The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-02
4 COLLEAGUE HONORBD.
Testimonial Dinner to Pro-
lessor LIE Conte.
A BRILLIANT GATHERING.
The Venerable Scientist Overloaded With
Love and Honor-Msjor ]. ". Powell
:.
:. One Of the Guests.

:, The maple-room in the Palace Hotel con-
tained q most learned and distinguished
company last evening.
The occasion was testimonial dinner to
Professor Joseph lie Conte by the Acad-
:emie Senate of the University of California
The table was tastefully decorated with
rows of eyergTeens, and the menu was per-
feet.
:: Upon the coysr Of the menu card were the
:. 81 ords, " Comparative Gastronomy = lie
.:Conte," and inside was an excellent cut Of
>:the honored guest of the evening, and IN
derneath the following quotation from Viz
gil: Felix qui portuit rerum eognoseere
:caQsas."
Professor Martin Kelly. acting president
of tie university. was in the chair, and to
his right was seated Professor LIE Conte,
and to his left Major j. W. Powell, whose
name has been so freely mentioned of late
as the possible new president of the uni
yersity.
Among those present were:
Pelham w. Ames, J. ]. B. Argent. George W.
Armes, William d. Armes. Joseph E. Antiques
Columbus Bartlett. W. Il. Beatty, II. II. Behr,
J. II. c. BOnte, Franklin Booth. H.
Cooper, NJ. h. Crawford, George David
son, Clinton Day. Fred w. ID. Evelyn
wash D8 Fs Gcy q ea s GsG as11T Ed
bons Jr., c. L. Goddard. E: L. Greene, F. T.
Green. NJ. w. Haskell W. f. C. Hassen, f. E.
Hssse, Charles Won Hoffman, James F. Hough-
Zen. NJ. A. Howe, George Ii. Howison. S, d.
huntington, NJ. Z. Jafa. Willard d. johnson.
Mark B. Kerr, W. w. Kerr, Hermann kOwsr, A.
{. lawson, A. L. Lengield. A. o. Leusehner,
William b. Leweti. r. H. Longbridge, A 5. Love-
lace ". E. Magee. j. West Martin. George T.
Donald, E. W. MeKinstry. r A. Mclean. Ber-
usrd Moses ID. w. Montgomery j. T. Morse. w.
r. McNuIt, Leo Newmark. Edmond 0'Neill,
Payne T. 6. Phelps, James ID. Phelan, E. b.
=, ;oud George II. Powers Albn PuiZker, r. Ii.
IaadOlpb, II. l. Randall, j. B. Reinsteln, Martin
~ s. Rising, George NJ. Richardson, John
Nv. Robertson, Arthur Rodgers, j. Z. RoWell, I.
a. kOuanz'' George c. Sargent. W: n.
:<seal BY. j. II. Senger, W J; Sherwood.
Henry ii. Sherman, George I. Shields, q. 4.
:: :Sauilen. j b. simpson, Frederick Slate, Sidney
= =: smith, Frank Soule, W. +. Southland. L. i. e.
ISL ele. Irving Stungham, AdOlph Sutro, B. T.
Fl: wan. /. ID. Syle, Sampson Iams, A. II. Ihomp-
:: :soa James A. WaymiTe, Harold Whiting, E. }.
:. y !ckSoH, j. NJ. Williamson. q. w. Woodwork
>" Each gentleman had roseIte Of blue and
gold. the university colors, pinned 10 the
lapel Of his coat
r. The gsstronomic exercises vera not con-
Guided til about $50 O'Clock. when the
i chairman rose and said:
We have met tonight TO do honor to one
of cur colleagues, whom we all delight to
.hOuGr, and TO welcome him back.
=; I'VE do not believe. as rule, In adver-
Using our university, but il has been done
IN a very quiet and effective way In the
tfavels and hon0rs bestowed upon DR.. lie
Conte. IAppiause-
He is popular with his colleagues, who
regard him as successful specialist and as
i man Of general science.
e" I'VE also honor him as man of broad
culture aud admire his literary style.
I'VE admire and love our colleague and
welcome him back this evening as our elder
brother. as man OF noble character, and
gladly yield all the honors he has received
: to him.
Pc. 1--WE honor him still more for his true and
beautiful loyalty TO the institution with
which lie is connected. IApplause.l He
might have gone 10 other institutions and
have done better financially, but he has
ED On TO our in Institution in clouds and in
sunshine, and tofied for Us, and we feel
proud of the honor that has been accorded
ham as president of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science. Zap
plause.l
1--WE all welcome him back, and long may
T7ss,lg IS - 81 3 So = sffd "a
yl-or. 10 carry Oh his work as the champion
cI truth. as well as the revered and rev.
arend priest in the sacred. noble and giori-
Gus tent lie Of science" lGIeat appiause.I
/
r. tS e regents, who felt very happy indeed to
-.save The pleasure of welcoming back one OF
tie Oldest professors of the university, and
$50 at meeting the faculty. lie as
..uled them that the regents would do
everything to second their efforts in further
ing their work to the utmost limit Of the
resources placed Ia their hands.
Major Powell. on rising. was greeted with
III IS" he said, with pleasure unalloyed
- 7 -. 81 hvzt b.
BE spoke of Professor LIE Conte at the
:laternational Congress Of Biologists at
" ashington.
:; The old man eloquent" he said, ''cama
there and captured them all. Applause. !
'The whole body of scientific men from all
parts of the world learned TO love the man
f as they had for years respected the scholar"
:LApplause.I
he spoke at considerable length on ply
: steal science, biological science and anthro-
pologY, or the science of the humanities,
and Of the newer sciences embraced in the
study of the Industrial arts of mankind, the
languages, institutions, literature, fine
arts; the development Of music. poetry and
sculpture, and finally the study Of the
origin, growth and development Of the
opinions Of mankind.
In profound and intensely interesting
manner he spoke of the known and un-
known and the duty OF teachers Of scientific
problems
Where" he asked. ARE we to fn0 men
to give this needful instruction to the rising
generarions9 We have as guest this even
ing one who has done grand work in sys-
tematizing tie sciences. and may he be long
spared to carry it on" (Applause.]
DF. ". W. Kerr spoke of the relation be-
tween natural science and medicine and OF
+ fhe success OF the work which Professor
lie Conte had done.
Professor Howison. as representing the
Faculty, delivered an able and learned
Speech on natural science and the human
tiles. he spoke Of the warm personal re-
gard entertained by the faculty for their
r-honored guest, and he would say to him on
their behalf, believe what We feel; wait
not for oGr words"
: Professor lie Conte. on rising, was greet
ed with tremendous ovation. All stood
up and gave three ronsing cheers and a
tiger
The venerable and beloved scientist spoke
with emotion.
81 have" he said, "been welcomed since
/ came back; hon0rs have been showered
upon me on all sides, and especially By you,
who know me best. 1t is so unexpected,
and seems to me so extraYagant, but yet to
me it is most gratifying.
at fills me with emotions which / cannot,
] ] dare not, try TO express. 1t gives me a
new sense that my life perhaps has been
really worth the living. Applause.
III makes me feel l would like to be
young again and Try to see if / could not do
much better. mol Nol1
hat have | done in my own narrow,
khumble field? Only tried honestly to do m y
duty-that is all.
Solomon, when he entered upon lis