New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-19

A SCHOOL OF APPliED SClENCE
The Alumni Association of New-York University
was the particular division in the procession OF
college reunions that passed the reviewing stand
,,s, evening Its annual dinner held at the
SAVOY Hotel II was the first dinner held by the
association since the college officially assumed Its
new name which, by the way, Is the one that the
students of the institution have always used in
sneakins of their alma mater There were more
than che hundred men present last evening In the
beautiful dining hall Of the Savoy and DR.. Israel
G Pierson, president of the Alumni Association
ca, al the middle of the guests table. AT the
same table were also Chancellor Henry NJ. Mac
cracken. John Kendrck Bangs. the Rev Addison
ballard. William NJ. Kingsley. DIR. John r. Mum,
DR. A. Blauvelt, Professor Clarence d. Ashiey'
dean Of the Law School. and William S. Opdyke
Among the other alumni present were benjamin
II Bayliss. Professor l. +. Russell. A. A. Redheld.
ex-Juige George NJ Van Hoesen, DR.. c. s. Benedict,
DR. A. W. Ferris. A. B. De Frece. the Rev W. D
buchanan Thomas Stokes, James BOYD, professor
w X Gillett James Abbott. DR.. A. G. Wiener, Dr.
lawrence Schenck. DR.. J. H., Bryan, j. 5. Arndt,
7 + Stevenson, Professor Henry M Bard ). r.
MacCracken A. ID. Davis. y. {. Hendrickson FRO
lessor Abner c. Thomas and DR.. F. lie Roy Sat
terlee Mayor Strong and tho Rev DR.. Lyman
Abbott sent letters OF regret.
THE CLASS OF lA7 REPRESENTED.
Especially interesting was the presence OF six
,An1bers OF the class of lsi7. whose graduation
pAv Drs Wilson Phraner. Thompson and Chiids'
Judge John c. Sedgwick and the Messrs HoibrooK
and Stone. ,
The Rev. DR.. Phraner was the hrst aiter-dihhe'
sneaker and he responded for his fehow-cIassniei
~ the class OF ls47 DR.. Phraner's address was
-, ..rs Senectute" as he discoursed upon the de-
lights of old age and the proper way in which 10
,ecs,ve them In the course of Dr. Phraners al
dress Chancellor MacCracken entered 'he nan.
and the flow of oratory was Temporarily suspenueu
IN order that the head Of the University "sn' NC
greeted with a rousing cheer -
William VI. Kingsley. who acted as toas'mas'er'
then introduced John Kendrick Bangs to SPEAK 10
the boys on Politics" Mr. Bangss FAMOUS cam
naien for the privilege OF occupying the HaSoi
chair at Yonkers is still remembered Win iiitele''
both by those who have read pooh u MS ma
frarrantly embalms the choicest features OF 'ie
campaign and by others to whom that pleasure mas
been denied Last night Mr.. Bangs toid some u
The stories that may be found in the oeiore-iheh-
toned book and still others that are hol ''e'''
He said in part Villa, o.o
IN ,s 1h,Is. do YOU think you could talk inteIii-
gently on politics for fifteen minutes ,rdnS and
GO and So that at, EXPLAINS spsMes
heir aesenoe ,b am Affirmative fSr9 ri fear cannot
DO it myself for my political career was , hoos
Soon after or the to
had lost in my unsuccessful srusge '9 bods store
hopors man went into aave ySu got Six Weeks
ana poitics by John Kendrick Bangs" The clerk
replied: "Oh no He didn't last hali that ''ine'
ADAPTABILITY IN POLITICS
man has got 10 have many especial qualh>a-
tons If he'd succeed in politics shall never lor,
rs- a conference in the CT which local
1,oI,,Ican said 10 me: Bangs old man, If youll
roueh up the long green I'll kiss you thro through,
Another necessity for success in politics Is Sirh
S pity I'M rodneed 10 the assembled multitude as
native Of Parnassus whsreuPom voice s srnr
from the gallery, saying; Ihe oom ca'pe'-O"ee'''
remember wonderful instance OF the ia SafoU Oh
ne eiection-the other mans election was some some
under the weather that evening for me- The
maid~anotker politician. by-the-way-saio' MIS-
Their Bangs amt in
Air We sure" said the caller.
Nav. nj niy ss s seen , MN
We'll. then he aim IN
Did We say ye niver seen I'M
"Welli then. he'll niver be in ..,..,,,u oost
That maid had no adaptabihty' she pioO"'''
Mr. Bangs then ventured far from the ne,a q. Ii
humor and gave his hearers some adVSe epe the
cornerstone of the countrys political fabric ne he
deprecated the small interest ,a Wen, 70 one MIN
self until ne nominated FOR Mayor oi h0
CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN's SPEECH.
Chancellor MacCracken was the next speaker
His address was in part as follows:
People say New-Iork university Is Hlo'ls i5,,
Our rate of motion to me seems but SLOW Rapiuity
S oniv a relative term; 1880 the School OF Peda-
ed: Mad faT s sdhoo
our new amended charter; 1894 the Enlverslty Coa
the Law school reorganzed 1896 our Eame changed r
and the Inauguration of the College Ciose TOT ooi
INTO bec done oo in TWO What shall 1897 see?
only tell you what my own heart Is SET upon an,
committee N ~ uni inversty School of Applied Sci
m1st be consumn ated II was impossible at Wash
gon SQUARE No tesch hag ne dozen
wants its lecture room! its laboratory Iooin is9
drawing its IPpa IaVe reserSed the entire
north and south sides Of the campus al uhseleny
Heights The problem Of place ana spC one Is Of be-
ginning it one OF building The 1GIpGaSd q Let
ne tell you briefly what we now possess 'o""'"
First We have the campus the College close lie
athletic facilities the library museum anu S Gu,
iorinm Not one of these but Is a necessity toi
school science we'll as for eoi,Tse eousl use
OF every one of them share anu SiIa @ pbiosonhv
That means that considerably more than mi mon
dollars OF property given to us IN cpoa IS ready
FOR the Joint use the School OF Science ana INC
second d school Of science ought not to be mere.
Is SCIENTIFIC Some schools OF science are. ~ ~
admit man knowing no iangq1ase Of French and
German and they do not give MN SIise ad ami
h5 H;I e1iaSicst smaterng of history and
without any economies or political scene ~, is
they give him not an hour in any OF them. ne IS,
not REQUIRED 10 know what losic means, lioi 'io
difference between reasoning by lnducti9h am
ducton AZ to the civil mechanical tnbii.,eo'
having Il soul, they do not encourage Tic N0"'
Naughtcr.)
CULTURE COURSES ALSO NEEDED
Our University School of Science, on the contrary
insists on the culture courses. We admit 'ha' every
hour might be filled with technology. but we eN-
pset the student TO study technology all his life
We insist then that he know something OUTSIDE OF
technology. (Applause.) Hence we demand that
from one-third 10 one-fourth of his time lCr -FOUR
years shall go 10 language and literature phioso-
ply and history. We make him a bacheIor OF SCI
enee before we make him civil engineer lie can
not have the latter until he has spent his litnyea
az post bacca ureate year in the practcai WORK