New-York tribune., 1886-04-03
MICHIGAN ALUUNI Ar DINNER.
THREE COLLEGE PR sIDENTs SPEAK.

DRs. ANGEIL AND ADAMS AND MISS FREEMAN RE-
sPOND To TOAsTs
More than fifty alumni of the University of Michi
Gan ate the annual dinner OF the New-l ork AsSocla
ton al the Unlon Square Hotel last night. A novel
but none the less pleasant teaHre the presence OF
the alumnae Ten ladies who had drunk OF tie CO.
education pierian spring at Ann Arbor adding the
graces of feminine accomplishments and requirements
10 the bliancy of the occasion At rhe head of the
dining room sat b. F. Blair president of the NewYork
Alumni Association With him were President Angel
of the University President Adams. Of Cornell Cen
eral Stewart l. Woodtord, Miss Alice E. Freeman
president OF Wellesley College, and Algernon ). Su
ypn Among the others present Nj. and Mrs
James F. rweedy Professor William p. Trow br ige
W II. Boardman g. W. DunnIng. Professor f. L.
Walter of the University the Rev. s. F. Halsey. the
Rev H. w. fl, bbard. George L. Gibson. Miss Town
send Professor Emma c. Barnes, Wellesley College
Mrs Mary S. Barnes. Professor Kate E. Conan,
Wellesley College; Professor Lucy NJ. Hall. Dr. Emma
NJ. Mooers Dr. Eliza NJ MOsher Miss NJ. A. Williams,
Lew Barbour Professor John L. Clark, Z. A. Curtss,
and Coug essman b. NJ. Cutcheon.
President blair opened the ter-dnnor proceedings
with a nea speech of congratulate remarking that
h had refra ned fro eating much in order 10 keep in
training do regulation boastng of the New
York Alumni after -dinner speakers. lie added few
statistics that exalted the pride OF bis hearers IOr ne
said that the University had 1872 otessors in seventy
four college faculties twenty college presidents aud
representatives in taf dozen foreign colleges. lie
then introduced President Augell who spoke of the
pleasure he experienced III meeting so many whom he
knew personally and many whom he knew through
the catalogue
al ask the modern graduates" !" said he, " and those
who entered with me in 1871 acknowledge. they
doubtless will with pleasure, that there great men
before U.s. thst there were brave men before Agamem
non II is also subject OF congratuiatloD that h,ie
on the Eastern seaboard SO many men OF Anu Arbor
have won places OF distinction the crowded centres
Of commerce and learning. hen so 10 any college
graduates following the somewhat elusive star oi
eupire to the West. it is subject of remark that
eeary 200 graduates of Michigan University should
establish themselves in New Ork. Although your
Eastern colleges follow IL plan of employing tber
graduates degree little too extreme, think stl
that our University has strong representation IN the
teaching forces of tbese Eastern colleges. bowdoin,
Dartmouth ats College. Harvard. Boston nj
yersity stevens Institute LehIgh Rutgers, Johns
Hopkins and ale, listen to the teachings OF Michigan
men The presence of the distinguished scholar Dy
right president Ad; ms renders 1t unnecessary that
should add Cornell TO that lust, while Wellesley sends
her president Miss Freeman TO grace your board and
complete the circle of siumni. lie closed with reIn-
niscences of II olden days hen President Williams
and after him, President Iappan held the reins OF
government ana spoke IN glowihg Terms ms Vi .le aoie
corps teachers that they gathered sround them IN
those days Of small salaries. 1t was men, aud such
men, th at made universities. not bricks and MOI tar
President Adams was then introduced aud greeted
with applause He made some interesting comments
OH the modern education, tracing the spread OF modern
ideas from the day wit Presldent Waylsnd struggled
with the old fogy traditions of Brown. laundering at
the gates of the classicsts with his statistics 10 the
falling off of college students in the country down to
the day when President Whites ideas and Ezra
Corneil's money founded the University at Ithaca.
Miss Freeman who bad been smiling ana Dushlng un
der deluge Of compliments and COM
plimeptary references from the preceding
speakers, then bad her opportunity loE
revenge and improved 1t by bright sperch on "Univer
sity Education for Women" occasionally sraying to
the kindred subject mankind making some telling
hits.
Algernon S. Sullivan dealt with tho " Fra
teruIty of the College Bred" General WoOdford
told ali about The University OF the Future In his in
imtaule STYLE and Congressman A. ii. Pettlbone, OF
Tennessee dwelt upon tue JOY and sadness OF College
Memories" go
The semicentenniai OF the University OF Michigan will
be celebrated at Ann ArbOr n commencement week In
1887. President Angel said that large delegation
from the New York alumni xpeoted.