New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
HAPPY YALE MEN DINE.
curERs FOR THEIR ALMA MATER.
SPEECHES BY cHAUNcEY NJ DEpEw. PRESIDENT
DWIGHT, THE REV. DIR. TwICHELL,
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JAMES W. ALEXANDER AND OTHERS.
"Green's forsaken, and yellow's forsworn, but
tlues the sweetest color that's worn" The
hlue of Yale pcrvaded Dcmonicos dinlng-room
,ast night. and the atmosphere was blue with
Male wells and Yale songs. There was 10 trace
of orange and black in the decorations with which
tho Yale Alumni Association had adorned the hall
in which its annual dinner was held. Orange
anproaches too nearly TO yellow, which OF course,
If the old couplet is to be believed, means for
sworn: and black is the color Of mourning, ana
ANYBODY who expected TO find its melancholy
hue in suggestion of any recollection of Berkeley
oval and Thanksgiving Day and memorial
skeleton at the feast vastly mistaken.
The Yale men believe only in good splrlts'
They don't entertain any ugly spooks' anu Vho
mirth of their meeting, its good fellowship ana ltS
sociability were uncontned, while the IRE Oh 'he
enthusiasm of their pride in Alma Mater was
famed by the trophies spread for their auihirlhe
gaze on every side. These trophies recalled 'he
Joys of victory on many football held' lhspHeu
memories of tremendous deeds on the diamond.
and suggested visions of new triumphS TO be won
bv water 1t must be said, however. that water
by son of Yale at his annual banquet is only
considered good for rowing on.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, the president OF the asso-
citation. was in his place and in his elcment-not
pure water, Apollinaris-as the master OF the
feast At his dictation the celebrants who last
year sang "Yalensam virumque cano,' THIS
wear shouted for Yale, scholastic and academic
His wit threaded the pearls of the speakers with
q thread of gold His presence has once or twice
before been called genial In the presiding
officers chair, with the great banner OF Yale,
blue as that of the Scottish Covenanters which
xo1 no & n.
storm clouds, Tcappears again if one but waits
for their breaking spread behind him, he en-
bodied the sense of the old song, which cries
"Begone dull care; l prithee begone from me-
On his night and left were Presl-
dent Timothy Dwight, Of Yale; the Rev
DR.. Joseph Twchcll, Professor William X.
Townsend, A. p Wilder, eX-Judge Henry T..
Howland, Francis O. French, of Harvard, and
James W. Alexander, president Of the Princeton
Alumni Association
Among the many alumni of Yale present were
j. Angus Ilanniug, Walter 7. Hatch. Thomas VI.
North. Calvin Frost, Ellis II. Roberts, Theodore
Weston General Wager Swayne, Isaac l.. Peet
Henry Day. G. S Plumley. Colonel {. Alexander.
Justice c. " Taintor. Brayton Ives, William b.
Ross, Manning G. Wells, Levi Hol-
brook, Oliver McCIntock, James b. Metcalt,
George b. Curtis, w. b. Wheeler, David Wilcox,
Thomas Thacher, +. q. Stedman, George 7. Shell
don. William f. Comstock, DR.. Bryson Dclavan,
II. w. b. Howard, \. 5. Thomas, George p. Brain
ard Macgrane Cox. \. VI Dodg Philip H. Adee.
+. w Pangborn Frederick \. Stokes, F. W. Adce,
ii. c. Deming. John l.. Gleason. L. ii. Weather
bee c. H. Kelsey, Robert Appleton, Edward a.
Hone. w. Adams Brown. Arthur l.. Tones, Harry
p IIillard, Sherman Eyarts, II. W Taft, W. 7.
Knapp Walter Jennings, Russell A. Bigelow and
Charles S. Foote.
4 quartet sang brand-new Yale song, written
by Frederick A. Stokes for this special occasion
1t is named The Blue of Yale The author
was, fguraoiyely speaking, called before the
curtain, and made little speech OF thanks.
The song was printed on leaved blue banners,
on one of the pages Of which was the menu, and
which had for banner-stickS little oaIs made OF
Yale elm, .,,,oc,
MR.. DEPEW'S ADDRESS.
When Chauncey VI. Dcpcw raped thrice as
signal that "post-p -prandial exercises were IN
order he was greeted with hearty and prolonged
cheering. His Introductory remarks were as
follows
Gentlemen: one Of the many distinguishing char,
acteIistcs Of Yale is her sense of the prOpley ol
time, and occasions. \ year ago IN TINS nan We
crlebrated the unequalled record Of lae's victories
meeting was 80 phenomenal that IL aroused the envy
Of our enemies and the admiration and applause oi
faculty which distinguishes the PROPER thns TO do'
owing the accident Of the Berkeley oval on ihaihs
irving Day we celebrate tonight Yale scholastic ana
academic. But, notwithstanding the princeton loQt
ball defeat are neither dlshcdit'hcN HoI VI, ~,
honorlng the ancient Gre-L, will not Ike Acnl-
l@ ,llb in our tents nor Ike NcstOr weary the cars
American college We adopt motto which in it, phil
0sOphy and lis inspiration belongs 10 out country,
II v as Colonel David Crockett Who the author
OF the immortal axiom " Pick your ilpt ana lrg ~
again. ,ChecrsJ Since she first dipped heI oar III
had many defeats and more victories Inc one hds
never given her the biz head nor the Other sore %s0re
ber sons under all conditions carry about with them
= lovel head She docs no; flock by herself 70 dis
d,c. she appoint a committee to inquire critically
yhethcr the mldclc-aScd giants WhoSc ihu9OIc any
anv ~ thc uudcrgraduatc departments OF the rival
university. (Much laughter and applause Dos. I'm
A,icI noIf' c roston in lecture before the Goethe
society last evening made TINS renaIh toipa'V p to i
coIlcse bows in game OF football with the precept
Of the Christian Apostle Let nothing be doue trous
escb esteem tie other better than himself Had
fhe reverend Doctor instead Of medltatng In HoStOh
UPON the Hcrteley oval. occupied front .eat ana ana
seen the contest he would have adnitca uh%t 'lG ne
tie YalcPrnccton fight Ny attention was caiLed al
stormy meeting recently 10 an orator %toe ~ tbe
assembly and quoted the tumult. A gentieMai
slapped me upon the iac and Exclaimed rc po one OF
them. They can'al do it, .oo
All the American colleges are in cer'aIh. sens .e
local and provincial This is due 70 many OF lhcin
being dcnomiratonal or existing 10y state endownrn'
or upon foundations contributed by wealthy H9 4
vlduals and drawing their students mainly from lhe
places where they are located. The ideal OF a.,
American university ha, always been one WhiCn
tlould represent in is Undergraduate membership
the whole country While other institutions WIN III
crcasng numbers have been narrowing the range 0l
the territory from which they are drawing, fae
grows from hundreds u thousands with an ever IN
Srca sing representation from all the States ana Terl
Df
cation The most brilliant Of teachers with books
cannot give education. The Libraries are fun o,
volumes easily accessible. and since the days o'
Arnold Of Rugby every great educational establish
mcut has lcen equipped with admirable instructors
mt fhc liberal education IS not only the food fOi
tbe mind hut the contact in a student republic with
the representatives, of different civilization and ideal,