New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
YALE ALUMNI REUNION.
SPEECHES BY OLD-TIMERs FOR HALF
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CENTURY BACK.
New-Haven Conn. Juno 20.-Yale's commence
ment Is nearing It's close. The alumni had theii
celebration to-day In the morning the first affair
yns the alumni reunion in Alumni Hall. Thomas
Hooker, OF this city called the meeting to order
and stated that the Executive Committee had
selected A. T. Judd, Chief Justice OF the Ha-
waiian Republic 'G2. to preside. Justice Judo
took the chair and made brief speech saying
that Hawaii looked TO Yale for her university edu'
cation, and that nearly all the youth Of Hawaii
who came to America came to Yale. He SAID tha'
before long he hoped Hawaii would fly the Stars
and Stripes He has two sons In the graduating
class.
III. B. Chaplin. Al. gave an interesting account
of the Yale customs Of fifty years ago. Eleven OF
the members OF his class have returned to cee-
brate Their semi-centennlal-an unusually large
number. f. NJ. Day, Of Hartford. spoke for "a.
and the Rev. DR.. David j. Burrell. OF New-York,
for CT. Dr. Burrel said that II Harvard conferred
a degree on Lehman he would insist that Yale
confer that modest boating athletic ad-
wiser. George Adee, of his class Homer b.
Sprague. 80, pleaded for closer relations between
Yale and the common people. and the Rev. H. o.
Curtis, Of New-York. spoke In reminiscent vein
for II. Charles f. Chaplin. Of THE Waterbury
American" said that his class had brought back
Gene Baker, the who organized fotball
at Yale and first defeated a Harvard eleven.
James r. Sheffield spoke for II. DR.. II. H. Steb-
bins OF Rochester. for o. and J. II. Trowbridge
for 81.
At the election OF a member OF the corporation
only voted on, and 1t is practically
certain that Edwerd G. Mason. co. Of Chicago, will
be reelected.
This afternoon, after the Medical School exer-
cises. the principal feature of which was the adj
dress Of DIR. William NJ. Polk. of New-York, on
How to Work." the members of that department.
joined the academic and scientific graduates in
basct% match contested. This engrossed the
attention OF all the guests at the commencement
Tonight all the classes Of the academic depart
ment which have returned for their reunions nclud,
their class banquets. The winner of the class cup
at the triennial CT ~ was f. NJ. Crawford. Of To-
Scientific School from ~ to - held their reunions,
OF class banquets in that department II. NJ. Teller,
IT. son of Senator Teller was the principal speaker
The annual commencement concert OF the Glee and
Banjo clubs thls evening attracted large and fash
At meeting OF the Yale Corporation to-day, AS
sistant Professor Charles +. Beecher was made uni
Professor L. V. Prison made professor OF phys
zeal geology in the Sheffield Scientific School D. J. W:
to an assistant professorship OF Latin. Or. ". !.
Cross Instructor in English in the Scientific School.
ment. DR.. r. n. Corwln instructor in German. also
fessor DR.. Charles ]. Bartlett, instructor in the
Medical School, was made assistant professor Of
pathology Charles c. Clarke. graduate Of the col
lege in 1888. appointed instructor in French in
the Scientific School, and DR.. Herbert De w. Car
rington was appointed Instructor In German In the
Scientific School, his appointment being made neces-
sary by, the resignation OF Alber. s. Wheeler. who
had held the place for twenty-five years
At the same meeting system of retiring allow
ances for professors established, by which an
opportunity Is given for any professor who has full
filed twenty-five years service TO retire on an al
owance, after having reached the age of sixty-ive
years.