luowtlut young mrn-thai UNI .i-lly ~, ,
shsrp and severe critics and kn"" Wri' ,iot y, % INN y
man who attempts to lay down tho ~" ~. 10 | 49, 1T
@ ,ii ti ot t.il1p- De- d'~courtcOusly interrupted 1N
Nil he mmcrcifuly criticised hul nt'L it,, " H' IT,
yolr principal hd, been 80 g"oI aS 10 say utI u',|o
, ~. from INV sight without saying now pio'uuu
touched and dccply ut'frt ll t w i'm mis- com.
80, have seen Harvard, P'uu-llNdl ana -, lT'u'''
AZ o. th'n 81 I rcuIar advantages and distinctions
nm wa. not prepared when came h,i,, I"oIA I .G
N,1.. .1,, U0Iu 10 i
Ia fnr tbc singular and admirable beauty ana IN
tcrc.t of the buildings and ne Wh'' 1P,'t Oh We i,
.n 'oI after Tton ~ oxford You VIII excuse me I"I
thinking that oxford L. the MOI p''ului v,,! ~ % ~
c Icp.nlr In London. the buildings Of wmch have come
down from the knights lrml.'I', lhL 49, IT, :" ] ~
i,, tb,.r nod hy the knights Tcmplar,. Your h"ih-
iurs nor" nkr ing 9n."IGo & :" , in America aud
a exceeding, Interested and dceG.rd win iar Oh. M -ar &
a.urrt which is ul that chance visitor can SAY q" '
university OF which you are mem'ti7'
Now pcrhal, il would be- 'gi-crf were simply =" con,
tent myself with Wishing You ''ou-p. nuH
hoping that the prosperity which TINS uuN,-if ll''R,
mjrt never desert it, and stop M on-cT' aii2n, hui
thCrr IS word which should ik. 70 .f elected 10y tnr
rrm,rks which your principal has made her, 9ld NOT
oGuro TO learn from him, because We hu"" u u! hh.
a INT in 4r 2 IMAM man,aHed tn S nc In old sndris are
iriiIcH @ S5d r w. Teamed today Tor the nr-t that
very di-nau-cd man m another part Of The United
s'l;c, has committed himself tom attack upon l@n', @
lrulum und ha- rather suggested NAT u h'' H'''i''d
with possible success Ia professional me-
,rrrRomrY oF rT CLASSICS.
X,, without any desire purpose of entering into
c,utroyrsy but merely 10 repeat herr "ht without the
-u,.st idea OF controversy ha'" 0Id h pubH' over
and over again TN my own country, venture 10 "N w
vo, a- lawyer with practice. ~ Judge "i r"nr
po.ton and -, public m.H ui some experience 'H't
,,b nave said there. have dome man! foolish lhh-7
/ iu INV ufr and wasted many h'ui. oI }i'-
.. won. nIIi do over again. and the hour- -p,nt 1t
are the hours which nave spent most pi"uti}' ana IH
TI,rtir,I'y useful From the time left oxford L''"
made 10 religion Tar as could nrI rI To- ' "s P-
n,t 20 far - my may be- deemed -uccC -ul uh
Idclbcrntcy assert. maintain ana prI,' ,1l "I' l
al, .u,c-- has been Hutrd 10 mc ~ HE has been maze
rally aided by the constant study e" th' eIt~ N'hH
t c r drli.lt and privilege an iuy fr to pcf-cNurr
h"N " rnI ny uo -aid for tnc sake of controversy;
/ sin lr.s il II said 10 an audience "I Amen.
, . eccentric; hui Il !, -.ud because believe It 10
be- rur aud viii trll yuu why statement iH"nGh ar
Ta!scnient however mon may .tIu-Ec a-hn,t them,
hIyG an Influence upon them. and public men, however
th.y may dislike II, are lorc"d d" aHml il'' '"i"h7
being cqual thc man who can silr any INNS o. % "ip
can pursue AN argument more closely VINO can give iAr
ncnc, und most iciool- Illustrations ana VINO can
comma nd some kind al beauty oi uu1h. WI. nav 'us
advantage over his mpoalics Ana ~ al IN bar OF
In the senate anything ht, h'n ",i'' ".I',n '9 I,' %
con- picuOu-y better tbth the "oh "I "tHri h'' u '-
u almost every case, been tc o. ,ul oi mHh 'du'don
sy igh ciuc,iion,uot necessarily ella ciurr'cy
cannot have thHL me Ei'''-' "I''p "l "'' t"h |
Try at this moment, %, lie mM,l .7 "',n ,',, % uI7 3
for mat on the contrary Il, ",'Itl'' u 'lH, i'I m Anu
bouc-ty and hc hl. -INou to W"h' r Tor "hh hr ht.
in agr by doing the next best tnug studying the ing
i,a studying thc h,,i the mgnc. ana The hn''t
iurut in almost every that can think Of Tue man
who has Influenced ~, contemporaries the most IT, grnr
n'5' a. ' to Ice fnlInd in no,c magnificent writ
oI- vino a- writers, masters OF style, d- t1'ty"ls OI
tLouylt have never been cluIl!cd IN the "oaL
pErrNcr oN HIGHER GROUNDS.
Ihaycput my defence Of thr Studies, which under
stand you 10 prosecute, upon low practical ground, but
do not wish II 10 bo supposed thM defend II upon
o, prctlcal ground alone take your opponent, upon
the ground which tAoy themselves assume, because IN
ar.auncut It 1. necessary To hnd upon som" certain
pot hon which YOU and your adversary are agreed and
reason with him. you can reason With him. upon That
point Idosllc to put 1t upon higher ground -uli and
away nom controversy. 1 say that God ha- giNcnu'
hearts. minds and ntcllccts well s huu",, and that IL
j. u.t "a much our duty to cultivate and go iac best We
/ can with thc mind tnat lie has gwen AZ ~ IT, Is
our ii 10 do the Lc, HII the bodies lie h.S
dy,uls Il Is our duty tbcn. If we can. 10 commune
,,l m greatest thoughts Of the greatest men ~ Hll
/ f,u..- ld hc Will hc the best uIau al tHr end
I oi li, lilo who Mas made hiuI#rlt most familiar
vim, the thoughts uf tine greatest men 81 Greece
/ and Rome, VINO both in thought aud Ia language
have bcon unparalleled IN the world Let me- conclude
With an authority far greater than mine dp moi pre-
trnd tO nu intimacy with Mr. lcnuN7On, but know Mr.
Icnnyson aud ha, bccn my privilege To pass evenings
ia mia copUltiy remember Que evening passed. almost
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