New-York tribune., 1901-11-12

son as the first rector Nathaniel Lyons offered his
house and acres OF land to the chartered cor
poration on the condition that the school remain
in Saybrook Governor Winthrop, In Will mace
In a severe Illness bequea athed fioo to the scnooi
on the same condition but, he lived until after
the removal TO New-Haven. the bequest never De-
came operative. Touching the causes OF the re-
moval Professor Dexter said the original argu-
rnents In favor of Saybrook that ii was stu
ated the three post roads between Boston atu
New-York: that it was on the coast ana al the
mouth OF the Connecticut River. the principal
waterway Of the colony, and that ii was convenient
to the settlements on the east end Of Long Island
and in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, from
which it was asserted. students would be most
likely 70 be drawn. New-Haven and hartford ool"
desired the school, but Saybrook secured IL M
Person the rector. refused. however. as the Co'-
Iegiate School had only two students the nrst
year to move from KillinGwoTth to Saybrook, ana
taught his pupils his house. but IN SepIeiipei'
1902 he took them to Saybrook 10 commencement
and there the first degree ever conferred py idie
was bestowed upon one of the students. who was
ID - r,,aste- Of arts The second year there
were eight pupils. who also were taught at 'le
rectors house but the graduating exercises ds"4ii
were held in saybrook After the rector s qe'it 70
Milford but the Gcement was again hSIo a.
say0TGok In IyS tb rector moved to saybrook
During the fifteen years in Saybrook sixty de-
ggaTts rom long Island three from Rhode Island
and none Massac chusetts IN an thtl I'm 5iad
IL Ia mt vear the School recei,ed England four
hundred volumes to add to lS sa G an aid to its
snail buiIdiny fund. The members of the board
Of @ asaa aeSdoI 3 II and argued
the non-residence OF its instructors ana Iaces % FOR
the Convenience of the tutors were not conducve 70
fGccT bG tEe advocates Of the rrowing city Of New
Haven, and in lSiS the TemT{aI t VA W 2yons re-
him but the m9namens hn anf Yse 1as born
,cr1aOr
Professor Dexter also referred TO the dominating
0t in shapn the policy and destiny Of
the university He said that In genera & way OILY my
3,,a s3tne, Years of the school Saybrook 1t EN-,
in the rs year @ 6nSomore nan Rear 'e stern
course of logic added and in the senior year
After the hymn Nov Thank We All Our God
President Arthur T. Haatey which M Was ai1 foowed by
i,Ipressive remarks by the Kew Dr SalnueI mar ~
An instrumental rendering of Luther's hymn led ed
Help in Ages Past were LoiiTwed Dy 66t 6a x
6easdent Of Yale which closed the exercises
1,be old town was elaborately decorated with blue
tirg oU vale flags and pennants and the national
ccIors for the celebre ton luncheon was SerHep st
which the visitors were taken in carriaSes TO the
of the foHndns M Of a 35f a46 thence to the con
srecatIonaI church. where the formal exercise were
held +tio5 ne 5m; when the distinguished guests
rived. luncheon at the monument anu d. 'A'
Amohg the guests in addition to the speakers gi
u,aro Phelps Stokes, secretary oI tHe 1dS
Were rat -. the Rev Drs. Walker and +. b
fVope, of Haven Justices Baldwin and liam Ham
ar-Jay of the Connecticut Supreme Court; BlShop
ChaIincey Bunce Brewster, of the diocese OF CON
nectcut; Professor George Elliott OF the Morgan Ta
ScbooI clinton. Conn, and Mrs. thZaDeth Cot,
Widow of Samuel Colt of Hartford There were were
&C. conservatives of most OF the prominent old
@aU;ries of the State and descendants OF the
founders of the university ,,- -. ,,
form brought in from the adjacent hills and set
on a circuar mound. The only artificial decoration
Of tbe stone Is the bronze tablet set facet cut
On the side nd bearing the following inscription: