New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-25
SoUNDT>G TIE r AfSES OF LAFAYETTE.

MN ,IruNI AND THEIR FRIENDS TELL WHY SHE
su2PAssE- LARGER CoLLEGEs
h.ppv family Of aiumu os Lataretie College resiest
aNes Yo-s Ivy heir remo rslp OF the "iurm aSs',
sation ureserv. cherished w,sh tho alma mater oho"
,.vriher Al the Hotel agnt The occSsou
~i lie a pheasant ieeii N to all who were 'hees l.
yarlee the UT of assoc stoh- was in Tue 'o
iepts rh.r Inc the night plsee i"e "'"e'
newly elected all prcse"A i"es Se
tents Dr &. Eigar ami j. W. OGDEN seo'e'a'
Charles D. Marr1u; treasures Q. ~ hnEa''
committee. Dr. A. A. 0nh'n' 'l' - ~.
sbear,r C. NJ Bergsusss-r Benjamin DOUG
"a. and C p G scott There were also present
Or Krox the presdent OF he COLLEGE Senator Orr eS On
NeyJersey; Attorney General kirkpatrick oi ronhS-
,..a The ev Dr. Jaha Hail; George kaoreheT, chiei
,oan eel OF the Philadelphia and ReAiss Raroai; Dr. q.
Aensx Professor Fox. Professor owen and Dr. James
c.tt. the Rev Dr. OF the Union theological sem
mary and Rev. DIR. HOLIDAY.
Dr C. Cate the former college president sent e''er
r.1e,t,ac his ina ,ir present. The alter Inner Ak
vas unusually happy The president in'ro'noel IL ~
.eeh t,at ioug uy dealt with the question "i "ho'r
oomratves small college like Lafayette did moi offer by
Tho Thor OF its nstrnton and the personal
h,eh the lent, en- loved professors greater n
ducemens pur-y ed ioa,!onal pout OF view IMAM
acme OF larger President NOOK ipo "en mp
this Ise OF thought In replying for Aln' 'Ma'er.
The eodirge had he sad meet OF hbr'ry 'uaia'nx OF
large aees,n che meal Ill an great ana
evsrre,sng nced of endowment He wondered That s""o
dit endow IT, FIRST because OF th'
IN because the tor'nshn"ss OF tue teAch"-. ANU
beran and not sec Ilsr co'leSs
IL have faith 1 eoies-" sail he - thnk
they u thxs goat think the Religious influence
of the college = the highest and bosL"
Dr HoIid sp,ke cool Board OF Trustees
OF wtbh eriber. can tell y'u II II hadn't oeen
or that Bolrd" he "Id'nt know where y"nr college
you'll "" Professor OSen IN Replying 'H
ths Faculty wittly way he WAS losing
fsi b 10 tie FtcHl y as An instat uoa
MIR Kirkpatrick in taking a6out the graduate IN phpHe
e made . s-usibls weighy aahcss what "nRht To
az . r-ai aim of a college send OFT men thoroughly
,,.ppsd for their duties citizens AMI members OF the
sorm nitv. callet on for song. but toh
story ins-a Mr. KAercaer is ne happy h is III soak
ing of tue graiatts basn life AMI DR.. C. H. Agnew
a.v re Piled for the ne lical urofes@on
The Rev Dr. John Hall next iecCnsy responded ior he
ministerial profession II the Of his address he e
phlszrd tres sDecl ihngs particular which ong ~ 10
eDer mt he chara institution e. Lafayette
Fr.l saoMi that Of moderate means
should and that there shonh Dc no
sed IL be ~ English univers de,criDet a. dts noo'@f
and who go there simply Tor The prrsuss
of e,nue there TO 20 through university course
econ H. the 90 life OF Institution OF
thai kind ought such tint rich men should nave no
chance style of Onai expenditure TO snh
standard that men are emOarrassei
and ,nrdy there d eduesuso OF the conscience
coneurreutly with the education OF the intellect
Pro essor Brown Or Hal ami was late henr
when tue alumni friends babe each Other COOL
night.