Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-11
THE COLUMBIAN ALUMNI,
Graduates of the Old University Meet
Around the Banquet Board.

Graduates of the Old University Meet
Around the Banquet Board.
A table extending the whole length of the
long banquet room at Wormley's hotel last
night glttered with silver and glass and was
adorned with masses of flowers and fruit In
the array of banquetters who gathered about
the festal board were leaders in scientific work,
men famed as instructors, lawyers, and doctors
holding honored places in their professions,
journalists. and business men of the city, all of
whom owe allegiance to the Columbian univer-
sity as their alma mater. They represented the
flower and fruit of the university, and they as
semble once a year to hold feast in honor of
the well-loved institution. There were nearly
a hundred present last evening. They enioved
a fine dinner and listened to a number of good
after-dinner speeches, each department
of the university having its champion. and
managing to have its claims to consideration
fully exploited. Among the special guests of
the evening were Major }. W. Powell director
of the geological survey, and DIR. John S. Bill
Hngs, OF the army medical museum. Prof.
Otis T. Mason, whose name has been identified
with the university for 50 many wears that one
can scarcely credit his youthful appearance
presided as toast master, and his bright way of
stating the toaSts and his somewhat unique
rendering of the Latin sentiments helped tn
give rare and racy flavor to the feast of wit
that followed the terrapin and iacksnipe II
TRANSFERRED early that the day was Prof Mason's
ffty-trst birthday, and that the committee in
charge had conSpired to fix the banquet on that
date, so as 10 honor Prof. Mason at the same
time that they hOnored the university. Near
Prof Mason sat President yelling and a group
of professors and distinguished men who have
aided the university as trustees or as patrons.
Prof Mason in introducing the tOasts made
the gratifying announcement that the Column
ban university was never in more prosperous
condition than it is to-day He spoke of the
fact that in the board OF trustees there was but
one graduate of the university, while the board
of overseers includes six and the faculty nine
teen graduates. He thought the alumni should
see to it that on the board of trustees there
should be larger representation of the grad
yates. Among the announcements he made
concerning alumni were those of the appoint
ments of ". F. Mattingly and Henry Z. Davis
to professorships in the law school, and of Dr.
ID. X. Shute to a professorship in the medical
school; of the elevation of Profs. Montague and
Gore to the dignity of the degree of LID.
and the appointment of Mr.. b. Ct. Lovejoy
to codify the District laws. He noted
also the appointment of DR.. J. Howard
Krkwood. alumnus, to be the
acting head of the Southern Baptist college, of
Kentucky, and spoke of honors won by 9th rs
OF the alumni since the last annual gathering
He urged, too, that members of the association
should do what they could to promote the in
tcIcots vi tuc library Oh the university. Tor
which Mr.. John Il. Larner and others have
made generous contributions during the wear
characteristic of the speeches made in re-
Spouse to the regular toasts was the hopeful
prospect that each speaker saw before the
department of the university for which he
spoke. DR.. yelling, who was first called upon
to respond to The corporation Of the univer-
slty, spoke of the great advantages of Wash
lngton as an educational center. What Athens
was to Greece Washington, he said, is to Amer
lea. The city of Washington is in itself great
university. He believed he saw a brighter day
TOR Columbian university III the near future
Mr.. lheo. W. NOyes, OF the class of ~, re-
spOnded to The Academic department" Mr..
Aoyes spoke of the old college and Prep" on
the hill. He recalled many of the old familiar
scenes. He referred to the wonderful expan-
sion of Washington and the existing CONDITIONS
which fitted 1t to become the educational cen
ter Of the republic. Referring to Andrew ID.
Whites article on the subject of a national
university here, Mr.. Noyes said that If an en-
dowment representing only half of the
So COO, 600. which Mr.. White deemed necessary
for his design, could be secured upon the firm
foundation laid by the Columbian university. be
though a great national university could be
erected.
DIR. ID. X. Shute responding for the medical
department. spoke with pride of the successes
achieved by that department and with hope for
Its future. He gave an outline of its needs.
Mr.. B. G. Loyejoy made a witty speech in
response to The Law Department" not for
getting to exploit the deeds of that department
Prot. F. W. Clarke spoke for the scientific
department He referred, as Others had done,
to the peculiar educational advantages of
Washington, and remarked that there were
about 100 men of science here engaged con-
stantly in original investigation.
DR.. r. b. Donaldson was called upon to speak
for the youngest department-the dental de-
partment-and gave gratifying statement of
its condition and expectations
DR.. Billings made an interesting speech in
reference to a toast to 1.-The Medical Museum"
sketching some of the features of that institu-
ton in its relations to education.
When the regular toasts We're ended Major
Powell, Mr.. f. L. Hay and Prof Henry E.
Davis were called upon and spoke with elo-
quence and enthusiasm.
Among those present were: L. B. Jackson,
G. l.. Wilkinson, F. L. Seeiy, n. L. Burchell,
IL. l.. HOdgkins, c. Ii. Gardner, DIR. J. W.
Chappell, DR.. W. E. Handy. DR.. j. W. Dunn.
DIR. ID. X. Shute, DR.. c. W. Richardson. Dr. W.
II. Fox, DR.. L. L. Frederick, DIR. c. T. Cald-
well. Dr. u. q. Pool, DR.. q. A. Acker. DR.. J. c.
Mcclure DIR. VIM. Lee. DR.. H. c. Thompson,
DR.. W. III. Seaman, Dr. JOS Taber John
son. J. p. klingle, J. Q. Wilson.
+. w. Clarke, Prof. Mason, DIR. ]. s. Billings,
Prof. Abbe, Theo. W. Moves. T. A. Lambert. A.
5. Worthington, W. A. De Calndry, l.. Nj. Saun-
ders. ". H. Doolittle, E. r. Tyler, II. E. Davis,
j. ". Cooksey, Geo. W. Kern, Richard Z. Pairo
Geo. Z. Cocson, Harry King. w. Riley Decide, /
Jesse H. Wilson, II. ". Woodward, Or. C. L.
Postley, ". b. Robson. j. IL. Spald- /
ing, s. Il. Church, W. A. Hedrick !
DR.. A. j. Hall, DR.. j. r. Walton. DR.. NJ. T. !
Thompson, DR.. L. C. Hugo, DIR. Walter Har-
ban, DR.. J. Hall Lewis DIR. j. Curtiss Smithe !
DR.. r. b. Donaldson. DR.. a F. 4. King, DR.. ID. /
W. Prentiss, DR.. Duncan Thompson, DIR. J. 5. |
Conrad, Prof. j. II. Gore. Prof. 4. p. Montague, |
Prof. T.. t. Fristoe, Prof. l.. ID. Lodge, Rev. S. |
H. White, Prof. S. NJ. Shute. Rev. A. J. Hunt |
lngton, Jno. I. Given, Judge W. \. Richardson, |
President yelling, Major Powell, Il. C. Fox. |
W. Z. Hoffman, D. q. Lovejoy, A. b. Duyall, |
Chas. IL. Cragin, L. b. Hay, III. N. Parker. p. T. |
Larner, John II. Collctte, j. Weed Corey, j. ID. /
Terril, Fillmore Beall. Chaplin Brown. A. I. |
Britton, A b. Browne. II. L. Reynods. Robt. /
Z. Morris, Chas. E. Farriman. L. l.. Jetfords, !
Chas. Newell, and G. l.. Sturteyant.
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