New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
Wales ROUsIyG DEMONSTRATION.
A STIRRING MAsS-MEETING-THE CRUISER
FUND COMMITTEE HAS A SUR
Pills OF 1900.

N.wuaven May (SpecaD.-In spite OF the
nos,tively discouraging work OF collection the
Vale Cruiser Fund Committee finds Itself. al the
present writing. with surplus OF s-V"' lhis Is
after paying for two Vickers- Maxim semi-au'o-
matte S-pounder rapid-hre guns, costing N-" anu
stand Of ATTY -one colors. costing nearly Wv. anu
all expenses Of collection. and OF the mass-meetins
here last night.
without serious effort enough money for the en-
tire battery for an auxiliary cruiser could easily
have been secured. The committee says the taut
Of a surplus is with the Yale men. VINO INSISTED on
doing more than they were asked to do. one ex-
annie Is Neu-York Ctys contribution. The iale
colony there was asked for $780, they have maze
+, xsooO up to date This was in subscriptions OF
,ror, &, 70 s2o-he latter being the largest amount
given by any one man. DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew
member OF the committee. contributed this sum
New Haven and Hartford come next IN order IN the
amount OF their subscriptions. The total tunds
were gathered from over two thousand oiHefe"'
Vale men In nearly forty Yale centres OF the coun-
49,, No formal action has been taken 10 the
disnostion OF the surplus, but IL is the present
mind OF the committee 10 hold 1t for while, until!
II IL seen what the needs of the war may be-
1,h,. generation has not seen such meeting at
NewHayen As Yale held last night. at College
street Hall The big church. gallery, floor and
aisle. was crowded to the ves'ibule The coiors
hung everywhere from the walls OF this University
leading members OF the faculty were on the plat
form Dean Wright. OF the Academic; Dean Phii-
lin. ~ the Graduate School: Professor Weir. or
tho School of Fine Arts; Professor Porter OF the
D,vni,v School; Professor Richards. OF the Scien-
fife School and many others were seen AT this
dsmonstration OF Yale loyalty The spirit or the
Meeting was shown not only In the rousing cheers
with which the Yale student officers OF the ISL
Connecticut Light Artillery were greeted as they
took their seats on the platform. nor yet alone IN
the spirit with which the great crowd under the
leadership Of the Glee Club and the "a nesiihen'
Band sang the National anthems, but IN the dead
,rearnest attention with which the great audience
followed the words Of the speakers. When fresi-
dent Dwight In an eloquent opening speech.
ske,ched the historic loyalty OF Yale, and wouhd
I'M bv repeating the Anal line OF fales favorite
coI,egs song For God for Country and for yale,
nIauea And when the resolutions were presented
indorsinR unequivocay the government IN its
nrosecution OF the war. and formally rendering as
coiors TO the cruiser Yale. the same earnest en-
tbmsiasm came out In the applause.
The Rev. DR.. Il. 8. Lines, the rector or 81 PAU
f,hurch and a graduate Of nearly thirty years
standing In speaking OF the resolutions dwelt elo-
uuently on the sacredness OF the cause on which
the United States had launched.
ment followed with a singulary effective address
He spoke OF the regret with which the University
parted at this time Win some OF us pes, men 1i
lowed them He said that so long as the ehler-
gency was no greater parents and teachers com
bned In their efforts TO restrain the enthusiasm
for further enlistment. but that he. for one, OPP
posed any restraint which In any way checked the
ioyal spirit of the youth Of Yale. He commented
on the fac: that while In some Continental coun-
insurrection Of students. In this country the Uni
versities were wondering whether they would have