Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
CONCLUDED FROM SECOND PAGE.

| the building is dedicated to the memory oi
 MT. Charles J. Osborne by his wife. And
 take pleasure in saying that he was interest. ed deeply in young men before his death and
 interested in the education of young men,
 and when the thought of 8 memorial build
 ing to be erected in his honor began
 to be considered after his death the
 mind of the generous donor was turned
 to this institution, and was fixed upon
 this institution as the best place where a
 monument to one who had been interested in young men and in the education of young
 men could be placed in America. (Applause.)
 Another quotation from Horace will be
 placed above this simple inscription,
 "Multis file bonis febilis, eccidit." (By
 many good men mourned, he died.)
 The generous donor of this building is
 present in this hall this afternoon, and I ! wish we might testify our gratitude for her gift" This was responded to by the audience and a three time three. As Mrs. Osborne arose from her seat in the gallery the walls | shook with applause. Young and old stood and waved hats and handkerchiefs. The cheering lasted several minutes.
 "I will now reward you gentlemen for your kindly listening to me by calling upon the Hon. Chauncey M. Depew," continued the president as quiet was again restored The most cruel punishment that can be | inflicted upon man, said the great orator, is to advertise him as the phenomenal speak CT of the age and then introduce him when every one wants to put him to death. All ! who came in contact with Dwight have suc- ceeded, he continued. Gilman and Noble are good examples. I came in contact with him at college and lost the nomination for the presidency of the United States Qaugh- ter). But when I appeared before him, he never permitted me to translate Latin with alternative translations as he has to day. And, indeed, he rarely accepted the one gave him. Whenever I /. . have had the opportunity I have always put ! in good word for him. If one spoke of 8 l theologian, I exclaimed, "Look af pwightl, | If one spoke of greatness, I said, "There is Timothy Dwight" And the consequence is, | he is president of this university. I delivered my speech yesterday. My reputation is made. But supposed that my oration was to be the | growing event, only to discover that the base ball game was announced for the same hour. ! Becoming more serious the orator said that there was something in Yale that carried one back to old college days as in no other college gathering. What is itl he asked. The spirit of Yale. Here position, money, ancestry avails for nothing. The man is his own ancestry. Some years ago in my athletic experience happened to observe an illustration of tbis Yale spirit. A Harvard oarsman found that hornet had lighted on his nose. He dropped his oar to brush it off. A Yale man, sander such an exingency, would have attended to his own business and let the hornet attend to his.
 In closing Mir. Depew said: "There is one thing which the president has said here this afternoon that has affected me very deeply. did not know who the author of that build ing was upon the corner until the president announced the name of Charles G. Osborne. He was friend of mine, and he was self- made man, without any assistance, without any help or influence from distinguished per- 1nT1U Nr fn frnrr a vo6 Fr,vr, the bottom his way up until the time he was forty years of age. He was a master of finances and one of the great powers in the business of the country. I was associated with him in the dictatorship Of some of the great railways, distance of 5000 miles, and came to know the depth of his understanding, the far sightedness of his genius, and the strength of his integrity, but above all I came to know in that association the deep generosity of his whole nature. A beginning, which prosperity did not spoil, and which made him yesrn to bring to young men and give them opportunities which he had lacked, to accomplish something in the line which he had accomplished, and am sure. knowing Charlie Osborne as did, knowing his great heart, knowing his ga ler- ous soul, knowing how he wanted what we did to be connected and bound up with that which was for the best interests of the young men of this country. That if his spirit could have been consulted by his wife, it would have indicated to her, as believe by invisible means it was indicated, that this monument should be that building, which is an ornament to the campus and an honor to human nature." (applause)
 President Dwight then announced that, in the election of member of the Yale corpor ation, John 0. Sloane, '6S, of New York city, ad xynfa nd fho fn1 candidate. John A. Porter, editor of the Hartford Post, received ,422 votes. E. A. Smith, '56, was chosen in the place of the late Dr. Perrin.
 Short addresses were made by representa- tives of several classes and with these the alumni dinner of '89 was thing of the past. The PresIdens,s Reception.
 A beautiful scene of festivity and pleasure was that which filled the Yale Art school with decorations and with the streams of the most brilliant of Ysle's commencement visitors. Melodious strains of orchestral music hoated hither and thither among the happy thronas, and 1t was evident that the presidents reception was an elegant success.
 President Dwight stood throughout the evening in the large salon at the front of the second floor, and was surrounded by circle of congratulations. His guests numbered 
 visitors. The members of the faculty were present and many of the prominent society people of the city. It was 8 most beautiful affair, and one which will be remembered as among the most pleasurable events of com mencement. Robinsons orchestra furnished the music.
 The John A. Porter Prize In the Law school has been awarded to MT. Edward Grant Buckland of Great Bend, rho ;a i,,S Sba Ia off, ,f To nd & Wstrous, this city. He will probably con- tinue here in this law office. The Porter prize is S25O and is for the best English essay on prescribed subject and open to any stu dent pursuing regular course in any depart ment. It is an interesting fact also that each member of the committee of award had men tally decided in favor of MT. Buckland before comparing the results of their labors.
 A Pleasant Affair.
 Present at the banquet given in honor of Hon. Chauncsy M. Depew at Prokasky's by Dean Wayland of the Yale Law school faculty were Dean Wayland, Secretary Noble of the cabinet, ex-Governor Ingersoll, Professors Baldwin, Robinson, Platt and Townsend of the Law school faculty, Hon. MT. Depew, Dwight Collier of New York and Hon. Morris w. Seymour of the corps of Law school lec- turers, Judge Joseph Sheldon, at whose home Secretary Noble was guest here, Hon. James M. Townsend, ST., donor of the Town send prize in the Law school, and ex-member of Congress s. W. Kellogg of Waterbury. The dinner lasted from to g and was served in an upper private parlor. The menu was one of the finest. President Dwight looked in for few moments upon the happy scene.
 Reception at the Cloister.
 An informal reception was given by the Book and Snake society of the Scientific department at the Cloister yesterday from to p. m. It was very elegant event and was enjoyed by about three hundred, most of whom were commencement visitors. Music was furnished by Robinson's orches- tra and most delightful evening was passed by the many guests.
 Delta Psi's Reunion.
 The Delta Psi society of the Scientific de- pertinent held a remarkably joyful reunion at Cowell's last evening. About forty mem