Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-09
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Dian members of the Alumni AsSocta tlon,'
gather together to do honor to their alma
mater. The meeting this year was held
last night at the Shoreham, and was sup
plenented by banquet. The reception
took place in one of the large parlors of
the hotel and for over an hour. the boys.
some OF them gray-haired men, and many
Of them Washington's leading citizens. re-
hearsed the gocd old days of long ago, and
snapped stories of their school days. DR..
Whitman, president of the university, re-
ceived the members of the association. A
striking figure of the assemplage was that
Of DIR. Huntington, one Of the oldest pro-
fess crs of the university.
1t was after o'clock when Chairman
Hoagkins Of the banquet committee threw
open the doors to the banquet hall. The
tables were formed in the shape of the
letter U with DIR. Whitman and other men,
hers of the general faculty seated at the
head They were profIsely decorated with
cut flowers, and number of large vases
filled with beautiful American beauty roses
were placed at intervals between mounds
of growing hyacinths. The menu was more
extensive than usual, and after it had been
served President c. w. Richardson of the
Alumni Associa ton, announced the toasts.
He said the occasion reminded him of
great family gathering, where the sons OF
TIE old gray-naired mother had gathered to-
the proud past of the university and pre-
dicted great things for the future.
President Whitman.
He then introduced President Whitman,
who said in response to the toast, that he
correct designation of his Office until
short time ago. when an aged colored wo-
man applied at the college building for the
foreman of the university. He was the
foreman. He greeted the Alumni Associa-
ton in the name Of the university, and
after short, but interesting discourse
upon what the college lad done in the
past, spoke of the great promise Of the flu
ture. No university, he said. could build
upon air. 1t needed foundation, strong,
powerful and good. Columbian mad a foun-
daticn Of this character. Its past was its
oundation, and it was worthy Of the great
university. He referred TO the life works
of Presidents yelling and Sampson, to
whose devotion to duty the great founda-
ton was made possible. 1t remained for
the college of today to build for itself a
superstructure equally strong and good. II
there was an optimist in the association he
wanted him to follow, but advised the i'm
mediate expulsion of any pessimist.
He had been dreaming recently of the
great future Of the university. They were
dreams full Of promise. He dreamed of an
amalgamation of the faculties Of all the
departments of the university, each one
fully responsible for the whole. He dreamed
of the university athletic teams; foot ball,
If possible base ball surely. Teams COM
posed of men from every department of the
university. 1t was easy enough to hire men
to play ball for university team. but that
was the death of pure college sport. The
bane of university life is the lack of con-
tinuity. He had dreamed also of different
buildings for each department of the uni
versity-a new law building. a new medical
college. and, best Of all. a hospital for its
students; scientific school, laboratory
and an enlargement of graduate school
work. And dreams often come true, he said
If God be willing, he was not false profit
when he said there was a substantial back
ground for all these pictures. He had also
dreamed of campus for the university,
where the boys would gather and hold their
meetings, as In the other great universities
of the country. And that campus would not
be in Maryland or Virginia, but right here
IN the District OF Columbia. He spoke of
the great victories Of the American athletes
in the Olympian games in Athens, and
compared the American athletete with the
Greek. Ours were of a higher type of man.
hood, and the Greek in his best estate is
found inferior to the Drawn and muscle of
American manhood. At the conclusion of
DR.. Whitman's remarks he was vociferously
applauded.
Other Speeches.
Rev. :. II. Greene responded to the toast
'The University Corporation" and paid
deserving tribute to Dr. Whitman. He re-
a
year ago, and detailed the great advance
ment of the university during that period
1t was the best educational institution of
its kind in this latitude
Mr.. William B. King followed with a re-
Spouse to the toast letters. He drew an in
teresting comparison between the Columbian
College of his day with the present great
university.
medical school. was received with a storm
of applause when he arose to respond to
the toast of THE Healing Art" The great
advancement made by the medical depart
ment OF the university could not be over
estimated. Its strides had been phenomenal
and its graduates recognized the world over
He referred to the recent examination held
Tor positions in the army, and pointed ont
that Of the forty-five physicians who tool,
the examination five passed. OF this Num-
Der two We're Columbian graduates. The
medical college was the backbone of the
university. tApplause) He referred espe-
claliy TO the necessity Of a special course
IN the university proper, for the early train
ing of these who hoped to be physicians.
Mr.. Chaplin Brown spoke to the toast our
Lesal AdVlsors; DIR. II. B. Noble spoke for
the dsnta! FACULTY, and DR.. Charles E. Mum
roe closed the speech-makng with a hand
some address on the post graduate
Those Present.
Among those present were President B.,
l.. Whitman, DIR. c. N. Acker, DR.. C. W.
&APPioi' LII. y. a Ban, Dr. j. Wesley BO-
wee, DR.. c. H. Bowen, c. A. Brandenburs.
Chaplin Brown Adds B. Browne. Rev. S.
L. Bryant, DR.. w. x. Butler, DR.. William
PCarr, Dr.J. w Chappell, J.Walter Cooksey.
John b. Corliss. DR.. j. b. G. Custis, Prof.
Allan Davis. William A. Decaindry. W.
Riley Decide, c. w. DeKnight, DR.. VIII
llams Donnally, Charles T. Earle, John JOY
Edison. DR.. Edward Farquhar, DR. Rober.
Fletcher. DIR. G. w. Franzoni Prof. Felix
F1eyhold, DIR. L. L. Friedrich, Prof ]. HI.
Gore Rev. s. H. Greene, C. j. Groseciose.
DIR. G. B. Harrison, Prof. H. L. Hodgkins'
William F. Holtzman. G. G. Hubbard.
Prof. A. j. Huntington, DIR. w. w. John
ston, DR.. A. F. A. King, William B. King,
John B. Larner. DIR. George Latimer, Har-
ris Lindsey, Prof. L. ID. Lodge, w. H. Nc
Knew. Charles E. McNabb, Robert N Mar
tin. Prof G. T. Mason, William F. Mat
tingly. Prof. A: P. Montague. DR.. veranus
A. Moore. DR.. Francis p. Morgan, Prof. c..
e. Monroe, Dr. H B. Noble, Theo. W.
Noyes. Col. M. NJ. Parker, DR.. w. F. r.
Phillips, c. c. Poole, Prof. H. R. Pyne,
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, NJ. NJ. Ramsey, DIR.
c. w. Richardson, Mason N. Richardson,
DR.. Sterling Ruffin. DR.. George c. Samson,
DR.. E. A. De Schweinitz, DR.. E. A. Sell
hansen, DIR. D. K. Shute, DR.. J. Curtiss
Smithe, Rev. Chas. A. Stakely, Rev. j.
Macbride Sterrett, Alonzo H. Stewart, Dr.
James L. Suddarth, Duncan Thompson, B.
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