The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-25

The members of Dartmouth Alumni
association in the Northwest held a
banquet last night at the Ryan, as is
their annual custom. and renewed old
college associations and memories.
When cigars were lighted A. A. Abbott
introduced Lieut.. Gov. Lyndon A.
Smith. who delivered a speech on the
college Graduate in Politics."
Lieut.. Coy. Smith said that it was
becoming recognized by all classes that
the public questions of the day required
that educated men should preside over
the councils of the country and that
public men should be able to solve the
perplexing problems of the hour. The
greatness of Blaine, he said, was in his
ability to state case clearly and sue
cinctly so that all could easily under
stand an issue, and this was a quail
hcation that was becoming more and
more necessary. The second class poll
tician. he said, was useful in a way
and very abundant. but the college,
bred leader was the one who rose to
the top.
Judge Allen P. Weld, of River Falls
Wis, spoke of the college of the past
He said that in the old days football
was played by everybody and was not
relegated to a few picked gladiators
who could murder each other in the
presence Of applauding multitudes.
Judge Weld said that d college sup
ported by private endoWments must
flourish better than one supported by
the state. for the former-was free fro.
political influences which tended 10
weaken it as an educational institution
The Rev. Robert P. Herrick spoke of
the college of the future with especial
reference to Dartmouth.
Dartmouth college," he said lis
guilty Of the great sin of provincialism
that provincialism which in the early
days prevented the American colonies
from joining hands and issues and in
terests. L fear that Dartmouth college
is today seeking too much the welfare
of her own little section of the world
among the hills of New England, and
even her president, famous as he is
fails to grasp the idea of the mission
of Dartmouth for the nation that is
to be.
The statement is made by some per-
sons that colleges today do not grow,
but are made by endowments. That
is an error. A diploma from Dart
mouth is infinitely more valuable than
one from an institution born yesterday
and Boosting of its greatness today.
SUCH an institution comes to have an
individuality and character as a per-
son. as no neWly-born Institution never
can have. God grant that Dartmouth
may not sink into petty provincial in
stftution. but will take its place among
the four or five great educational in
stftutions Of this country
Prof. Conway. of the Catholic col
lege, a recent graduate of Dartmouth,
told of recent changes in the old build
ings, c. L. Sawyer eulogized the late
president, s. c. Bartlett: Oscar NJ. Met
calf spoke of the alumni. and Horace
GoOdhue told of the Western college.
The programme was interspersed with
singing by the alumni quartette.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Hon. Lyn-
don A. Smith: vice presidents, II. B.
Woodwork, E. ]. Brown, Rev. R. P.
Herrfck; secretary. c. L. Sawyer; treas
urer. H. L. Moore; executive commit
tee, E. P. SanbOrn, F. H. Carleton and
Edwin Q. Grover.
Those present were: H. P. Conway,
E. o. Grover, c. L. Sawyer. ". s.
Hammond, c. W. Lothrop, F. NJ. Doug
lass, W. V. Towle. Rev r. P. Herrick,
]. H. Dunbar. W. E. Noxom, C. A. Will
lard. H. L. Moore, E. P. Sanborn, E. J.
Brown. A. r. Archibald, A P Warren
F. H. Carleton, Warren Upham, C. G.,
Johnson and Horace GOOdhue