New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-25
MERRY SONS OF OLD BROWN.
,,x, er THE UNIVERSITY DINE AT
DELMONICO'S.

COLLEGE, SONGS MlNuhE WIN mara 1iiS'-
on,rs-pREs1pENT ANDREWS. JUSTICE VAN
WICK AND COMMISSIONER HUBBELL
AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
T., m. of the smaller upper din!ng-rooms at Del
u.on,co's last night Roman arch lay PROSTATE.
mo with the snow OF modern linen and piled
GOV. LII eowers and tho other accessories for
e . ,or,hy of the Lucull ar era. 1t was peculiarly
's . This ,vpe of classic Rome fallen into the midst
monument gathering of nineteenth century ar
" men for the occasion was the annual dinner
~. Nev-York Alumni of Brown University. Men
0. ~, and men OF business rubbed shoulders with
"a - science the legal profession. and not infre-
me-. ,,y with men of the Church; but all were boys
Q ue. with one text, Our Alma Mater" In all
we, r,as done and In al that was SAID there was
sao,sd the truth Of Dr.. Judson's orthodox remark
~. "Brown bred men are wel-bred men. wh'cn
', ~, a bad sort OF play considering that Dr Jud-
y. Aoes not come from Boston and cannot therefore
~" .,nnosed to know anything about brown bread.
pe ~. haad Of the table sat the president of the
a. w University Club in New-York, Francis Law
D esnked by President Andrews, OF Brown and
w., S...c. Van Wyck. of the Supreme Court. ana over
" ,.,ds OF these gentlemen hung the nag OF the
university. .,, 49,. ,,o
- ard helped to sing the songs were FRANCIS
S.~ton 60: President E. b. Andrews 70; Professor
" ,n,,eton of Brown; President Il. l., whitman
- :, Columbian University; Justice A. s. Van Nyck,
Cs.,les B. Hubbell. the Rev. DR.. Edward Judson.
y. Cleveland, Dr. Walton. DR.. w. I. Bull N. ).
s.,,h President George Smith. o. Colgate Univer-
''.v the Rev. DR.. Lysander Dickerman. C. l..
49,, r. NJ Wickes the Rev. H. NJ. Washburn
- pabod,e. ". w. Hoppn, W. II. Williams, l..
= cbanin. Arthur Lincoln. ]. b. F. Herreshon A.
" ,,ars George W. Carr. John r. Beam. James
:, Dry Charles E. Kimba,l. G. w. Hopkins.
- Douglas, G. /. Malcolm, Ira Barrows, Pro-
80 n G. Cow Norman S. Dixie. Professor F. c.
rrsrch W. H. Frost. Gardner Colby, C. d. Cooke,
= 8, G. Colby. T. f. Brown. jr. A. II. Colby. W.
= cr.sns w. r. Dorman. H. A. Richards, jr. H. {.
:. - = 6 Cooper H. W. Georgi. w. T. O'Donnell.
r NJ Grares W. M McDohaiu' ~ W. De~'e' aNu
professor R. H. Thurston
Tho dinner In It's appointments ana IN the tnor-
oryblv fraternal spirit and air Of genuine content
.h., nervaded will remain memorable In season
mon ,hs harvest of good things has been parucu-
,,rv noteworthy. Among those who attended otner
.hns. will be long treasured up. for precious memo
Ole. were touched upon more than once by the vari-
u. sneakers The association is 10 be commended
a. a, least this single circumstance. that there was
no formal list Of toasts to frghten the sous OF as
,urb the appetts OF toaster and toasted. lhefe may
have been u preconcerted arrangement more OF less
assn,,e,v understood In fact It may be safely
nresumed that perfect understanding existed, put
The Arrangement of all so carefully concealed
and President Lawton carried out his part OF the
nroeramme II programme there was. with so art
less an nervousness that the air OF formahty was
removed from it. Every one was made TO feei tha'
he was good fellow for his own sake and not FOR
the things that he might be expected 10 say III return
for the hospitality rendered him.
THE SPIRIT OF MUSIC ABROAD.
The secretary, Gardner Colby, was responsible
that is the way the president put it-for a snail
hook Of Brown songs a copy Of which was placed
Mia indication
ex,eced 70 sing whether felt like 1t or net. The
spirit OF music was broad, however in this oand
OF Brown boys. and they did sing. and sing weii ac
companied by Professor G. c. Cow, or Nassar COL
lege First, with the advent OF the cigars and as
q sort Of benedict.on for the good things they had
had the song Alma Mater was sung s'a"ui's
Here are the opening lines:
Alma Mater, We hail thee with loyal devotion.
And bring to thine altar our onrins OF praise
Then. led by an rrepress.ble spirit In the person
OF " s. Dixie the Brown yell rose TO the ceiling
"Rahi. Rail- Rah, Rah! Rah! Rah Brown this
last, OF course being the climax and the uger' ali
IN one These important prelimnaries out OF the
way President Lawton arose and expressed the
pleasure IT gave him to welcome them, one and all
lie remarked again referring to the secretary
that that official had called his attention 10 tne
fact that this a young dinner. the class OF 10
being In the majority. He held this TO De a goou
thing 1t should be a young dinner. for. as he
considered old There may be-" he said, with
misch.evous glance about him. zone or two sew
enty or seventy-fve years old. but they are not ola
The college itself Is young one hundred anu '"e"-
ty-fye years old So" Continuing, ne drew the
comnarlson with veteran tree. old in trunk bu'
green with leaves at the top He called attention
70 the new directory of Brown which shows the
number of alumni to be go and there are now
SO students within her walls. Even II rev OF
the alumni should drop off at the bottom. there
were still plenty OF green ones at the top ana the
"olds,ers" would not be missed. He went on 10
speak O. his experiences al the m'dwnter d'hher
OF the college which he attended as the repre-
sentative OF the NewYork association. and this lea
him N the tender subject OF memorials. He pad
A warm tribute to the worth OF the late Char'es
L. Colby. whose lie he felt in part had neeh iaiu
down for the institution he loved so we'll
PRESIDENT ANDREWS INTRODUCED.
Concluding his own obligation. he turned ana
Gracefully introduced President f. Benjamin An
drews who dwe.t at length and interestingly upon
,ho work ~ the University and the hopes and fears
OF those most concerned In rs management. Inc
University. Dr. Andrews said. had had the usua
year a wear OF hard work for the faculty and iof
he students and vet he could that 1t had been
tyear OF success He spoke Of the newly COM
Etted dormitory and said they yet felt the neeo o.
enlarged facilities for the constantly increasing
freshman classes.
THE LARGE FRESHMAN CLASSES.
He felt ne said like that old college president who
rose in chapel one morning and opened the scrip
lures to read The fel. apart at the opening
OF the third psalm. But first the good man MADE an
announcement concerning the incoming class wnicf
was unusually large and then without pause placed
MS spectacles across his nose and read Lord, Row
are they increased that trouble me. Many are
they that rise up against me-" There WAS no In
olcation OF an insurgent uprising among the stu
cents OF this same freshman class. trouble with
disclplining controlling them but as had seer
meir numbers Increase he said he felt he could say
with the old president in his narrative. Lord! How
are they increased that trouble me-" 1t was hard
&c repeated TO find places where all these boys
seala attend the lectures and there need hi
~1nestly added for a recitation room to hold about
Nv hundred. They now had classes OF one hun