New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
BIDDING YALE FAREWELL.
MANY STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES
IN OLD CENTRE CHURCH.

| MANY STUDENlO hELElFb iiiith
IN OLD CENTRE CHURCH.
| A MOST OF YALE MEN AT THE ALUMNI DINNER
pBEsIpEST DwIGHTs GOOD woRK-MRs.
OSBORN OF NETWORK. THE G1vER OF
THE NEW RECITATION BUILDING.
tsr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrsUsE.l
New-Haven, Conn, juno e6.-once more COM
| moncemcnt at Yale is over In the historic centre
Church this morning few members Of tho graduating
.,o.a nropnuncod ora,Ions and all received their
d.rroes IN, Latin salutatory was delivered by II. I.
walker of Detroit. The vacdictoran was W. a.
| McQuald Of this city The other speakers were:
| J. II. Ensign, OF slmsbury, Conn.,; I. f. ponheny'
| Chicago; L. S. welch, Hartford; FREDERICK wesley
| Ellis, Ansonia Conn.,; Edward Lambe Parsons Rye
n Y: Thomas Mitchell Curllnan. Bridgeport; Charles
Foster Kent, Palmyra. N Y. John Havemeyer Daniels
Niagara Falls, ont George Coggil New-fork City,
| aud Lester Bradner 1r New-Haven.
Honorary degrees were conferred as follows:
d. D.-The Rev John K. II. De Forest OF senda
Japan class Of 1908 the Rev. A. NJ Faroarn' pnpcipa
| ~ Mansfield College, O graduate OF Oxford the Rev.
| Gardiner g. Pumley, Greenfield Hill. Conn., class OF
1850, and tho Rev. p p waldenstrom, Of Chrstiania
| Sweden. oo -,
| IL D-Ienry L. Dawes, class OF 1881, uhited
States Senator from Massachusetts; Frarcis NJ fnch
class OF 1s40 Judge Of the Court OF Appears IN NOV"
York State; Daniel c. Gilman, class Oh
| 1889, President OF Johns Hopkins University
Professor Uorato L. Wood, OF inc
| MY hSMorran q. Bulkeey, Governor OF
| Connecticut Augustus II. Fenn' Judge Vi
| the Superior Court Of Connecticut WHO"
p Hall class Of 1879, Judge Of the Court OF Appeals
~ Missouri: George N. Sharp, Baltimore; John sloane
| Ncw.YorS CITY; william Douglass Sloane, New-fork
city; Timothy lester Woodruff, class OF 1870
Brooklyn, y. Y.
| Pm, B.-Hermon Boarisey Butler, Chicago $ S. s.
20; Frederick /. Allen, Auburn, NJ y, S g. 81 ~
| Other degrees bestowed were:
MA. ION examinaHonl-John Bcnnctto 81, ~; com! a
| sherman buell. IS; william Addison houghoi, 90 ,
Charles Henry LudInston, r., 's7; John Norton
P6. D.-Charles Emerson Gcccher. p s., University
of Michigan, 1879 Carl Darling Buck b. Al M., ieIH p
Tn1aF h hSSs cFG 1889 B. Edmund os
Fritz Jacobson D. AZ AnsKfsss Hycrty
1883; Frank Chsmbcrn Parker D. A.. Belo I iss9
Frank knight sanders D: A k GUog c0i Ia
| Two thousand Yale men, some gray, and some
graduates OF only a few years, enjoyed the annual
| dinner. Among tho distinguished graduates at the
| table Of honor wpro Chaunccy VI. Dcpcw, Secretary
| Noble, Senator J. R. Hswley and tho Rev. Bnroete
Hart In his Introductory speech President Dwight
| sad he impressed with tho 'ueA
| that either tho number OF grahuaes
VIVA too largo or the Yalo buildings wero too small
lie should ask somo categorical questions which Mr.
| Dcnow would answer General applausc) Continu'
| ing he saId Formerly Mr. Depcw used 10 spo'A
| before I did but have risen now, and be cannot
| sneak until after me. Gsughter) Will explain
| how that was. In our college years MT. Depe" useu
! always 70 speak before me. and always Kept ms eSo
! IN mo. By that process ne finally was graduated
(Laughtrrl
| President Dwight then introduced Senator haViey,
| who was received with great applause The senator
| responded 10 the toast "Conneoticut' lettering
to tho dlstin ishod history Of his State and PAYING
, high compliment 10 grand old ialc,' saying that
tho very around the institution WA purc ana soo
| and full of EDUCATIONAL influences
| DR. Dwight next Introduced General Noble Secretary
~ tho Interior by saying that tho Secretary looked
| lust as no did when he was graduated. except tha'
| hts hair was now black, whereas II was white
when DO was graduated. (LaughterJ General Noble
whose hair is vhno, turned tho laugh on Dr. Dwight
who is quite bald by saying no was glad that his ha'
| yas black and he glsdder still that there wa
plenty OF a. He then referred 10 patriotic falo mcr
who had fought and blod for the country and spoke OF
tho great influence Yale men wero cIertinG all ovcI
| tho fast-doveoplng United States. In bis opinion
Yae was the grand educating Institution Oh the coun
Try As such her buildings must DO built bgs,r'
they would be.
Ex.prcsident Porter was excused nom speaking. bu
Tho Yalo men gavo him three rousing cheers and
| tiger" The next speaker was President Gilman. o
Johns HOPKINS who, DR.. Dwight said, was born Ia th
same town with himself, Norwich. Conn. where al
good men came from. President Gilman made
happy speech, In tho course OF which no said ina
wherever no went no wa proud to announce that h
was Ylo man.
:. L. Clemens MARK Twain, next introduced
| lie said: Tho president has cOmpmcntcd everybOd,
| but mo. lie has spoken OF hair without observin
| that I have moro than want am always deliGhtc'
to listen to tho smooth beautiful English OF Pc>don
Gilman for ind myself almost r'ady TO believe all n
Ian, II
man has failed 10 learn how to spell John Genera
iaughtcrJ lie concluded In mirthful vcin and tho
senator Dawes Of Massachusetts,. expressed his plraS
uro at being present. and said thai although he wa
graduated nifty years ago he was welded to the Yal
| OF today, and was glad TO salute he
as ths Queen Of Universities. Tho mex
| spcaker WIS Judge +. NJ. Finch, Of NewYora
tho author of Tho Bluo and tho Gray who cxpes,c,
his gratitude for tho honorary degree conferred upc
, him to-day, and coinplimencd Dr. Dwight on his VOL
dorful success in developing Yale For such al
Institution there must be growth or death; there wa
0 no death for Y9e.'
: Dr. Dwight then spoke Of tho university, and sa'
Il was going to go whether that term vas goO'
a English or not. lilo pointed to tho portrait T.
{ simeon D. chlttenden, who ded the other day, re
forrtug to his gift Of sl2S,Oo0 for library, said IN
: building was nearly completed and was a beautiful
memorial to the daughter OF Mr.. Chttendcn, and tn
J., gift Of q noble man appointed BY God 10 carry III
a world forward. During tho last year tho pr1p'rt
i Of the late J. E. Sheffield had to Ito sheilel
J. Scientific school, thus securing all tho ground needles
. for that institutions growth. Tho Divinity Schou
}, had prospcrod In q remarkable way. aud the outloo
J., for tho Medical School was favorable, tho turning
. | point having been passed. Tho Art school was ais
l., highly prosperous. The law d'partmeI
}, was growing rapidly, and asaI
to have tho services Of Minister J.. j. Phelps. Tn
Q acadonIch department was progressing with grea
. ropdlty.
!, Since tho publication Of tho presidents report d
s Alvin Talcott, OF Gulford had presented tho COLES
L. with so5 600 To DO used TO found Greek professor
ship. within q few days three more gifts had bee
| received q. ". Nichols, Of Norwalk class Of 1873;