The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-20
SCIENCE--CHURCH-- ESTATE
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 CT shall first introduce to you Cap tain Smith s. Leech and ask him for a brief and impromptu response to The Army and Navy Public Work in Long Island Sound"
 Captain Leech spoke of his work in Long Island sound, and said that the chief difficulty in the way of Improve ments of rivers and harbors lies in get ting suitable appropriations, Claims far above the available amounts are each year presented to congress, and each work must have it's merits prop erly represented and in the absence of this there is an implication of lack of merit. He said that it is now recog- nized that an adequate defence of Long Island sound can only be made by making it accessible to big craft, and then guarding it properly with forts to keep out war vessels of hostile nations. The only vessels which could pass the proposed forts would be small torpedo boats. These would attack the big har- bors, and so to guard against these the harbors must be protected by forts.
 Lieutenant Governor elect Dewell was the next speaker, to respond to the toast "State of Connecticut" In intro- ducing him, General Ford said:
 Letters of regret have been received from His Excellancy Governor Coffin, and the governor-elect, Hon. Lorrin A. Cooke. With a just feeling of pride we can refer to the ex-presidents or tnls chamber. During recent years, rom 1872 to 1882, Hon, Thomas R. TroW- bridge was annually reelected ten years in succession, followed for three years by the late Mayor Henry G. Lew is, succeeded by one of our most active and progressive citizens, who has re- gently been elected to occupy the posi- tion of lieutenant governor, for two years from January next, and while he demonstrated az 4inst assuming to re- spond to The State of Connecticut, before he is duly installed into the office he is to occupy, as this is the first pub lie gathering of this character of his fellow citizens since his election, 1t will give us great pleasure to greet and listen to him for a few moments upon the subject assigned
 MT. Dewell said he was sorry that Governor elect Cooke was not present as he had wished to help him in ap- pointments. He said that he had al ready received applications enough to fiji all the offices in New England. He then spoke of his long connection with the New Haven chamber of commerce, and of the years of his presidency of the chamber. He spoke of the victory of sound money in the last campaign, .It o4 Il, h.. had shown that Connecticut, as usual, has stood for honor and the flag.
 The next toast was Scientific and Technical Education,' to which Gen. Francis A. Walker, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, responded. General Ford said in ir- troducing him:
 Some one has said in settling a col ony: The English first built an inn, the Dutch beer hall, the Spanish a chapel, the French 8 cafe, the Ameri- can a school house.
 From the New England school house have grown the New England univer- sites and colleges Two of the most distinguished of the country being To- cated in New England. The foremost of the two we have the honor of claim ing our own City of Films
 Many of us remember with pleasure what that distinguished professor, who will respond to this toast was member of our Yale faculty, and although some years since he has transferred his res idence to the city of Boston, he has ever retained our affection and admir- ation and has for years stood upon our roll as one of four honorary members fthe New Haven hamber of com merce.''
 General Walker said that it gave him great pleasure to come back to New Haven. A man once a New Haven man ever returns with qualification and delight. He spoke of the work of the Sheffield Scientific school in scientific and technical lines. Scientific and tech nioal education had developed wonder fully since the war. At that time there were only three or four institutions of the Kind and they were practically un- known, while now there are over a hundred such schools, which turn out thousands of students annually. The value of these schools is proven by the wonderful industrial development of our country in the last twenty-five years. Such development could not have taken place under the old waste ful use of material. To-day these schools are at once professional and educational schools for young men. They make good citizens and men of value to the community. The object of these schools is not purely merce- nary-they train, discipline and educate in everything that concerns us as men and citizens
 Rev. George William Douglas, D. D., rector of Trinity Episcopal church, re- sponded to the toast 1.-The Church and it's Relation to Business Men" He emphasized the fact that in consider ing national questions we must not let morality alone. He said that in the last campaign the school Ameri- cans voted wrong as compared with the foreigners in our population. It was the German and many another nationality who came with past expe- rience and, sticking by that past ex- perience, voted right. Dr. Douglas said: Hell isn't full and won't be un- til the politician is a man and votes i for country instead of party"
 The other speakers were Professor William H. Brewer of the Sheffield Sci