New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-18
MERRY CORNELL ALUMNI,
rHErR SECOND ANNUAL CLUB DINNER.
-,rScHEs AND LETTERS FULL OF ENCOURAGE
xENr AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NENr AND CONGRATULATIONS.
-. s.cond animal dinner of the Cornell University
- and the eleventh held by Cornellians-Corn-
's s.ns they oucht TO be callcd-lving in and near
s~rYork was held at Sherry's last evening. 1t was
IN attended by jubilant alumni, who shouted Wig
susly for their alma mater and sang songs re-
hing her rowing victory over Yale and other gorfes,
Aletic and intellectual. The programme was con-
acted by Walter c. Kerr, president Of the club, who
resced' co,,o.no. .,o,vo
/, CORNELL F. Hopkinson Smith, Professor J. G..
s1hurman Professor benjamin Ide Wheeler. Dr.
Malcolm Leal, John i. sackett, George Martin
Luther A. L. Eastman, James Mclaughlin
uenry W. Sackett Louis NJ. Fulton, e. X. RoSsi'er,
Robert James Eidlitz, Richard Wagner, Congressman
John Dewitt Warner Calvin Tomkns, Walter q Kerr
Ira A. Place. Otto NJ Eidltz. Francis w. Halsey f. A.
Wright Charles f. Emery, Dr. Herman NJ bggs'
rncene Frazer, Frederic School, II. II. Westinghouse
A A. Alling, DR.. w. x. simpson, W. NJ hooer1s' D. a.
lindquist H. E. Mllholen, II. Wagner Dr. W. H. hent'
" p Pickett W. Befan, L. J. Vance, W. NJ hooerts'
E. G. storey, F. NJ. Towle, A. s Nortoh' W. H. "o'"'
hind c. &. Browning and 4. Yeaw.
ON the entertainment committee were Ira a. Piace,
walter C. Kerr George Martin Luther, Ehrlck X.
Rossitcr, Robert James Eidltz. John L sackett ana
Joseph A. LndQuist.
Nobody could make any mistake ABOUT tie hShe VI
time at the dinner because the hours and quarters
srn chn,ed as they are in Cornells clock tower, on
ar understanding bells lent to the club by Fa'lnes'
A. Parker OF the class of no. held the watch on the
minutes that winged their way with pleasure. ana al
e proper intervals made the music and the glee club
sans to the tune OF Tramp Tramp Tramp
"Cllng clang. cling, the bells are ringing
Hope and help their Ginning tells.
Through the Cascadila dell,
Meath the arches of Cornell,
Float the melody and music Of the bells 70
The chairman in his opening speech said that the
club in the future proposed TO have two or three IN
formal Cornell dinners a year. The club would at-
tempt to ring the dinner BELL and allow Cornell
enthusiasm to do the rest.
General Stewart L. Woodford, who expected to
speak to the toast Of "The University was not
present. The toast drunk, nevertheless, and IN
lieu OF speech from General Woodford, the chairman,
read the following sentence from novel by the
English author Kingsley, Just conceive what we might
make OF university with Cornell principles and the
revenues of oxford and Cambridge"
General woodford was not the only expected guest
who was absent. Ex-President Andrew d. White
Ithaca. expressing his regrets ana added;
You will larn FROM the representatives OF the uni
varsity who will be with you of the continued and even
Increasing prosperity of the university. am still an
optmist in university matters Of old, and do not
hesitate deliberately to express my opinion that the de-
eopuent of the institution during the next twenty years
will be even striking than during the twenty which
have already elapsed the greatest confidence that
thoe alumni who be largely Successful in business
will follow the good traditions Of munifcencc
toward their already set by such men as Mr.
Cornell Mr.. Sage and Mr. Sbley. Allow me also to ex-
pres the earnest hope alumni in NewYork and
elsewhere will forget the matter of the Alumni Hal,
place where when they here they will be fully at home
which they entertain the university avthori-
ties as guests and from which they can exercise an
influence upon university policy be most beneficial in
is development.
President Charles Kendall Adams, of the university
sent letter, in which he said:
going u be present should call attention 70
that In with other colleges OF agriculture
and the mechanic arts received very important
sum Government amounting at present to
$1,000 year. and likely to Increase annually until ten
years hence shall reach $4,000 We have also received
from the state due the University amounting TO
ESQ OOO At recent meeting the it decided
that nearly quite whole of this amount should be
devoted erection Of building for the School OF lay
and for q mueh-needed to the gymnasium 1t Is
hoped that the crowded condition OF the gymnasium may be
relieved year the completion of this important adj
dition Accommodations 1t is probable that the la"
building will be begun this sumner and II is hoped thai
1t may be completed before the beginning OF the
academic year, 1S02-'o3. The library building about
which so many hopes and anxetes have clustered thanks
N the muniAccnCe OF the chairman Of the Beard is
nearing completion and we trust that It's ample accom-
mOiations win be ready to receive the library in the
course OF the coming OF the School Of Philosophy
which we also owe 10 the gift Of Mr. Sage
d. schurman viii doubt give you a full account
You will be peasd 10 know that Notwithstanding the
lNEe addition to the Requirements ior tu"iSeOh III
several courses that went into effect at the begin
ming OF the past year, the aggregate num-
br of students in the university this year
is considerably greater than before The largest
IN attandance last year, as shown by the third
edition Of The Register" 1921 The corresponding
edition this yearto published in few days-will
show an aggregate 13Ss increase in the total at
tendance OF year Of g. The increase in the corps
Of instruction has been even greater.
Letters were also received from Joseph C. Hendrix,
ex-postmaster Of Brooklyn; Professor Goodwin Smith
now resident lecturer English history at Cornell
Andrew Cainegie and General Alfred G. Barnes.
Professor j. G.. Schurman had for a subject Recent
Progress at Cornell Among 0thers who spoke were
Ex-Governor Cornell, who talked of Education as an
Investment: Professor Wheeler, whose subject was
Culture Studies" and Congressman Warner, who rep
resented cornell craftsmanship
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