The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-28
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE.
4 SEASON OF GREAT INTEREST AT
 THE ALUMNI DINNER.

I Recent Gifts Made to Yaie-Interestinl
 Speeches by Various speakers-The De | grees Conferred at the Commencement, | Exercises at Center Churci,--Notes.
 Tho annual alumni dinner was held at o'clock yesterday afternoon in Alumni hall, which was crowded with alumni. The recent graduates nte din ner under the large tent which had been erected In front of Alumni hall.
 At coffee President Dwight arose and spoke as follows:
 Gentlemen of the Alumni-It is my privilege to again welcome you back to your alma mater. The New Testament teaches thnt the fathers should make | provision for tho sons. So the fathers | should look after the younger alumni and provide new building where we can all eat a comfortable dinnpr. This Is the sum of the New Testament tsach- ing, which think oxpedient to present to you at the present momont. Itis on this point thnt wish to concentrate the attention of the fathefs-and by the fathers I mean those who have graduated for some years.
 Now, gentlemen, all Yale men are wise. It is sa peculiar characteristic of the graduates of this university--not to disparage at all the wisdom of the grad uates of other universities. But will say that word to tho wise is sufficient.
 President Dwight thcn read three communications. The first was from Rev. Henry IIerrick of North Wood- stock, Conn.,, of the class of 1892, and who is ninGty-one years old. MT. Her rick recalled the fact that his fathers house stood on tho present site of Bat tell chapel, and that then it was that the scheme for the higher education of women in this country was started. He said that the former President Dwight encouraged his work very much, and then alluded to what the present Presi- dent Dwight had done towards the higher education of women by admit ting them to the graduate eourses.
 HS JULIET CUlIlHlullNtbtlUuS WcIt lIOHl Hon. Benjamin D. 'Silliman, class of 1924, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,, who is the sole survivor of his class, and Rev. Dr, Edward Boecher, class of 1922, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Their letters ex- pressed their regrets at not being able to be present, and sent their greetings to the alumni at commencement assem- bled. Telegraphio messages wishing them the enjoyment of many years of prosperity yet, were, sent to each of them. .as..A
 The following telegram was then read: ;. ,A
 Galveston, Texas, June 27, 1sa4.--The Texas Yale Alumni Association organized to-day with 90 members and sends greeting to the Alumni assembled beneath the elnis,
 From gulf to sound
 JIG. RICHARDSON, '91.
 Dr. T. T. Munger of this city was re- quested to respond to the message.
 President Dwight then said: "At the election of the member of the corpora tion, which was held yesterday, to i'll the vacancy caused by the expiration of lhc term of Dr.. Chaunoey M. De- pew, 1,G7O votes were cast, of which 1,568 were for Dr. Depew. This seems to be a majority. The Hon. Chauncey M. Depew is therefore officially declared to be a member of the corporation for period of six years from last even- ing" Much applause greeted the an- nouncement. -..",r
 President Dwight then iahnounced that the DeForest medal had been awarded to John Loomer Hall of the class of 1894. Great applause.)
 A communication was then read from Mrs. Jessly of Hudson, N. Y.., telling of the bequest of the library of Linus Hall '60. The library is an elegant collection of belle-lettres and numbers 1000 vol umes, and was valued at $10, 0,0D0 by its owner. The conditions of the gift are that the portrait of the deceased be hung among the portraits of the other alumni, and that the books occupy one of the leoves in the university library. President Dwight then reviewed the gifts of the past year. He said:
 The new buildings which have been donated during the past year by the generosity of friends are fast nearing completion. Vanderbilt and White halls bear witness, without any words of my own, to the generosity of the donors. It is with great pleasure that announce 10 you that Dr. Andrew J. White is with us this afternoon. Both him and MT. Cornelius Vanderbilt we have received into the brotherhood of the alumni and the fellowship of oiif university. [Applause.] The enlarge mcnt of Battell chapel is another great improvements. And all who have seen the interior or spoken ill 1t testify to its increased comfort and convenience. The expense of this was borne by Mir. Robert Battell and his sister, Mrs. Eldridge, of Norfolk, Conn.,, who died last October. Mrs. Eldridge, hy her will, bequeathed sa0, Q0B to found n pro- fessorship in music, $l2, ,0OO for two fsl- lowships and bequest of $1b,0 to the university library. also call at- tention to the new Iaw school building, whose walls are now rising. From fifty to sixty thousand dollars has been re- ceived in subscriptipnsfor this building. Cornelius Vanderbilt, in addition, to the gift of the dormitory has given s14, ,0D0 for enlarging the steam heating plliit. M. 0. D. Bond of 1SM hns ntso given $s, 900 to be used for the benefit of the university. Tue late Ezekiel H. Trow- bridge of this city by his will left s5, Ob0 to the Yale divinity. school; $8, GOO has also been given to the medical school. Henry E. English of this city has given s1,0O0 foundation, the income of which is to be known as the Alice Kim ball English prize in the Yale School of Fine Arts. The sum of aTa0 has been received from the Princeton baseball association; S1, 400 from New York h.