New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-30
ALUMNI REUNION AT YALE.
BRIGHT SPEECH BY MR.. DEPEW.

ruolcR OF CORPORATION FELLOW NOT ANNOUNCED
Mr. PHELPS LKADs IN ONE BOX.
Nrw-HAyEN, June 20 (SpeciaD.-Town and
college have been oil day with Yale alumni.
The oldest living graduate 10 on hand with hs inter-
minabie rem isoenccs The progressive college man,
Win his scheme for governing the university is
here too, and the Congregational clergyman with con-
scrvsusm the cut OF his clobcs and his head full OF
arguments against the elective system and the abolition
OF compulsory morning prayers Glasses innumorable.
from SO 10 49, held their quiet dinners and re-
uniona
The Alumni Association met OF ESQ m.. in Alumni
Hall Prssdentelect Dwight sent his regrets
a, the last moments and Chauncey NJ Depew who has 10
acknowledge to having graduated thirty years ago. was
unanimously called the chair He took his revenge
BY nssting that all graduates Of fifty or moro years
standing should come up ON the platform.
After some thirty or forty old gentlemen had
been dragged thus into the public gaze and made
secretales and vicepresdenis the witty chairman led
of with OF his feotous twenty minute speeches.
Among other things Mr. Depew said;
The year tina. na. JUS. gss.oa has been remarkable
has been tie object She has been charged with
Of the eU and tho OF the
from the college have Inspected l have discovered
sIempacatiOn Of tho truth Of the old saw tha. hor
, will sa nnOhas tho sseon
sse alumni for the m,, ia Institution lon;
inScn.stsp with the cOnduc. of %oa.rn college they
: g MD s &c: ssns
IL social %s S0 they 0en rScs 6r So
:Sasia except Of
y. In xss are Sa 10 a ..
sis:sy to her original Do. e. aI:
.s gathered have nero ever s"Srossed attention
s S no ess s MAKING n'Gy from One IN. sysa
the world as probably no statesman ever was
Of university training. and = classical at that
Ne hold him to-day the supremest intellect in CIV
nixns the claims of generous people to liberty The
other great OF the present age. event OF
course con- s0'V the consideration Of the probs%
shall Inc tn oaHs nS s, 81
The different candidates msnifestoes worthy Of Glad
prrnsal Of these documents have become rersuadei
that msriyriom Is not bred in the breast or the
from Boston, tho two from SewTersey ana the two
from New-York had been elected but whichever is Sc
Mt Depsw had hopcd to draw nse from some Yale ed,
%sy pr b sn Of TaS
G. Mitche;l OF Al. Colonel john Mason
ct d @ ana Unsr w S ncd
only with remnescenses and praise for the college
President Porter IN while the speechnakng was
gong on. and did ex-Presdent woosey. Both were
received with Near the close OF the msetins
President Porter read a statement about tie grow
OF the university fund during the last tive years.
At Depews suggestion the following report from the
Standing Committee of the Alumni was then read;
Resolved. That is is advisable that the society request
the corporation consider the advisabity o. adopting
the name OF Yale University instead OF lile college, III
m cataiognes anu ovmeI on1 I p,, na ,v
divided After an explanation fr.m Professor :. T..
BALDWIN. of the committee, the vote was made
unanimous in the affirmative
President Porter began holding informal reception
d. The platform, aud the meeting broke up.
Meanw lille the 1ale corporation meeting was Dens
held IN the old Trumubll gallery building. Gov
SrboI Henry b. Harrison presided Two appointments
were made: james Campbell; NJ d., OF Hartford to "
rassr B. Iss OF sG to be in
German. gift OF 10000 WAS received from d. H.
foGni Hugh Chamberlain Greek scholarship for fresh
Two smaller gifts Of $4,000 and $4,000 were also
Immediately after the corporation meet
The candidates. we're William Walter Phelps and
psnle Head Of Pr r W. Lambert Of
Thacher OF New YORK. All the ballots were east by
stternoon But that showed a decided lead for Mi.
Phelps the poins committee q, the & TIC am
'I Degrees we're conferred as follows: NJ s.-DenDis
Riley Gale Frank Andon Meyer, samue. Clinton More
house L. L. B-Louis Lawrence Barnum, Charles Kings
Bo,wood. CHARLES Francis Davis Ralph James eluck-
ler Raymond Hoaglaud, Johu Mexican jr. william CaFl
Pavey rhinp Nen Robinson. Henry Jacob Ry
der. Henry Iweedy =, shelton; jr. vi, sher-
B ErHamD nay reetsi Warren Edward LIVINGSTON %s
James Clark WORK and Alice r. Jordan, Miss
Jordan had the Law School provision
that any at law might enet the senior class
ana amply thereafter a degree The corporation has
ordered that the next catalogue shall contain d note
stating that tho departments OF Yale are TO men
only In all cases specifically mentioned.
The anniversary exercises OF the Yale Law school
took place the Centre Church this afternoon. Pres
oeni Porter offered prayer The competitive speaking
for the Governors prize then began The competitors
wero Lucius BoltwDod. Il. A.. OF New
Haven: Frank d. Pavey, b. A., OF
Washiugton Court House, Ohio; Sherman d.
Tbacher Ii. A., OF New Haven President Porter then
Introduced Wayne MacVeagh. OF Philadelphia. who de-
vered the anniversary GRAFTON. taking for his theme
"Law and Democracy"
The Com nittee on Award announced that they had
decided award the prize TO sherman Day TEACHER OF
ew-Haven. bcDedIction by President Porter closed
the exercises.
The graduating class In the Sheffield Scientific school
at 7:3O H. H., and marched from South Middle out
10 Norin Sheffield Ha. where the graduating theses
were read degrees and prizes were conferred.