New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
REPLY TO YALE WARNING.
FRIENDS OF MR. PARTRIDGE SAY THAT
MOVEMENT FOR NATHAN HALE
STATUE WILL CONTINUE.

The advocates and promoters of the movement
for the presentation Yale University of statue
of Nathan Hale ~ William Ordway Partridge
have issued from No. $50 Nassau-st this city. the
offices of Peter Flint their treasurer the following
reply TO the circular OF warning recently pub
lished at New-Haven:
,I In the matter Of the proposed statue Of Nathan
lam Ordway Partridge. the sculptor representing
a large body of Yale alumni and other friends of
the following statement of facts;
b me movement for the statue by Mr. Partridge
, san hsaIIy tnree years ago. when by request or
sc several New-York city alumni and some members
WtSc STUDY OF his subject produced model of
NI NsUn1n iiiale which was thereupOn exhibited in
and cordial approval
This This statement can readily be confirmed by ref
uSe!!lJe 70 The Yale COurant' of April s 1899
Mnnt mnleh contains Photograph of the model and
AT thai tins No % az N IaNor OF It's a1opto1
eifner at New-Iiaven or elsewhere.
Partridges studio by members of the faculty. rrg-
bi5m 5 n nf 10 70 proceed with the work and assuring
'he authorities at the college.
alumni and friends of the university began and has
fet SIedally forward TO the present time. col
plete the statue m time to offer il 10 the unit
Of InS as feature of the bieentennlal celebration
@ ea,t t'O vi Inc following circular that time
The er pP9eositio5 P5essnied to to al subscribers
on the coIleee 20 place statue OF Nathan Hale
so Sat,st t heroes meets with universal approval
movement. making it one of the features of the
coming blcentennial celebration of our Alma M,far
we, therefore, the undersigned alumni of vale
b interested. having model made
9y ~ NlIlar Ordway Partridge the sculptor OF the
and L, eIrant and other statues of high order
L hloWlhg the time and thought he has given 70
tne STUDY or Nathan Hale and OF rhe Colonial
@ @spocH; 90 pledge ourselves to subscribe as below
thiS important commission be given him
we 1eHeVe that work of this signifcance ard
value should be placed in the hands of q man -
II - pecuharly hitting that the moulding or sIch
Io1le character should be intrusted to one whose
slaear connections with Yale date back for many
is proposed to raise $4,000 for the status and
Inc friends Of the movement wish f. 5fs+t,,+rv
anu explicitly understood that notwithstsndi11 ~
rg rrpaVgu assurances of sympathy and approvaI ar
ffoiIaru uIJH comparatively recent time bv tha
,ITdst dul hOrltes, no person connected with the
tbat IN mig mas at any time in any way claimed
,-o,-.S movement was authorized or even ar
been eoil, IN ~ cooperation. and not dollar has
CIV ~ LEU Dy the treasurer any other person
IN tne name OF the university" E
VI tHIs Iacl the president OF the untvarsitp bs.
DIp iepsdtedy assured. and we NAV therefore "a
pIaIuGngu Tor expressing some amazeuent mar ba
nave sanctioned the fnsinuatfons to ths co.,
which We have referred warming 10
.re Ihere mas been nothing secret or underba,5 -
GU PIoceeulhss' the office our treasurer Js a.
an times open 10 all persons who NAV ne frta-as+e5
the same. OPpoSeu 10
Upon Upon tne spirit and phraseoogy of this Nsv-
IldEen circular Ito which our seIf-rasnact bag -r.
PEELED US TO this extent repy1 we make no corn
tent. t. Inc gentlemanly instinct and the sensa os
JuSIiCe generally prevalent among true YaIa 49,,
,Judse TINS as il deserves. The movau1enr 30
'he partridge statue will go on A0'