The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-06

want the people 100 years hence to
recognize the same old college. per-
haps the same old buildings and the
same old rooms. That which Is Old
about Dartmouth should remain old.
That which is to be new should be
made essentially new. l want the new
to be new, and the old to be old. with
a sharp line of distinction drawn be-
tween" (Applause.)
President Tucker then gave some
facts about the students of Dartmouth
He said that 40 per cent of them were
sons Of business men; 20 per cent were
sons of professional men; 20 per cent
came from farms; 10 per cent from the
trades and 10 per cent from miscellan-
eous parentage. One-third came from
New Hampshire one-third from Mas
sachusetts and the other third scatter
ing.
The speaker thought that the spirit
which had actuated the great men
who had left Dartmouth. The pres1-
dent believed that the college should
have the culture, the push, the momen-
tum which carries men on to con-
clusion. The college, he said, had
much in distinction from professional
school. In the former the student
should have ample room to recreate;
to idealize the world into which he
will soon enter He must not be allow
ed to belittle the world or to become
a. cynic. II would rather have a boy
idealize, dream dreams and see visions
If need be, for then he will not fall into
the commonplace. He will at least
have the strength to push against the
cruel world and make himself felt.
President Tucker said he only had one
thing to ask the alumni, and that was
to assist in the erection Of an alumni
hall. THAT done, 1 absolve you from
further care and responsibility. Going
back to the idea that historic college
should be a corporate body, embracing
every old graduate, I ask the alumni
to assist and take a new interest IN
Dartmouth"
President Northrop followed in some
thing of a facetious vein and narrated
several Incidents of different presi-
dents of Dartmouth he had known. he
paid President Tucker q tribute and
prophesied his success. Taking issue,
however, upon the real value OF trad1-
tons to make a college successful,
President Northrop said: eve are sur
prised to find how we succeed out mere
where we have none Of those admir-
able old traditions. By the natural
laws Of evolution we are making Won
derful progress here in the West. L
rejoice in the freedom from traditions
we have out here, and think we are
progressing faster than II we were East
and working under them
President Northrop turned point
against Dartmouth in laughable man.
ner. President Tucker In his address
had cited the incident in history telling
that the son of Daniel Webster had
wept on his fathers shoulder when
told he might go to college. President
Northrop humOrOusly remarked that
the young man wept because he had to
go to Dartmouth.
Addresses were also made by DR..
David N Beach, of Minneapolis; Rev.
DR.. Ingersoll, and Benz. Reynolds, who
first saw Dartmouth in 1910.
The officers foT the ensuing year VIII
be the same as last year, excepting the
president, Judge B. A. Dickinson, Of
duluth, class Of so, was elected to sue
coed Chas. A. Pillsbury. The list fol-
lows:
Oficers of the ssociation-President Hon.
B. A. Dickinson, 80; vice presidents Hor-
ace Goodhue, ST; Albert P. Warren, IA; Ches-
ter B. Curtis, $50: secretary, Charles L. Saw
yer, 'SS; treasurer, H. L. Moore, IT; executive
committee Joseph F. Moore S3; Thomas M.
Edmands, 83; A. c. Boyd, 'S9.