New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
THE G. c. n. Y. DINNER
ALUMNI FEAST AT DELMoNiOo -
ApDREssEs BY f. FRANCIS HYDE. WHO PRE-
SIDES: MEI.vIT. DEWEY. CHARLES bobn'hi
HrRRJI,L GENERAL WEBB PROFESSOR
MNULTY. WILLIAM W. SMITH

MNULTY WILLIAM W. SMITH
AND JOHN W DAVIS
In Nev-York are held more college alumni DIN
ncrs than In my other city In the country, ana
,bere ere moro college graduates In New-1o rh,
probably than in any other OF the large centre Va
population Yet 1t is likely that few oil inc coeso
dinners will excite more local interest tn'i' ''''
~ tn, alumni of tn. College of the city OF new
York which took place last night at Delmonlco p
The collage is supported by the taxes OF the Gu
vsns Of New-York and. being part OF theH pun
Nc school system ia free for the entrance III ''i'
sons Last nights meeting was notabe pec"use "
ros the first held under the new city charter
which makes the college An INSTITUTION elu"HI9 VI
N. Borouehs Of Manhattan. The Bronx bfooNE Il,
ouoens and Richmond. In line with its increased
responsibilities there were exhibited las' "is"' .''o
plans for the new buildings OF the coiese' "
are TO be erected Washington Heishts anu
Ground for which will he broken within six weeks.
About two hundred Of the college grauu"''' "a.
down last night at the thirty small tables BE. ou'
In the large ballroom at Demonico's. Al the 'apie
az honor there sat with Francis r. Hyde' pie''-
dent OF the alumni; President webb. MeiVli po",,
secretary OF the Board of Regents OF the '
Of the state Of New-York Charles Buckley MUD
bell president of the Board Of Trustees; Professor
John J. McNuty William W. Smith ana john '"
Davis - o,,,r,s no
Tn. spe-echos dealt largely with the proo'eins
fore the college. Melvil Dewey was lntrouuceu y.
President Hyde speak on THE Flace Vi VIZ
Collcx,-Retwecn the High School and the OhiVe'-
sty" He spoke of his impressions ,alk shn he
om;s dor Of the pecularies distingu lshhs .ne
New-York city College from any fgundiv convinced
That the free college will grow rapidly In favor Or, IN
this believe It Is better Tern Than tha an en-
dowed academy Then II is city COLLEGE ahd 1t ,,1e
d fact 'na ma clement rs Of highly desirable
because il IS and Is % De- unSer
sifv New-York Is soon have two or the gfesten
universities the University OF me ~ u and the
college are entirely distinct At university man
Is rot at school under tuelage he Is man with ~
S,sn,te aim and speca lization, sought on me
,,road liberal education Arst obtained a. me CO..
lego glad you stick TO t'5 b ne mo M OF the
tsxpayers and will add to their material advan-
tase more T r5eh pace Of the college is underneath
iba nniverstty on top of the high-schooi AZ you
the hghsGhoo t to give we UP cG'Ts
k9sp sT4y ySares Bulky ubbe Board
T Invit,tion for tonight" he said, was couched
in careful phrase 1t was intended that sn G
think / am qualified such. as | have been
elected to that position three times ~t'fh WERE
eligible 20 in the position ! would appear. pc
lieve I am hut have not read the coSk enle,on
of tho evening papers GaughterD II 1t should ater
appear that am not, you VII at Least oe'fve sb ,ne
vent on 70 sneak OF the connection of the college
With CITY affairs. Several years ago ne s SAT-
due WAS G Gd not want ya tT the whole
earth wanted at least a good portion OF the sou
ON Manhattan Island: but have come 10 red~e
The Value OF It's work, and II ! continue 10 De
,ner,ber OF the Board OF Trustees after FEBRUARY
q I nropose to vote for all the land you need Long
cheers) believe that the sentiment IN me u"N
ernor's first message. that In the extension OF
hubble intelligence there Is no such thing as pro o.
ieality OF the public treasure. Is right "her IN"
troasure is wisely expended Gentlemen 10 you ene
Roord OF Education IL looking for announcement.
and enpport in the policy declared by II In the last
few DAYS. You may well abolish anutoNIn aiii
,,acciue virus as join In the proposition tlat nlahu
training drawing and music must have pla.e no
LONGER In the schools Of New-YOrk. Inc great OBJ
ect Of public educatio is not to teacn hoSs nov 10
'rarn a living but how 10 1--we, TO MAKE the puy
staIwart and strong and endow him win the spIrl
~ American institutions II that be not true tnen
The policy OF the Board Of Education Is not wen
founded (CheersD ill., ,or
Pres,dent Webb who has served the college LOT
rearlv thirty years greeted with three cheeI >
r%en ne arose TO speak. His toast was ne or, OIL
Ice Professor McNuty spoke or coIese
Ptuosophv" William W. Smith on The Greater
roiIege . and John ". Davis on "Contrasts ~
9tbsrs nresent were General a. s. Webb r. W.
Taft Robert Maclay, Joseph j. Little, hugh Kelly
c@ioneI a p Ketchum. II Fuller. professor
,doInh Cohn Register Isaac Fromme. Everett
p Wheeler Henry Morganthau Arthur McMulhnI
i,,cretary OF the School Board Of the Boroughs OF
Manhattan and The Bronx; IL Crawford Nc
crnnrv charles J.. Holt. Professor Adoph Werner,
Cbaries + Ivdecker Louis Som Horace =. ORES
80 Martin Ray. Bayard Purcell the Rev Dr.
uerrv Nottet and Eric Bushnell.