New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-11
TRINITY MEN AT DINNER.
SINGING THEIR COLLEGES PRAISE,
,pREssEs WHICH TOLD WHAT THERE WAS

ADDRESSES WHICH TOLD WHAT THERE WAS
TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND WHAT
WAS TO BE DESIRED.
y. t,vorite song at Trinity College says that;
George Williamson Smith is eAicnt,
Al Trinity College he's pitched his cent;
And now he bosses this wonderful show,
Known as the Trinity Faculty. oh
Tho Rev DR.. George w. Smith is an exceedingly
oonplar president of a hOGrlshing college which i
yearly becoming more prosperous. IL mas many
.Ipmni in New York who look back with pleasure TO
hcir student life at Hartford, Conn., and who have
formed an association which gives an annual dinner
To-, g the DAYS of aud lang syne' and alma mater
rho Rev Dr. James Mulchahey, of old ST. PauIs
burch is the president of the association ana he pre-
sided last night at the happy reunion IN le"o OF he
bovsa old and young. The dinner was held Ill the
Great hall of Demonico's. and was well attended
nv men who shouted with heart and voice Ran Kan
ran! Trinity Boom Rah! Boom! Ran trinity !!
Among those present were President &. W. smith, OF
the college: Bishop Niles OF New Hampshire the Rev.
Dr. c. IL. Hail. of Holy Trinity Church BROOKLYN tho
Rev Dr. Henry Y. satteree of Calvary Church. Gen
eral James Grant Wilson, the Rev. Dr. Mallory, Luke
a. Lockwood, and William L. Curtis trustees OF tho
college; DR.. Wainwright, and Professor
j. J. McCook, of Hartford; Granville
Kane. Archdeacon Mackay smith, Professor
John S. White. of Berkeley school; the Rev. DR..
Cornelius j.. smith, f. p. SwensOn, William Y.
Chaplin Professor Franklin A. Fowler, Charles ;. Cole
man, secretary Of the Alumni Association; the Rev.
f. winchester Donald, the Rev. Dr.. Gallaudet and
Edward Faes Coward. The members of the executive
committee of the association are John :. smith,
chairman Edward Dale appleton. Frank De Peyster
Hail. William r. Move and Alexander +. Mason
The Rev. DR.. Mulchahey made an excellent toast
master. lie introduced each speaker with few apt
remarks and his own few words in the capacity of
president of the association well worth listening
10 and were loudly applauded. Tokens Of prosperity
and advancement, he said, were apparent on every
hand and the general standard Of scholarship in the
college higher than it used to be.
The college had a worthy spokesman in its president.
Dr. smith, lie also referred with qualification 10 The
prosperity Of Trinity For four years. he said the
classes had been larger than the college ever saw be
fore and this years class was the largest OF all
What now wanted was more room for the students
Another want WAS more cudoWment~ for professor
ships. An endowment was wanted for example 1oi
a Chair of Natural science They had been Obliged 10
add very largely 10 the force of instructors. but they
wanted men attached TO the college whose Wh0e
interest va, i'm il. The presidents reference 70 the
Tne gymnasium possessed by Trinity. and 10 her
deeds of derrinedo@ in the football field. were rc
Summary in conclusion, healthy. har-
wG9G sm Da issue rf fS R
aim 10 make all the different departments work TO-
eether for the best advantase Of the men, @heers,
lege Presidents was topic with which the Rev: DR.:
{. i. smith dealt admirably. btlitTdl James bIdit
Wilson made eloquent response for The Army ana
Navy" and made much cheered reference TO the noble
part played by of Trinity in the War OF the Re
f. FaIes Coward was down to speak for ''Sun-Colum-
bia7: the sun being the daily New York one ana
the Columbia not the pride Of the ocean but III"
nride of scholarly NcN-NOr lie did not make
speech. but followed the customs If our forfai hers IN
having a forfeit lie cho~" a. this altrrieilV" the
recitation of he auChalo adventure Of Mark Walu
funny Pilgrims with their Italian Guide, when they
paid their dsrcSpectS % the bust of Christopher Coum-
bus and the Egyptian mummy. ms
Professor j. J. McCoOk talked about The College
As She Is: DIT. John =. White had a popular subject
in "AtheticS.7 and William F. Curtis gave some III
teresnc "reminiscences of Camp Trinity where
hardy and Jolly Trinity men had high old time last