New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-09
TRINITY COLLEGE ALUMyI DINE.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION TELLS THE
CITY GRAnI- ATEs GOOD NEWS.


Trinity College may no. be big other col
leees stir in the world some but its
graduates will yield the palm in devotion TO their
alma mater. This the Alur nj Association OF New-York
showed at their annual dlnner-thev not proud and
don't call it bln4uet-at Dclm0ncos las cht In the
absence OF the pr Of the association tho Rev Dr.
Thomas Gaaudet william G. Davies presided and
Quilted himself To the sat,s'act on Of everybody Among
those present Rev. Dr. George Williamson Smith,
president OF college Rev. Or. James Mucahcy,
Everett p Wheeler. william G. Skinner. William j.
Roberts Of Newark; Professor Luhr Of Yale the Rev
Dr. F. NJ Potter president OF Hobart College Thomas h
Briggs, president OF Racine College; John s. White
president OF Berkeley College; Senior Thomas C.
T. Feclesne, d Maitland Armstrong. Flansln II Fowler
Grenvlue Kane, Edward D. Appleton the Rev. Alexander
Mac5aySmith and Archibald Goldman. The college glee
club helped the ortory by singing between the
speeches.
DR.. Smith naturally spoke for the college. lis speech
contained great deal Of solid comfort in the nature Of
solid facts. Here Of the things he said
one year aga | calel attention to what then The
most pressing need OF the clleRe-and add onal building
for Department OF Chemistry and PHYSICS Now the
jarvis Hall OF Science" IS added to The OF college
buildings and W II soon be occupied An endowment
fund for this building also required IUur-ifths OF
this additional sum has been obtained The college has
been remembered in wills to the extent of $4,000. and
tiona $4,000 left bv Colonel NOrtuam for library
purposes has become available. Therefore your alma
mater nnd herself I'll 900 richer than year ago
Mere men reported last year for admission than ever
before We about reached the limit o. satisfactory
work with present force o. instructors We must be
Of who shall be received. presume that this altar
native has friends here. We must 20 to WORK and
dOrIn tories. We have books that we
library building as II BE- obtained Tha;
and chapel bnliing shall hope for az an early
day beneactor who desires 70 erect memorial
which shall be a lasting benedi ct!on. We
ground Of confidence tha the Trinity OF your
affections will expand into tn" Trinity Of yor. Ltmc'
hope. She will w0Ithy take her par In the great work
TO be done this county In the line Of higher
education She will DO II with exalted aims, sound
m thods and a 'ried and enduring Foundation
Everett p Wheeler spoke for the Alumni Associa-
lie dilse1 the value o. collegiate influences
opponents the evils which seriously threaten
the country the love OF luxury wealth and corruption in
Politics. The Rev. DR.. Mulcahey did justice to " Our
Graduates As became old graduate he ayowed his
belief in the class cs and mathematics the ounda-
ton OF liberal education and Acknowledged his profound
indebedoess 70 Buffers Analogy"
Ex-Stlte Senator EcclCsne responded for Honor in
Politics." William J. Roberts told something about The
Man OF the Future" Professor Luther spoke about Trim
iy in Athletics" and William c. said pleasant
things Of Our Friends in Hartford"