The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-19
BIGGEST OF ALUMNI
A MonoFablo Might for the Friends OF Ne,
York University.

A Memorable Might for the Friends or New
York University.
The United Alumni dinner of tho six schools
of the New York University, held at the Hotel
Savoy last night, was one Of the largest gather.
ings of its kind ever held in America. More
than $50 persons had places at tho tables In the
great banquet hall. and many others were
spread about in four or FIVE adjoining rooms on
tho parlor floor. ~
There were many ladies present. Tho bulk Of
these were graduates of the School of Peda-
gogy, but there were also u number who were
graduates of the School of Medicine and of the
Law School. In addition to these were q
woman's advisory committee and the wives of
members Of the alumni and of tho faculty.
During tho dinner some ono mentioned tho
name of the lost United States bsttleship Maine
in a way to DO generally heard. and instantly
there was a call for cheers for tho Maine.
Men sprang to their feet in all parts Of the
rooms. and cheer after cheer was given amid
the futtering of handkerchiefs and pounding of
tables.
Besides the opening address of President viii.
liam s. Opdyke, and a report from Secretary
Cephas Brainard. Jr., there were eight set
speeches. The first of these was an address by
education, but as Justice Keogh OF New
Rochelle was obliged to leave early. the Chan
f IaT s eSoo W Sna it's it, s 1l%i ae spoke upon inc
Justice Keogh said that the Law School had
been associated In their minds as a modest and
substantial place of learning. a school that never
aimed ut bigness nor selectness. but where seri-
Gus and ambitious, men who looked to a goal
beyond their fathers station found a congenial
home. O tolerant spirit, and friendly aid. They
learned law not as an accomplishment but AS an
laborious and enrolling of all the professions.
When u lawyer meets his adversary on the
he declared. neither social Station nor ofioial
countenance nor inherited name can aid him.
That arena Is the greatest ieyelier on earth,
clearness of statement and directness of purpose
akin to the spirit OF his time, in his skill, in
who have gone before him and is worthily bear
ing the splendid heritage and maintaining the
Chancellor MacCracken spoke next. What we
need in our school system. he said, are high
enough, but each ought TO be ten times as strong
ms The high school OF a small city: .,ruo
education is before her this hour" he con.
tinued; " it is in the right organization Of ten
great high schools, Each of these ought TO
comprehend five schools in one. There are at
least hvo broad tracks along which youth want
to go nowadays, and ought to haye a chance to
school. This is for the boy or girl who wants
advanced studies. but has no special
is the commercial high school. for the
student who would hasten to the counting room,
s sas S Snns' s or oiie for t boys sh ana - si IFS % %son would
hasten into manufactures or trades or indus
trial arts. Tho fourth, the literary ana clhbsi'
| cal high school, for the boy or girl who would go
to the college OF letters or who would mako
their livelihood by journalism or literature.
The fifth. the scientific high school. for the youth
that would enter the college or school OF science
and profoundly study nature and the forces of
1.-THE great city only can AFFORD to .compre-
| bend all these five schools in each Of her high
school buildings. The great city ought TO build
| such pentagonal high schools. with Windows
and doors opening toward those hve broad
fields of life
and in conclusion said:
81 am happy to announce tonight two gifts
made 10 tic university library the present year.
The first IL the Germanic Library, which an ex-
| pert In Germany declares will equal, when com
pleted, the Germanic Library of either, Leipsic
University or Berlin. The second Is a check for
$50. 900, TO be invested us the beginning OF the
permanent endowment of tho library. The
citizens who made these gifts withhold. at least
for the present. their names"
The other speakers were George II. PUTNAM
whose text was New York City and Liter.
AZURE; DIR. John Shaw Billlngs. who spoke
OF New York city and Science;. Frederick
s. Lamb, whose text was New York
| City and Art; Willis Fletcher Johnson. the
| College and Its Alumpi; Dr.. Edward ID. Fish
or, the Medical School and Its Alumni, and Dr;
Thomas s.. O'Brlen upon the Graduate school
and School of Pedagogy.
This was the first dinner. ever given lor the
alumni OF all the schools Of the university.