New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-24
DR. SLOANE ON "ATHLEmCS

DR.. William NJ Sloane in a happy speech in
reply to the toast OF Athletics, sad In part:
The education OF the mind not the sole aim Of uni
versity education beauty and health the chief
OF physical happiness and these cannot be had
without physical training. But IL contest and strife In
athletics addition the manly virtues the rare
virtues which precious other attainment OF
the four years coegethe position Of outdoor sports
management by those who participate in them
becomes impregnable. (Checrs)
Our first aim has been to that all who represented
Princeton in public contests were pioessionas'-but
professional students II professional student rises
the perfection OF professional athlete, the gain is
much the greater and Princeton College viii never dis
the force and skill OF body which is the servant
Of force and Skill in intellect (Cheers)
The theme of the Rev DR.. Wilton Merle Smith
was Princeton and Her Sons" and If there were
any praises or compliments that he did not
lavish on the boys, it was because time failed
Francis o. French, Of Harvard then made
brief speech for his college, which was warmly
received.
Mr.. DEPEW ANSWERS FOR YALE.
Yale's representative, Chauncey NJ Depew, was
eheered TO the echo when he rose TO reply to the
toast of the foe who Princeton admits Is worthy
Of her steel Part of his address was as follows
Mr. President and Gentlemen: L came here TONIGHT
trepldation After your victory feared
that the president Of the Yale Alumni Association Of New
York might held captive grace your triumphal
procession But while Roman carried his cap.
a
flung him into dungeon stafye, you given me
savarin dinner sustain my strength and royal
to sustain my spirits. CLInghterJ
feel a certain kinshp 20 Princeton when look upon
her coors of the House Nassau. They remind Of
my St. Nicholas and kniekerbocker associations.
do not know il there is anything IN the ancestry Of
Princeton THAT entities 10 relationship TO the Dutch
But there are striking historical parallels between the
action OF her famous dyines and that OF the Dutch theolo
CLANS Two hundred and fifty years my Dutch ahces
tors i'm the synod bort fought vaanty for the doctrine
OF predetnation talking sixteen hours day for months,
and I'm the end predestination Finnphed
IL is a sad evidence Of the degeneracy OF our times
that two weeks discussion Of the same SUBJECT III he
Presbyterian Synod OF NcwYOrk has weafied every one
Gauehter) But it shows that there was Duteh origin
for the predetnston fight ably lea by the presidens
Of Princeton (Laughter)
year ago at the Harvard dinner, the then president
Of your alumni commented upon the athletic dinner "hc
Yale had held few nights before TO celebrate IN heI %
modest and unassuming way her uiumphs Win ps e"S
hail and oar for series OF years Never nave hs.eU
20 another such eloquent and terrible dtnunca'on Oh u
byy,altty of athletics The lrrid with bruises
20 hru,sers and when he declared that the other col
eges Of the country would themselves to legitimate
academic pursuits and leave muscular eeVeiop'nc' an 40
,,eh.fI results to Yale Harvard cheefed ss hao never
hoard her before. Loud and continued laughter anu up
yiause) -, ...o., ., ,ho pe,kele,
mt Princeton wins football maieh on inc neiNoo
oval this Thanksgiving Day, ana Dehoa uhe oa'''s
,cheers from Princeton boys) Princeton ue noS' '
,,ve the most sta.d and the most orthodox OF tne
.rsgss believes, when unsuccessful In the ooc'rino "
tSe brutality Of athletics Now she sees Ia 'ns '' 'A'