New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-07
YALE ALUMNI DINE.
PRESIDENT HADLEY ENTHUSIASTICALLY
RECEIVED BY LONG ISLAND GRADUATES

PRESIDENT HADLEY ENTHUSIASTICALLY
RECEIVED BY LONG ISLAND GRADUATES.
The members OF the Yale Alumni Association of
Long Island held their annual dinner last evening
at the Oxford Club. at Lafayette-ave and South
Oxford-st Over the main table hoated banner
OF blue bearing the word Yale" in letters of white
At this table Arthur Twinng Hadley presi-
dent OF Yale University; William H Law Jesse
Lynch Williams, John K. Creevey Charles C.
Beaman, Joseph a Burr, president Of the associa-
ton; Professor Horace D. Taft and Professor
Thomas Thacher.
President Burr congratulated the alumni
choosing as his successor John K. Creevey. GO The
other officers elected Alexander Cameron, SO.
vice-presdent: Hampton Howell. 80. secretary;
WHY'S Terry. 49, treasurer. and William H. Ford
>. Allen. F. j. Vernon. A V. Barnes, Frank J.
Stephens and J. F. Pierce, jr., Executive Com
mittee.
Mr. Burr said he was proud OF YaIe's past and
history In neighboring borough something was
said recently OF Yale being old. and he was glad
she was so old and conscious OF her strength
tnat she could never be Jealous Of any institution
no matter what its merit might be Mr. Burr said
he was not a pessimist but there were serious
problems 70 be solved in the future and he be-
lieved that In the front in solving them would be
found the men of Harvard Princeton and Yale
The responsibility would be left In President Had
leys hands. but the alumni would stand by him in
giving the young of to-day an ideal university
work that told
President Hadley was then introduced and
received with uproarious cheers followed by the
Yale cry and Yafe songs. In responding to the
toast OF Yale President Hadley expressed his
hearty thanks for his cordial greeting and com
plimented the alumni present and throughout the
country in upholding everywhere the Yale spirit
which should be passed from father to son. He
said in part:
We have traditions of loyalty making hundred
Yale men holding together count for more than
Simply hundred individuals We a part OF the
nation. and have this mass of traditions which We
cherish The problem is be wide awake for
progress and grow in methods and not throw away
what We love to call the Yale spirit
We have the material problem of buildings and
that or organizing the departments OF instruction
and we must adopt policy both. We hope in
the spring TO break ground for the auditorium and
olnlng hall- The generous gift of Mr.. Fayer-
weather can be used in part
President Hadley went on TO talk about YaIes
building operations, and excited hearty applause
by the picture he drew of Yales future In all de-
partments, he said. there was great activity which
was gratifying New departments being add
ed 10 keep up with America s progress. A school
or forestry would be organized. and d department
looking TO solving some Of the problems of colonial
administration. ale trying among other
things 10 develop an eective system.
Charles G Beaman spoke Harvard: Horace
D Taft, Yale, SO. on The Preparatory Schools
and the New Administration Jesse Lynch Will
lams, Princeton. 80, on Princeton" and William
H Law Yale, rs, on Yale Loyalty"