New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18

JAMES W ALEXANDER
". MABIE. PROF. J. H. HEWITT.
touching upon many themes, even back to Solo
mon which remin.scence reminded him tina; there
* no new thing under the sun. He added: even
Solomon lacked experience with the new woman IN
hi,lr.aed ra.ment scorch.ng II through tie streets
o. Jerusalem. Yet with it all there are some sub
stan.ially new things to say N connection with
coleses-things too. which well worth the say
ng
ut is open 10 debate whether the changed condi-
tons OF study as now pursued better than me
old system. l have notion. gathered from read
Ing the newspapers that about all there is in the
modern college is contained in the matter Of ath-
lei,cs ! confess neyCr to have known much about
rules nor much more about college government
but can ask questions and having college presi-
dert on either side OF me. may hope at least to
awaken a disagreement which If IT serve no other
purpose will at least give a lively time anu
that Is what we are here for"
PRESIDENT CAETER's ADDRESS
Then the speaker turned ana introduced President
Garter v.hc was welcomed in old-time student
fashion first with subdued murmurs, swelling out
into the college yell. The president dealt at length
with the history ard aims of Williams, and his
speech was a source of most agreeable surprise to
the diners who possibly thought he was going to be
statistical merely. He raised laugh with one as
seriion that chose not the days when the
new woman was striving 10 be a man without being
a gentleman Differences in conditions have arisen
as time has passed and Williams has kept pace
with the progress. and has held true 10 her traai-
tons He paid ripe tribute to the banehceilce Oh MS
college in assisting worthy Young men without
means TO secure an education. and read from the
list Of graduates the numbers OF those VINO nave
taken high honors and Of many who have
won distinction result Of the opportunities OF
fered them. Touching upon the matter OF athIeuca,
which has become such a burning issue ne alluue'
10 the nfirnary Of Williams, which he SAID mas
been large enough to receive all OF the Wouhoeu III
the battles OF the summer.
President Raymond once told me- he remarked
turning 10 the executive Of Union, that the
baseball team of the future would be co'kscre"'
That remark all right coming from me pastor
Of the Fourth PRESBYTERIAN Church Of Albany, but
il is hardly BETTING the dignity OF the presineh' u
Union College However. ! am not here 20 discuss
athletics Some one has said that victory is the only
good thing yet 1 consider that the best tnihg WAicn
ever happened 10 Williams was her defeat at the
hands OF Dartmouth In the recent contest our
bows wee not equal TO those muscular sons Of
w-Hampshlre from the quarry and the nayisid'
but our boys established record for courtesy In
the no,sst of defeat-let me not forget the courtesy
that boys showed in that game.
DIR. RAYMOND SPEAKS FOR UNION.
As the second speaker Of the evening the chair
man introduced President Raymond, whose response
was 10 the toast OF Union" From this ne departed
rather choosing to speak OF that concerning wnlch
he knew less, the cOle7t OF lht NV 'e-4'AN
OF which with characteristic modesty peculiar 10
affer-dnner' speakers ne declined 10 name.
Il ike to look ahead" he said by way Of excuse
for depressing from his chosen topic There's more
fun IN IT, The backward look has no inspiration,
for as long as time shall last hope will carry more
vii be sought because of its educational force II
Y so long as men have bodies 10 be trained there
will be place in the college for athletic Inc foot
ball will not be symbol OF college ne Ihat eee
shaped thing Will not be so purely animal az us
pgskn covering bapo sin b the the man Of highest
aims and highest achievements, and not me man
,ha ao Iron II viii be a school of honor where
nothing that is false VII be regarded as lalr anu
tempt which he deserves. where the student VIII be
believed t %i' =, AmeTc today is for men of honor
who will not sell themselves Tor olice-Inen me-
lssiqay hDnes1 The college Of tie future must
dstinctvely essentially thoToughy Cnr asidan,
turning aside from the beaten track of the Fac,
u, u,N ,art Not 20 very long ago distinguished
EDUCATOR OF New England, speaking Of colleges re-
feTred 70 Williams idGs as Wians gladly accepts this
statement, OF her position Miams is lse mos
y We Williams 'oS' Is ''D"'
PRINCETON SENDS A REPRESENTATIVE
ro,nes W Alexander OF Princeton, was next intro
duced In responding TO the toast OF Princeton
he said In part ,-. -, .
There
nene,rstes TO the very and that is that we are
not a New-England college. i must acknowledge
no. prnce,on is not New-England college and
,1ouoh Il is caDdor verging upon recklessness, !
VIII even admit that Princeton is in New-Jersey;
YET Notwithstanding this admission we nave hau
The stamp of New England upon us from me tinie
Jonathan Edwards planted his heel upon thdl MIS-
foric snot on the Princeton campus until on q Ger
tain day last month Yale LEFT her stamp upon the
Ney-Jersey college at Manhattan f1ec;
Williams and Princeton have both bright gal
s~ies ~ stars among it's alumni. lnseparaDly con
uected with the history OF the two colleges are the
names OF Mark Hopkins and James McCosA w ma
benefit has filtered down through thelI HNeh ~ t
students I'm these two colleges at the present daf
Hamilton w Mabie OF the class o. 81, was lhei
introduced and spoke briefly IN RESPONSE 10 u Ii
toast THE College Man ana the community III
said among other things: - ,...,i,
THE central thing IN this world Is man nlnsei
and bundle OF faculties Called man 80
taught a. Old Williams that man was spT-. va
unit and could not be separated from the rest O
The Rev William NJ. Grosvenor; 'S5 who has jus
come 90 New-York to take M his work as rec
tor O. the Church Of the Incarnation, next spok
upon Student Discipline ne Iegsn &c oy reyninde,
me very much of freshman at college receiyin.
his first hazng, only In my case II was tne ne !,
city parson with his hair iuii o. hays v oo''s y
he college OF the great city or New-fork
A WORD FOR AMHERST.
AZ the last speaker Sewell Tappan Tying, wa'
mt forward 70 speak 10 the toast OF "Our Friends
the Enemy-Amhers;" He said in part; "Bu
while thus holding the mirror up TO nature woui'
not like the full text OF my toast TO be Forgotten
our Friends the Enemy-Amherst Whateve
strife whatever rivalry exists between Anhers
amicable emulation. IL now and then we crack
few jihes and Jokes AT each others expense, II ", !"
sometimes depart from the marc massef cr aa
into the realm Of fantasy, let no one suppose thei