Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-09
SONS OF COLUMBIAN.
Annual Meeting of the Alumni-A Crafty
ing Showing and a Promising Future.

SONS OF COLUMBIAN.
Annual Meeting of the Alumni-A Crafty
ing Showing and Promising Future.
Half a hundred graduates of the Columbian
University assembled last night in the law lee
ture room of the university building at the
call for the annual meeting of the Alumni As
ISOLATION. The majority of those present were
of the older classes, but there was a sprinkling
OF young men. whose sheepskins have not
taken on that mellow tone that denotes q long
period of alumniship. President B. H. War
ner called the meeting to order a few minutes
after o'clock and Secretary Hodgkins read
the minutes of the last annual meeting of the
association. The president then delivered his
annualaddress in an off-hand manner, consult
ing few notes at intervals in order to get his
statistics straight He alluded to the remarka-
BILE growth of the university and Of the re-
markably healthy spirit that imbues the grad
uates whose work in helping to build up the
university has been of incalculable value. He
showed how in the years that have rolled on
the alumni have gone out until now they
cupy honored places in every part of the coun-
try, and thus they have built up a system that
can produce tremendous results if the entire
machine Is but put into operation.
THE CATALOGUE OF GRADUATES
report, showing great amount of work ac-
compllshed by him during the past year in the
preparation for the press of the catalogue of
graduates. on which he has been at work: for
several years. He described the methods that
he had adopted to ensure perfect accuracy to
his results and gave an idea of what the cata-
logue will be when it is published. There is
little doubt, he announced, that the work will
be ready for issue during the summer as more
than two-thirds Of the manuscript is ready for
the printer.
Treasurer John B. Larner read his annual
statement of receipts, showing gratifying state
of affairs. He had managed to increase the
balance on hand from less than 800 to over
ESQ. although the treasury has been under u
heavy drain from the calls of the secretary in
the preparation of the catalogue.
PRESIDENT wELLING's TALK.
The president then called upon several men,
bers Of the association present for speeches.
warning them that they would have but short
space in which to talk. He made all of them
step aside, however, to make room for the
president OF the university, Dr. yelling. on
whom he called for a brief address, DIR. Well
ing said that the university was never in SO
prosperous a condition as it is at present, with
every department teeming with students and
all the work done being of the best sort. This
result, he thought, was due in a great
measure to the efforts of the alumni
themselves, who have shown themselves
true sons of their alma mater in their
praise Of her deeds and have thus brought into
the fold many student who hardly knew be-
fore OF her existence and OF her advantages.
Yet there should be greater interest in the
work OF the university on the part of her grad
yates, however intense it may be now and thew
should blow her trumpet all the louder now
that they are SO scattered and at the same time
SO well located for the doing of good for her.
Columbian University has hitherto kept silent.
with hecOmpp mr. lint tho ip,a hoo
when ii is well for her to do some advertising
and that can best be done by means of those
who have enjoyed the fruits of her instruction
and have learned at her feet. He hoped that
the annual meetings of the Alumni Association
would have larger attendances in the future
and that there would be revival of interest in
the work that is going on with success and in
creasing force.
COMMISSIONER MoRGAN's ADDRESS.
Hon. Thos. J. Morgan. the commissioner Of
Indian affairs, was the next victim of President
Warmers eagle eye. being a trustee of the uni
versty. He made a thoughtful speech and
urged the spreading of the idea that there is
far greater future for this city and for the uni
versity than is even dreamed of at present He
told how such an institution of learning is the
focus OF the wisdom OF all the ages, where the
latest word is spoken and the sifted influences
for the best are to be felt 1t draws to itself
the most representative and the most cultured
W.
thus there is produced the very best results.
Washington. in its turn, he added is destined
to become to other cities what q university is
to the world of learning, focus of all that is
best and noblest ard most refined, in short, the
queen city Of the globe. Thus there ls a COM
bination of chances produced in the location
in this city OF such university that affords op-
portunities that. he felt sure, were possessed
by no other city OF institution Of learning in
the country. He shared DIR. Welling's hope
hot would h. izad nv tha oil ~;
that they would awaken to the importance of
calling out the praise of the university from
all their abiding places.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
Other addresses we're made by Messrs. A. s.
Worthington and ]. H. Gordon, Profs Fristoe
and Gore, Drs. d. X. Shutc and W. P. Carr.
Prof o It's /. Mason was the last speaker and
he made u strong appeal for the support by the
alumni of the old college. He spoke of the
growth of the various branches that have gone
to make up the university, and said that now
that they have outstripped their mother in
development 1t was high time to turn back to
foster the parent. He used a particularly
happy metaphor in this connection, referring
! to the additions to the capitol building. which
| were at first ungainly and disproportionate,
but which assumed proper relations to the
| whole when, after some years, the attention of
| the architects was turned to the old main
structure and the magnificent dome was
erected to make the whole harmonious and
complete.
| OFFICERS ELECTED.
This exhausted the time for the making OF
speeches and the president called for nomina-
tions of officers, who were elected as follows
President, Theodore W. Noyes; vice presidents
]. H. Gordon and DIR. c. W. FranSoni; secre
| tary, Prof. II. l.. Hodgkins; treasurer, John B.
Larner. The executive committee was not ap-
pointed.
i
While four colored men were tamping Z
| dynamite blast at the Chattanooga (Tenn.
blast furnaces Saturday the charge exploded
killing and horribly lnangling three men and
| wounding fourth.