New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18
THE ALUMNI GIVE VOICE TO THEIR
REJOICING.
r,r, n,xxrR AND JOLLY REUNION AT THE
wAIDORF-h SCHOLARLY ADDRESS bf fhrN'-
rrNr RAYMOND-FUN RY EXjtDGh

linked together In sympathy ana harHo"y' ~ ~
when happy thought got started OH any pa
,,cular link Of the chain. 1t went the circuit ana
.,,no hack IN is author brighter for the wear IL
was ono OF the largest and most succeFst" gam
crines the association has had ana the Sp'' VI
the gathering. from the beginning OF 'he business
meeting at O'Clock. till the candles on 'he Pi''S
,obIes burned low was to inspire every alum
nus The gathering was no. without the at''n1,.N
~ mon eminen, In different walks OF NE
sauuc r Thaycr ex Minister to the .>e'he'-
lands; cx-Vnited States Senator warner N,,'
Andrew Carnegie. Ex-Governor Alonzo IS '"'he"'
ex Judge Henry f. Rowland James W A'eN''.''
president Of the University club; Frederic iay'o''
General Nelson A. Miles, Congressman-eiec' "a''d'o
Footc Professor Franklin r. Giddings, OF 20
h,mb,. College and Charles Emory Smith, hiitor
of THE Philadelphia Press" were among 'hose
present
STARTED THE SAFEGUARDING.
"Waiters will leave the ROOM" said General hu'-
terrified at O'Clock he called the assempase !"
order lie raped three times for quiet ana ""S
told to Come i'm by half n dozen hilarious eN
colcgans. ., 81,
"Gcn,lemen ~ the Alumni Association OF Union,
s,d a.. Il am simply here to extract from others
that which is good for all II Is happy time 'o'
US who sat under the instruction oil pr. No'' ','
plause) Wcr" he here tonight he wouh reJo'''
with us" General Buttcriell said that | mon WIS
an American college, democratic college Cries
~ "No,'' Mo- and laughter a college which had
turned ont more good ail-around men than any
other college In America 1t had produced = freS'-
den, 1applause). Governors ana senators me Ils'
toast was to the flag. and General Nelson \. MieS
responded
.To serve under n Government Ike the lni'"i
States "a the greatest delight OF my ne The Army
and the navy serve cheerfully under lres''h'
elected by one party a. another. 40 matter WI"
the ruler may be- proudcsi boast u 70 Keep va
Glory flying II flag IL what II sh"ui1 De al inc
end ~ tho mex, hundred years It viii be o'caus"
ouch men a. sec here around mo tonight give 'o
civilization their best thought and patriotism.
My country IT'S OF Thee" was then sung by the
entire assembling
4 WELCOME FOR PRESIDENT RAYMOND.
General Rutterncld then introduced President
Andrew V V Raymond. OF Union college VINO
was enthusiastically received. "Raymon' Kay
mond"' shouted tho gray heads. what's IN" NAV
ter with 'Proxy shouted the younger men an"
,vcrv one said he was all right" II Was MT.
Havmond's nrst appearance before the New-lo'N
Alumni and he must have been highly s'"''"'u
n, -. warmth OF the welcome When IN" room
finally became quiet President Raymond sara th"t
no found ~ the generous greeting accorded MI"
an evidence OF tia; enthusiastic interest III ~"
c,,iogo witch Insured the practical cooperation
and support that would make the future OF 'hoh
the realization Of the promise and prophecy OF
,b, mast lie then reviewed the present 'ondl-
ton OF the colleg.. speaking first Of undergr"du-
ate enthusiasm n-d activity Upon the SUBJECT o'
athletics he SAID that personally ana ofhc'aiN ne
believed in athlcilcs-honest athletics anu '""'
thcy were essential to the discipline ana Ire OF
m. college especially the sphere OF their IN
euerce within the college itself enlarged HOW
ever n might be- elsewhere. at Union to-day there
Was spirit that would not tolerate bru'a''y W
professionalism. He further asserted that "''e
Was no, a man on the football team this year who
-
student and that not one had fallen behind In his
York "a that ne was kept In college by favor
rather than by merit Instead OF complaining IN
dis, Intimately against coies" sports ~ '"o"e'''
II wiser to recognize their i"sslpHt'S anu ~ III
,.-t then, toward the development OF character
After this Incidental reference to student ne
no snoke OF the serious work Of the college" In
-, soloc,ion o., new instructors (sX have bcon re
.o,,t, chosen, the trustees had been true TO tn"
traditions % the college which treasures the
memory OF such professors as Taylor. Lewis. JACK
son Gillespie and many others whose names "er"
rcv.rcd by all Character counted FOR quite as
much as scholarship. The influence % high Ideals
-, Intellectual vigor and moral enthusiasm was
a., in,,psibIc force but II represented the NE
Giving atmospherc without which instruction iai ed
OF true inspiration. The Ideal college was on" not
.o large but that the faculty dominated inc NE
NJ tho institution not by virtue OF vested authority
but by personal Influence. htng 'hr s'nl1 1,,
inspiring IDEALS guiding thought ana ncu.i'f.
,,rgr # was almost Inevitable that It should be
come law unto itself controlle1 py l's ""'
IDEAS following It's own san sa ,nr as ns Would BE-
rep accd by zeal for efficiency At mon me az
ie"c 'nl thc university The four unIergraduate
wears are devoted to general culture. even IN me
partm~n' diTcrs }rom almost every other en-.
gineerng school In hat II ls an "rsahS PIT 90
the college sharing inc literary """ ''''''''' '''
OF the institution.
A NEW ELECTRICAL COURSE.
The president then said that 1t was his privilege to
announce for the first time the Introduction Of an
electrical engineering course In connection win the
works 81 the General Electric Company at Schenec-
| iady plan Of cooperative work had been
| adopted which for range and thoroughness ~ IN
rival in this country The students In ms cours
| would have two months each year OF pracuca,,
| work under direction IN the shops of the General
| Electric Company. with n supplementary year for
| those who showed the greatest proficiency.
After speaking somewhat In detail OF the present
needs Of the college n" closed by SAYING rhs ne a.,
| last ten years shows that We have not too many
colleges All are growing ana are sur" TO sro% as
well IA outward We shall see an enthusiasm Tor
culture that will crowd all our higher institutions
with students The trend Of civilization prophesles
| H. and the destiny Of our Republic demands H."
| President Raymonds address was followed by a
| Song To old Union. longtime iavorite with
4 letter was read from Chaurccy NJ. Dcpew. in
which ne deplored the fact that he couldn't be in
| Cathedral Fair He closed his with the wish
that Unions shadow might steadily Increase.
EX-JuDGE HOwLANDs WIT.
| Ex-Judgo Henry f. How!and responded to the
| toast "Exoteric Education" lie said among other
things that talking was regarded by many American
people as a fine art There different kinds.
| There was the horid kind which Mr. Lincoln de
scribcd occasion by saying that he filled his
| chest. raised his eyes. opened his mouth and left
the rest to God and there were other kinds about
| which he humorously told. lie remembered few
things he had learned In college but he hoped
| to know quite much he did while he a
| freshman. lie said he sympathized with the college
professors who after year received the callow
| youth-thc material-and tod them OF the arts
/ and sciences Every man." said ne. who comes
out OF college IL not success. Some OF them re-
| mind me OF the Populist convention In Kansas OF
which member said II would be n bowling success