New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-08
A STURDY LITTLE COLLEGE.
DINNER OF THE BOwDOIN ALUMNI.
MEMORIAL HALL AND NEW GYMNASIUM CON
PLETED-sPEECH HES BY PRESIDENT
HYDE AND OTHERS.

PLErED-sPEECHEs BY PRESIDENT
HYDE AND OTHERS.
The Ioval sons of the sturdy little college founded
not quite q hundred years ago "away down IN Nkhe
met last night at the Hoffman House for The twenty
first annual dinner Of the Newlork Alumni A'socla-
ton. The older men were decidedly III the maJoHN'
with not few gray heads among them but apparently
they didn't feel their wears than did their younger
brethren at the other end of the big table
The alumni held a business meeting pelorc
the dinner at which the Officers OF thc 'NSo'E''oh
for the coming Year were elected. They are a. ioi-
lows: President. General Benjamin b. Foster: vice
presidents ex-Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain. OF
Maine: william a. Abbott. w. j. Curtis and & ~
Boarlman: corresponding secretary, y. p simmons
secretary and treasurer. DR.. i. u Dillingham; eA-
oc,,ive committee. A. f. Libby. Charlie, L. Clarke.
DIR. f. w. Ring George f. Moultof, Frank Il. Upton
and f. H. Cook. \ memorial resolution was also
presented and adopted at the meeting in honor OF
Professor Daniel Raynes Goodwin, who dcd on March
- of last year. Professor Goodwin was the sue
cessor of Henry w. Longfelow in the chair OF modern
l,npuares al Bowuoin and held the place from 1875
70 1853 being anerwaId president Of Trinity college
MANY Of the older graduates remember him with rev
erence.
AImon Goodwin the retiring president OF the aS'o'
ciaton presided at the dinner. IN addI'oh 10 INC
tasteful menu cards at each place. there were pI1h'eu
Lists of the songs with which the speeches were inter-
spersed. containing with the old time idNoHV~, It"
elections of unmistakable BONdon origin. N'er tlo
dinner had been eaten informal speeches were maui
The postmaster first called upon the president u
ho college. the Rev William Dewitt lEue'
who proceeded to justify his recommendation W.
nosse,spr ian old head Young shoulder pS
clean cut speech. in which he told oil the changes J"
the curriculum the state of the college IN Ou'unt'
and departments Of instruction. and the nceus oi IT,
work. Dr. HYDE i, thoroughly in sympathy WIN tue
new learning in the colleges and alive 10 the pi'c",
moods NJ his institution lie said That HoWu"h ueio>'"
in opnd hodcs first. and 10 That end required o"'o
90 rbV.ical exercise for each student social pe"9"'
i also encouraged Bowdoin attempts Only inc WIN
which properlv belongs 10 the country College Du'
t,nmnt, under-iandiney and along progressive Hncs
Tho sneaker also announced the completion oil Tue ne"
,,nna.ium and Of the handsome Memorial liaI' ""''"
bas hccn erected by the alumni in memory oil tle
fallen soldiers of the Union. 49,, o., covcr,or
0ther speakers OF the evening were IN IN ''Jia',..
,her,hcrIain Inc former president Of th" c@ieEG
william p. Drew. Dr. Genrsc JacA'oh' 'Xy" I,i,..
Foster Edward H.. Merrill. William y, NVp"'I' Si,'i.
McKccn r. H. Cook, G. ~ hoa'"''"" w. "
and Herbert ". Grindal. -.,..,,,, co,l,c, Thomas
There were also present Nalhan'l wy =, No,lt.,n
II hubbard Thomas X. Noble George ~ M",'' M
+ IiLhy Dr. 7. ". Ring, Charlie J., ia'N' -, ~ =.
u g. stanwooA +. Il. UltOn. l.. " hoEtrr., -
.immons. DR.. F. II Dillingham;, DE- t. - iI'' '''"
Mervyn Ap Rice