Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-30

that arc of interest. Union was founded from fund raised by lottery, though that fact has been forgotten doubtless by a large part of the public, but in this it is not alone, for writer who flouriShed in lS45 said in the course of an article upon lotteries that therc were then but threc universities in the whole country that were not founded by lottery specu- lation-Harvard, Yale and William and Mary, Virginia
 It was at Union that most of the col lego secret societies originated-som many of them having been founded there, in fnct, as to cause Union to be termed the mother of the Greek letter society,"" '" It was st Union, too, that tho college version of The Promised Land, q spir- ltual song in the first instance, was first sung, and it was an early president of the institution, Dr. Eliphalet Mott, who abashed and punished in most effective style some students caught in the act of robbing his chicken coop by asking the dolinquents to dinner with him the next day and feeding them on the chickens which they had killed, albeit the story has been told on several other promi- ncnt cducatiunaliStS.
 This Dr. Ehphalct Mott was n great man i'll his day. Before Inc accepted the post of Unions chief cxrcutive he was pastor of n Presbyterian church in Al hany In 1894. just after the duel be tween Burr and Hamilton, i'll which the latter lost his life, Dr. Mott delivered a remarkable sermon upon that event This discourse speedily made the young divine famous. and its ability drew to him the attention of Unions trustees Dr. Mott served as president of Union for the remarkable term of 62 years, and so completely was the institution recaSt during his long administration that it Eas been spoken of as his monument Besides being an eloquent preacher, a profound scholar and teacher of re- markablc clearness he was q good deal of a politician. and 1t was no doubt due as much to his ability in this direction as ill the others that he was able to | make his administration of the affairs of Union such a conspicuous success. He was also practical scientist. and it was his inventive ability that gave to the world the haSeburning heater stove and caused tho cities of Albany and Troy to | become the center of the stove manufac- | turing industry ill America,
 Dr. Mott died ill 1866 and was suc- c"c'lcd by Dr. Laurens P. Hickok. who had been vice president Two years later he retired. to be followed by Dr. C. A | A. Aiken, who also retired after two years, Dr. Eliphalet Mott Potter. 6 1 grandson of Dr. Mott, followed. but soon resigned to take tho presidency of an other college. He was followed by Pro foSSor Harrison E. Webster. whose health 1 gave out last year. when the present in cumhent of Unions presidency. Dr. l Andrew V. V. Raymond, was cho- sen. Dr. Raymond is but two or three years over 10 and is therefore ill the prime of life. Himself n grad pate of Union, having been graduated i'll 1875 with high honnrs. he has all ways been sincerely devoted to the ia nous old college's best interests. In 1878 he entered the ministry, becoming pastor of one of the Congregational churches 0f Plainfield. N. J. He also preached at New Brunswick. N. J., for sone time, and five years ago was made pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church at Albany, where he continued till cho- sen to fill the place at Union once oc- cupied by Dr. Mott.
 He received the degree of D. D. i'll 1886. but he attained another sort of honor. one that endearS him to all ath- letic college students, some years earlier than that while he was still an under graduate, This honor WAS won on the baseball diamond, where during game in which he t,G,k part. he established a record for long distance batting that has probably never been surpassed. certain iy not by any college player.