New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
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ruEiR Coittur rpCCAGiuN rFMpFRs AND fECtl-
IAN sAytNus-hNtrbU1Fs
lrnou tnr ntst-tAn CORRESPONDENCE ur rms thnrNrl
WAsutSutnN, bee Ia spent an idle hour the
nthrr day IN figuring out how many men ~ the
ptesent Congress have had the henrla of q college
education, one would infer, aitei laiHhine to tho
speeches IN the House aud eeuaie bnd reading
them attefWatd Ia Inc kH0id, When revised, that
tow at those having seats Ia the National legH-
mtufo had attended cnllela course, Ihls, how
ever il 10. the case, liy tar the greater majority
of Senators ami Representatives, IA this congress
at least seem to have done So. Ii Is singular
fact that some of the ahlest IN the ALNlllth Con
sre,, never had tie benefit of college education
Messrs. Edmdnds, Bayarl, pondegon, Wilson OF
Iowa. i'm the Senate, and Carlisle, Curtin, Kelley,
Randall and Reagan. in the House never went
to COLLEGE The University of Virginia, 1t
appears has graduated more men ia this Congress
than any other Institution of learning. Ii was the
Harvard of the South before the war, and its grad
yates are nearly all to be found Oh the Demo
cratic side of the House Harvard comes next to 1t
in point of members. Ii has fourteen graduates
one in the Senate-Mr Hoar-and thirteen i'll the
House. namely: Mcssrs Collins. DAVIS Long, Ly-
man and stone of Massachusetts, Adams of Hi
uois; CovingtOn, of Maryland; Hunt, of Louisiana;
Burns OF Wisconsin Weaver, OF Nebraska; Till
man, of South Carolina, and DorShemer and Bel
mont.
It's rival, Yale, has two Senators, bat only four
Representatives: Messrs. Dawes, Randall Gibson
Davis Of Missouri; Seymour, of Connecticut
Beach, of New-York, and VI. w. Phelps. Among
the remaining colleges Union and Princeton
have each five graduates 10 represent them
Brown follows VITA four Hamilton. Dartmouth and
Williams with three each Amherst, the Western
Reserve College, Miami University, the Transyl-
e Lor l-a mud lie "a
with two each, and Michigan University, the Dan
VILE University of Kentucky, Kenyon College,
Dickinson College and old William and Nary Col
ic-c one each. FOur men in the present Congress
were educated al West Point Senator's NaXcy, of
Texas. and Camden Of West Virginia and Gone
RAILS RosecIans and Slocun. In the Cabinet Ilar
ward has two representatives: Secretaries Lincoln
and Chandler The latter graduated at the
Law School. Rutgers impaired learning TO the Sec
retary of State Attorney-GenerlI Brewster
aclnowledges Princeton as his lima Mater.
Mr.. Teller apparently did not enjoy college educa-
ton; and wAcre the new Postmastcr-General was
graduated is past finding Oct 1t is assumed that
he cut his wisdom teeth in newspaper office. Tie
President attended Unon College.
Not long ago the Secretary Of the Navy con-
clndeI if would simplify matters and
reader the discharge OF public business more
'A"o'i'""' ~ =.
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,nept bv system oi electric cal bells. happened
% be ia the .uice of one 81 these chiefs when the
y0hng mechaulc Intrustcd with carrying ont the
- reiary's wishes entered the room, aud IN quiet
auI innllruslve manner asked where he shOuld
r,i,o. tl,p auuoratus
Whrre shall you nut it?" rOarod the
creat man. the cilor mounting to h's face
and his hand uncOlsciOuslv gIaSpug paper
weight on IEc desl pat il in -. where il he
long. Great Scot, nict idea that an admiral of
the l'uiIcd States Navy sh0ui Ac 1un9 up ami
a, ,-r Ly a --- ahp,i civilian Secretary. like any
,oufl.1 cllck' Ifhlu. .ht II prudent 10 Withdraw
at Tine critical ,rone,f AND ID as not until ycstcr-
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