Evening star., 1894-04-11
PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS.
Clever Speeches at the Alumni nan-
quet Last Night.

The Washington alumni of the University
of Pennsylvania banQueted last night at
Welcker's Hotel The past few days nave
been gala days for the university in Wash
ington. The distinguished success of the
Mask and Wig Club Saturday the victory
of the ball team on Monday, and it reached
its acme last night when the forty-four
Pennsylvanians gathered around the
trencher.
At the business meeting, which preceded
Commodore Watmough, ~, was elected
president; Rev. Prof. Samuel NJ Shute
Al, first vice president; V. Anthony Heger
Is, second vice president; Col Cecil CLAW
59, secretary and treasurer; S. VI. H
Hawkes., IA, Cyrus Adler, Ph. D., 'Ss and
c. w. Richardson. 81, executive committee
The toast, The University of PennsyI-
Vanla, was responded to by the provost
DR.. VIM. PETER. He thanked Washington
for her cordial reception to the Mask and
Wig Club; told of the effective work this
organization in particular wrought upon the
social life OF the university.
This year." said DR.. PETER, 'is in many
respects the best in the university's his
tory. Notwithstanding the stringent times
she has received this year in gifts $500, 900.
Almost every state and forty foreign coun-
tries are represented among her 2,13 stu
dents. Her 260 teachers are selected with
great care. Their work has been recog-
nized at home and abroad. Institutes of
peatedly, but during the year past not a
single professor has accepted. The univer-
sity VIII shortly erect a students hall. at a
cost of S150,00O. which will contain rooms
for the y. NJ. c. A and for all college or
ganiZations of a social nature. Pennsyl-
Vania is not concerned IA seGurIIis i..-. (
students, but in properly caring for the
large number that comes. This year, for
the first time, her collegiate and profes-
sional departments will hold their COM
mencements together. in June"
Some Speeches.
Prof. George F. Barker Of the chair Of
physics responded TO the toast On the
college department. in a most excellent
speech. He referred to the intense activ-
ity today in investigation. and made par
ticular reference TO the work of Prof Edgar
+. Smith in organic chemistry. The de-
partment of archaeology of the univer-
sity," said Prof. Barker. lis the best equip
ped In the world" 1t has, an example.
10000 of specimens illustrating the growth
OF chess from its beginning. This year
there are 6S3 students in the college de-
partment. THE law school" was responded
to by Prof. George Wharton Pepper. lie
linked to his speech athletics. In speaking
of the Princeton-PennsylY game OF last
November, which the university hoped 10
win, he said, Tiger hunting is very uncer-
tain sport
Prof. n. A. Kelly. ~. of the Johns Hop
kins faculty, responded to the toast on
Johns Hopkins University"
Or. A F. A. King, in the absence of
President yelling, happily responded to
columbian University"
Mr.. b. II. Warner SPOKE of the 'Univer-
sity In Washington" and tho ISht there
should be a grand concentration, prompted
by patriotic motives, to make Washington
a great university center.
Senator ]. NJ. Carey, class OF '67, spoke
on the Political Rela tions of Universities -
Mr.. j. Il. Dodge, assistant attorney gen.
ei al of the United States, responded to the
toast on the legal profession.
Gen. George NJ. STernberg responded to
the University of Pennsylvania in the
army and navy.
DR.. John S. Billings. on the Army Medi-
cal School.
Cyrus Adler. Ph.D and ]. Hubley Ashton,
esq, Were also among the number who re-
sponded to toasts
Those Present.
There were present Provost VIM. Pepper,
Prof. Barker, G. w. PETER, Prof w. b.
Taylor, ]. Z. Dodge Col Cecil Clay. Gen.
John G. Parke, Senator ]. NJ. Carey, Rev.
w. ]. Thompson, Anthony Heger, Dr. ]. S.
Billings, B. H. Warner, ]. Hubley Ashton,
Col. Chas. II. Adler, Dr. James c. Merrill,
Gen. George y. Sternberg, A. A. Hoehling,
r. NJ. .OReilly, W. F. Wagner, ]. w. Shaw,
A. c. Thompson, A G. Coumbe DE. Buck
ingham, Cyrus Adler. John Van Rensselaer,.
c. w. Richardson, DR.. II. A. Robbins Dr.
A. f. A. King, Robt. Fletcher, II. c. Var
row, H, A Kelly, J. X. Corson, Charles
Smart, ]. r. Reilly, ]. r. Hayes. J.K. Boude,
W. L. Pyle, .V. Il. Hawkes., q. H Penrose,
Francis Lieber.