New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09
ROCHESTER, ALUMNI DINE.
HONORS FOR PRESIDENT HILL.
SPEECHES BY THE REV. DRS. BRIDGMAN,
BRIGHT AID MACARTHUR AND RoSsITER
JOHNSON AND OTnERs-PREsIDENr
HILL on THE UNIVERSITY.

BKl6HT AND MACARTHUR AND hOooliIN
JOHNSON AND oTnERs-rREsIDENr
HILL on THE UNIVERSITY.
They have a skeleton up at Rochester University
They call him, euphcmistcally, the boneman' ana
pay him a great deal OF attention class day. But
there was no skeleton at tac annual dinner OF the New
York Association OF the Alumni. held last hshu as
Dclmonico's. skeletons arc all very we'll In their way
but the attendance Of skeletons ut feass Is not 10 oe
encouraged Yet the Rochester " bone man mas been
mascot to the university. The institution has pros
pcr- and IS prospcring. since its foundation, about
forty years ago. il has sent out alumni who fill all sorts
Of important positions IN the higher walks OF HE
Take for instance the educators who arc KochescrS
sons. Among them President Merrill "a'cs'
of Rutgers College: President j. u. lay"r'
Of vassar: President T. J. Bachus, OF facRcr
Institute. brooklyn. and Professor "cofpe b. ''oc''
Of Yale TO the late Dr.. Anderson, who was Tor
thirty five years its president Rochester University
fondly looks lack Ills life was devoted TO the IN
tcrcsts Of the university and he made the INSTITUTION
what it is. HI, successor in place ana III rcsP'"'.
bility is President Hill. who was called rom bu'""'"
University TO take up the work OF Ut Nl"'iSon'
President Hill entered on the performance III "i'
duties last fall. and the Ncw-lork alumni io""u Ia
their annual dinner this year the first lifting "ppor-
tunity 10 give him united greeting y large company
Gathered In RESPONSE 10 the request Of the committee
that every one ~ the New York alumni should help
10 give emphasis - the welcome. The president ol
tho alumni association. the Rev. Dr. T. DIV hrl's'
man. presided. ON his right sat President Dawn .
Ill., the guc, Of the evening. ON ms lcit WAS VI"
Rev. Dr.. Edward Bright. Editor Of "The Examiner
and president II the Board Of Trustees OF the uni
vcr-ity. At the same table were Roster Johnson
j. =. Townsend. Colgate Ioyt j. u. Colgate. Professor
stevens. Colonel w. II. Harris. state Senator FISH,
~ New Jersey W. A. Canldwcll, !. +. Trevor, Prcei-
dent Iackus, - Packer in titutc the Rev. DE- H. :.
Macarthur, Theron g. strong, Edmund l.. JOY oi
Newark. and T.. NJ. Carpenter. Others present w'rc
tho Rev. Dr. G. &. Norton. the Rev. Dr. H. L. More
house, !. r. Howard the Rev Dr. Norman Fox,
&. Is. Ripley. q VI. Hunt, L. j. T. BISHOP
G. NJ Brink. :. :. Terry. DR.. J. Nichols, c. J. Town
send : NJ Bricincr. VI. g. Ernsbci ger. IT, D. Brook
ms George H. Walker. Roscoe {. T.. Grown j. Bular1'
!. Il. HuGnut. Calvin Patterson, Professor f. e. Hale.
the Rev. T. = Evans. o. l.. Leonard. George NcCul-
Tough. 6. Y. Thomson II. 6. Ncddor ID. C. Gilmore
u. O. -iocum. Waldo q. Morse. Wills = Paine. Pro-
lessor f. = Capcn. !. y. Squrcs Dr. l.. T.. Iol'. tho
Rev. !. h. Calvert. Churchill H. Cutting. George a.
Allin !. G. Ovorhscr and Or. g. II. Fox.
The members Of the Committee ot Arrangement
were the Rev Or. G. DIV. Brdgnan. George \. Alln.
Theron O.. strong George II. Fox. /. Emmett Holt
and James Dune squire. Tho chairman after III,
singing II the "oprning hymn MI Together. All
Together once. once Alain.' made short intro
ductory spec in which he sad:
ont ana 10 was thought tnab INC
BODY of shelley been burned TO ashes, was found On
e,aniin,f.on us, tho heart entire And so, after
tho Illusions 81 college dave have faded and after all '
CHANGES which years have brought. w" arc still here
loving 70 sing tac old songs and to look into the Ola
faces and ~ tana ~ alma mater a. she ought to In
hoa-tt 81 h boz duif M and devoted sons. applause"
so nan o,cr ,ari.l nlth him greater wealth ~ io'e
and honor than Df Anderson. but the love ne TOOK ha'
not Impoverished q love. We ar" able to p~lsr 70
ui. young president tonight our hearts deFotion.
Ail'la,eI
Dr. nridgman asked Ro,,iier Johnson to make the
,ddr.. u welcome to pr. I'M on behalf q the alumni
Mr. Johnson gave some "reminiscences Of the cAi5 days
= Rochester University. when IL work was carried
on under dir.olae, which were trilmpAanty over
comc said he
r-,s YEAR. scene lt. tine compared with the two and
bal, centuries Of Harvard and the almost two eentuF,' Of
yale y, aoaa,ifI things lave been done IN those
fof.y years.
Turning 70 President Illil he said:
l. is no' 20 ar, experiment mat v' weicon" You. II is
20 Co. r.,nc, ~ ir-ttnton hat has liitr history
o., Tradition. ar .rf lt,l o. success We welcome
,on ., i'e % niarn who ape nlnavs ready and always
anxious o. -ay to or 90 3d. Whatever "N ad' ah'e ''
interest, q ~ msi.'rton to "Alch l"n are oA'-'
.Cn.frsl
III. chairman rad letters and kilograms Of regret
f..r, Precedent cute. If Rutgers Pre- tcnt TAYLOR
4 ya.~,r. Dr. H. l.. Wa, land. ~ rhilldelphla. ara
Professor T.. !. Ipnu-,n. of EucLncl Professor
Johnson wrote: .Pc Hd.nt lin Nil III the Bill all
or.n.,n that WAS Shared by every one present
President Iilu WAC vns much appande1 wien ne
,ro-. thanked tle alumni for their hearty welcome
II une be SAID. % high honor 10 represent such "
university a. i.D. c.I.r Rochester he added. was
,atr, measured M rr .o' gears 81 The University 81
licii,icr. aud til. le4 ulm t. speak 81 t"c wonder
al .tabiiy # universities. Amid all manner oil
political ,hansr. revolutionary changes, they s'oou
-g icm, 81 trade and Industry pa,ed away, royalties
.anc and wcat, castles were hullt ana
Id In tsttk
alone continued their unhIoAcn lie The ca.on Tor
,H. vitality D~. Hill found In their ministAuon to
the higher need, OF ,h' community, needs OF "hich
conmuntr, ucs. no ic>s ~n,ble than # the gro''cF
ones. Three great change had swept over Eu'NP''
tAc Introduction 81 CAt-tanty the revival OF '"'fa'
and the study ~ nature. which had had reconstruct
lar effect In human ldra.. " In company win e"'h
chan-c7 be- went 90. ia- come a rfolnton ID enu
cation. There has been the birth Of new knowledge
aud the funeral Il OH Institutions. We arr now IN
the prc cncs Il tho new huhdh'm
that is richer and fl.r than tina. OF the old classic
days. u = new CONCEPTION Of s,icncr, .hich reAaru'
Ihe ncAt my wear, NH sec some OF the COLLEGES ~
tui. laud advanced ~ the condition oil ultvi''.r
other, reduced to the CONDITION "i a'"''n, ,nt
nm other. viii have ceased o. exist iih,i iNhJ
the day Will r,v,r come who IN" Univ r'ty o. k,'h',
ter Viii bee such scat of d"'aycd lcarihhS, an" 10
need not come. there j, 10 danger OF us coming
orr future growth is proporuonaic 10 '"c past
q lcc-.J Tho question II The survival or non sur
vl,al 81 univcr-tics is very much matter 81 sea
man. hin When ! s,r the policy Of some "i our
institutions reminded Of the story oi tle mn
-liior who know notnng about the c"npAH'' ~"
captain gave him the helm, and said; 'iNeic Is the
north star steer straight for it, 10y ana N
,ho c,uinin came on deck and found the
shin widely of her course. He scolded LA, WI"
answered: captain dd iIdadr lose 'ne , , 'car
but / found another fo.nr bG one &bout 'u.cr ht,
OF vh"r" he Si'lr ON" va a,u .''' - '
President lin closed by reference 10 Ill., Nucrson
nj. PREDECESSOR. he aid that ne bad h'din we ch
ing 81 Dr Anderson, WILL Dr. Anderson not ohN
.pcnt his life for the university ut IL hcM srS Phc'
In his thoughts and care % the i" t. anu htVlhS
no child he left all hi possessions I" the University o'
Rochester. -, n, Edu,ri
Fright Professor stevens. Mr. lac,nS lane
H. colgate, the hca,iactor ana eDuIl."cr
w.. rnnwn as Mad ION University. ne hlV'ieiN vi
ri"h IN, rev Dr. H. J.. Morch0use, Theron q. strouS'
giaunfry T.. Ripley and Others. 800, ,ho
SONGS were sung between the speeches. ana 'l
verse that aroused most enthusiasm ana thr IT., H
zeal.us vocal support. wa," iirres 10 PRESIDENT nm
wen support HIM with viii. Drink MN ooN"'
drink him down. drink him down, down. down