Evening star., 1896-12-09
COLUM B IAN UNIVERSITY
The Annual Meeting of the Alumni Associa-
ton.
Officers Elected and Several Interest,"
Ing Addresses-How the College
Has Grown-Some Needs.

| The annual meeting of the Alumni Asso-
| citation of Columbian University was held
| last evening at the University Hall ard
upward Of 200 alumni participated in the
] exercises. President Richardson occupicd
the chair. In his opening address he re
| hearsed the doings of the university during
| the year, and pointed with pride to the
many achievements I'm the several depart
ments. He urged the association to con-
| tinue its support of the university. He WAS
followed by Secretary Hodgkins. who pre-
| scented his annual report. At the COM
mencement last spring 236 degrees, he said,
| were conferred, les of which were given TO
| persons who had not received previous de-
grees from the university All of these
| mad been elected to membership in the as
| ISOLATION. He called attention TO the grow
ing need of a revised edition of the His
| torical Catalogue. This need. he said, had
| grown the stronger during the year The.
| catalogue was issued five years ago, and
| contained Information relating to all the
| officers and graduates of the university. Up
| TO that time the university had conferred
| 3,lS' degrees upon 2.51s persons: to the
| present time 1t has conferred 4.o4s degrees
| upon 3,329 persons, an increase of nearly
| 80 per cent. In closing his report he read
| a record OF the deaths among the alumni
| during the year. They were as follows:
| ftHN 1torSe W. samson, ID. ID, trustee,
| lsi5-lS59; president, 1S59-1S7l: +. +. Alex
| ander. law school, 1871: Edmund c. Blunt,
| law school, 1879; Geo. Y. Coffin college,
| 1868; law school, 1871; John +. Cromelien,
| law school. ISIS; Prof. +. r. Faya jr., fac
| ulty, 1SS,-lS)6: G.. Brown Goode trustee,
| 1sS!'-1S96: John B. German, college, 1866:
| VIM Bartlett Greene. law school, 1885:
| VIM. ID. Hughes, law school, ISL: DIR.
| Walter III. lllman, medical school, 1851:
| l. u. Leggett law school, 1894: Robert J.
| Murray, law school, ISL: William Naylor.
! law school. 1871; DIR. John L. Reid, dental
| school, 1S.p: medical school 1894; Chief
| Justice VIM. La Richardson. LID, lS13;
| Carroll w. Smith, law school, 1855: Justice
| William Strong, faculty, 1SSl-1SSS; DIR.
| Smith Townshend, medical school, 1870;
| Richard l.. Walach. law school. 1865; VIM.
| b. Webb, college, lS44: Mai. VIM. ii. Web
| ster, law school. ISL; Prof. VIM. c. VIM
| lock, faculty, 1Ss6-lS.,6.
! President whitman.
President Whitman was the next speaker.
| He made one of his characteristic aG-
| dresses. overfiowing with promise for Co
| lumbar. The year that had just closed
| had been good one for the university. 1t
| was moving steadily onward. In all de-
partments improvement has been manifest.
| He referred TO the subject of athletics. and
| pointed out how necessary IL was TO have
| an athletic field. If some of the wealthy
\ alumni would only present such field to
the university, the university would name
I
| in the past because of lack of unity. 1t
| was important that all departments be con-
solidated. When this was tried last year
| the success was very fattering- He hoped
| for ii in the future There would be some
| hardships, but he believed the end justified
| the means. and was confident in the DAYS
| to come the expediency of this move would
| be manifest
| Other Addresses.
His remarks were greeted with unsiinted
| applause. Rev. DIR. Radcliffe followed win
a finished address. setting forth the great
| good Christian influence i'm college work
| had upon the students. He believed Wash
| ington was the best city i'm the world for
| d university. and was confident that the
| glory of Columbian University was second
| only 10 the reputation of the capital cl;y.
| Rev. Dr. Greene took the place Of Mr..
| Myron M. Parker, who was unable to he
| present, and spoke entertainingly for lit
| tie while on the past. present and future
| of the university. This closed the speech
| making. and President Richardson an
| nounced the business next i'm order TO be
the election OF officers for the ensuing year.
| lie recognized Prof Montague who re-
| Ported the following nominations from the
| nominating committee all OF whom were
| unanimously elected:
| Oaicers Elected.
President-Chapin Brown; college, 1s1G;
! law school, 1877.
Il
| college, 1883: law school. 1854. Dr. Il. c.
Pool; medical school. 1879. f. ID. McKen-
ney; law school. 1876. B. DAILY: scientific
| school, 1891 DIR. c. W. Appler dental
| school, 1888. DIR. r. r. Guricy: medical
| school, 1854 graduate school. lS.,a
| Secretary-lI. l.. Hodgkins: colele 2, 1SS;.
| Treasurer-John IL. Larncr; law school,
| 1879.
President Chaplin Brown was escorted TO
the chair 10y Prof. Gore ana Mr.. A IL.
i l.,
| graceful speech for she honor, and then
4 the meeting adjourned.
After the business meeting had concluded,
a reception was held in another hail of th,,
college, which lasted until nearly midnight.
Those Present.
| Among those present were: President and
Ms. b. l.. Whitman, DIR. and Mrs c. W.
Richardson, Chapin Brown, Prof. and Mrs.
| H. L. Hodgkins, Prof. and Mrs A T. Mon
tague, Prof aud Mrs. J. H. Gore, Prof. l..
| ID. Lodge, Tracy l.. Jeffords. John L.
| Weaver j. J. Darlington, AIonzo H. Stew
| art Col. and Mrs. Weston Flint. Rev. c. H.
| Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. w. {. Ciephane, Mr..
and Mrs w. IA. Mcknew. Albert +. Flint,
Z. IL Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. J. FINLEY,
| Mr.. and Mrs. {. A. BrandenDurg, T. Hllton
Jackson, Prot. and Mrs. T.. h. Pollard. r.
| Dorsey Trundle, Arthur l.. Flint, Mr.. and
\ Mrs. Duncan Thompson, Dr. and Mrs &,
| w. Appler, Dr. f. l.. Tompkins Dr. J. Cur
| tlss Smithe, AIR. and Mrs. Geo. T.. Corson.
Prof. O. Z. Mason, Miss Mason. Prof. and
| Mrs. w. A. Wilbur Mr.. B. Il. Murray. J. G
\ Nichols, Judge L. q. kimball ". \. De
| Caindry, DIR. and Mrs. \. f. A King. Mr.
| and Mrs. IL. c. Surguy. Dr. H. T. A.
| Lemon, DIR. w. W. Johnston Harris Linds-
| ley, Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Henderson, Guy f.
| Davis, DIR. V. B. Jackson, Miss ii. May
| johnson, Allan J. Houghton, c. ii. Lee.
| DIR. W. III. Seaman. Miss Edna Clark DR.
| and Mrs. w. X. Butler, Dr. w. NJ. Wooster
| Prof. Theo. Gill, w. ii. Babcock Misses
| Babcock, Miss A. l.. Pierce, q. $. Boards
| ley, Rev. and Mrs. {. A. Stakely. s T.
| Prentiss, Prof. c. Il. Munroe, Prof and
| Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ramsey, J. @. Gray, Rev. JAS
| A. Buck, ID. d.; T.. q. Siggers. Miss Mary
| h. Chaplin, e. Elmer Mitchell Blain ".
| Taylor, j. c. Nichols. J. ii. Brunemer. Guy
| Underwood, G. l.. Davis, Dr. and Mrs. ID.
| X Shute, Prof. III. r.. Pyne, Rev and Mrs.
| Wallace Radcliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. w S.
| Parks, Miss c. NJ. Priest, Miss Ida Munro,
| DIR. NJ. ID. Peck. Henry Ward Turner, Dr.
| G. \. Aclser, DIR. +. X. Mcneil. Geo y.
| Henning, DIR. W. Ashby Frankland. A. B.
| Duvall. Miss Duvall L. H. Eakle, Philip F.
| Larner, Miss l-arner, DIR. and Mrs. G. T.
| Caldwell. Rev and Mrs. 5. H. Greene, DIR.
| Anton Coe, Prof. Chas. r. McNabb. DIR.
| Jas. L. Suddarth, DIR. c. II. Bowen, NJ. NJ.