Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-17
Y A L e EN- FEAST
Distinguished Alumni Of New Haven
Gather at the Arlington.
Bright Speeches I'm Response to TOasts
Justice Brewer as Master
of Ceremonies.

The blue emblem Of Yale foated from the
flag staff over the Arlington Hotel last
evening. 1t was the occasion of the annual
banquet of the Washington Alumni of Yale
College.
In the parlor. before the guests entered
the dining hall, the graduates enjoyed a
half hour of pleasant intercourse, when old
friendships were renewed and the invited
guests welcomed.
Col. Clarke the historian. in accordance
with custom gave the names of members
who had died during the year. and paid a
brief tribute to their memory. Three have
passed away, Messrs. Gunnison and willard
of this city and DIR. Stokes Of the class Of
1881, a live long citizen of Baltimore.
Inside the spacious banquet hall good
cheer reigned supreme, and Yale has reason
to be proud of the distinguished men who
gathered there to do honor to their Alma
Mater
Mr.. Justice Brewer, the president of the
alumni, acted as POSTMASTER and filled the
post to the utmost satisfaction of all. The
toasts were well selected and the responses
bright.
After the generous menu had been dis
cussed, Justice Brewer rose and said as II
was apparent that those present had de-
stroyed all before them, Ii was time to
turn to other matters He referred proudly
to his Alma Mater. and read some interest
ing statistics, which showed that Yale was
keeping abreast of the times. The senior
class of 1901. he said. by way Of COMPARE
son, had thirty-six members with a pop
ulation of only 6,OOO0OO in the country. In
1910 the population had grown to 17.OOO.OOo.
and Yale. true to her principle of enterprise.
has increased her senior class to 102. Dur
ing 1893 the population of the United States
was G5.0OO.O0O. and the graduating class of
that year had grown to the enormous pro-
portions of 37S. The speaker created con-
siderable merriment by reading the rules in
vogue at Yale in 1913. The past Of Yale
he concluded, was too well known to need
comment. His sons had made its history
and would take care of it's future. He call
ed upon Senator Higgins to respond to the
toast 1.-THE Future of Yale
senator Higgins' Talk.
Somehow or other. said Senator Higgins
whenever this country required good man
to administer its laws. it called upon Yale
men. Why, when President Cleveland start
ed out, the first thing he did was to select
Yale man for Postmaster General. and the
latter, not to be outdone. appointed a Yale
man to assist him. Then there's the Su-
preme Court of the Uunited States, with
such Yale men as Justices Brewer, Brown
and Shiras to represent it. In fact. con-
tinued the speaker, Ii may turn out that
Yale will be called upon to help President
Cleveland out of his present trouble. A
Yale man had recently been appointed judge
in Connecticut, and he could recall no APP
pointment that gave him such satisfaction.
The present, past and future of Yale has
rested upon some solid foundation. Yale
College stood pre-e.ninent among the col
leges of the country. The secret of its sue
cess was due to the indomita5ie courage of
its early founders In his time the college
was far better than 1t was the preceding
year. and today, he thought 1t a far better
school than the year previous. 1t instills
broad and liberal views He doubted, how
ever, If the school Of today was any better
than at the beginning, when there was a
demand for sound learning up to the highest
ideal Yale College had helped New Eng
land to keep in the front rank Of enter
prise and the college had sent out those re-
cruits that supplied bench bar and pulpit
with the country's shining lights. He had
no question as to the future. Everyone
men it had produced. 1t has a higher meas
ure Of usefulness than ever before.
Judge TOwnsend's Figures.
Judge w. X. Townsend gave some "Ru-
mors from the Campus" Last Friday he
said when he left Yale. there were 1902
nurslings at the bosom OF Mother Yale.
He compared Yale with Harvard in point
of pupils and said there were 35 more
seniors at Yale. 40 more juniors. and "a
more sophcmores The increase last year
had been 80 per cent greater than Harvard.
This was the largest increase in the history
of the university (applause). Then again
there had been L. new buildings erected
during the administration Of President
Dwight. The Vanderbilt building. costing
100000. was nearly completed and the COL
lege had recently purchased IS per cent
of all the ground opposite the old alumni
hall. new law building, costing nearly
s1OO.OOO. would shortly be erected on Elm
street Soon the old college would be en-
closed by Gordon of handsome buildings.
The college has received S.OoO0Oo and sew
eral buildings. This was unprecedented in
the history of the college.
Mr.. Sheriff. Explains.
Mr.. Charles Sheriff. was on the program
for IAN Explanation" He kept everyone
in ignorance of his speech. until he re-
ferred to Thanksgiving day. when he said
Yale lost the stuffing of it's turkey to the
gentlemen from the mud flats of New
Jersey, the Princeton tigers. 1t was q
great surprise. Harvard College. he said.
was Yale's only rival. She meets Yale in
everything. Harvard had one trouble 1t
got it's games mixed. Everyone admitted
that Harvard could play foot ball and
chess. but she played chess on foot ball
uoyo anu Ioot odi oli SHcSS SpOhe
upon the good effect of athletics at COL
leges, and said there was a certain amount
Of enthusia SIN that must be worked or
Athletics did 1t better than anything else.
A Word for Princeton.
In calling for the next toast 1.-The Tri-
umphant Tiger" Justice Brewer said he
held in his hand lottery ticket, dated
1853. for the benefit Of the College Of New
Jersey. Princeton is child Of Yale He
told the story Of how a drunken fellow
was taken down by a bully whom he had
been introduced to as the son of General
Grant, and when he finally gathered HIM
self together. said he knew it was Grants
son. because he fought like him. So 1t
was with Princeton; IL she beat Yale, 1t
was because she was an offspring of the
old man.
Judge J. X. McCammon responded to the
toast. He paid a high tribute to the in
tellectual and physical prowess Of Yale.
1t was this prowess that had defeated
her last Thanksgiving day. The stand
ard she set was high, and Princeton took
the hint.
Justice Brown.
In the absence of Representative Dolzell,
who was to respond to the toast of Yale
democracy. the POSTMASTER called upon Mr..
Justice Brown. He said in the Supreme
Court the Yale men held the balance of
power. and they claimed the credit of the
good decisions He never could understand
why. President Harrison had appointed