The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-21
pArRIorIo MEETING AZ YALE.
by Graduates and Um-
dergraduates Last Night.

1t is very doubtful if a more enthu-
siastic and spirited mass meeting of
students, graduates and members of
the faculty of Yale university was ever
held than was the one held in College
street hall last night for the purpose of
taking formal action presenting the
gifts to the cruiser Yale. Both the
main floor and the gallery of the hall
We're crowded to overflowing with MEM
bers of all classes and all departments,
and the spirit of patriotism aroused
was given vent to in the stirring man
ner in which the songs were sung and
cheers given. Members of the faculty
occupied seats on the stage and there
was a goodly number of them present.
The most important action of the meet
ing was the adoption, of the following
resolution as presented by W. III. Clark
| '96:
Whereas, the government has conferred
distinguished honor upon Yale university by
yale"
Whereas the graduates and students of
| Yale university desire to express In a sub
stantial manner their heary appreciation OF
this act now therefore be it
| Resolved, that our graduates and students
| Of Yale university, In mass meeting assem-
| bled hereby tender to the government our
sincere thanks and beg to present to the
cruiser Yale as a token of our support of
| the government in the present crisis, two
rapid fire guns and set of colors, and fur
| ther be it
Resolved, that the secretary of this meet
| ing be instructed to forward copy of
| these resolutions to the president OF the
United States and the secretary of the
navy.
| President Timothy Dwight presided
| Accompanied by the Second regiment
band the whole congregation arose and
sang America" After electing H. T..
Weston 9s, first lieutenant of Battery
A, secretary, who, together with Ser
geant F. v. Chappell, were present,
President Dwight made brief speech
in which he said that the assembly
was not for the purpose of melting the
| spirit of patriotism, as that spirit was
| established when the ten clergymen as
| sembled gave their books and laid the
| foundations of the university. This
| spirit has remained since the first of
| the eighteenth century and would con-
| tinue to remain. 1t is just as great now
as it was in the War of the Revolution
and in the civil war. Young men have
gone from our number to contend in
our behalf because this is country of
freedom and truth. They carry with
! +,
being, and our prayers are that they
1 will return in safety. We have assem-
/ bled to make formal expression of our
| appreciation Of the honor conferred up
/ on this university " offering a, gift to
| the government Of this republic. This
gift is accompanied with the hope that
| the war will be speedily and honorably
! concluded. He closed with the appro-
| pirate words of the first president of
| the university, For God, for country
and for Yale"
A brief resume of the work done by
the cruiser fund committee and the
alumni was made by Dwight Fl. Day
of the Yale News and Lewis Welch of
the Alumni Weekly, respectively. The
report of Treasurer Sawyer was very
| interesting and the full amount of mon
ey raised as reported was far in excess
| of the needs and expectations. The
total was $S,144.S2S. OF this $1,193.33
was given by undergraduates. The
''Star Spangled Banner" was then sung
by all present
Rev. DR.. Lines II then made an ex-
cellent and appropriate address In
the course of it he said that this is a
righteous war and that it was being
waged because Spanish misrule had
made an open sore and the world de-
manded that it should be healed. The
speaker was several times interrupted
by thunderous applause.
Professor Bernadotte Perrin made the
closing speech, in which he said that in
Italy and Spain the governments were
closing the universities because of the
riots against the government, while in
this country some of the universities
may have to be closed because of the
students who are going to war in de-
Tense of the government. Many people
deprecated the war, but the time is now
past for such complaints and all are
| united and of one mind. After singing
Bright College Years all present join
ed in a parade which was headed by
the band and made a tour of the college
| h1Ii1dipos