The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-19
voR AN AMERICAN HENLEY
,rppRIsE AT THE CORNELL
a LLUMYI BANQUET.

t"', r,.r, or All CoiieEes-Firht STOP
$3.50 a GREAT Annual Aquatic FESTIVAL
,orso NJ Cornell, whose eight-oared crew
,he,r college the foremost place in
won ,votermanship last year, DIR. Louis La
A""s President OF the Cornell Club, an
ee""ap lac, night the establishment OF q trophy
.holi bc nm open challenge, permanently,
WI American college crews. Tho announce
To- w., w,s made at the annual dinner OF inc
mn alumni held at tho Waldorf-hstorla,
- - ono guests being present, ana was nailed
s,,b tho widest enthusiasm.
WIN. rIons of DIR. Seaman. who 10 the donor
nrn arc followed out, America will
.sIn a few years have q regatta which will
"nno-e fayorably with Englands Henley.
."hps,o the greatest aquatic festival In tho
world. A.. Auor,o,, ,ol.
80 championship, was exhibited last night. al
.souch Il is not quito finished, ana the deco OF
in IN the Cornell University Athieuc Associa-
sior was read. 1t provides that tho athietic as
socistion shall hold the cup TOT one year. OF
"",n Tho formation OF IN intercollegiate or
III" uenlcy Rowing Association. IL such
Hunn,otion shall be formed within one year.
"a nnon the formation Of such association
NV ,ronsfer such cup in trust to such associa-
,ion or the stewards thereof
nh. varsity Challenge Cup is said to be the
..a.s, and finest trophy ever offered for COM
n.,i,,on in an aquatic event. 1t lie OF solid sill
~ Glands thirty-one inches high. and weighs
,ho,t 900 ounces. Tho style 10 Louis XIV,
Nd snaces are left for panels to allow or
snecial decoration. On one OF these panels
m eiahtoared race between two crews Is
represented. The upper part OF the cup
i Beautifully modelled M tSs edt o. aF b%es,ow 81 the
oivo Wreath NTth Near her feet 10 inscribed the
p notpo' ""Spcctemur dgendo." The handle. form
Ing = s ihe tor Of the cup, which is formed of a
series OF shells terminating IN q scroil. ..
On one Of the subordinate panels on the lover love
PS = Challenge Cup" and the name Of tho
aon m while underneath on another, panel Is a
miniature representation IN reIiebo on inc Sue achs
zach rsre, intended to typify that this cup shall be to
narsmen on landlocked waters what the queens
cup 1,h rs 70 pssneIs on this part of tho vase. and on
the stiil lower spaces afforded by the base, are
left 10 receive inscriptions which shall record
thn names OF future winners. eIhe cup was do
signed and made by Theodore b: starr.
4 President Of the Cornell Club Dr. Seaman
acted as postmaster. and introduced the speak
srs without reference to his gift of tho cur.
until late in the evening. The first speaker was
President J. G. Schurman OF the university. he
said in mart, after CONTEMPLATING the college on
the happy outcome Of the Intercollegiate con-
ference in rowing matters:
..AmpriCa Ia n country Inap no Aul6TlCAu Cuu
fail to be more than usually proud Of just now
when we are in troublous times. Last night
when / arrived in this city l saw the state
that We were on the verge Of war: Some
friends who had also seen the sensational re-
ports discussed the. matter with. me, and 1
Told them that l had just come. from Wash.
ington where had met. some OF the members OF
the Government. all Of whom. were calm and
The situation, and that / had reason to know
that there was no foundation for any war scare.
Ny friends declared that they would, never
Turning to college matters, President Schur-
man said that the general prosperity is result
Ing in f Gol n sS1 ad inTsste eSr m somS f G5 W shs eS1,
up before maturity. The money thus coming in
whereas it had been drawing z or 8.
I'm the face Of the declining rates Of inter.
Cornell continues to grow. After next Juno
commencement the university will have gradu.
thsn % IN tSe % ppee ,n ine tWeS ssSfs an yea Ge%%ple'eo
toast to Ezra Cornell was drunk In silence, as is
James ". Alexander being called upon to re:
spond to "The Scholastic Tiger and Success"
He said;
variety published in this city called the Ioice.
edited by. q man named Funk. n descriptive
ILaughter.l Owing to the efforts in publication
and illustration Of this sheet, the impression
has been planted in the minds of many. and
seems to be growing, that President Patton and
ex.President Cleveland spend most of their time
in white aprons behind a bar. When the Toice
hue and de- cry ae!1 While Te at IF Yale. Wh sner It's vat asten Rsess
was turned thither, there was no particular sur
prise expressed. This shows our superior repu:
thing doesn't do any harm. anyway. We hold
oy PRESIDENT Patton's declaration, that we will
not DO bound by any ecclesiastical body, but will
4 nUrnu6 0nr own rnrrna NO aanna hast ~ IrhaAra I
Dean Horatio 8. White of Cornell followed in
Q speech In which he expressed the general
tween the colleges in various lines. His obser.
Tation that at Cornell the students are taught
2 build warships was received with marked ap-
In reply to the toast "As Others Soc U.s."
rrof James, B. Ames Of Harvard complimented
CS22rnell on her "unfailing spirit of fair play"
sald, .,ot the recent action. Whereby a
rae r.sS hss been arranged between Cor.
my hope that this marks the end of O policy of
exclusion on the part Of any university. (Cheers.l
such . policy Is unfair and un-American. It 10
than GSaaS u IN l't The en eollsg upon snel a the college excluding
For the University OF Pennsylvania Prot. s.
Maiist, prsvost spoke briefly, comparing inter
o. which he has had experience. He was fol-
IGwed by Arthur F, Bowers, representing Brown
We meet tonight under the shadow of a
great calamity. There is cause to be proud OF
T. cam reason or the American people at this
rrme OF shock and sorrow. Look at the
french. Their wild frenzy over the attack
On the honor OF their army. Remember
now England raved when the German EN-
peIor sent his famous message to the Tre nsvaal.
compare heir actions with the admirable and
noblc self control and self restraint of the
american people In SO irving and momentous
ah event as the present. Every American must
tee!a personal pride In the courage and stead.
business OF the officers and men of the Maine-as
Sus heroes as II they had gone to their death
battle" SUI INV Wv 'iae" "a
NJ, Bowers then spoke OF Cornell's success In
anetics and particularly on tho water, and
eatu Ihat all true sDortsmen looked forward TO
= I'm when there should he a great open
sametlchh aquatic. event. When President
Lesmhu arose., after the song which fol.
pmtd ms speech, he did not Immediately in.
CcUauSn The next speaker. but treated the
tnIhnneIihns to a surprise. He began by
immnmg NJ ne previous speakers words and go.
i on with his own theme amid growing ex-
G onen as The alumni began to sec what was
EhnnIhY' AZ the announcement Of the Varsity
Em",etRe 'np there was a tremendous cheer
'no prospective American Henley and its
'TEEuThtor. Mir, Seaman said:
inel inst srcnker Inns touched upon n theme
omrssn eloQnen'e so classic and words 20 mellifn-
y maj mere remains for me only the pleasure
Amen -" "'"'''eh's anu saying
No, 10 zee inaugurated, either on the Hudson, at
Csvuan" nuon. SaratogA, or on our own beautiful
NJ; uHh ~. annual aquatic carnival, riynllinx n
- va NV IN "a NM nAI - l.