New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-16
TRINITY ALUMNI REUNITED
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LOCAL Asso-
CITATION

PRESIDENT SMITH or THE CONDITIONS OF THU
COLLEGE At HARTFORD.
Some seveny-nve moro OF tho alumni Of Trim
ity College met at tho Hotel Savoy last evening for
( the annual reunion and dinner ~ the New-Yorle
Association. Tho Rev. Or William II. Nibberi.
rector Of Trinity Chapel presided over the festiyi-
dies. and there were present ns tho guests o. tho
evening the Rev. DR.. George Williamson Smith.
president ~ the college Professor Favel e. Luther.
the Rev Dr. T.. a. Bradley. the Or. Thomas Gal
laudet tho Very Rev. DR.. T.. a. Hoffman. dean OF
the General Theological Seminary and Bishop Hall.
~ Vermont Among the other alumni present
were William f.. Curtis. william q. Davies. John
Sabine Smith. Ambrose Spencer Murray, jr Ed
, ward n Appleton Charles A. Appleton. Colonel
William s. Corswell. Winfield 9 Moody. the Rev.
Cornelius p. Smith, Edward VI. Scudder, ". G..
Sheldon, George 3 Waters. Lawson Purdy. Alex
ander T. Mason. IT. V Rutherford. Professor
George T.. Beers. OF Yale Law School; Sydney q.
Fisher. OF Philadelphia. and Professor Leonard W.
Richardson OF the State Normal College. Albany.
Several undergraduates among those who sat
about the tables Among them Captain
Graves, OF the baseball team and Captain Sutton.
OF tho football team
President Smith. the guest OF honor. the
first speaker. He said in part follows:
AS rise to respond to your greeting pardon me
II I begin In a somewhat unusual way. Thirty
years ago Trinity College was about 10 close It's
doors for lack Of funds. when professor 10 whom
Trinity dear undertook 70 avert the calamity
by raising 10000 for tho college. Through what
toll and ribulation this was done. only those who
have undertaken a like task fully appreciate
But II done and the calamity was averted
miss Or. Mallory hero tonight. as / miss him In
other ways, for he has gone to his rest. But he IS
worthy OF remembrance by every OF Trinity for
this deed
And there others whom I miss. especially
DR.. Charles F. Hoffman. who devoting his
nd n 10
we have in hand. But they all have borne their
tribute Of love 10 Alma Mater and their names live
on our rolls.
Trinity College Is In as good condition az rs best
friends could wish In view OF its resources. We
have more students to-day than ever before. We
have had $4,000 left within short time for
two scholarships We have to refuse many
every year becaus. We cannot provide the assist
that IL needed, and which he had else
where II we had moro money we could have more
departments. thoroughly differed and equipped.
and. of course, more students
For thousand years tho work Of developing
boys into mon has engaged the highest wisdom
~ mankind. In that time certain methods and
instrumentalites have been differentiated az suit
able for the purpose We not prepared 70
throw these overheard until something else shall
be shown TO be better. Therefore we give tho
time honored degrees for the time honored work
and refuse 70 give them for tirne-honored work.
IS claimed TO Re Just good The 'humanltes
tho old course Of studies enriched and made more
flexible Is still the substance OF curriculum.
We noto difference between wisdom and knowl-
edge: between developing character and impart-
ing facts. between education and instruction. our
aim. college. is educational. and whatever
knowledge and facts may n student I'm
this process OF education valuable, but only
secondary in Importance. But while the old course
OF the humanitics" enriched and made more
flexible. Is tho foundation OF curriculum.
do not d!spsrage the educational value OF tho
studies peculiar 20 our day. For these We
have unsurpassed facilities in laboratories.
and perhaps may add gymnasium and
athletic field. For the development OF our scien-
tinc work are in need OF building for tho
Department OF Natural History, and hope to have
the $4,000 required by July
Professor Luther spoke for the faculty. He re-
ceived tumutuous greeting, especially from the
undergraduates present. who had an eye TO the
next time they should face the professor In a class
room. Professor Luther said that Trinity was
either too big or not big enough. II big
that the faculty were overwOrked while II was
not big enough 10 justify them In asking for as
sistance. He made plea for heartier support from
spirit in passing. The professor said that rs the
first Yale man he ever hit him crack i'm tho
RIBS with a baseball he had never been great adj
mirer OF Yale; but fales Spirit he did admire. and
he wished Trinity mer would get little more OF It,
lie declared that a man should have almost the !
feeling for his college that he had for his |
Other speakers were the Rev. DR.. T. Galaudet |
the Rev. John Mccain and tho Rev. DR.. Bradley.
slon by George Stafford Waters vs. was sung during
one OF the intermissiors In the speaking. and Il !
made an instantaneous hit
rents o; the dinner were Robert Thorne chair |
man: Frederick r. Hasht Harmon s, Graves |
George Newell Hamlin and Edward f. Burke