Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-15
ALMA MATER PRAISED
Sons of Columbian University
at Banquet.
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES
DIR. GREENE REFERS TO DEATH
OF DIR. JOHNSTON.
Tribute to Judge Cox, Who Lately Re-
tired From Connection With the
Institution-The Guests.

1nStitution-The Guests,
| The recollections of men who studied
| theology, medicine or law during the past
| half century in Columbian University were
FURNISHED up last night, and the scintilla-
| tions of this furnishing combined with a
| sumptuous repast and the music of a
! stringed orchestra, filled the banquet hall
| OF the New Willard with fraternal cordi-
ality and goodfellowship from 1:45 until Il
| O'Clock. The annual banquet of the Column
| bian University Alumni Association was at
| tended by over one hundred of those who
| claim this time-honored institution as their
alma mater.
| Preceding the banquet Rev. DR.. Greene
acting president of the university, held an
informal reception in the spacious reception
| hall adjoining the banquet room. Shortly
| after clock the broad doors were thrown
| back. revealing a most inviting arrange
| ment of banquet boards From large cir
cular center table, banked with plum bios
| SONS, pink roses and fern leaves there eX
| tended a broad expanse of white linen in
both directions from the center double Z
| being the design of the table. DR.. Greene
pronounced a brief blessing before seats
were taken. Then came an hour and half
OF vfands and music, cigar smoke and
laughter. When toasts were announced by
Dr. George N. Acker, president of the
Alumni Association, just the right condi
ton for speaking and listening prevailed.
Dr. Acker said that fraternalism was the
object both of the annual banquet and the
annual reunion of the association, the two
occasions in each year that the members of
the association commingled. The present
success and future prospects of the Uni
versity, he said, was reflected even In the
alumnae of years gone by-all rejoiced that
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of the proposed new building to be erected
| on H street for the medical and dental de-
partments, and of the addition to be made
to the university hospital These improve
ments, he said, should not be looked at
simply by those who were interested in the
special branch of the university to be ad-
vanced, but should be regarded by all with
enthusiasm. DR.. Acker was heard at the
end of each response to the toasts he pro-
posed in pleasing and jocular introductfons
or the speaker to follow.
DR.. Greene's Address.
DR.. Greene came first on this list.
He spoke of the joy and satisfaction the
annual banquet gave him. The death of
DR.. johnson and the loss of Judge Cox to
the law school were regretted. For the
great success of the past year, he said,
much was owed to the dean of the univer-
sity. There had never been a year when
the grade of work in all departments had
been so high. There is every reason to
predict that the future is clear. The re-
"oio VI tile SUCCESSFUL departments Is to be
new buildings.
DR.. Greene emphasized the words of the
president as to the need of a helpful hand
from the alumni. If dollars could not be
mad heart and head and work could be put
in. He predicted that the larger DAYS of
the university were coming His remarks
were punctuated with frequent applause.
In Public Life.
Six Of the members Of the association are
In Congress. One of these, Mr.. Frank s.
Coombs of California, responded to the
toast columbian University in Public
Life
Mr.. Coombs graduated from the law de-
partment of the university in 1875 He re-
called his first recollection Of Washington:
the movers in the public arena then are
now gone and new men have taken their
places, he said. Mr.. Coombs recalled tho
incidents of his student life and the happy
memories which had been awakened by
meeting his old classmates.
The Department of the Law was the
toast responded to by Mr.. A. B. Duvall,
the city solicitor. Mr.. Duvall spoke in a
happy vein The law school is the crown
Ing glory of Columbian University" he de-
clared, and that declaration was received
with applause 1t had outstripped the
school of theology which had preceded it,
ana want to say that good lawyer
makes as much for righteousness as
poor preacher" This remark Mr. Duvall
put in the form of question and addressed
it to DR.. Greene.
why should he point to your" asked
Colonel Hay, who was sitting by and a
laugh at Dr. Greene's expense followed
Mr.. Duvall went back to 80 in his remi-
niscences Of class duties and joys. He
compared the old methods with those of
the present, and declared that the great
success of the school was the result of the
retention Of the wheel horses among the
instructors.
DR.. John Wesley Bovee, Md, a graduate
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The Medical Department" The new hos
strongly to the medical profession
It'll Inc forty private e rooms roo we expect will
a pause) we appeal to you as the alumni to
Keep these private rooms filled with
patients" After a pause laughter)
DR.. Bovee recalled the success of many
Of the medical graduates. both in private
practice and in the medical branch Of the
army
1--WE are now looking forward to a great
jump in the number Of our students, both
in the medical and dental departments"
Responds to Any Old Thing.
Col. E B. Hay was called on by the pre-
siding officer to respond to ANY old thing"
"All right" interjected Col. Hay 1T
shall then first pay my respects to our
ancient presiding officer as our any old
thing >" With anecdote and story Col. Hay
entertained and amused, and then he re-
ferred to the last words of Cecil Rhodes
There Is yet so little done-there is so
much yet to do" He Illustrated the great
need for knowledge, the great need for
work along all lines and the great benefit
he believed would accrue from the educa-
tional features of Mr.. Rhodes will
Judge Morris d. O'ConneH, solicitor of
the treasury, was called upon, and respond
ed by recalling his graduation When he
said Il graduated with the first class in
law which graduated from Columbian Law
School in 1885, he was recognized with
applause. Judge OConnell declared that
he had grave doubts about the benefits to
this country Of the provision in Cecil
Rhodes will which will require the edu-
cation of Americans in England.
Il think the world would be better if he
had provided for the education of young
Englishmen in America. If that were the
case think it would do more good.'
Justice Bradley responded briefly to a
call for a speech, in which he recalled
many of the pranks of his college days,
back in 81.
The last speaker was Mr.. William G.
johnson.
The Officers and Guests.