The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

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wick Hstsi Bssaust Hsn Yesterday.
When the vassaF Alumn1 meet they always
have good time. At least that IL what they
told each other yesterday afternoon. when 200
OF them assembled in the banquet hall Of the
Hotel Brunswick. and they told II with fervor
not to be dlsbelisved. Besides the pleasure Of
reunion with friends and classmates. the in
huenees that made for general happiness we're
the excellent singing OF the college Rlee club
and the short and clever speeches OF the
guests
KAfter lunchson had been served the alumnB
proceeded to business By separating their
component parts, consisting In the general
alumne association and the New York branch.
The general association elected the following
Officers: President, Mrs. J. Wells Champney I:
Vics-President. Miss Abby Leach; Secretary
Miss Harriet NJ. Jenckes; Treasurer. Miss
Eliza r. Hoy. The New York branch elected
these officers: President. Miss Achsah NJ, Ely;
Vice Presidents, Miss Frances T. Durand and
Miss Elizabeth Cutting; Secretary, Miss. Ada
undsrhiil; Treasurer, Miss Mary l. Bornsnd.
Both assoGlatiens rassed resolutions on the
who was Nassat .alumna. and the New York
branch voted to help BsInar1 College in rails
Business being finished. the alu m nr be en- me
one again and listened to an address OF vel.
come from Mrs. J. Wells Chsmpney who acted
a. The rse T .esas ssq Pf..d HsS
exhorting the alumne TO be as loyal in the fu-
tnre g. they had been IN the past. Then came
versity settlement, and casually remark ed
that thai, ,Sr SIX men in active work among the
R%hst we nssd ssd 0 he n"har to w vet tSs
leisure class interested In our work. We have
only &, one ne leisure sless in this country and
and then suddenly ,reco!lectsd, that his i've
MINUTES had elapsed, and sat down abruptly
all over the room besought him not to let =
small thing like time limit disturb him, and
OF her watch il he would go on. but DR.. Colt
was abashed, and declined
Following him came Hamilton Mabie, Who
that Institution He told how much HSssSr
teaching and influence had done for Barn ard.
Miss Ella weed SsIt the Rostss. eSe sae ap ss
Mrs. Kate Upson Clark Of Wheaton Collie eye
and abe spoke with such force and wit that a
perpetual ripple Of laughter accompanied and
at times INTERRUPTED her remarks She began
to the effect that the Nassar Alumne Asso-
citation was a mutual admiration society.
sa "a aa q ark GffnE AZ s anr
Gated women form a mutual admiration So
a successful book or painted n great picture
oor-this one hasn't appeared Yet. nut she will In
without feeling a sense Of personal pride. as IL
sell: Nc. we done have to 90 to Vassar to loln
that mutual admiration society. wanted to
go to Nassar. but 1t wasn't Congregational
enough to suit my family. 1t was young and
might imbibe some other and hereticaI creed
there: 80 they sent me to that stronghold Of
BY tho way. II It hadn't been for Wheaton
she The waG; there might not be any Vas
N ri iIAr
to speak on: The Eject Of Education on Nat
fuses that were. or misht have been II they
weren't more, or less affected by education or
i'm sick OF hearing. OF genius. The news.
papers have been DANGEROUSLY demanding
oa Sd last TIL fGE ss ess what
the mems colleges have done in that line. 1
think it's an even thing, Lave friend who
teach women to dig verbal roots out OF an lent
volumes She sent me q learned essay on the
sort. showed it with great pride to some Of
my women friends. and they, said that I'M
men Who saw t they snified and said idf th hat
there was such thtng az too much education
! fSr women: Now that suggested question
possible that woman who is not educated can
be A. Agreeable Sa les as r y, mar who Isl
that can't survive an sduc.tion ought to beck,
educates itself is likely to wander astray.
Now. had a'frisnd. and she had q son. and all
the neighbors told her that he was genius.
Ordinary me thods not being suited to his sx-
otic lntellect,she proceeded to bring him up by
hand. He read Just so many lines OF poetry land
somany OF prose each day got up In the morn
ing at exactly a stated minute. went to bed
ditto and com ported himself perforce like a
well-Iegulated maehine, don't suppose he
ever heard Of Mother Goose. ana II he had
seen seen baseball or 4 kite he would have said,
the bad. got married. and Is now trying to get
Q divorce, and has his name unplsasantly In
evidence in the newspapers. Here's an axiom
children as geniuses They may be. In fact
I've no doubt they are: but don't you believe
It.. I'm sure I've been running over my time"
Mrs. Clark sat down amid entreaties that
she keep on running. She declined. and Prof.
Frank II; stoddard made brief and bright
speech. aiter which Miss Blanche Ferry spoke
for the class OF "a In q manner that would
have brought the average undergraduate OF a
mans college. VINO undertakes to make a SINH
lar response. to a realizing sense OF his COM
parative shortcomings. Between the spe eches
the glee club. which Is composed OF excellent
voices well trained, sang. two OF the songs be-
ing full OF Yassar hits and college color by
request the club sang several selections after
the m Getting had broken up. There were pres
ent at the meeting few men guests many
women guests. and representatives Of Smith.