New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-24

They must in contact with struggling necessity
courage mahlness and reistless OF the who
nas U"S neaiIn ana opportunity, but in all things
OCtpt wealth. Is their peer.
| lale. the most national OF universities. with
from every state and Territory. furnishes the environ
ment which rubs OF pr0vinclasm destroys sno5bi5l-
ness, curbs false pidc and produces that finest
Applause.) We hear much of the discouraging state.
ment that the opportunities Of earning good living
are constantly diminishing in fact, that they scarcely
summer Yale Junior stepped into my Office and said
Mr.. Depew, know that you are a busy man. and
ask only a moment Of your time. and none of your
money. l am wording my way through college, and
have two years more before graduate. have neither
money nor friends 10 help me Give letter that
will open the doors so that may get in to sell this
book and will do the rest
wrote letter stating the circumstances. aud closed
it with the appeal This boy wants to help himself to
secure an education and make career: give him
chance" AT the beginning of the fall term / received
back that letter worn 10 shredS and note from the
junior saving: :" have made money enough during my
vacation TO pay for my two years and to send sister
through the high school" At period in the history
Of the Republic could that young have done better.
love above all things To meet with American enter
prise and persistence, Last August: when ! was in
Europe were represented. but there delegation
peared and said represent the American colleges"
and he was hailed with ELUSIVE enthusiasm The
place in The process through the streets the seat at
the table the in the chapel. were assigned 10 the
universities represented in the alphabetical order Of
the various countries. our representative was placed
| last, because United States began with t. He de-
manded first place because in the French ii IS DeS
EtatS Unis7 tc marched at the head Of the process
| sOn carrying the American flag. Behind him were
Heidelberg with her 500 years and Leipsic. and OK
He spoke a. one who had the right to be eckoncd an
equal by the presidents and professors of these me
friend Of mine who had been filled with patriotic pride
by the position of this representative Of the universities
2a ed yo a Wen said the YANKEE II olgt
too had that America should be left ont Of this show.
and waded in upon the strength Of diploma from
the College Of Dentistry of Ncw-York.7 Oaughter)
Yale always has man ready for any emergency Of
| life death The millionaire who POUNDS II new col
eGc in these days, 10 commcmorate ms name iargeN
wastes money which would confer lncsnable dement's
II given to the old foundations. where learning: cN
perience and traditions are 50 combined ihal the
diploma means i'm lis highest sense. liberal cduca-
ion. The old leather merchant Fayerwcather ONT OF
his inner consciousness correctly diagnosed the uses
Of such wealth as testatOr desires to distribute for
the benefit Of mankind when he distributed two millions
among all the Institutions he cOud think or ana men
gave three more absolutely to his executors knowing
that they would plant the money where II was mos
needed and would do the most good one OF th.se
executors was, Of course a graduate Of Yale. ZAP
There arc 100000 lawyers in the United state . and
nine Judges Of the Supreme Court Every one OF thcsc
LAWYERS. with faith in the doctrine Of chance; believes
| there is a probability that he may he selected Tor any
c c rin r'S on Garth Tanghter Two such vacancies
have happened within the last few wears. u va ,
4e. which gave them both TO Yale and tho
evidence of the highest quality Of selection tha tney
And now. gentlemen, with all the hGnors Pr3p on
the health of President Timothy Dwight "rca' ap
plause0
PRESIDENT DWIGIIT'S RESPONSE
| President Dwight responded for yale Uni
versity. " in speech which pleased everybody, be-
cause if touched on everything in the range OF the
subject: athletics as well as learning the present
| and the future of education: the great past 'hf
nrosperous present and the hopeful and undoubt-
edly splendid future of Yale. Some of the things
which he said were:
An intimate and honored friend Of my FRIEND MT;
| I'D he u
he regards as an In, Urious game to Tue WclIOele ~
mercs eems not e e d en- Patton
Of Princeton and President Dwight, OF fae-afe iahams
tie subject o of o OF AL we.en recently
little article APPEARED in one Of dd te ike an Episcopal
stated that President Dwell oS o 80 reconcile these
two things had never supposed tiat Epseqgal I'm, I'M
Isters we're fanatics 1aughterl But as 10 President
Patton and myself-hc alluded 20 me at the meeting %
| tho Princeton graduates last W'ch' "iu ,atIa
bt no had met me the evening before at the hospabo
mansion Of Mr.. Dcpew, and We had considered Ie
II Tas Win Dr, Patton but / know did not spend
all nv time on the subject Of university eIielSi2n,
! was looking at him and considering me qaicstDh
whether he booked like fanatic laaehteT tSr We
Princeton tleologianS and q Their theoi'sy me-
might consider to be fanatic looked earhe,uy
at President Patton. lie ddn,t know why Gn alra
mp my mind dat he aPPcarTsd a9atca u but
run past history ana taed nP 2 g m afr1
,ha
Tianks giving that Dr. Patton might tecome ahsuc,
| Iamglteri We arranged ii that the thing might be
cooled down hs year. aid b"t appcaT ike fanatic
when | last saw him. G.aughterl .,. .o am
| what Are we doing ~ Yale Gentlemen. we are
moving on earnestly according 20 the pathway which
! ,eem, 10 u wiscet and best with determination ~
make the institution worthy Of It, past t slp fni, nHc
it fulfil the hopes Of is graduate, igT ue iu ntSe
Cheers) We have no bitter rivares WIN ana "t i,i
intuition Cheers to We Teu NAVE tgey. P e,ry forward
their work but we believe in our qe'; a. b ,r Iooye
mcnt along the different lines the great universities on
our country may accomplish for those VINO come siIe
us a far greater good than anything Wmch ~, W. T
realized before CHEERS ana we oc rG av work
are all Of together each In or OWL W@G, and
ii is9 ov' be ROT Immortality il win be the fact that
r. w.. move along somewhat different lines the great
| iThn deri.i1r in lie nrturc As e. what Is "l>r't
and best will be wiser and better 2.. t nIt
In for years past thns, which are 3i,9 inl G
mental think may say We al bcicV T 'hn,, , :. fr
The time being. believe in ronnGcd eancaIoI.
Ne believe in the class system We bclcve Una, ~ IL
,n receive the influence, Of varied tndie, ana the
influences Of his la,mates ana thar ne Ilu co ga
n,rongh continuance Of time within reasonable !i,,
or rather than that, he should hurry forward t. ile
IIcvc hat the best results Of human life are gained ~
making ha71e slowly We hchefG 'n fn,nrc Of the
t1"roncbly educated men, educated in universe
ties Who whether they succeed or not IN a financial
p0nt Of view. In relation 10 ONCE ahd hon"I, Tlii
he inc men Of the country (chcers). ana We are tShs
AT Yale to perfect system OF educatlon WIN tu
rncrcss which we have had and in the success which
| we arr. having In the passing years. lLvud ohceTaJ
PROFESSOR HADLEY SPEAKS.
When the applause that followed Prsident
Dyiphts address had died away Mr. Dope"
| arose TO introduce Professor lladlcy. Enthu
| siastic cheers showed how warm a place Professor
IIadcy occupies in the hearts of the Yale amuhi'
lie spoke in a particularly happy vein' pokine
fun" at the two speakers who had preceded him'
and illustrating with funny story his ooIcc'lohS
10 the proposed shortening of the course oil STUDY