New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
SONS OF THE CITY COLLEGE.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ALUMNI.
PRESIDENT wEBB's ADDREss-soME OF THOSE
PRESENT. .

PRESIDENT wEBB's ADDREss-soME OF lho'h
PRESENT.
an equals smith drunk ara el'"'' c,,i,h
sober the square, minus minus y e1"a'' ,,,s
tonight in happy state oil eorilo'"''. i" ,.,'c
what Richard L. Sweezy, o. the class oi - p''
at the annual dinner Of the As'oc'ae linn -
COLLEGE ~ the CITY OF New York at Demonc"S sa'd a't
,ch, - hi, onannc address There were many smiths
tndead f., state of conhcatiOn. 2OO OF th-hl ouI ho
Smiths drunk The dinner was marhei oy c's P'Pp'"7
Of corks than there Is at most affairs OF TIE hu u
instead there was n copous now vi re'so'' W.
of.crdinner speaker. were all animated by al ch'hus
astc desire to see their alma mater s''' !" p0''e '
improve in the years 10 come $50.
In more ways than one was inc dlnher "o'aDio
In the first Mace there were few empty seats. Wheh
the Music struck up. the college banner q" ''o
wall waved its white field ana blue centre o'er
almost 200 alumni. and the gathering was orli'a"'
and eloquent testimonial to the excellence oi tue 'r
ing which each guest had received In years gone ny
u,;,bin tle walls Of C. G. y. y. There were IL"
mon there who had not become suo'e'''"
and many who had attained more than the snare vi "'
vancement which the average man may nope iof.
T1on foo the speaker didn't forget to preah
lance for college education and all OF them rce'u "
The interesting discussion which mas oc'" H".e V"
in The Tribune lately "a 10 the value Oh su'n
They had all received that training ana t'cS "'u ~"
believe in Mr. Cnnegie's views on Tie AupJe'"
,bo ,rot know, kite also. for II was the thirteenth
animal occasion o. the kind, yet the only eVl fortune
ucrs was was that time has It's limits ann 'iA' eve"
che most enjoyable affairs must come 10 all emu i"'l'
ra no.try also to add it, GROWING oucI 10 inc ie'
II came from Professor r.. ogden Doremns' VINO co"'u
,ot come to tho dinner, and who SCI" my "C'
tributo instead. 1t was received with enthuaia'uc
cheers. -, -. Cha
A. ,ho loft ~ Mr. Swcczy who presided at Inc
dinner sat Alexander = Webb. president oil the 'oe1
81 tie city Of Ncw-Ycrl, and nj MS rlsht ""'' ~
H. y Hunt chairman OF The board oil uuS"'''
other guests and speakers wh) were at the 'doo
Thaddeus Morarty. Robert Maclay, william IL "i''u'
Charles G. WehrIm, and Charles STRAUSS al trustee
Professor David +. scott and Charles g. hefoe7'h"'
Thomas Hunter. president OF tlc 'o'""' WV
senator Jacob A. Cantor. malta
james Goodwin, Assistant superintendent y. ~
schools, was chairman Of the 'omm''ce VI N''""S
ments and his especial guests were JONI '"P,
superintendent OF public Schools anu III r"'
Hoffman and Edward u. Farrell. his ASSISTANT
other members OF the Committee oil "'''"t
were James Il. steers. F. Francis Iiyd'' D. lower
.,,n robn Nelson : spencer. Frank :. NillliIn''
u.,r, q schneider Edward I&iuerbach. iIcAry :.
carr ,IrIck II. Man. Philip J. Mosenthal ana Wilhelm
J. Pyne. -
Among others present were Professors y Werner
+ G., TISdaIl. \. G.. compton, :. ""oH """ - "
Mason: Charles L. Holt, Edward ID. Farrell arthur
NcMullln clerk OF the Board OF b"u''"on '''"
Hardy Everett p. Wheeler. General \. T. ke"hnm
Drs Robert Able Thomas II. Burchard. H. VI. br'Fg'
william Thurman Isaac Well. II. y. lclnen"n' f. j.
Fisher and T. g. Hitchcock: Bartow :. Weeks. George
" vun slcen Wilson IT, blackwell. Joseph ;. Wool
Alexander Bumcnscl. Read Gordon, JON J. ""'.r
bury. Eugene l.. rushe TX school commissioner '"
Holmes CraN foyl Isaac Fronime. civil justice La'n
man. Frank :. Williams; Principals h''"
der Childs. william &. Hes and Henry
r.
,dm,nirrator: Professor Charles \. Dorcrnus
Augustus Hess. william e. Hess. Joseph + Dnrlins'
II ruler. Henry p. O'NeIn. Hugh T. DWELL
Abram X Van Week John r Mcguire H. &. H'h"c'1ef
Edgnr A. Vanderbilt and Ii. F. Bliss
The first speech Of the evening was that Of Prc-l'
don't Wcbb who responded to tho toast The Col
loco with the text Mother Of Arts and Eloqnen'"'
/, his .uecch. however. he took ~ text rs
ne aid " the words Of q wellknown educator, lound
in a letter addressed 20 myself. after hHd
spoken to You at dinner In this hd'l'
The words OF the letter arc: In thcs" dAya' ""eh
to BE- thought progressive We must AFFECT 10 dc-p'c wv
college and 10 lie ensmoIcd Of and absorbed IN tle
university" words Ike yours from man IKE N"l'
setting forth the truth about the college aud The ne'e'
sy of guard ng It's integrity are valuable In the inter
es,s of sound learning To hear some 0f iicN' aeaeu
educators discourse about the unlver'lY "" might
suppose university In lis best sense wa an arpaht
That is the question. And tc future OF the college de
Of grauious advice. error In statement and evidences
OF a great struggle To In the near future with the
combined forces II the great foes Of conservative
collegiate educanon refer to the university on The
one side and TO the ambitions high school on the other
II seem, to one who considered u 10 . HI, duty to pre-
serve intact college that after all should
not hnd fault with his brethren who desire to dignity
the course NJ education committed 10 tcm but should
con,id perfectly natural for those Ia charge Of high
schools desire to Canhc"t Ci.rruy With
the university. Nhh hldIN NV
hearers ask YOU Ia weigh wei all
propositions having In view radical changes In the
rour,e Of study adopted by your own college Young
men between the age Of fifteen and twenty must have
their mind, developed In certain channels. The best
minds in the country have been devoted 10 determining
The method iu he pursued In producing hi, develop
ment Able men have been engaged IN arrnn etng and
sy.tenaillug the general course ~ study. We
carving the best Ol our ability the plans pro
posed 80,
Williams college. who spoke on Sister Colleges"
o. Last Resort was Professor Adoph Wcrncrs sub
Icct and Evciit Brown spOhc on Decade Of Deceit"
AMATECR PHOTOGRiPHY IN WINTER.