Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-09
SONS OF WILLIAMS.
The Alumni Of That College Hold Their An
uual Reunion.

The Alumni Of That College Hold Their An
nual Reunion.
The SONS Of Williams who compose the
Williams College AAmni Association for the
District held reunion and banquet last
evening at the Hotel Normaudie. Between
thirty and forty sat down to the long
table that stretched the length Of the main
dining room. 1t Was Q most delightful occa-
sion. The majority of those who were present
had been to college during the administration
Of President Mark Hopkins. one Of the greatest,
if not the greatest. Of American educators.
The memory Of that great man and
the training they had received from him fur
n ished the key note for the speeches that fol-
lowed upon the more material part OF the
evening.
There were young men and other men who
| were not SO young. men who had graduated
within q year or two, and men who received
their degrees half century or more ago, but
all we're young last night, animated by the spirit
OF the Berkshire hills that surround the old
Massachusetts, college. Justice stephen ].
Field il the president of the association but he
was unable to be present last evening, and a
letter from him was read expressing his re-
| gret and his best wishes for the association
and its members. In his absence Mr.. Francis
Z. Leupp acted as presiding officer,
and when the coffee and cigars came on in
and witty remarks appropriate to each. After
| each address the group OF younger men joined
| in a college song, and this was by no means
| the least interesting part OF the evening 9
| exercises. The first speaker Of the evening was
Prof. Kendall of the faculty Of Williams College,
| who had come on to speak for the institution.
PROF. KENDALLs ADDRESS.
Prof Kendall spoke Interestingly of the col
| lege as it is today, but more especially Of the
| changes that have taken place within the past
| few years that are being made now and that
are Contemplated. Under the administration
/ of President Carter the resources Of the coll
! lege have developed in remarkable degree.
/ Prof. Kendall also spoke OF the binding that
has been erected to the memory Of that noblest
| of American Teachers Mark Hopkins. The
building has been occupied now for upward Of
| two years and has proved as satisfactory and
| useful in Its sphere Us was tho LIE OF him to
! whom il Is o memorial
| This years class il by far tho largest fresh
| man class that ever entered Williams, number
| ing as it did liz. In all there are S54 students
in attendance this year. the highest number
yet reached.
In discussing the question Of athletics from
the standpoint of the faculty Prof. Kendall said
| that there is a moral and intellectual strength
in proper athletic training and the speaker
made an earnest plea for foot ball ~ means Of
l recreation and exercise.
OTHER ToAsrs AND REspoxsEs.
! DR.. Kendall was followed by Mr.. Victor
Kaufman of Princeton. who spoke to the
toast .:Our sister colleges" The other t0asts
were as follows: "OId Williams a. she was"
poem by Prof. Zalnon Richards; Young Will
Jams as she u.s." Mr.. Josiah Nswcomb, go;
civilians in literature" Alr. John Savary, IS;
civilians in the learned professions, Mr.. II. W
! Seymour. IS; civilians in the army and
| navy" Paymsster General Edwin Stewart
u. s. n, 90; Williams In public life, Rev. G.
| c. C. Painter, SO, and "Wiliiams in private
Ife," Rev. Samuel v. Holmes, SO.
Mr. Holmes, who has recently become con-
| nected with the First Presbyterian Church %
Or. Sunderland. assistant, y q most interest
| evening.