New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-26
SONS OF BROWN REJOICE.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE NETWORK ALUMNI
SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT ANDREWS. OF THE
UNIVERSITY; PRESIDENT MACALISTER. OF
THE DRExEL lNSTITUTE PRESIDENT
Low. OF COLUMBIA. AND OTHERS.

life Abont $50 Of the aluml AID their guests were
present President +. 3. Andrews. OF the university
occupied the chair Of honor by the side OF Charles
= Colby. president OF the New-York association!
| Others present were Professor Albert Hardness,
Professor n. L. Davis, W. W. Bailey, the Rev. Dr.
Judson, Professor ". II. Munro, James MacAlister'
president Of Drexc Institute. Philadelphia; President
Seth Low, Of Columbia; James 3. Colgate, repre-
J sentng Colgate University; Colgate lloyt, Arthur
Walworth, Of Boston; DR.. J. F. Lyon, DR.. George l..
Porter, OF Bridgeport; Knight ID. Cheney, of South
Manchester, Conn.,. DR.. W. w. Keen, L. +. Snow,
Registrar +. r. Gould, Robert II. l. Gammel, OF
Providence: Henry II. Earl. secretary Of the Fan
River Association; W. p. Sheffield, president OF the
Newport Alumni Association; S. NJ. Colgate, Yale,
and W. Il. Franklin Hobart.
The following from the New-York association Of the
alumni present +. W. Cheney George A.
| Croker. Albert Gallup. c. L. Ba4ch w. W. Hoppn,
L. II. Niles. Radcliffe Hicks. Rush C. Hawkins william
II. Williams, Charles Hitchcock, Francis Lawton Charles
| Swell. l.. c. ChafIn. f. u. French, Arthur Lincoln.
j. d. F. IIerreshoG the Rev. f. f. Thomas. the Rev.
W. II. p. Faunce George W. Carr, A. F. Bowers, Joseph
| p. Earle W. F.. Caldwell, John r. Beam. j. "a. King,
| Edward Miller, jr., James w. Perry, James II. Iloyt,
Professor p. l. Wheeler, of Cornell University; W. G.
Joslin, Z. F. Ely. c. II. J. Douglass, S. r. simmons,
S. II. Orway. VI. b. Metcalf c. +. Adams. Benjamin
Barker. ir. Elisha Dyer jr., DR.. r. W. Greene C. p.
Seagnve. n. s. Dixie. j. H. Ward W. II. Frost. g.
colby, II. F. Walker. c. d. Cooke Josiah Bartlett II. NJ
Burrows. H. St. C. Colby. George Porter. T. T.. Brown.
A. H. Colby, DR.. George H. Botum and Richard Lamb.
| The big dining-room was handsomely decorated.
| The menu was In the form OF handsome little book
which had for It's subtitle Indelibe Photographs
These included portrait OF President E. b. Andrews,
view OF the front campus from Georgc-st, the Uni
versy Hail. the Slater Hail. the middle campus from
Waerman-st. Hope College the library. the Interior
OF the library Sayles Hail. the interior Of sayles Hall,
| tho Ladd Observatory, Historical Society lIall the
! Chemical Laboratory. Wilson Hall, Manning Hall,
Rhode Island Hall. Lyman Gymnasium, the presidents
| house and the middle campus from GcoIge-st.
When coffee and cigars had been served. Mr.. Colby
called for the singing of the college song, "Alma
| Mater and there a hearty and harmonious re-
| spouse. Then the chairman arose to announce the
| speaking and referred I'm complimentary terms to
President Andrews. who sat by his side. Every ref.
| ercncc TO the president met by storm OF ap-
| plause and when he 10 respond he was
| greeted with much enthusiasm In mod
| est way he alluded to the work Of the
University. lie spoke Of its ospcrity and said In
| manner which appreciated by all present that the
Institution entitled to the recognition OF the
! highest class OF American citizenship He andcd also
TO the great services Of the Professor Lincoln and
| spoke Of him I'm terms Of the highest praise.
President James MacAllster was the next speaker.
lie Is at the head Of ono Of the best institutions
established In America the Drexel Institute OF Pha-
| delphia. In his address he discussed mainly the
! higher education Of the working classes and his re-
marks were received with frequent applause.
Seth Low the president OF Columbia College. war
welcomed with much applause when he arose 10 spak.
The chairman he said, Inns spoken Of Ncw-York as
| in many respects the centre 81 the %atAon. Column
bia being in NewYerk. wicds an Influence Tint ex-
| tends far and wide. II Is good thing for a Prcsi
dent 20 travel about tbs country. President Eliot Of
Harvard, goes far salt Lake CITY. where he
can greet the people and call upon his children Iangh
teri president OF Columbia las the privilege ~
staying at home ADD having other peoples children call
ing him As have told the students Of Princeton,
| Yale and Harvard that their Institutions
| were the finest gems or the college world.
| Il IS difficult, TO 1y anything exc tO the sons Of
Brown. Here Is Yale. through It's Professor Totten,
cndcavoring 10 locate the ten lost T!bes Of Israel
steady Knickertocker like myself Is fairly stunned
| when earnest gentleman a Your
Professor Hardness cndcavorcd 10 identify Poland
| with Greco Gaughtcr) confess / was a
! little staggered To learn tina: lawyer, under
the very shadow Of Grown, should nud any
! difficulty I'm assoclaung baseball with aosdemlcal
Instruction. | am that IL Was not ~ when
| used 10 hear Of baseball years az, what IS man
making "a home run but pchpa,etlc1
There arc curris things IN connection with Brown
| and Columbia that show how close IS oar hn-hp.
| | believe that when your ancient university was
founded It was to be located any place In Rhode Island
or the Providence plantation. II finally made rs home
! In Providence. Columbia placed IN The lower part
Of Ncw-Yo1h. until 1t took up penPatctlcs and moved
/ uptown. Now II Is 10 move again.
IL began In spirit Of pleasantly; I wish TO end
in the utmost seriousness. Tn, great In ttull0ns that
take strength from New-York return 1t every year a
hundred. fold. When Columbia arranged 10 oc-
| cupy another etc, We found that legislation
had been enacted which permitted the lay
| ing out Of streets through popery.
am happy 10 say that the Mayor Of our city listened
| 10 the petitions Of the friends of Columbia and took
precisely the opposite with regard TO our new
Site But what I wish 10 say Is that when petitions
were circulated they were signed by men from
every college. The Harvard Club adopted
resolutions and eminent alumnus OF
Princeton showed me paper for which he had per-
sonally solicited signatures We recognize that be-
tween the great institutions OF learning there Is no
bitter rivalry II is rather the friendly competition
| Of clipper ships sailing toward tho same haven That
which benefit one benefits ALL and desire 20 say that
the gifts to other colleges gathered In NETWORK are
| ONLY less valuable to Columbia than they are
| 10 the Institutions 10 which they arc directed.
Now that have finished. IL occurs to me that have
forgotten the best thing which meant to
| say There is graduate OF Brown a
| man who perhaps writes the most gracefnl
| style Of any In tho city, Among the friends Oh
Columbia there Is none more sanch than George VIII
lam Curtis"
Professor W. W. Bailey, Of Brown University then
delivered a pleasing original poem
The benefits Of university extension were discussed
by Professor W. II. Munro, Of Brown University Tie
speaker admirable account or ms ODsefNd'ona
Of the system carried on by the great universities Of
| England.
| graceful acknowledgment OF his election ms
| trustee OF Brown University made by Colgate
| IOyt.
The president Of the Manhattan Athletic Club
George W. Carr, who graduated from Brown Uni
ver;lty In the class Of 1871. spoke upon college
| Athletics "COllegc athletes" said lie, is
pretty broad theme. especially at this hour OF
the night few years ngo the editors Of the New
| York papers, who always trying to commit some
body 10 some view and often commit themselves col
lectcd the opinions Of large number Of men as to
whether athletic prestige influences young men IL the
choice Of a college The consensus Of opinion was
| in the affirmative The conclusion j. Irresistible
that II any college wants students 1t must have
| some athletes among Its undergraduates. When
went 70 Brown athletics consisted mainly Of the