New-York tribune., 1885-03-27
YALE ALUMNI DINING.
,,,v,srrR PHELPS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.
.sp. pEpEw ABsENT-PREs1DENT PORTER, WILLIAM
WALTER PHELPS AID OTHERS HEARD.

AhOut a nunuItu luiO diuAbhi VI N'~" 49,
and its vicinity down to dinner at Delmoncos iaSt
,ybt Five tables were spread. handsomely dressed
NTH pyramds OF fruits and iellies crcled Win saA.
opouets of roses rested here and there on the pes
which we're lighted with rich lamps OF antique bronze
and porcelain At the table OF honor sat the charma
xawards Pierrepont, and the invited guests At his
h, was r J. Phelps the newly appointed Minister to
ca. Britain He Ia a handsome old gentleman with
orav mutton-chop whskers and broad foreheao tha'
looks "a Il IL copipusy supplied with brains his
azure has tendency to be pory and the expression OF
his face supports the reputation for popularity whion
-, o,a abroad since his appointment. AT his right In
.ha order named sat Congressman William waiter
phelps Henry c. Robinson. james W. ALEXANDER tne
representative OF Princeton; DIR. d. b. ST. John Rooss'
and the Rev. Dr. Buckley. At the charmans lett were
President Noah Porter G. Beaman, Harvards son ana
epokesman; Professor W. W. Brewer and Fredenck' Dc
Kingsbury. ..
college enthusiasm had hardly mingled with the
eoopd glass caret before the merry songs whch nave
made the around Yales campus famous proKe out
into sonorous harmony Here's to good old Yale ahd the
son of a Gambolier were sung with joly that could
mot have been more earnest In the old college days
Among those who joined In the singing were sherman
Evarts. Fl. d. Tiffany, Henry T. soan' MOTIFS M
Budlong Thomas c. Sloane, William E. su3er, JULIUS
Catlin. IT,, e. D. Worcester Melville c. Day, Theron
Baldwin Dr. f. II. Bosworth James s. Millard' George
C Brainerd Frederick d. Salisbury, Edward F. Brown,
Dr. W. d. Anderson, DR.. ] Q. Peters, W. l. Hatcn'
Charles Benner Robert Benner, E. r. De Grove f. A.
g. Man. NJ T. Newbold, ". B. Ross, Dr. e. H. Peaslee
Manning O. Wells c. L. Bowen, DIR. c. F. Beebe, W. K.
Townsend l. o. woodrua, Frederick Meade, c. d.
Ashley d. J. Holden, DR.. wynkoop, e. G. stedman,
Frederic Parker Howard Mansfield, W. g. Wheeler, T.
B Connors, George b. Bonney, c. H. Kelsey and W. T.
Barnum.
In bes inning what he termed" the solemntes OF the
OCCASION Mr. Pierrepont referred to the unexpected
absenee of the witty the brilliant, the accomplished
Chancey NJ Depew, who had been expected 10 preside
The death Of his mother. however, prevented Mr.
Depew's name called forth repeated cheers But rev
Sew-York men will speak tonight" said MIR. Pierre
ront; only enough show the difference between the
oratory of New-York and that frbm distance. Ihe
toast which you all waiting for me to pronounce Is
that which wishes long and health to our
ICbeers That offer, gentlemen, with the ardor thst
comes OF devotion to him and 10 Iae COnege-he
health of President Porter!"
President Porter rose amid a storm of cheers that
lasted for five minutes and ended in the Rah! Kan!
Rahr said he had little to report about the
college went much as the sun rises oay aller oaS
Yet many improvements might be seen by those VINO
graduated fifteen ten years ago. OF more
recently But the general theory of education remained
unchanged. ,,,
"Ipasmuch as life brings to our hourly aud daily
1essons he added land never allows us TO say Un
nrenared, and is slow, very slow, in admit
ting excuses that college curriculum and
those college arrangements are e'lueh"y
the best which prepare the man to meet all
of day.today lifc and will not let him on Ihat Is tbe
we introduce into our studies or modes OF
preparation 1 hope shall retain the
cordial and comprehensive principles In the hrst TWO
years Of the we have introduced modern
languages, greatly, think, to the advantage OF
fhe course, because the earlier time Is the bet
ter certainly to learn the elements OF the
modern languages And We have allowed larger cleo
tiyes-much larger eectvesin the last two years than
was ever the case before. but all on the rigid
principle that o student who begins q course,
hQ
beeinning to end and do something with it which
President Porter paid owlng tribute to the services IS
of Mr Phelps as the Kent professor of law at Yale ne
said sa first. but "" had proved gFatlty6k
recoiiecton Yale still intended retain him in that
he pad ieenS Gts Of |" Ya ias An0p
so1iation and coperded his speech with cheer
ing p TSIES STSduc%s Edward j. Phelps the recently ap
pointed Minister to England Mr.; PieriePoh'@ ma made some
Court Of ST. James de & Ti hafe % sulIoIS IRON ON
S he S sli nave ades who will viii call upon him in
distress want him 70 furnish them the means TO re-
1s.eans they will write home 70 the newspapers com com,
Panms of at@ him de wSo I w Rha n.:t isI.SS apos
being presented the Queen They viii think that he
inSSopm or almost 10 her bed need be. Laugh
teri warn him he will have 10 face plenty OF abuse
sSS eSS'u'e he 0 won't know what to do but
before he has been there long he Will know exactly what
Me- Phelps was greeted with loud ouburst OF cheers
1royded with an excellent speech, which have some
time ago fol gotten the harity OF this OCCASION that
should be expected to address you upon the subject OF
the connection between Yale and politics lLaughterl
Vale SO Tar as understand. is not political Institution
fnows less Of politics than / do, aud therefore,
with regard to that intlmation, hnd myself
much in the position Of that orator OF whom
said that could make the best speech on the wrong
sde question that he knew nothing at AL about Gt
has ia some something to do with poltlcs Inc
VA
fAnnlanse1 And therefore when the lightning OF poi
SFS sS9nf tSs% II strikes very E Gs right G pass
Ii certainty struck the right place when It sent Mr.
sessors viii ind 4 hard to follow IAppiausel
"n | had known that the female lerrors OF
been p'aS depicted this evening l certainly
should have declined TO nsVs too Syn: e G Ge T' The be-
hghng struck in the right place when 1t took hs class
fAppSusel / am altogether too good Democrat
TO admit that the result of the last Presidential election
fSst mad gone the other way might have
right Phelps instead of the wrong one-lAaghter
nan imperfectiy occupy unless indeed he had
put head Of the Department OF state to look ont
Tor some o,her Yale graduate 70 SEND over Perhaps
there is not much to be sala IN a P0lltiGGai
fSielT have seen in the newspapers from gentlemen
whom supposed TO be very wise, considerable criticism
about the Curriculum, and the and the process
OF Yale College 1t has my good fortune for the
last four years have been introduced successfully
the tine mad arrived when you coud begin the
question which be the ultimate and nal test Of the
harvest be II there any Institution Of learning any
where this word that can turn out year after year
i do not know where tbat Institution -.
LS@S has taught s to 'G maze 70 al this cr
cism OF processes aud detail lAgPa9ise;l ,onoreo
and revered names among ils instructors and
managers The monument M that is ,sa earTyns Tyi,g
was proud ~ takeis rising higher and higher TO the