The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-29

| bSciA uOHe WllHlH tue ldSL lew illOIiliIs
 and l wish to inform the graduates tha'
 already $450,000 have been appropriated
 l would like to see every man of the | 10000 graduates contribute something | and I suggest that when the new 1 Alumni hall Is completed no graduate
 of Yale be allowed to enter it unless he
 has a hand full of money ready to give
 to the great cause'
 President Dwight said there were | many speakers present, some of whom 1 would speak because they are willing to | and others because they have to. There is a certain sadness in meeting you," he said, fin the official position for | the last time But it is q pleasant rela- 1 tion when I think of the time just fifty | years ago when I formed my first real l Yale friends. I was called to take the | work of brother who was suddenly l called way. The class I instructed was l the class of '53. I taught three weeks and you have all seen the result of the | three weeks relation with Yale men. l The president spoke of the great circle of Yale men whom he knew and hoped it would continue to grow larger and larger as life went on.
 He said he was blessed with the Yale
 spirit all his life and that friendship of
 Yale men would be in possession until the end of life. President Dwight s speech was applauded at frequent in tervals and at it's conclusion the cheer ing was tumultuous.
 The president in introducing the first
 speaker Attorney General John L.
 Griggs, spoke of him as representative
 of the government, of the president, to
 whom Yale gave the highest honor
 year ago. a representative of learning
 and an excellent Yale man. Attorney
 General Griggs told of his delightful
 time in New Haven since he came on
 Monday and of his speech before the
 graduating class yesterday morning.
 He expressed not only appreciation but great gratitude at being remembered among Yale men. He referred to the
 Princeton spirit and said when man from that university aspires to success his highest ambition is to overcome
 Yale. Princeton has always paid, and still pays the highest compliments to Yale and her sons.
 Attorney General Griggs gave several examples why Yale represented the American republic. He said her men were fearless of risk, and what is more, they looked into the future. His address was principally on the topic of Yale men and from beginning to end he was loudly appIauded.
 As next speaker President Dwight if- troduced Baron von Rottenburg. He +l, bp men present for the honor of being al- lowed to speak at such a meeting, and said he was deeply indebted for the honor conferred upon him in receiving his degree Baron Rottenburg spoke of the strife that was being waged in for eign countries and how an American in Germany once said the trouble between the two countries originated by way of the Germans, and how the Germans over here said the trouble originated by way of the Americans. He said he had always held the Americans in very high esteem and that he considered it one of the greatest honors to be able to say he was member of Yale. He spoke of the universities of Germany when compar- ed to those of the United States and t7alI llldL He lllOuSlll Ilc WOuil lave lO come over here to get the proper ideas on how to run successful university.
 The next speaker was Captain Wise who commanded the Yale in the Span ish American war. President Dwight in introducing Captain Wise said he con- ducted Yale in time of peace and that Captain Wise conducted Yale in time of war.
 Great applause greeted the captain of the Yale when he arose to speak He said he knew the sons of Eli had done their duty not only on land but on sea.
 The next speaker whom President Dwight introduced was Rev. Dr. George Adams Smith.
 Rev. Dr. Smiths address was very witty one and there was much laughter all the way through. Many funny stories were told about his gofing ex- | periences over here and his hospitahle reception at the hands of Americans and | Yale men. In closing, he said: May God bless Yale and send her men out into the world in the highest interest | of mankind"
 Judge Adams then spoke of the honor uc CuHSlueT6u IL was to D6 dSkeu IO | speak at the alumni meeting In be" half of the class of 1862 he welcomed to | the headship of the university the son 0f a teacher and friend of their college days. He was delighted to come back to Yale if only for a single day. Judge Adams spoke of the brilliant outlook for Yale and said that Professor Hadley was m ideal man for the place of president and would make the position such that all Yale men, both old and young, would oe proud of him and would love him with true Yale love
 President Dwight introduced Dr. Me- Clintock of Columbia college, who thanked the corporation for the degree le received yesterday.
 The next speaker was President-elect tIadley, who was greeted with the loud- st applause of the day. Every one stood ID and cheered for the new president md 1t was two or three minutes before peace reigned. Professor Hadley dwelt arge,y on the administration of Presi- lent Dwight, who was too modest to even intimate the estimate of his own work
 He said President Dwight had a per- ect conception or what Yale needed anu what 1t could do. He said President | Dwight saved Yale from a financial l, and that tba l1i1;yerctv 1