St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-12
COLLEGE DAYS
Recalled by the Cornell Alumni As
ISOLATION Last Evening.

Recalled by the Cornell Alumni As
ISOLATION Last Evening.
1t was characteristic alumni reunion re-
union that graced one of the dining-rooms
at the Ryan last evening on the occasion of
the second annual banquet of the Cornell
Alumni association of Minnesota and the
Northwest. There were the usual
fraternal greetings, pleasant memories,
gOOd-fellOwship, feast and wlne
and the flow of wit. sense and conviviality
that are inseparable from such occasions.
A long table laden with changing courses
and bearing three elegant and elab
crate ornamental pieces was surrounded by
twenty of the citizens of the Northwest, who
proudly owned Cornell as their alma mater.
Beside each plate there lay neat eight
page folder, sort of literary accompanied
ment to the feast, containing besides the
roster, the program of the meeting, toastS
and college songs extensively embellished
with pertinent poetical quotations of a
comic nature. AS the small hours began
to chime the more spiritual bill OF fare was
taken up and continued into the extempOr-
airy speeches and songs that wound up the
affair in a season.
THE ToAsTs.
After couple of college songs, C. II.
University, responded to by w. o. Bates
with a poem, which recited some of the
glories and characteristics of the institu-
ton. President White and Adams was
responded to by +. ii. Gushing of Mankato.
who briefly reviewed the history of the
change of executives, and gave number of
personal "reminiscences of the two presi-
dents.
The presence of President Adams had
been expected, but instead the alumni list
ened to a lengthy and interesting. letter
from his pen, expressing cordial greeting
and regrets that the distance and the pres
sure on his time made his presence impossi
bic. He gave a somewhat lengthy review
of the situation at present and the progress
and changes made under the new admins
tration. The register now in press
would show an attendance of
6S7 students during the present year.
All the departments, and especially the
School of Mechanics Arts, had been greatly
enlarged and strengthened and the institu-
ton was rapidly progressing in every di-
rection. The Alumni met with response
from E. ID. Jackson. "a thing of beauty
is Joy for a few days and full of trouble"
said the POSTMASTER as he called upon j.
III. Skinner to respond to the toast, The Ice
Palace. The next toast on the list was
The Coming Exposition, responded TO by
+. p. Rundell of Minneapolis. The Col
lege Man in Real Life called up Samuel
Hill of Minneapolis, followed by Charles
w. Ames, st. Paul. on Fair Ithaca. The
toasts ended with Cornell Athletics, re-
sponded to by +. M. Catlin.
A number of the alumni present were
called upon, among them James O'Neill of
Wisconsin, Otto Kuetfner, w. .. Bates, G.
+. Clifford, +. G. Tiffany, +. III. Soule and
others. Especially enjoyed were the old
college songs, which followed each other
rapidly and ended with GOOD Night,
Ladies'"
BUSINESS MEETING.
A business meeting preceded the banquet,
at which the following officers were elected:
President-W. o. Bates. rs, ST. Paul
Vice President-E. II. Morse, '79, St. Cloud.
Secretary-E. II. Croker, 'S3, Minneapolis.
Treasurer-F. c. Lawrence, so, Mime
apois.
Directors-J. H. Skinner, 81, st. Paul; C.
S. Leeds. 80, Minneapolis: Z. ii. Dubois,
~, Minneapolis.
Those present were: William p. Abbott,
Kueffner. '79, st. Paul; G. +. Clifford. so, St.
Paul; o. L. Taylor, 81, st. Paul: Henry c.
Drake, '72, st. Paul; ]. H. Skinner, 81, st.
Paul; W. o. Bates, rs, st. Paul; c. w.
Ames, rs, st. Paul. F. P. Rundell,
80, Minneapolis; E. d. Jackson, 20;
Minneapolis; +. II. Soule, III, Minneapolis;
c. III. Dubois, ~, Minneapolis; f. c. Law
renee, 80, Minneapolis; Samuel Hill, 40.
Minneapolis; Z. IL. Cushing, 50, Mankato:
Z. II. Morse, '79, st. Cloud; James O'Nein,
II, Neillsville, Wis.,; +. q. Tiffany, La
Crosse Wis; A. B. Coe, SO, Minneapolis.
A purse containing $50 and some papers
was lost on the Cedar street slide yesterday
by f. p. Curtis.