New-York tribune., 1891-02-21

before agnosc clubs Of accusations Of professionalism
in athlecs-conclu proved each side against
ward. Of refusal to enter New England by Princeton:
at last locked together in closest association oy
the win Of Fayerweather lie remembered all the col,
eges from BOwdoin 10 the Hampton Institute ana leo
Harvard and Princeton out in the cold. like babes IN
the wood we have to eat the bitter bread of ban
ishment7 together and look to the robins To e'n us
am told that when shpwreckcd mariners find them t.
selves stranded desert island no matter what
their relations were before they become ike Siacso
twins. Cleveland and iIill would there need no
senator Bill Brown to bring them together and Par,
nell and Gladstone would there lie down slde oy s'ae
You at Harvard have generally reduced this matter
Of wills 10 a system Mahomet got the best service
followers By pr9mns the ges'9ei s1r sIsm Of
do not know what Harvard promises 70 .On boston
people, unless it be continuous residence s,e IN TO die
without remembering Harvard in his will We Prince
tonians look on-not envlously, not discontentedy:
So %S cGnoi ann ydgr eg a We look with admiration
your great work from the splendid achievenen,S ~ ~
Donr nronoSed Chair OF Rowing and the candidacy OF
Professor Foxy bancroft. Put sl we look on AZ mle
bcquests with something OF the feeling SHOW" os u''
poet when he says
We strive for vealth-deluded fco,s!
As men from Adams time have done
And while toi and strain and fret'
Some other fellow yanks the bun
A., VIOLA tbev nursue an entirely different course
from yours they go into the swamp ana a., nnd Il. a
man W WhS Sa4s 4ss ns OF Il to lot % of colleges leaving
tho right Then they SEND up W nus houe anu "
him sign Sac SSynS SSw mdEf sne Se HeG te A Of that
man He Immediately dies, ana has ~ nus VIII coll con
And all the can IN sS Sow RefT from the
spirit land am he viii pity the poor attorheys E
Of Harvard and Yale who aTaens are s Gn % s eyss
Princeton has still different method we try to
and SS x1o To give as eer
We mean to make feature of this at Princeton,
BECAUSE NEITHER HAD DEPEw.
But the question forces itself upon us: What was
It that Fayerweather found alike in Harvard and Prince
tonq And the problem is a somewhat banning one
II couldn't be because we both bad-fOr Harvard
IS so good. And besides he Included Yale Ihs
seems in itself evidence that he was not Of sound and
dlsposing mind. l have wondered whether he re-
lected us because neither of US has Depew. This
would not be irrational II no feast IS complete WIN @
out Depew, why funerall We must all admit that
there is but one Peekskill and Chauncey makes It's
profit People come from all parts OF the country 10
view Depew just they come to see the ODeSK OF 'e
One night Dcpew was walking home after late
meeting at the Union League Club. 1t was dark.
not star was In the SKY. Mayor Grant mad mao cuS u,
light. A dull street Cleaning Department mist hung
over nature. As DeDew repeating TO himself sew
eal examples of quick repartee which ne ntenGel PER,
petratng at the dinner Of the United Typewrtcrs on the
next night he the form of solitary man approach
him from the shadow Of the Cathedral. The intruder
stopped him. threw the light Of lantern In his lace
and asked Are you the Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depcw y
Grover Cleveland or David b. HILL but confessed that
he was Depcw With smile of satisfied ambition:
the man simply shook his hand, said Thank you, >
| and passed away in the gloom II IS now be benevgd %
that this was Fayerweather And well ne might make
much of the greatest talking machine Of the century
/ was AZ a conference lately where the presidents OF
several universities and Mr.. Depew met, Depew was
asked to make a speech n certain subject lie sad
that really lie would not know what to say President
Dwight turned to him and IngGTed; rb. Mr DePe%, pew
made In just that state of thlngsl'
| believe that the real reason why Fayerweathet
overlooked Us Is that he advised by pT. Hitchcock
10 select Harvard and Princeton and he made mis-
take and left out the wrong COLLEGES There was IA a
the night train for the football game. one. of the
faculty opposed 20 football who had an appointment
I'm New York was In the lower berth OF the same
told the that he was n heeyy nr5 ee9er ge
asleop or awake by force and paid the porter q
In advanco make sure of it. ON the arrival OF te
iii there He summoned the porter and demanded
Of him why he had not put him of as he agreed TO-
Tho portcr stared al him. and exclaimed linen,
who In thunder was it that did put ofi' and the
lover berth empty. The application Is OBVIOUS. @
10 matter how Fayerweather looked at t. there !,
every reason Wry we should be united. We are botn
engaged in way, in tho pursuit ana ulsseII, I
nation Of knowledge There can be no t real ,th ryaTy rs
under the motto of the House q Nasal Orang BGye
tbe orange above will unite with You uhucr NAT
wards noble legend. Christie ct Ecciesiae'
CLOSING THE DINNER
Co,umbias representative. William L. Lathrop
ir was the next speaker. After referring to the
progressive spirit Of Harvard. he spoke OF
CoIumbio's outlook in athletics and expressed the
hone that her newly acquired grounds might ne
The mccting-phce for Princeton and Harvard IA
friendly rivalry. Regarding lntelectnal WORK III
tbe colrrc he mentioned the university extern
sion movement as meeting the wants of society IN
his country, and said that Columbia would 9e ,
ready 10 do her part in spreading among pam
pconlc the light that she had gained.
ffter song had been sung. Edmund WetmQre'
the genial cy-prcsidcnt of the club arose. ms
remarks were brief and 70 the point. Atter dWen-
,tith Al
Yard he hadc farewell to the other COLLEGES repre-
srrt.,l. and closed with the wish that the memory
Of the year that was past might furnish mar
Liugcr and hope To the year waiting before
n j., cntirc company then arose. and, joining
hands around the tables, sang. with hearts ana
voicrS versc of Aud Lang Syne, whlch
brought the evening TO close.