The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-12-22
FIRST UNIVERSITY CLUB MEETING
Old Days Recalled, Old
Songs Sung.
Notable Assembly in Which Many
Colleges Shared-SuCcess
Throughout.

land TO California, via New England
were gathered around the festive
board spread for the University Clul
Of Hawaii al the Arlington Hotel las
evening II was the first time in the
history of the country that college
graduates have got together to recall
the pleasant days of college life anC
the aucpicious send-off given at this
first semi-annual meeting and banquet
places the stamp of permanence and
success upon this latest Hawaiian or
ganiZation.
Some 30 members were present al
the short business meeting held in the
Arlington parlors previous TO the ban
quet. At this meeting resolutions were
passed TO change the name of the or
ganization TO the University Club OF
Hawaii, and TO admit graduates of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10 membership.
Promptly at o'clock a recess was
taken 10 investigate the banquet, which
Proprietor Hrouse had prepared.
The banquet hall was tastefully dec
GRATED with palms. On the walls in
the rear Of the room were prominently
displayed large American and Hawaii
an flags and the Harvard red, Yale
blue and other college colors added to
the homelike appearance that cheers
the college mans heart.
At the head table were seated Chief
Justice Judd, with the guests of honor,
President Dole and Minister Smith, on
either hand; also Justices Frear and
Whiting. The full list of those pres
ent and the colleges represented is as
follows:
Albert Francis Judd-A. B., Yale 80;
A NJ, IS; LID, "a; LIB, Harvard
%.
Douglas Putnam Birnie-A. B., Yale
rs.
Winfred Howard Babbitt-A. B.,
Williams So.
Charles N. Hyde-A. B., Williams
%; A. H.. '55; DID,, ~.
Nathaniel Bright Emerson-A. B.,
Williams 65; A. NJ. '6S; NJ. D., New
York College Physicians and Surgeons,
g.
Albert Lloyd Colston-C. E., Cornell,
rs.
Arthur Burdette Ingalls-A. B., Am
herst 80: a. NJ. '93.
Charles A. Peterson-A. B., Amherst
'79: A. NJ, 81; NJ D., Columbia, "a.
Serene E. Bishop-A. B., Amherst '46;
ID. D., 80.
Sidney Miller Ballou-A. B., Harvard
80.
J. 7. Crawley-A. B., Harvard 80.
William Austin Whiting-A. B., Har-
ward II; Ii. B., Boston University,
20.
Walter MAXWELL. NJ, Harvard 'S9.
John Leadingham-A. B., Oberlin
IS; A NJ. '93.
Wallace R Farrington-B. S., Maine
State College 81.
A V. Gear-B. A, University of Cal
ifornia, 81
Lyle A. Dickey-A. B., Yale. 81;
LIB, Lake Forest "a.
John Quinby Wood-A. B., Wesle-
yan 30.
Walter F. Frear-A. B., Yale 'S5;
LIB, go.
Samuel Pingree French-A. B., Dart
mouth '9S.
William Edwards Rowell-A. B., Will
liams CT.
Frank Alyan Hosmer-A. B., Am
herst rs: A. NJ. rs.
A. B. Lyons-A B., Williams SO;
NJ. D.. University of Michigan '6S.
W R. Castle-LL. B., Columbia 70;
a n. Oberlin Sc
Oliver Pomeroy Emerson-A. B.,
Williams rs; A. NJ, I'll.
Arthur A. Macurda-A. B, Brown
IS.
James NJ. Ionroe-A. B., University
Of Indianapolis II; A. NJ, IA.
Theo. Richards-A. B., Wesleyan IS.
James A. Wilder-A. B., Harvard '93.
Frank Stanwood DODGE E., Mas
sachuseus Institute of Technology rs.
The post prandial exercises were SET
in motion by Chief Justice Judd, Presi-
dent of the Club, who made a capital
toast master. He made a short con-
gratulatory speech, and introduced A
l. Colston, as the first speaker in the
prize debate" upon the relative merits
OF scientific and classical institutions
Mr.. Colston represented the scientists
and spoke as follows:
Before we can discuss intelligently
the relative value of different kinds OF
training We must first ask ourselves:
What is the purpose of an education
The purpose of an education is to teach
US how TO live. BY living we do MOI
mean mere existing, but to live in the
fullest sense of the word, with the full
enjoyment of all our faculties and witt
deep appreciation of our surroundings
Herbert Spencer has divided the &C
tiviies of life into five different
classes
L Those activities which directl!
minister 10 self-preservation.
,. Those activities which by securing
the necessaries of life indirectly minis
ter 10 self-preservation
8. Those activities which have foi
their end the rearing and discipline O.
offspring.
4. Those activities which are involv
ed in the maintenance Of proper socia
and political relations.
5. Those miscellaneous activities