New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
UNIVERSITY MEN DINE.
VIOLETS AND COLLEGE CHEERS.
mcH GIFTS AND BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR THE

UNIVERSITY Or THE CITY OF NETWORK.
Violet reigned supreme in the spacious dining hall OF
the Hotel Brunswick last night, when the alumni of
the University Of the City Of New-York sat down to
their annual dinner. 1t was one OF the most pleasant
dinners the association has held, A. j. de Frece,
the genial and robust treasurer OF the alumni, having
surpassed all his previous efforts to make things Evey
and interesting He had prepared number of pleas
ant surprises including Illuminated fac-simile Of the
university building made of cake baby orator" and
automaon piano. large number OF the alumni
and their guests present.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Dr. Henry c. Noyes sat the central seat of the
platform table. At his right sat Chancellor Henry
NJ. MacCracken, and at his left the Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Eaton. The Others at the platform table John
II. Inman, Kiaen Van Rensselaer,, DIR. Charles /.
Pardee, Dr. Henry VI. Baird, William L. IIavemeyer,
Robert Maclay and John sloane. Among others pres
ent Moses Il. Macay, $50: A. c. Coke, '36; j. A.
Weekes, 80; Richard IL. Bull, 80; +. W. Geissen-
haner, Al; J. Il. Ireland Al Lewis B. Reed, '43
A. 5 Freeman, '43; A. c. Roe, AS; Professor j. j.
stevenson, '63; II. l. Brown, 81; p H. Vernon, '53
Cornelius Van Brunt so; J. Owen So John A.
Lott, jr, u.s. Israel c. Person. '65: David Con
way, "a; L. Fosdick, '58; Ebert B. Munroe.
80; William 5. Opdyke, 80; II. seligman, rs
G. Il. Brush 81; J. f. Parsons, AS; Professor
Henry VI. Bull, 80; L. II. Baylss '63; Thomas
Cochran, 'G3; George Zabriskie 20; A. B. Carlton,
'7o F. Russak, rs; James NJ. Denton, '7o Rufus
u. NJ.
c. Wetmore, jr, 30; the Rev. Ii. G.. Underwood 81
Henry F. Bell 49,; the Rev. Vincent Pisek $50 ;
Eugene d. Bagen, '76; the Rev. DR.. John Love, G8;
c. ,R. Barnes, 63; II. G.. Wiener, u.s. J. p Critten
den rs; Professor Jerome Allen Alfred W. Trotter
'75 w. d. Edwards, u.s. the Rev. Cornelius Brett,
'62; ]. W. Steward, $50; c. S Webb 81; II. c. Glib
son. James Stokes 49, Professor c. !. uiederman'
Bishop Fakner, T. A. Richards and y. W. Polk.
THE CHANCELn3R'S ELoQUENCE.
The younger alumni were rather more de-
monstrative than their older brothers, and fire.
quent cries of "Rah! Rah! Rah! N-1-U!
SIS! Boom! Ah!'- heard. DR.. Noyes acted
POSTMASTER. Chancellor MacCracken responded 10
the first toast, 1.-THE University" in part follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Alumni:
thank ySn y0uf here @ iSsi for the first me
We have been getting acquainted with each other thee
seven or eight 10 have 4 SeGR DGness Hd
support some Of you have been good enoggn 81
e sS p @G i've but desire also V Acknowledge pub
licy. They have referred 10 my formal lnausuiiuOn
wondered why discouraged it. There have been two
principal reasons. First it has appeared 10 me III
s ': S'o it has seemed to me likely to hinder rather
than 10 help more important inauguration upon which
my mind is very much engaged, and believe your
It is the Inauguration of new epoch Of the New
York Universitya realization Of the epoch that was
in the minds of some of it's founders when they gave
sns PROUD Of o OIL t Of the new
uptown college is only one part Of TINS great enter
business that is before our minds Just now. We
intend to inaugurate the uptown college. We are
getting ready her Inauguration robe.
There are two points on which you will especially
care to hear from me. First, the present condition
TO some of YOU there are few organizations that
dearer. This is because the college lays hold OF the
the second half Of the second decadefrom fifteen TO
twenty, when occurs the marvellous transition from
in better condition than it Is to-dayas to its pro
fessOrs or It's students. Npplause( Everything and
the same time In good staying condition The Uni
versity College Is in York TO stay at the same
This brings me to the second subject upon which
and prospects for the proposed University College at
Tw hundredth-st and The Harlem River. ir;t, beg
distinguished architect few days since addressed
''''" '''' ''-'e AO'' january %. 1902.
"Mr. stanford White: ,,-
take in the NewYork University, both because It was
the alma mater Of your father, Sir Richard Grant
ourseH are an honorary alumrus, solicit such aid in
with our present movement as you can
sestons. At this tuncture should be very glad TO
have your Judgment in respect TO ths arch'ecture OF
ycrsity Heights well as Of the proposed Enver,ity
Building in Washington sgnse both Of %cs sre et
of our Committee on Needs and Endowment Faith
fully your, HENRY NJ. MAC CRACKER"
The following is his reply ; ,o... oc ,ooo
" Chancellor II. VI. MacCIacken: mi
following principal suggestion has occurred to me n
CONNECTION with the university movement Dnsf
The possible architectural beginning OF the proposed
college upoa the uptoWn grounds wTh s sOu IN
aSlngton square. about soxisO and make them the
side Of the college square These walls admit OF q
interior. which will have front esTa Scow ~1
ave- and can be made unexceptionable as 70 Ho"o
heat. ventilation and all college requirements college
chapel upon the ground noor and atove u me nufH
e9se and I'd the tse h nIe OF the stone from the
walls estimate at not less than S70ooo 10 Tloo,UI'
The mansion now on t T gFoun T a lD can am be re-
nodelk, for Hall Of Philosophy: or for IKE pufp n
the northwest toS corner epd eIeccs plant is needed
These two buildings would harmonize with the o r
ee i ~ the college green should be reserved for
, dormtory hall, gymnasium. etc. Inc north ana
,outh sides will afford ample room iof all 'u'u'o
'oeSe TO the Washington Square property confne
SS u % the lower stories Of the new building these
should be kept very plain ana made 10 serve Nsed as az
base Nor mv for the University schools of Law
pedagogy Graduate Schools Of PhOsophy History ana n
,eadiiy receive. certain academic exterior They
s NECESSITY be y yo w sSn SSq' q8Se
20 'O'1 eariv day viii send You outline sketch OF
b1 III s TP1n thew new ppp pear oong
rom the college green: talnInu N , T3urir
=, onv nersons have a sentiment in favor Of pre-
serving the architectural associations Of sixty years It
y0 3 sn rnsduas neT sRT viii 9Hs
much for ira nsferrlng the old walls, believe IL can
" The enort for funds 10 purchase the twenty at
University Heights IS going forward Last week we
.nnc,vcd a nledce of 49, 600 condition that VIC
.omnIetc The purchase without touching the recent
eeaces Of Mrs. Stuart or Mr. Fayerwea her. up hIp
pTered IN guaranee tile raising by him OF IS 600 be-
sides his gift 4 nine Others VII NIL, gunra l, me
ION for every day OF this week hppluasep
Since here another aulnnus has promised the
stfii the hardest. part remains to be done lone;
We feel that II will lie done. We Know that
NJ snrh results for higher education can
pe achieved by few hundred thousands