New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
The CITY COLLEGE HONORED
HER ALUMNI OUT IN FORCE AT DINNER.
SPEECHES ny PROFESSOR RoENER MAYOR HEWITT,


There IS nothing sentimen tai about the young men
or the old men who compose the Associate Alumni
of the College of the City of New-York. Iheir
ideas of human progress not altogether formed
after the manner of theT fellOw-townsmeD VINO
translate the dead Languages, and they may
not be deeply interested IN the unity Oh
the Homeric poems. IN the latest iad
az to whether after all there really was an asp on
hand when Cleopatra put an end TO herself lhey
are sensible men. every one who think 1t an ad-
vance worthy of pictorial illustration that mel
eat better than ever before and pay
far bigger prices for what they eat
The bill of fare was long as a poplar tree ana
little wider than wax candle. On it was draw
ing of wee" boy. perched on high seat at the
counter and &c PITCHING into" pies and cakes. ims
was described AS the meals of other DAYS.
The meals of to-day" or rather of last night
for that was what the engraving was meant 10
reDresent--showed a crowd of men IN evening
dress drinking wine Mayor Hewitt smiled as DE
entered. The swaying motion be mas acquired
since he began to crack jokes at Du bic dlnneis
showed he meant to repeat the performance
which he did with more than the average VIM
and certainly with success. Nobody presen'
suspected Mr. Depew of having had any mana III
indtng the ove-let,er which the Mayor SAID ne TO
ce> ed years ago. and which read: "lf your love IS
inner of the association, and DelmonicoS Oh
course.
Beside the chairman James Goodwin, there were
present: F. w Ames John r. Cunning. r. NJ Gala
wav president of the Friendly Sons OF St.Patrick;
William A. Cole. NJ. c. Merritt. II. l. Spragne
Adoph Sanger William Lummis, James H. Steers
| Dr. L. c. Sptzka, ex-Congressman Harry, ex-
Assemblyman Waiter Howe. General Alexander
Ketchum. Dr. John e. Beekman. Professor Palmer
| T. j. II. Hansen, 1homis Hunter. T. Ogden Dore-
mus George 2. Newcomb, IL. F. Johnston, George
w. Van Slcklen, and President Hunter, oil the
| Normal College.
| MR. c. DwIN's OPENING SPEECH.
! Tho chairmar,'s opening address was brief lie
| engaged III some ROOd-hum0red banter ABOUT the
pretentIons of Yale whose alumni. he sald' had
been so greatly educated that thew were compelled
TO watch the signs Of the times to know upon which
side of he fence they would drop politically. And
some of the bows wrote 10 their fathers lately. ne
| sad Ito the effect that they had successfu ~
footed the bal, and now hoped that he would 1901
the bill aughterI and think the fathers did not
kick against the bill as successfully as he sons dld
| against he ball ll,enewed laughterl Our educa-
ton is not the football of fortune. so to speak as
we look at it; 1t the brtbright of all who dwell
Within the limits OF this great city, prolonged
apol usel
| Professor
and professor of French, a trfe difficult to I'M
! derstand from mis- strong foreign accent ne sa'u
| among other things:
Hundreds and left college at varI
degrees have become useful members Of
society. AID contribute not little to elevate the
| intellectual standard of the people within their
| range and their immediate surroundings
higher study yet but little encouraged mere
Paris city of than double our population has more
Than twelve co cg-s speak Of special and
afed
both the college ami the College OF the City
of aud reduce all the high and grammar schools
TO the charity schools with the three RS as limit
NJ instruction; which really means: lyon gentlemen have
done great and making money while we are
ektng su a existence" certain that our col
lege viii prosperity strength ana use
fitness under the OF enlightened board OF trus
tees of the faculty and the encouragement oil
tie alumni. IL lausel
| MAYOR HEWITT STILL PULL OF JOKES.
| Next Mayor Hewitt. He began: There seems to
celebration last night this roon at
which my absence great deal hlary than my
laughter have come late hoping to hnd you IN
better temper than early lRenewed aughter The
chairman nights dnn~r while seeming 10 regret the
MAJ os that the Mayor vas not Invited oArs
oflauKher aim ration society forgot NATURALLY
that there were such things mayors More laughter
But invited in manner certain TO insure my
presence for asked to come In
my personal and not my omeia oapaci'' F;
and this showed that the alumni OF
the Collage Of the city NewYork Liked fAppause
enjoy fattery Laughter and applause
fren said to me that had been gettng
coppers but in nv second year as t
gifts would be reversed Ny venerable frie"d inc
vice president great pter said that when ne landed
in Nrw-York thought there fire. by note ne TO-
ceived. Laughter myself received during schooiuoV
DAYS when girls school as boys TINS note
II vuur love IS utual nv too Immense laughter
And so say GU If you Ike like yon Pre- ons'd
sppanse.)
The Mayor referred at length to the remarks OF
ID hp
leges here and SAD lie did not sympaihlze WIN
tne idea that another college should be built IN the
CITY. lie dwet upon the tact that he was pu nlic
sc1ool boy. had won his scholarship an yet felt
little humllia ed beside the other boys " no WERE
paving: wnereas. IN The College OF the CITY OF
New-lork there coud be no such policy. EA
AssembIvmap Walter Howe G. A Downer. Edward
n shepard and Charles l.. Holt also spoke