New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-03
AMHERST IN RARE LUCK
HER NEW PRESIDENT AND HER NEW FUND
nR MERRILL E. GATES DELIGHTS THE ALUMNI
AT THEIR ANNUAL DINNER BY AN.
NoUNCING 100000 ADDITION
TO THE ENDOWMENT.

NOUNCING A 100000 ADDITION
TO THE ENDOWMENT.
Delmonico's big dinng-room was last evening the
scene OF great revival of happy memories Of the
beauties Of Amherst and of Amherst education and
NJ much rejoicing in the good fortunes Of that stead
fast enerprsng, progressive dcservedy prosper
ing college Nearly two hundred members and guests
Of tie Amherst Alumni Association OF Ncw-lOri met
at tre annual dinner Of the association and gave a
welcome, which must have done his heart good, to
Dr. Merrill F. Gates, the president of the college.
The social Introduction OF DR.. Gates to the alumni
had other circumstances accompanying it which gave
The reunion greater significance even than did the fact
that pointed his accession TO the leadership Of the
college The college has surely in DR.. Gates mascot
Of the most exalted order; for, whereas it is pro
verbally the lot of college presidents the annual
alumni dinners, especially when they held
in rich NewYOrk, to appeal for money to
help Alma Mater, it DR.. Gatcs's pleasing
dutv 10 mention three large contributions recently
made b the college fund.
From the Newton estate it will shortly receive
resduary bequeSt Of $4,000 or 100000 which will
be devoted to a Greek professorshp. a round $780,
600 has been lett it by the Fayerweaher WILL and
Amherst confidently expects TO get it. The an
nmncement Of the third gift a big surprise. Dr.
Gates gave its first publicity to a present of 100000
by friend Of the college to the general endowment
fund The generous giver, who is believer
in the idea that wealthy men should con
fer such benefactiOns in their lifetime,
does not wish his to be known;
and he has attached to his present con-
dton which will undoubtedly be fulfilled. and which
Will be strong incentive 10 the advance OF the col
lese-tha; $50 900 additional must be raised winch
will of couIse. bring the total amount TO the mag
nfccnt sum Of quarter of million of dolarS' Inc
fund thus established is to be named 1.-THE eeelyc
Fund" in recognition Of the work of Dr. GateS's
100
had 10 retire from his Office account OF ilEhealth'
ELECTING THEIR OFFICERS.
The Alumni Association at Its annual meeting. held
before the dinner elected the following officers Presi
dent the Rev. DR.. Richard = Storrs, of the class Oh
1882 vice-presidcnts, Daniel &. Thompson, OF 'o0
and William c. BOwnell. Of IL secretary, CEa!e'
NJ Pratt of 20 treasurer, Herbert L. Bridgman' 60
executive committee William Reynolds Brown. Of do
Alfred Ety. of ~ Winston H. Hagen. Of 10 william
$ Rossitcr. Of a. and Daniel F. Kellogg OF So
The Rev Dr. l.. Winchester Donald of the class OF
1863 the retiring president. presided at the dinner
and with him at the raised table sat the Kew Ut
r. 5. StOrrs, Joseph Ii. Choatc, eXrjudSc Henry t.
Rowland, the Rev. DR.. George Wa~hbur1 class oil
1855; W. W. Goodrich. John W. simpson, class oil
1871 chairman of the Executive Committee; William
Hayes Ward, class of 1856; Charles Pratt, W. IL
McElroy, and W. y. Dickinson.
The alumni generally sat according to their classes
But among the 1SS5 men were two VINO were JUST
fifty years ahead Of their neighbOr in their graduation
They were Captain John Goldman and the Rev DaVid
Facker of the class of 1882 who wanted to show the
bows who left Amherst half century aftcrwaId that
10 number of years can lessen the enthusiasm oil
true collegian for his alma mater Others present
were:
Glass Of 1s45mHenry $ stochbTidgc Balt IH,fi
1549-John H. Washburn ls52.sidney h; oii.l,
1s54-A. b. Crane and a. :. Iiuichins lso5@lame
Collins, Philadelphia and T. F. Alen; d7So- Ty,c. D.
r. p Lincoln. \ p StOckwell, Brooklyn c. ~ klt-
redgc. Fishkillon-lIudson y. y; 1'S4-J0AR ,a a..
MAJ brooklyn: Joseph Board, Chester, ~ ~ i90I -
William r. Meade James d. D0MeL' ralersoai ~, %
n j.: 16G5-Wam A.Brovn, Alfred +. Ives, IT,, ROCK
vile Centre. l. L. Peter b. Wychcn r. W Tyiet f71'
L WISism NJ BeneIic Brookyn io7o-C L. Hairng
Cheesman Arthur r. PANE brG96yH tawaI m
Garrison OF Hudson; Gordon r. Hall. Brooklyn John
H. Henshaw 1o74-Clarcnce F ;BlIdseye. Arthur i:
1sT5-Lindley Vnton. David p Todd, Amherst. Mas; :
is76-George A. Pllmpton George Montague swift,
William Ives WashburG, eX,Judge Gilbert Ray Have
1.77-William q. Pratt, Brooklyn: IL. l.: 0sgood
Rrooklyn: Collin Armstrong. benjamin f. smith
man. Thomas Courtney George ". Fo,kett North Dana
Mass: lS70-FIaHk VI. Carson. MattcaWan y. ). I-so
n Y: L. c. richardson Princeton, y. j.; l1el-
Frank H. Parsons slarr ). MuiPnH' , DaneI N9S'H
Iudd IT, the Rev. J. Howard Hobbs, Jamaica y.
". L. Savage Howard 5. Bliss ls3a-Thc2dore Graham
IamUr. 4. D. Noycs \. F. Cushman. Alexander Rae
Broxyn 1ss4-Wder 5 BuHum, Dobbs Ferry W. >
Possiter Frank J. Goodwin, Glen Ridge ~ ~, l97o-
Edward SimondS. Edwin \. Tucker; is7G-fiank g.
Wild Daniel +. kellogg N. H. Gates; Charlie, NJ 1l9IH
weather. Walter Wood 1854 p. Ayord' i55om
William T. Child, william i. Moves 1so9-ArtlNr
Curtin James, stephen H. Taylor Newark "cauci"S'
Newark. y. j. III, 49,,
DR., Donald's Introductory speech was witty and
Il was brief because he said that he conceived that
the Office of president largely consisted in giving to
other people the chance to speak after fim' io
humorously indicated what the company Hishu eApc'
from Mr. Choae and Dr. StDrrs and eX-Judgc llo"Iaho
and the other orators whom he had down On his hst
Then he gave lively description Of the manner III
which the selection Of new college president ad Dceh
gone about. said he
When it was known that there was vacancy 'n'
BOARD ~ Trustees asked "Sha the new president be an
alumnus and a clergyman p 1t was forthwith decld,u
that he should be- The thoughts Of all imnedateH
trrned IN two men. one tie most distinguishes
clerical orator in America, man frlghtd WIN h'''Oo
lore whose name l. known wherever the LheH'h "n-V'
is sroken But he EpscoIallan ana not a." INC
wate,. Of the Connecticut could wash away that STAN
uaurhtorl 50 | Immediately turned away my uoo1h''
q the presidency. daughter ana applause i"1 ~
CLERGYMAN thought Of had acquired Lttc iocdI I'p''
tatiT from .craping the graVcsionea ana coming "c
parish register, and had built a buIidlhg 10 S'o'0
the rarsh register and the local papers III
But the question came to pc couiu n'ao
village on the Long Island shore produce
ANYTHING 70 suit L4aught'r) immed atey "IoVe ~
Dr. storrs that | didn't think he would do Tor the
,resieoncv Much laughter and APPLAUSE The question
then arose "Whcrc shall we LOOK FOR "a pFe'luehV'
We took the quinquennal catalogue and looked among
the layrnen but could not fad name TO sun o.i' n"
,brow away gu his chances by Identifying hinseH WIN
the Peoples Municipal League daughter ana ch'er'
rben we wen, out into world at large ana having cut
ourselves loose from Amherst said, Gwen have the best
nan who ever graduated IRON any coIese ~, .'
o,,,v,, fcbeersi-aLd at last we found president
have now introduce you to Dr. MefritE'
Gates. (Cheers) ~ l.,-.Io
The aIum,u rave hearty cheers for Dr. Gates when
he arose 10 speak.
WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT
After some Introductory remarks inclusive OF "a
,ood deal of pleasantly, President "ales sau