The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-30
ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER
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Woodford, President McKinley's min ister to Spain. President Dwight re- ferred to him as having been engaged in building castles in Spain and as hay- ing met the usual fate in the disap- pearance of such castles. MT. Woodford was very enthusiastic- ally received. He said in part: am glad to be back again among the men of Yale. I am glad to feel the touch of her influence and to find the college as loyal and patriotic as in the old days. I deeply appreciate this well come. I appreciate more deeply the privilege of being a member of the fra ternity of Yale. In all my life have found this distinctive characteristic of Yale that whenever a Yale man starts to do thing he does it. I hope that the new hall will not prove to be 'castle in Spain." I would like to speak of my experiences during my ten months in Spain, but as the state de- partment has decided that I am still minister to Spain, I suppose that must prove that am still minister to Spain. am glad that am under such a man in service who when war was ulu dtl LtidL ally llletll SOulu do to preserve peace and who, now that war has come, shall strike such blows as will bring soon again the blessings and honor of peace.
 The Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster said that he did not feel any the less venerable for the degree which had been conferred upon him in the morn- ing, and that doubtless it was intend- ed as commendation of his theology. He said that one on entering the cam pus was much impressed with the physical changes which had taken place in the buildings in the years past, but none could be as impressive as the interesting progeny of the Alma Mater. Two things claimed attention. The first was manhood and of the stuff of simplicity and courage, and the second was the ever increasing broad national spirit. That not only in athletics was Yale victorious. but also in the arena of debates, and the speaker expressed himself as confident that her strong sons would rise to noble things in after life "Old Yale" he said, lis still young Yale; her pulse is still keeping time with the nations pulse, and only this morn ing we saw forty-two young men re- ceive their degrees while clad in the uniform of the United States Volun- teers. And in the next century Yale will furnish men to deal with those things which await them This is a far stretching empire into which the Lord is calling you to do service, and Yale men will be found going into it with a F, loJo al trol that challenges men that have an understanding of the times.
 Colonel J. l.. Green of Hartford was the next speaker. He delivered bril- liant and eloquent speech saying in part: In these pregnant days it is clear that all our past has been but the bud of our opening future. The glory of the call of our mothers voice and the touch of her hand brings the reviv- ing sense felt by the 1aborer straight ening for a moment from his labor. The spirit of the new times is calling in the breasts of our strongest and noblest. They have heard an unexpected call to go forward to issues heretofore unseen. If we as a people are being called to a new position of leadership, are we real izing and fulfilling the visions our fa- thers had? We need to address our selves to our duties with a clearer comprehension. For this is no longer an age of selfishness. If we are called upon to be the guardian of a new life to poor and half civilized nations, tc whom are we to look for the true lead CTS, if not to the men who have re- ceived the advantages of our true Alma Mater?"
 The speech of Hon. Henry c. Robin son, '53, of Hartford, was one of the best of the afternoon and was we'll re- ceived He was many times interrupt. ed by hearty encores and many of his remarks were of humorous nature He said that he looked forward to the fall of 1901 with much interest for two reasons. The first was because it vii mark the second centennial of this great university, which has done more for men than any other one in the country, and the second was with the hope that the Almighty God would send again to us the blessings of peace In the meantime he said he would com mend to the young men of Yale tha they let virtue continue to be its owI reward.
 Referring to remark by Minister Woodford that Cornell had defeated Yale in the recent boat race on tht Thames, the speaker said that Yal, blue was triumphant over Harvard ant Princeton on the green ball field, bu when to the red and white of Cornel the blue of the Thames was added i made a combination that was invinci ble.
 Yale" he said, 'is in the matter O furnishing soldiers for Uncle Sam to day just where she was at the time O past wars, and especially the civil war In the civil war with only a few nor than a thousand graduates she sen over a quarter of them to defend tn flag. To-day she is furnishing men fo service in the ranks and this mornin. we saw long line of young men il the uniform of the volunteers, awaitin, their diplomas. When the civil wa was ended there was a breach betweel the north and the south, and a sea which it seemed time would not deface but tell me where is the surgeon wh to-day can discern or trace this scar, o where is the engineer who can establisl or find the imaginary Mason or Dixon line. We are firmly united in a right eous cause,> for liberty and for true re
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