The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

of Seton Hall College, who was to have
made an address. stating Inat GYMS gas ~
the dangerous Illness of DR., Synnott, presl-
dent of the college. he could not al.enu.
Judge Blair then introduced the Rev. Df.
Patton, President of Prineelon' WIZ
For oErt of.s.e old fields as men saithe,
Cometh all this new corn fro yere 10
yere." -Chaueer'
AS DR.. Patton arose he was received
with the Princeton tiger yell. he pegdh
by congratulating the club upon Us sue
cess, and remarking that when lnVlteu q
the dinner he had said he would accepl
on one condition, and that was that ne
would not be expected to make q ST.
10 him. He was glad. he said, to talk q
a cosmopolitan university audience, as 1t
was a good thing. to say sometnlng .
the same thing and all animated by the
same spirit: the spirit of the American
University, and on that spirit ne Wishea
to speak. There was a th uasp eSnense Of
of the smaller colleges about the uniyer-
sity he never heard of q smalief eGlese
enough to make it a university because y
would become a university. he thougnt
there was a great deal OF humpug ABOUT
the college and university.
The old fashioned college With It's pre-
scribed curriculum and four years course
produced an all aTound man Wnom the
speaker said he would hate to see disap-
pear, and there were many who held THAT
we had better get back to the old fasli-
Toned college. He would not say that
the development OF the university mau
American University had been evolved
out OF the American college, 1t mas
some advantages. ~
DR.. Patton fhen quoted from Brice's
great work on America in favor OF the
American University. He next spoke OF
the facilities with which we are aple 10
University. England, he said, was in need
Of 81, SOC, 900 and the difficulty they were
having in raising it, but we could raise i
easily, he said. The speaker next spoke OF
the great progress this country was
| making in post graduate work .if~
praised such institutions as Johns Hop
kins' University. He closed by declaring
that mankind was the proper study of
SUpidee' was sung with much vim and
spirit, and then Austin Scott, L.. l.. ",
sprang to the defense of the smaller col"
leges and he was received with the
Rntger's veil. His theme was:-'The
Mission of the Smaller College"
Knowledge in truth, is the great sun in
the armament. j..
Life and power are scattered with all its
beams" Wepster.
He referred to the four patriots Whicn
adorned the walls of the banquet room,
dem dense Hobart. Governor Voorhees, and
| Admiral Dewey and aroused mucn en-
thusiasm by declaring that they were
all allied edq pa paf At a g Sma world f9 like t. get rt the the
half million adowment he spoke OF, put
it was his conviction at the present time
that he would not attempt 70 MAXI q
| university out of Rutgers with princeton
| only sixteen miles away. He then mace q
| strong plea for the smaller college, where
| the student came into personal contacI
him that personal and careful training
| and supervision which the young man
| needed at that time of life. He advocateo
| in New Jersey, which State ne hlghiy
Then he spoke of the many men in this
country who had graduated from tfbhee
| prominent parts which they took IN the
nations history and what they had done
to make us a great people. The great m
stitution of the world, ne said Tooc MaI
| started tina institution he chose twelve
| men in order that they might do PERSONA
| teaching. In introducing the next speaker
| Flavel MCGEE. Judge Blair sald that tns
| speaker had chosen his text and the com.
| mittee acquiesced; nevertheless ne Wouio
not suggest he was going to use It as .
defense for his slowness In conducuns
| his litigation. With these remarks ny
| SdlQ he WOulQ III ohOtAS
Mr.. McGee's subject was Make Haste
Slowly"
Take this at least this last advice my son
Keep a stiff rein and move but gently on
The coursers of themselves will run toe
fast, ~
Your art must be to moderate their haste
Addison.
The address was an excellent one AMI
it's main contention was that the TIM
had come for colleges and universrtles e
halt in their requirements. The ,currl
cula of the colleges should stop advanc.
ing so tina the average American couse
graduate and get into the battle OF llle
earlier than he does now. He showed nov
all the great men of the country gradu'
ated earlier in life than they 90 now
Those who wished to study longer ant
had the means to do so could take pos
The last speaker of the evening wa.
Henry Morton, Ph.D., SEQ. LID.
President Stevens Institute OF TECHNOLOGY
whose theme was Technical Education.
sT value science none can prize it more,
1t gives ten thousand motives to adore,
Coles
He spoke OF the wonderful development
of technical education of late years. Thlr
ty years ago. he said, he occupied q chai
Of four branches in the University 9
Pennsylvania, which now have ten profes
sors in the same institution. He de
scribed the work of technical education
of his institution for the past twenty-five
years that its graduates did not nay
to wait long for positions In when !,
earn their living. There was a deman
for technically educated men, and the.
soon obtained good situations. He close,
by congratuIating the club on its growth
On motion Of DR.. Brett the sympatn.
of the club was voted to Seton Hall in it
great affliction in the severe illness an
perhaps death of DIR. Synnott.
All stood up and sang America" ant
the most successful banquet of the Uni
yersity Club of Hudson county was over