New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

have hitherto given ne eT9 remain eyer fs,,hf2ly
To Merritt E Haviiand ESQ President OF the
Cornell Club No g Nassau-st New-York City.
The letter OF the president heard with the
closest attention and It's conclusion was greeted
with chorus Of cheers and applause.
DIP. FAUNCE's SPEECH
The Rev Dr. w H p Faunce who IS an alum
nus and trustee Of Brown University. and was
mentioned as q possible successor OF the Rev Dr.
F. Benjamin Andrews president OF that univer-
s'ty before the choice OF DR.. Taylor responded 10
the toast. our Sister Universities" He said that
he had told the reporters what ne had intended TO
talk about, but owing 10 the lateness OF the hour
ne would abstain and ask leave print"
Joseph W Boacham, jr. who fought with the
Astor Battery Manila said the Filipinos
not a Of fighters. and tha, this country
had little TO fear from them in that way. Before
the Astor Battery left Manila the attack Of last
I Saturday anticipated. and the troops accord
ingly disposed.
WHAT PROFESSOR WHEELER SAID
Professor Wheeler spoke about Student Afeirs." "
and had interesting things say about
athletics. He said In part:
Cornell University Is not afraid Of any century.
university, II il Is true TO is mission IS ogge.
TO train the centuries 70 be swung ana SWayec
by their petty freaks and fancies. Ii stands a
great rock in the midst OF the shifting current OF
the Zeitgcist. and tosses back from Us sices the
waves which the alnless winds Of educaiionA-
fad and fashion drive on, now here, now tnef :. ?
The university made FOR man. and man Is q
pretty stable animal much the same IN one century
as another-strange mixture of reasoh @Hy ne le
and sympathy IN proportions differing with the In
dividua- and with circumstances. The NE OF man
Is OF small consequence as compared with me IKE
| u a university The university is not handed down
from generations 70 generations. nor from man 10
man; the generations merely pass through II ana
are gone. II abi1es
The temporary eXpedients of policy. diplomacy
and tact nave little 10 90 with its LIE. except 70
hinder the unfolding thereof You cannot adVer-
truth and right in men ana ideas. It belongs 70
the eteInties not 10 the day, and with 4 and in
,eJ rs aHs 4ea '1e5e s9e + ise no ssogey ogt o Just 'D VIC
Doubtless & Is true what men have told as that
r5w with Harvard and Yale this year. race IN
watch those colleges pSTncipase no,Is Oy at
place IL the puoLc eye Relations with those uni
versides are not easy to secure, aho once rsG.
oue-ters win great force. Il represented. how
ever z mere consideration Of advantage On tne
other SIDE stooc the plain arsoiSh, 20 o' ,rie sn5 %
" xit5 +'s- thar We we did n not trihe
Last year the three colleges met as EQUALS IN
place for race Yale and Harvard had the pre-
cedius year come 10 us a. Poughkeepsie We re
given projecting US from arbitrary treatment IN
case % a defeat The arrangement was based on
corsiC -r1 lions OF reason.
Tais year fey days hetors Yale and HaTyaTd ,TG
Cornell in Summarizing its position made essen
TALLY the following statement: The sittatl ls =
fEsarTard ana ana Vale Two races at two separate
places DO not think incumbent upon Us IWo
folr-mile races IN one season We think TOO much
for a college crew Poughkeepsie we think tne
in1ossible we trust that some arrangement can
ne made but wish 4 made on oasls ~
equity and reason-not arbitrarily or as res1II SUI
Of diplomacy. Corne. stands ready 70 do the fair
Wien The announcernert of The Harvard-Y ale de-
cisl5n came 10 Us there out orc way open
- W. had asked Pennsylvania and Columbia 20 90
10 New-Lonoon with Us What poss!o,e ,essSa .t
Wo-,5 which would have been hased r. general
equity II would have been a solution arbitrarily
reached The only reason would have oeen Inat
two colleges preferred Ncw-LOndon, az being their
traditional nee ting-Ia e ana a. more con r.
iast years races would have packed M their bag
sage and wandered over 20 place not OF telI
choosing and nor Of their converience, and the tai
/ would have wagEed III dog-which u not sym
| I have no cri cisn for Yale and Harvard. They
snv Of on races together They have followed a
sop as thcir irdependent choice They preferred
New-I>ondon TiJaolt US 70 any .bev
showed preference 1or maintaining the continuiIy g
OF their dualism. They have GOOD reasons. Lor
They nave done nothing to. offend US and nothing
which they had not perfect right 20 90 al. an
could not and be true 10 ourselves, true 10 our
past and true what we have held to be The
ne m al the start must line UP as absolute equals
and differences be left 70 appear at the finish
Ex-Congress1nan J. C. Hendricks spoke in place
! % Mr. Flower T. said that 70 all Mr.. Flowers
place IN the present state OF the market was hard
task Talk about expansion" he said. Took al
| Iobn De Witt Warner spoke 70 the toast "Our
Alumni" .o-.t...d =.
I George w Schurnan Ira a. Place. Newell Lyon
! Samuel s Slater and J. Herbert Bailantine